Windows expert Paul Thurrott got his hands on a copy of Office 15, currently available only as a secret Technical Preview which Microsoft hasn’t said much about. He has some details and a ton of screenshots on the new version of …
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Next Up: New iPad vs. Windows 8
Apple CEO Tim Cook spent much of Wednesday’s new iPad event reminding everyone in the audience of just how wildly successful the iPad has been. It was hard to accuse him of hubris, though. As Dizzy Dean said, it ain’t bragging if …
Uh Oh: Microsoft Is Unhappy with OnLive Desktop
OnLive Desktop turns Windows 7 into a speedy Web service that runs on iPads and Android tablets. It’s both an impressive technical feat and just plain useful. But at least one Windows expert isn’t so thrilled with it: …
Report Claims Next Xbox Due in 2013, Will Ditch Optical Disc Drive
Microsoft may be looking to abandon optical discs for its next Xbox gaming console, but will still put games on physical media in the form of flash storage, according to a new rumor.
The next Xbox will launch in 2013, but it’s …
Halo 4 Preview Reveals Details About Multiplayer, Master Chief’s Return
Master Chief is back. After a brief hiatus in Halo: Reach, 343 Studios is reviving the character in Halo 4, which will directly continue the storyline developed by Bungie in Halo 3. A new preview — while not revealing a whole …
Windows 8 Consumer Preview: A Power User’s Perspective
Forget all of Microsoft’s hoopla about Windows 8‘s new Metro interface. If you’re a power user who relies on lots of legacy software, you’ll still be spending most of your time with the classic Windows desktop. That’s …
Windows 8 Consumer Preview Ready for Download
Microsoft’s Windows 8 Consumer Preview press conference is still underway, but the beta software is already available for download.
For most users who want to try out Windows 8, the Setup file is the way to go. It’ll check …
Windows 8 Consumer Preview: One Step Closer to the PC’s Future
Last September, Microsoft showed off Windows 8 in public for the first time. One glance at the operating-system upgrade–heavily influenced by the company’s inventive Windows Phone–was enough to tell you that it was the most …
The Microsoft Store: Surprisingly Pleasant
Microsoft opened the first two branches of The Microsoft Store back in October 2009. But its retail chain didn’t reach the San Francisco Bay Area until November of last year, when a branch opened up across from the Apple Store at …
Microsoft Office 15: Ready (and Not Ready) for Windows 8
Windows 8, with its radically new touch-centric Metro interface, is all very interesting. But it’s not nearly as interesting as the applications that it will run–the ones that we’ll use to get real work done.
And one of the …
Office for iPad: The Plot Thickens
Is Microsoft finishing up work on a version of Office for the iPad? On Tuesday, The Daily’s Matt Hickey reported that it was, and got a lot of folks–me included–excited.
Now Microsoft is disuputing Hickey’s account of …
Office for the iPad: Microsoft, Seize This Opportunity!
FOLLOW-UP: Office for iPad: The Plot Thickens
People have been wondering whether Microsoft would release a version of Office for the iPad for almost as long as there’s been an iPad. Now Matt Hickey of The Daily has what seems …