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Internet Explorer 8 Has Arrived
Written by Frederic Lardinois / March 19, 2009 9:04 AM / 13 Comments
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After more than a year of beta testing, Microsoft released version 8 of Internet Explorer today. IE8 is definitely a better browser than IE7, and features quite a few important Continue reading »


MIX09: Microsoft Announces Silverlight 3 Beta, Blend 3, and Updates to Azure
Written by Frederic Lardinois / March 18, 2009 12:15 PM / 4 Comments
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At its annual MIX conference, Microsoft today introduced a number of interesting new products, including a beta of Silverlight 3 and a preview version of Blend 3, its Silverlight development Continue reading »


Microsoft Confirms IE8 Can be Removed from Windows 7
Written by Lidija Davis / March 7, 2009 12:22 PM / 8 Comments
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Microsoft's Windows 7 development team yesterday confirmed that users will be able to remove Internet Explorer 8, as well as several other Microsoft applications, from Windows 7. This appears to Continue reading »


Microsoft: Sexier? More Intuitive? Not Yet but Maybe in 2019
Written by Lidija Davis / March 1, 2009 1:43 AM / 20 Comments
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Vista, the overbearing and rigid operating system that many deemed Microsoft's greatest disaster, and others considered to be the beginning of the end for Microsoft, may have been exactly what Continue reading »


Introducing Microsoft's Gazelle: A Web Browser as a Multi-Principal OS
Written by Lidija Davis / February 22, 2009 6:37 PM / 18 Comments
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Late last week, Microsoft Research released an interesting paper [PDF] about a Web browser it calls Gazelle that's constructed in such a way to act like an operating system with Continue reading »


Microsoft Recite: Voice Record and Voice Search
Written by Lidija Davis / February 15, 2009 10:40 PM / 3 Comments
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An early 'Technology Preview' of Microsoft Recite, a voice recording/search application was released today, 24 hours before its scheduled official debut at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Recite lets Continue reading »


Old Habits Die Hard: MapQuest Still #1 Mapping Service
Written by Frederic Lardinois / February 11, 2009 11:11 AM / 22 Comments
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MapQuest was once the unquestioned leader among online mapping services. And while others like Google Maps or Microsoft's Live Search Maps offer a more modern interface and far more features Continue reading »


Microsoft Releases Internet Explorer 8 RC1: Promises Faster and Safer Browsing
Written by Frederic Lardinois / January 26, 2009 1:14 PM / 9 Comments
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Microsoft today announced the first (and probably only) release candidate of Internet Explorer 8. In terms of its look and feel, IE8 feels a lot like IE7, though Microsoft has Continue reading »


Obama in 3D: Photosynth to Crowdsource Synth of the 44th Presidential Inauguration
Written by Rick Turoczy / January 16, 2009 11:08 AM / 7 Comments
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Next Tuesday, the eyes of the United States - and likely the world - will be on Washington, DC, as Barack Obama takes the oath of office to become the Continue reading »


Updated: Windows 7 Beta Downloads Will be Available Soon - Microsoft's Servers Already Can't Handle Demand
Written by Frederic Lardinois / January 9, 2009 10:07 AM / 10 Comments
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When Steve Ballmer announced that the first public beta of Windows 7 would be available today, it was already clear that there would be a tremendous demand for the next Continue reading »


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