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Microsoft let Gizmodo tell the world about their latest prototype Courier, a tablet booklet no one saw coming.  After checking to make sure this was not the first of April, I can tell you this looks to be legit: Microsoft has been working on a host of tablets and this… Continue Reading »

This week Microsoft released a technical preview of many of the features included in its latest version of MS Office.  While Microsoft was showing off all of Office 2010’s bells and whistles, the company quietly ended support for MS Office 2000 yesterday.  The 2000 version was released June of 1999… Continue Reading »

Your cheap little Linux netbook just got a boost in credibility, or will get a boost when Microsoft drops the web app version of Office 2010 next year.  To date, Linux netbooks or anything else running the OS had to rely on non-Microsoft programs to read, edit and save in… Continue Reading »

If you log on the Microsoft Office website, you will get to view a newly posted trailer for the company’s 2010 version of the productivity software.  The trailer teases out the features to expect from the newest Office suite.  Besides viewing the trailer, you can also sign up to get… Continue Reading »

When running on Windows, it’s usually a bad idea to surf the Internet without some sort of virus protection.  For most people, this means buying software from McAfee or Symantec, both of which make billions of dollars selling security suites that include virus protection.  Microsoft looks to be taking them… Continue Reading »

The latest details surrounding the upcoming launch of the Sidekick 2009 are still falling in the rumor category, however they do seem to hold a little bit of truth.  As for the launch, so far we have seen some good stuff coming through, but there still are a few key… Continue Reading »

After surviving US and European Antitrust lawsuits for bundling their Internet Explorer browser with Windows, Microsoft is finally feeling the hit from a group they never expected — the consumer.  It seems that less and less people are using the built in IE browser and are switching to better browsers,… Continue Reading »

Up to 5,000 Microsoft jobs are about to be history.  When Google and Microsoft can’t afford to keep people employed, you know the economy is in the tank.  Microsoft has never had to let go of people in this manner before in its entire history.  These job cuts are companywide—no… Continue Reading »

While getting the walk through Powermat’s booth, a representative from Microsoft showed up and was given a tour right through mine.  Go figure, huh?  In all fairness, maybe the Redmond wonder bunch will actually build Powermat’s technology into their products.  Who else showed up to Powermat?  Lots of major broadcast… Continue Reading »

Most recently we were seeing plenty of fuss over the coming end of Windows XP, but it turns out that another, much older Windows OS has finally been discontinued.  Yup, Windows 3.x licensing has been officially discontinued as of this past November 1. I am sure it is pretty safe… Continue Reading »