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Building Microsoft Office 14

March 20, 2009 In the latest update to Office, the biggest changes surrounded the software's look. The next incarnation, code-named Office 14, will have its desktop versions but will join the world of Web applica... TAGS: margin, Microsoft Office, Ina Fried, Del.icio.us, Digg, Web application, software company, Microsoft Corp., font, Web browser

Opera denies Microsoft takeover

December 24, 2005 Norweigian browser vendor says it hasn't been approached by Microsoft--or anyone else. TAGS: Opera Software, takeover, browser company, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.

Why I dumped Internet Explorer

October 1, 2004 CNET News.com's Charles Cooper confesses that he's a Firefox convert and not at all nostalgic for the old days. TAGS: Microsoft Longhorn, Web browser, Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows

Is Microsoft reacting to Firefox's popularity?

February 15, 2005 Reversing a longstanding Microsoft policy, the company will ship an update to its Internet Explorer browser separately from the next version of Windows. The move acknowledges that the browser has b... TAGS: Firefox, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., spyware, security, virus, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft patch jams up IE

December 17, 2005 Security update is causing trouble for some people who have been testing version 7 of the browser. TAGS: Windows registry, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer, beta, patch, Web browser, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Another flaw in IE 6 found

October 27, 2006 Microsoft is investigating a flaw that could be used to crash the Web browser. TAGS: flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web browser

Windows and the cloud

October 29, 2008 At this year's Professional Developers Conference, Microsoft offers glimpses into the next version of its OS, the next iteration of its productivity suite, and its cloud-computing efforts. TAGS: Ray Ozzie, Ina Fried, margin, Windows 7, productivity suite, cloud, Microsoft Office, coverage, Web browser, toolbar, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, operating system, Microsoft Windows, video

Yahoo beats Microsoft to punch with IE update

October 18, 2006 Yahoo posts an optimized version of Internet Explorer 7 before Microsoft's own final release of the browser. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft tags IE 7 'high priority' update

July 26, 2006 Browser update will be delivered automatically to Windows XP users, but those who don't want it can opt out. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Automatic Update, priority, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

Maxthon: China's hip browser

June 22, 2006 The increasingly popular software is gaining converts, often as a means to bypass censors. Screenshots: Maxthon's features TAGS: Maxthon, Baidu.com Inc., China, Web browser, Yahoo! Inc., search engine, U.S., Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.

Another IE 7 pop-up problem discovered

October 30, 2006 Browser glitch could enable malicious attackers to alter content in a trusted site's pop-up window. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, attacker, security company, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Web browser, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft's forgotten monopoly

June 19, 2006 Opera CTO Hakon Wium says the existence of a font monopoly is retarding the progress of Web browser development. TAGS: monopoly, font, TrueType, designer, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., image

Windows 2000 users to miss out on IE 7

June 2, 2005 Although Windows 2000 will be supported until 2010, users won't get access to IE 7's improved security and standards support. TAGS: Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, blog posting, Microsoft Internet Explorer, blog, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, security, Microsoft Windows

Another way past Windows antipiracy found

August 6, 2005 Yet another way emerges to bypass Microsoft's validation tool meant to stop people with the pirated OS from getting downloads. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, antipiracy, piracy, representative, check, ActiveX, Microsoft Corp., software company, Web browser, Firefox, Microsoft Windows, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP

Mozilla's Lightning to strike Outlook?

December 23, 2004 Open-source group starts effort to integrate its Sunbird calendar into Thunderbird e-mail program. TAGS: Mozilla Thunderbird, Mozilla Corp., volunteer, Microsoft Outlook, calendar, open source, Time Warner Inc., integration, Firefox, e-mail, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Microsoft hints at general plan for IE 8

May 3, 2007 Internet Explorer 8, due within the next 18 months, will keep focus on security, ease of use and include Web development improvements. TAGS: Web development, ease of use, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer, standards, programming, Web browser, security, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft tweaks browser to avoid liability

December 2, 2005 To shield itself from patent infringement liability, the software maker changes how IE handles ActiveX controls and Java applets. TAGS: Eolas Technologies Inc., liability, Java applet, ActiveX Control, Java, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

Sony adds Web browser to PSP

August 24, 2005 Software upgrade for the PlayStation Portable includes a Web browser and upgrades to audio and video functions. TAGS: Sony PSP, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Sony Corp., Web browser, Sony Playstation, Wi-Fi, games, video, Microsoft Corp.

Year in review: On Web, innovation meets hard times

December 22, 2008 A lot of progress took place this year in Web start-ups and online technology, before the dark clouds of recession and layoffs swept in. TAGS: innovation, layoff, Twitter, Facebook, Web 2.0, standards, Google Inc., start-up, open source, Mozilla Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Corp.
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