http://news.cnet.com/8300-13860_3-56.html Beyond Binary en-us A blog by Ina Fried - CNET News.com Copyright 1995-2008 CNET Networks, Inc. All rights reserved. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:43:00 GMT Microsoft to announce Silverlight 2.0 on Monday http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10063722-56.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=BeyondBinary Microsoft has scheduled a conference call on Monday to announce, among other things, that it has completed version 2.0 of Silverlight, its rival to Adobe's Flash.

The software maker has scheduled a conference call for 9 a.m. PDT with developer division executive Scott Guthrie.

A Microsoft representative ...

]]> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10063722-56.html Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:43:00 GMT Ina Fried Friday Poll: Which tech product is Joe Biden? http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10063395-1.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=BeyondBinary

News.com Poll

Judging Joe
If Joe Biden were a tech product what would he be?

Wikipedia (lots of info, not always right)
iPhone screen protector
Copy machine...

Originally posted at Crave

]]> http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10063395-1.html Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:53:00 GMT Ina Fried Microsoft exec: Challenging times play to our strengths http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10063352-56.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=BeyondBinary With a tough economic climate figuring to put a crimp on IT spending, Microsoft is already working on honing a message that it can help businesses save money.

In an interview Friday, Microsoft Business Division President Stephen Elop said that companies are certainly re-evaluating their tech spending projects, but tried ...

]]> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10063352-56.html Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:47:00 GMT Ina Fried Should Microsoft buy Research In Motion? http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10063270-56.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=BeyondBinary With shares of Research In Motion among those that have seen a massive drop in recent months, Reuters on Friday made the case that the company could make a juicy acquisition target for Microsoft.

There are several reasons that could lead one to that conclusion. RIM is strong in the ...

]]> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10063270-56.html Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:53:00 GMT Ina Fried Does Windows Cloud equal Windows Strata? http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10061111-56.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=BeyondBinary

A screenshot of Microsoft's PDC Web site, which appears to confirm the Windows Strata name.

(Credit: CNET News)

Last week, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer talked about "Windows Cloud"--the company's long-rumored cloud operating system.

At the time, though, he noted that the Windows Cloud name was not ...

]]> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10061111-56.html Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:26:00 GMT Ina Fried Microsoft search results land inside Facebook http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-10060255-75.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=BeyondBinary It's hardly unexpected, but Facebook has integrated Microsoft's Live Search into its site.

As part of a deal announced in July, users can now search the Web using Microsoft's search engine without leaving Facebook. Of course, as Mashable points out, there are lots of other ways to ...

Originally posted at News - Microsoft

]]> http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-10060255-75.html Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:53:00 GMT Ina Fried Surface developer tools coming this month http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-10059451-75.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=BeyondBinary

Microsoft's Mark Bolger demonstrates the Surface's multitouch user interface.

(Credit: Ina Fried/CNET News.com)

The long-awaited software developer kit for the Surface tabletop computer will be made available to those attending Microsoft's Professional Developer Conference at the end of the month.

Microsoft made that pledge ...

Originally posted at News - Microsoft

]]> http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-10059451-75.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:55:00 GMT Ina Fried Another brutal day for tech stocks http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10059063-56.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=BeyondBinary Updated at 1:20 p.m. PDT with closing stock prices.

Tech stocks took another beating on Monday, although shares recovered somewhat in the final two hours of trading.

The Dow Jones Industrial average was down ...

]]> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10059063-56.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:52:00 GMT Ina Fried Microsoft planning add-on to SQL Server http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-10058766-75.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=BeyondBinary Microsoft wants SQL Server to scale new heights, and it is hoping an add-on code-named Kilimanjaro will help.

Microsoft VP Ted Kummert, earlier this year as he made good on a pledge to dye his hair orange if the engineering team got SQL Server 2008 out by the company'...

Originally posted at News - Microsoft

]]> http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-10058766-75.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:00:00 GMT Ina Fried Employment outlook gets murkier at tech companies http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10057993-56.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=BeyondBinary workforce

With Microsoft having, at the very least a "hiring chill," we decided to check in with other big tech giants on their hiring plans.

It's a little hard to get a clear picture of what other companies are doing--in part because so many have already announced plans to cut ...

]]> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10057993-56.html Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:34:00 GMT Ina Fried