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It’s tough to know exactly what Microsoft has in store for its next-generation Xbox (codenamed “Durango“), but that hasn’t stopped PatentlyApple from unearthing technologies that the Redmond-based company is dreaming up. Microsoft’s patent filed in the first quarter of 2011 and made public recently by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office outlines the use of Continue Reading →

Touch-friendliness is a centerpiece for the upcoming Office 2013, but don’t fret if you prefer to live in the world of Office Web Apps ahead of time. As of new preview versions of both OWA and Office 365, those using at least an iPad or Windows 8 will see larger, more finger-ready controls by default. Continue Reading →

Macworld UK reports that many Apple fans are upset with Microsoft, both because its Office for Mac suite supposedly looks terrible on Retina-equipped Macbook Pros and because the company has no plans to make it better. Macworld writes that the appearance of Office on Retina displays has drawn some harsh rebukes on Microsoft’s official Office Continue Reading →

Microsoft might be launching the next Xbox within the next year and a half. The software giant last night posted a job listing on its Web site seeking a marketing professional. In that posting — which now appears to be taken down — the company said that “over the next 18 months, Microsoft will release Continue Reading →

You’ve known it was coming, and today the doors to Microsoft’s Office Store were flung wide open. In short, it’s a newfangled portal that enables avid Office and SharePoint users to search for, discover and install apps. Users will need a Microsoft account and the preview version of Office, SharePoint or Exchange in order to Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120801_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Hotmail may become cool again and no, we haven’t gone back to 1999.  Microsoft has unveiled Outlook.com, a new email service that will eventually be the home of all current Hotmail users. The product was clearly designed to compete with Gmail, with a simple, easy to use Continue Reading →

London has always been a magnet for tech companies worldwide, startups and incumbents alike. This was recently evidenced by Facebook establishing an engineering office (its first outside the United States) and Amazon setting up a new design and development hub in the city. Now it appears Microsoft is opening a brand new studio in London Continue Reading →

Saying that a spokeswoman “misunderstood” questions from Computerworld, Microsoft today backtracked and confirmed that Mac owners who subscribe to the upcoming Office 365 Home Premium will be able to acquire Office for Mac 2011 as part of their subscription plan. Previously, the company had said that Mac owners would have to purchase Office for Mac Continue Reading →

Microsoft unveiled the latest version of its productivity suite earlier this week, which focuses on touch optimizations and deeper integration with Microsoft’s cloud-based services. Office 2013 was shown off at great length for the Windows 8 operating system, but it was curious to some that no mention of OS X was made during Microsoft’s press Continue Reading →

The title says it all, folks — Microsoft’s newest operating system will hit the masses starting on October 26th, nearly three years to the day after the launch of Windows 7. Just days after the company previewed Office 2013, we’re now told that Steven Sinofsky has affirmed the date at MS’s annual sales meeting, but Continue Reading →