Microsoft to end downloadable Vista upgrades
Microsoft is revising a program that allows Windows Vista customers to upgrade from a basic version of its OS to one of the premium editions.
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Microsoft buys 3D company Caligari
Microsoft has bought Caligari, a developer of 3D modelling software, in a move that could help enrich the graphics experience in Microsoft's Virtual Earth mapping system.
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Firefox nears 30 per cent market share in Europe
Mozilla's Firefox browser finished 2007 with nearly 30% of the European browser market, a French Web metrics company reported Tuesday.
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First look: Microsoft Visual Studio 2008
Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 (VS08) is the current incarnation of the company's long line of IDEs. It's the premier IDE for developing applications with the Microsoft .Net Framework and, at least, a contender for the best Windows-hosted C/C++ IDE.
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CES: Gates bids adieu to CES, sense of humor intact
Bill Gates has never taken himself as seriously as he does his company. So it was only fitting that it was with a humorous and star-studded video parody that he kicked off his final pre-show keynote at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Sunday night in Las Vegas.
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CES: Gates to mark progress in digital entertainment
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates is expected to mark progress in the company's strategy to provide digital content through a host of Internet-based channels and devices as he makes his final appearance at CES as a full-time Microsoft employee Sunday.
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First look: PowerPoint for Mac 2008
Like many other PowerPoint 2004 users who'd grown weary of putting up with the presentation program's stale feature set and sluggish performance on Intel Macs, I was disappointed when I read last summer that Microsoft would delay the release of the Intel-native Office 2008. Apple unveiled Keynote 4 just a days after the news of Office's delayed release surfaced, so I've been eager to see if Microsoft would catch up.
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First look: Entourage for Mac 2008
For this longtime Entourage user, the key feeling I get from Entourage 2008 is refinement. It feels smoother and more elegant than previous versions of Microsoft's e-mail, task, and calendar manager, without sacrificing the power to which Entourage users have become accustomed.
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Microsoft previews Office for Mac 2008
Microsoft Office for Mac 2008 doesn't officially ship until the kick-off of this month's Macworld Conference and Expo on January 15. But Microsoft has taken the wraps off the latest version of Office, showcasing its new features and capabilities.
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Microsoft declines comment on motion controller
Will Microsoft release a first-party motion controller for Xbox 360? The company isn't talking.
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First look: Excel for Mac 2008
When you launch Excel 2008 for the first time, your first impression may be a familiar one. Upon seeing the new version of Microsoft's spreadsheet application I had to double-check that I had, in fact, launched the new version of the program and not Excel 2004.
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First look: Word for Mac 2008
After a few weeks of working with Word 2008, it's apparent that there is a major convergence between how Apple and Microsoft think a word processing application should work. While Word hasn't changed much when it comes to creating text-based documents, it has changed significantly when to comes to creating documents that are more page layout than word processing.
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Microsoft Expression Design review
Expression Design is a vector graphics creation tool, suited to producing content for Microsoft’s Web tools Expression Blend and Silverlight.
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Microsoft releases Windows XP SP3
Microsoft has posted the release candidate of Windows XP Service Pack 3 to its download site, giving most users their first opportunity to try out the upgrade.
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Microsoft lets everyone try Windows XP SP3
Microsoft announced Tuesday that it would post the release candidate of Windows XP Service Pack 3 to its download site.
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Microsoft confirms IE update snafu
Microsoft acknowledged Tuesday that security patches issued last week for Internet Explorer (IE) crippled the browser for some users, but rather than rework the fix, the company offered up a registry hack workaround.
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Expression Blend review
Blend, formerly known as Sparkle, allows designers to develop user interfaces for applications and ships as standalone or part of Microsoft's Expression Studio.
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Microsoft XP contains random number bug
Windows XP, Microsoft Corp.'s most popular operating system, sports the same encryption flaws that Israeli researchers recently disclosed in Windows 2000, Microsoft officials confirmed late Tuesday.
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Microsoft to release Halo 3 map pack
Microsoft on Monday said it would release three new Halo 3 multiplayer maps on Dec. 11 for 800 Microsoft Points -- maps will then be offered as a free download in spring 2008.
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Microsoft adds final touches to Vista Service Pack 1
Microsoft has released Windows Vista SP1 RC Preview to 15,000 testers as part of its private beta program.