Download Microsoft Office 2010 Mondo Beta 1 (Technical Preview v14.0.4302.1000) x86 and x64

Not feeling confident or miss out downloading the pre-beta version of upcoming Microsoft Office 2010 Technical Preview (TP) version 14.0.400...

Windows 7 ActiveX Killbits

Microsoft has released two downloads containing ActiveX Killbits for the 32-bit and the 64-bit flavors of Windows 7 Release Candidate Build ...

Microsoft to kill Encarta later this year

Microsoft has announced that it is discontinuing its Encarta line of products. The software products will be gone by June 2009 and the websi...

Microsoft plans Windows 7 release candidate for May

Microsoft Corp. will deliver a release candidate of Windows 7 to the public in late May, according to a report from a noted Windows We...

Microsoft Surface v2 due within a year?

An updated version of Microsoft's surface touch-screen table, featuring high-definition cameras and a higher resolution display could be...

Ballmer: Office 14 will not be released in 2009

During his annual “Strategic Update” briefing with Wall Street analysts on February 24, CEO Steve Ballmer said Office 14 won’t be shipping i...

Microsoft's Ballmer outlines his seven big bets for 2009

For the past few Februaries, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer makes the trek to Wall Street to provide analysts with an annual “Strategic Update”...

There's a Reason for Windows 7's Name

Microsoft's "Windows. Life Without Walls" marketing campaign shifts focus away from any particular operating system back to ma...

Microsoft's 10 Unlucky Breaks

Microsoft has had many lucky breaks over the years. The company's rise through the 1980s and 1990s is really a series of lucky breaks co...

Start Windows

Microsoft is pushing "Start" with new Windows Mobile phones, which have been rebranded as Windows Phones. The "Start" co...

Microsoft Hardware Support for the Windows 7 Beta Release

If your computer is running a beta version of the Windows® 7 operating system, the following information can help you select the correct bet...

Windows Embedded, on Your Desktop

The future of Windows is clearly Windows 7. But what if you could get a smaller footprint, way better battery life than Vista or XP (think d...

Kodu:a new visual programming language

Kodu is a new visual programming language made specifically for creating games. It is designed to be accessible for children and enjoyable f...

Microsoft 'shields' IE from competition

Web too important to let one company dominate browser market, says Opera CEO The European Union's antitrust agency on Saturday confirmed...

Windows Home Server system announcements at CES

After Hewlett-Packard announced their new Mediasmart Servers last week, Acer has announced at CES that it is also building a Windows Home Se...

Microsoft 2008: From Desktop to Data Center

Year In Review. Microsoft had a pretty good year, despite the fourth quarter's global economic crisis. Sure, Apple made gains in Mac mar...

Vista RTM vs. Vista SP2

We are all well aware of the limping start of Vista on the OS market. Despite the fact that its launch had been highly anticipated for a goo...

Windows market share drops to 15-year low

Earlier today, we reported that Microsoft’s Internet Explorer has dropped below 70% for the first time nearly nine years. Even worse, market...

Registry Tweaks to Enhance Your Windows XPerience VI

The moment has come once again to pimp your Windows XP with the skills of a power user and the tool that will always be at your disposal, No...

Windows 7 Performance, Explained

From startup to the way it handles hardware resources available, power consumption and applications, Windows 7 has been applauded as deliver...