- Sun Feb 7 9:00 PM PST 2010 Microsoft aims for smooth streaming in Vancouver
The software maker is helping NBC deliver HD video of the Olympic Games using Silverlight, offering new features, including the ability to pause a live event.
- Tue Feb 2 10:28 AM PST 2010 Office 2010 hits the release candidate stage
Microsoft has given select testers a release candidate version of Office 2010. Meanwhile, an updated build of Windows 7 has been spotted outside Redmond.
- Mon Jan 11 1:44 PM PST 2010 Microsoft Word injunction goes into effect
Among other things, as an injunction preventing sales of certain versions of Office takes effect, most versions of the suite are temporarily unavailable from Microsoft's online store.
- Fri Jan 8 12:32 PM PST 2010 Microsoft seeks another hearing in I4i case
The software maker says it will comply with Word injunction, but asks full appeals court to hear its case.
- Thu Jan 7 12:00 PM PST 2010 Ray Kurzweil tries to build a better e-reader
The computing pioneer is at CES showing off his Blio software that combines digital books with video, audio and Web content.
- Mon Jan 4 11:58 AM PST 2010 Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1138: Good luck with that, Bono
Bono has been listening to his manager and soaking up the ideas that the Internet needs to be locked down before it ruins the video industry.
- Wed Dec 23 9:45 AM PST 2009 Quick note for Office users
Yesterday Microsoft lost an appeal to a patent infringement case for how their Office suite (particularly Word) handles the opening of OpenXML documents.
- Tue Dec 22 11:27 AM PST 2009 Microsoft loses Word patent appeal, will change code
After a three-judge panel upholds an earlier patent verdict against Microsoft, the company says it will change Microsoft Word 2007 to avoid having an injunction halt sales in January.
- Thu Oct 22 6:25 PM PDT 2009 Two snags to watch for when upgrading to Windows 7
From the beta to the release candidate to the release-to-manufacturing "official" release, upgrading has been a stable, sane experience. Except for two repeated problems, that is.
- Wed Oct 21 6:48 PM PDT 2009 Q&A: Eric Schmidt wants Google in your office
Google services for business customers will become "very profitable" once they reach sufficient scale, CEO Schmidt tells CNET News.




