Microsoft has decided to give every one of its employees a free smartphone running Windows 7 Phone, which could put the reported 10,000 iPhone users at Redmond in a quandary: which handset to use? The decision, which emerged from via the usual social media channels from the company’s Microsoft Global...

Everyone is still reeling from the recession, and cash is tight–not, perhaps, the best time for Microsoft to launch a new version of its ubiquitous Office productivity suite. Nevertheless, with Office 2010, Microsoft continues to refine the dramatic overhaul that it began with the 2007 editions, while...

Microsoft Office 2010 hit a big milestone on Friday with its “release to manufacturing,” paving the way for the software’s delivery to customers starting on April 27, Microsoft said Friday. Office 2010, SharePoint 2010, Visio 2010 and Project 2010 have all hit RTM status, meaning the final...

With dozens of Windows PCs available at retail, each preloaded with one of several versions of Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system, it’s far too easy to buy a version of the OS that doesn’t meet your needs. Maybe that bargain Acer Aspire One netbook you’re eying runs Windows 7...

IRAQI insurgents have used cheap off-the-shelf software to hack into video feeds from US predator drones. The Wall Street Journal reports that Iranian-backed Shiite insurgents used software programs such as SkyGrabber – available online for $US25.95 ($29.30) – to capture live video footage from...