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UK's Office of Fair Trading to investigate $1bn Instagram deal
- The UK's Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is to investigate Facebook's April announcement of its planned $1 billion purchase of Instagram due to concerns that the social networking giant could unfairly exert control over the competition by restricting the uploading…
Microsoft says OnLive's use of Windows 7 and Office is unlicensed
- Cloud gaming company OnLive announced last month that they had added a free version of their Windows 7 desktop for iPad users, giving them access to a virtual Windows 7 desktop on their iPads and the ability to run Microsoft Office applications.
Windows 8 Consumer Preview nearly done, Office 15 screenshots leak
- On track with its previously shared schedule, Microsoft has reportedly stopped compiling beta builds and is preparing to sign off on the Consumer Preview of Windows 8 tomorrow. The build (8250) will be unveiled during a special event coinciding with…
Windows on ARM: desktop mode confirmed, sans legacy apps
- Microsoft has described in detail their Windows on ARM architecture in a bid to clear up confusion regarding the upcoming Windows 8 release. The exhaustive post by Steven Sinofsky on the MSDN Building Windows 8 blog gives a clear perspective…
Microsoft releases OneNote for Android OS
- After expanding their note-taking software OneNote onto Apple’s iOS range of devices in December, Microsoft has followed up by releasing a version for Android which is now available for download through the Android Market. With the Redmond based giant's cross-platform divergence…
MS Office 15 gets technical preview, public beta due this summer
- The next version of Microsoft Office has reached a new development milestone, allowing a handful of privileged individuals to sample the pre-release software. The technical preview is currently limited to a "select group of customers under non-disclosure agreements" -- in…
OnLive Desktop brings Windows 7 and Office to your iPad
- Tablets have gained massive popularity over the past couple of years due to their ability to consume content, their portability, and ease of use. The explosion of all sorts of different apps has added even more functionality, offering users a myriad…
Microsoft developing Office suite for iPad
- Microsoft is developing a version of their Office suite for use on Apple’s iPad that could rival Cupertino’s own productivity apps. Applications like Word, Excel and PowerPoint could sell for as low as $10 each, according to sources that spoke…
Office 15 extensions will be built with HTML5, JavaScript
- Microsoft has already announced that it expects developers to create mobile-like applications using HTML5 and JavaScript for Windows 8. The software giant may be planning something similar for Office 15, the successor to Microsoft Office 2010 (Office 14), according to…
Microsoft releases Office 2010 SP1
- Microsoft has released Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Microsoft Office 2010. You can download it now directly for Office 2010 32-bit and Office 2010 64-bit. The software giant will also push it out via Microsoft Update, and eventually as a required update.
Microsoft: Office 2010 turns one, is the fastest-selling version ever
- One year after the release of Microsoft Office 2010, the company behind it has some milestones to share. Microsoft says its business customers are deploying Office 2010 five times faster than they deployed Office 2007.
Microsoft confirms Office 365 launch in late June
- Microsoft's cloud-based Office 365 service for businesses is set to land before the end of this month. CEO Steve Ballmer let slip the planned launch at a cloud summit held in India recently, with June 28 now pinned down as…
Neowin: A month with only Microsoft cloud services, part one
- Microsoft claims to be "All In" the cloud, but are they really? Are their services good enough to convert to entirely, without relying on another company for an essential task, such as search? The Redmond software giant is convinced that…
Microsoft porting Office ribbon to Windows 8? Screenshots inside
- It appears that the Ribbon UI introduced in Office 2007 and further cemented in Office 2010 as well as certain Windows 7 and Windows Live applications is being ported over to Windows 8. More specifically, it is being introduced in…
Microsoft releases Office for Mac 2011, drops Entourage
- Microsoft has announced the official release of Office for Mac 2011, the latest version of its office productivity suite which dumps Entourage for Outlook and includes integration with the Office Web apps — the browser-based edition of Office that lets…
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