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- Microsoft drops 'Family Guy' special
- Microsoft representative said the show - a variety show to be done by Alex Borstein and Seth MacFarlane - was not "a fit with the Windows brand." Microsoft said Monday it has canceled its sponsorship of a planned variety show with the creator of the "Family Guy." ...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Branding, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Microsoft, Windows 7, television, Ina Fried CNET News
- News items 2009-10-27
- Windows 7 to 'Elevate Miami'
- The city of Miami's "Elevate Miami" program is installing Windows 7 in five locations to help its residents better compete in the new digital society and economy. When new software comes out, usually the more well-to-do get access first, and then eventually it trickles down. However, some of the...
- Tags: City, Miami, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Windows 7, Microsoft, Ina Fried CNET News
- News items 2009-10-14
- T-Mobile halts sales of Sidekick
- T-Mobile USA has, at least temporarily, stopped selling all models of the Sidekick in the wake of a massive hardware failure that resulted in many customers losing their e-mail, contacts, and other data. Wireless carrier T-Mobile USA has, at least temporarily, stopped selling all models of the Sidekick in...
- Tags: T-Mobile, Sidekick, Sales Strategy, E-mail, Sales Force Management, Sales, Online Communications, Microsoft, Ina Fried CNET News
- News items 2009-10-12
- Microsoft hints at second low-cost Office option
- In addition to the bare-bones Office 2010 Starter that will come bundled on many new PCs, starting next year, it appears Microsoft has another low-cost option planned. In addition to the bare-bones Office 2010 Starter that will come bundled on many new PCs, starting next year, it appears Microsoft...
- Tags: PC, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Microsoft, Office, Ina Fried CNET News
- News items 2009-10-12
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- Photos: Inside a Microsoft data center
- CNET News' Ina Fried tours Microsoft's massive new Chicago-area data center during recent grand opening event. by CNET News.com
- Tags: Data Center, Microsoft Corp., Photograph, CNET News, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, CNET News.com, news
- Image galleries 2009-11-02
- Students find Win 7 upgrade a tough assignment
- Microsoft admits problems that students are having when they try to download a discounted upgrade version of Windows 7. Microsoft's discount Windows 7 upgrade for students has proven to be a tough assignment for some of those who signed up for the offer. The software maker...
- Tags: Student, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Microsoft, Windows 7, students, Ina Fried
- News items 2009-10-26
- EU, US looking at MSFT-YHOO search deal: Is competition for GOOG anticompetitive?
- M$ is anticompetitive by natureGoogle on the other hand is a good citizen for everyone.RE: EU, US looking at MSFT-YHOO search deal: Is competition for GOOG antico"Even if it does cause ?antitrust effects,? wouldn?t the end result be a stronger competitor for Google? Clearly. That would be good for consumers...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Digital media, Digital music, Investment, Businesses, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-09-16
- DOJ requests more info on Microsoft-Yahoo search deal
- DOJ?Why does DOJ put its nose everywhere. this deal will create a company that will have half the market share as its competitor, let the market and shareholders take the decision.becuase.....why should one company which has 90% of the desk market have the same control over the Internet?It is good...
- Tags: INTERNET, Yahoo Search, Exchange 14, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., U.S. Department of Justice
- Discussion threads 2009-09-11
- Exclusive hands-on with Project Natal
- CNET News' Ina Fried got a chance to try out Microsoft's motion-sensing video game technology and talk to some of the folks who are aiming to help Microsoft transform the Xbox 360.
- Tags: Video Game, Video, Microsoft Corp., CNET News, Corporate Communications, Personal Technology, Marketing, News, Natal, Project, Microsoft, demo, games, controler
- Videos 2009-08-07
- Yahoo's SearchMonkey, BOSS efforts likely to die on the vine
- Microsoft execs say that they may be open to Yahoo search technologies such as SearchMonkey and BOSS Build your Own Search Service. Yahoo acknowledges it has nothing concrete to say about the future of SearchMonkey and BOSS. What's a developer to do? Try walking away. ...
- Tags: Yahoo Search, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., SearchMonkey, BOSS, CNet News, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-07-30
- Microsoft doesn't win at everything
- Rest in peace Microsoft Money. It won't be the first creation from the software giant to flop and it won't be the last. And that's just fine. There's a good bit of hubbub about the demise of Microsoft Money Techmeme. Yes, Intuit is the victor with Quicken,...
- Tags: Intuit Inc., Microsoft Money, Microsoft Corp., CNet News, Tools & Techniques, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-06-11
- Windows 7 to launch October 22; RTM next month
- A Microsoft spokesperson just confirmed for me the news I first read a few minutes ago in a story by Ina Fried of CNET News. The official date on which Windows 7 will be available for general purchase is October 22, 2009. The RTM code will be delivered...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2009-06-02
- Zune HD
- On May 26, 2009, Microsoft officially announced plans to release a touch-screen version of the Zune portable media player, intended to compete with Apple's iPod Touch. The new device is called the Zune HD, and offers several features not found on the iPod Touch, including an OLED display, HD radio,...
- Tags: Keyboards, Digital music, Corporate communications, Digital media, Monitors & displays, Web browsers, Media players, Advertising & Promotion, Microsoft Zune, Zune HD
- Product reviews 2009-05-27
- Microsoft: Internet both safer and more dangerous
- In an interview, Microsoft security executive Scott Charney tells CNET News' Ina Fried about the latest threats as well as new ways that Microsoft is trying to thwart the hackers.
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Hacking, Security, Scott Charney, News, microsoft, ina fried, virus, hackers, internet
- Videos 2009-04-21
- Images: A virtual look at Windows 7
- CNET News' Ina Fried installed the beta operating system on her iMac using VMware. Here's how it looked. by CNET News.com
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, CNET News, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2009-01-29
- Ballmer on Windows 7, economy, Google
- In an interview, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer tells CNET News' Ina Fried that the downturn is going to have ripple effects throughout the tech economy.
- Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Economy, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, News, ces, microsoft, windows, steve ballmer, ina fried
- Videos 2009-01-09
- Daily Debrief: Microsoft's Muglia, soup to nuts
- On the CNET News Daily Debrief, Ina Fried chats with Bob Muglia, one of Microsoft's senior executives, about Windows Azure, and what's in store for the cloud and beyond.
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, News, Daily Debrief, ina fried, microsoft, bob muglia, cloud, azure, internet explorer 7
- Videos 2008-12-11
- OLPC meets XP: Does charm matter?
- The One Laptop Per Child OLPC project is prepping an Windows-XP powered version of its XO device and the big takeaway is that the charm has left the building. Will charm matter to OLPC's mission? See gallery right. CNet News's Ina Fried reports: ...
- Tags: Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, XO, CNet News, Linux, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Microsoft Windows, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-24
- Photos: Searching for Zune-friendly Wi-Fi
- Reporter Ina Fried scours the city of San Francisco to see how easy it is to find Wi-Fi networks Microsoft's Zune can access. by CNET News.com
- Tags: Photograph, Ina Fried, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2008-09-22
- Up close with one-to-one computing
- CNET News' Ina Fried traveled to Campinas, Brazil, to explore the Bradesco Foundation school, home to one of Latin America's largest one-to-one computing projects.
- Tags: Computing, CNET News, News
- Videos 2008-08-29
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