Microsoft overnight released a near-final release candidate version of Internet Explorer 8, the next version of its web browser.
Microsoft hopes to back up its refrain that it has a plan to catch Google by showing off some improvements to its Live Search product at a company-sponsored advertising conference later this month.
Yahoo will test Google AdSense in a significant departure from Yahoo's present ad strategy; Microsoft, which is hoping to acquire Yahoo, is worried the move may stifle competition.
On Monday, Adobe released the long-awaited AIR download for running Web applications offline, but Microsoft is readying an update to its Silverlight platform that it hopes will keep Web developers in its camp.
The chief technology officer of Microsoft APAC thinks ODF is an elegant standard if it is used alongside the Redmond giant's OOXML (Office Open XML) format.
The second-generation Microsoft Zune media player was intended as an iPod killer, but the Zune never made the splash Microsoft had hoped it would. Which is strange, considering our inside look will reveal just how similar the two media players are.
The software giant has been showing off some of the applications of its tabletop computer, the Surface -- an interactive, touch-sensitive environment that reacts to objects coming into contact with its flat surface.
When it comes to Web search, Microsoft is the undisputed underdog, a position it doesn't usually find itself in. Satya Nadella, corporate vice president of search and advertising at Microsoft, explains how the company plans to improve its market share and improve search for the long haul.
There's no mouse or keyboard needed for Microsoft's new tabletop computer, which is entirely controlled through touch.
From today, Microsoft will no longer issue security updates or provide support for Windows 98 and Windows ME, which could lead users to trying alternative operating systems such as Linux.
A two-day Microsoft developer conference begins Monday in Los Angeles, where the company is expected to give details on its cloud platform and Windows 7. In this Daily Debrief, CNET's Ina Fried explains to Kara Tsuboi why consumers can expect more
Office Live is still not an online version of Office, but the set of small business tools has a few new tricks and is heading out of beta.
The software maker launches its first major update to the browser in years, offering tabbed browsing and security additions.
Microsoft's suite of online tools is designed to help small businesses build and maintain a Web presence and manage projects, contacts, and tasks.
Microsoft hopes that Word 2007 will put more features at your fingertips. We review some of the changes.
Underneath the sheen, what's Windows Vista made of? We take a detailed look at the recently delayed operating system.
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