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The month ahead: How the iPhone 3GS is faring

With earnings season looming, ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das and senior editor Sam Diaz look ahead at July and discuss what's on deck for the big four: Apple, Yahoo, Google, and Microsoft. We all know ad spending has tapered, but what does that mean for Google? And will Windows...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Financial Accounting, Operating Systems, Software, Finance, Earnings, Apple, Yahoo, Google, Microsoft, Steve Jobs, iPhone, Carol Bartz, Search, Android, Windows 7

Videos 2009-07-02

Touch in Windows 7: Just for show?

Support for multitouch input is one of the most tangible ways that Windows 7 differs from its predecessors. But will many people actually get their hands on the technology? There's a reason the first thing in Windows 7 that Microsoft chose to show publicly was its support...

Tags: Touch Screen, Notebook, PC, Microsoft Corp., Computer, NextWindow, N-Trig, Software Collection, Microsoft Windows 7, Keyboards, Monitors & Displays, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Peripherals, Components, Operating Systems, Software, Microsoft, Windows 7, Windows 7 beta, touch, multitouch, Ina Fried, News.com, Ina Fried, News.com

News items 2009-07-02

Knee deep in Outlook Live

From a hands on experience, what students are using with Microsoft's online email client. by Zack Whittaker

Tags: Live, Knee, Microsoft Outlook, E-mail, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Online Communications, Enterprise Software, Zack Whittaker, iGeneration, Microsoft, Outlook, Student, Productivity

Image galleries 2009-06-26

What PC makers are paying for Windows 7

Microsoft plans to charge PC makers the same for the business version of Windows 7 as it did for Windows Vista, while cutting the price of Windows 7 Home Premium as compared to its predecessor. Microsoft plans to charge PC makers the same for the business version of Windows...

Tags: PC Company, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Bill Veghte, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Windows 7, Microsoft, price, Ina Fried CNET News

News items 2009-06-26

First look: Microsoft Security Essentials beta

Taking a look at Microsoft Security Essentials, a free security product from Microsoft. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Beta, microsoft, morro, security, antivirus, antispyware, antimalware, malware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Image galleries 2009-06-24

Image Gallery: First impressions of the Pharos Traveler 137

Pharos has been making Windows Mobile/Pocket PC devices with a GPS navigation focus for years. They have been rolling out higher end, more modern devices lately and with the Traveler 137 we see the very first Windows Mobile device that supports T-Mobile USA's 1700 MHz 3G wireless data service. The...

Tags: Device, T-Mobile, Microsoft Windows, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, product photos, pharos, gps, windows mobile, microsoft, navigation, Matthew Miller

Image galleries 2009-06-12

EC responds to Microsoft's browser move

The European Commission on Thursday responded with a mixed assessment of Microsoft's move to strip Internet Explorer out of European versions of Windows 7. The European Commission on Thursday responded with a mixed assessment of Microsoft's move to strip Internet Explorer out of European versions of Windows 7. ...

Tags: Commission, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, EC, Web Browsers, Sales Force Management, Internet, Sales, European Commission, Microsoft, antitrust, IE, browsers, Internet Explorer, Ina Fried CNET News

News items 2009-06-12

CIO Jury: Let's wait on Windows 7

Windows 7 may be generating its fair share of hype but CIOs are planning to take a cautious approach towards rolling out the operating system. Windows 7 may be generating its fair share of hype but CIOs are planning to take a cautious approach towards rolling out the operating...

Tags: CIO, Microsoft Windows 7, Director Of Information Technology, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Windows 7, CIO jury, Microsoft, Tim Ferguson silicon.com

News items 2009-06-10

Ballmer calls Obama taxes a moving issue

Ballmer said that if Congress enacts President Obama's plans to impose higher corporate taxes, a sensible thing for Microsoft to do would be to move jobs offshore. Microsoft CEO Steven Ballmer offered an unwelcome economics lesson to the Obama administration this week: Higher taxes have consequences that Washington...

Tags: U.S., Steve Ballmer, Free Trade, Personal Finance, Financial Planning, Finance, Obama, taxes, Microsoft, Declan McCullagh CBSNews.com

News items 2009-06-05

Microsoft's commitment to interoperability

At JavaOne in San Francisco, Microsoft's Dan'l Lewin declares interoperability a fundamental responsibility given the company's position in the industry. Based on today's mixed computing environments, Lewin says, "there is an inevitable requirement for interoperability and choice."

Tags: Interoperability, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft, JavaOne, Dan'l Lewin, interoperability

Videos 2009-06-04

All things Microsoft: Windows 7, Bing, and 'pink phone'

ZDNet's Mary-Jo Foley and Sumi Das talk about Microsoft's latest announcements around its new OS, search, and mobile. Foley says Bing and Windows 7 are getting most of the press as of late, but it's really Windows Mobile 7 that could cause the biggest stir when it launches next Spring.

Tags: Phone, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Foley, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mobile Applications, Mary-Jo Foley, Microsoft, Windows 7, Windows Mobile 6.5

Videos 2009-06-03

E3 2009: The Beatles: Rock Band unveiled

A couple of surprise guests helped Microsoft show off The Beatles: Rock Band at E3 2009 in Los Angeles.

Tags: Los Angeles, Guest, E3 2009, Microsoft, The Beatles, Rock Band, games, Xbox

Videos 2009-06-02

Image Gallery: First look at the HTC Touch Pro2

HTC continues to develop slider form factor Windows Mobile touch screen devices for the mobile professional who needs it all. The device packs in all the latest wireless features, a solid QWERTY keyboard, and much more in a rather large package. This device will also be upgradeable to Windows Mobile...

Tags: Touch Screen, High Tech Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows Mobile, HTC Touch, Keyboards, Monitors & Displays, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Mobile Applications, Handhelds, Wireless And Mobility, Hardware, Peripherals, Components, Software, product photos, htc, touch, pro, windows mobile, microsoft, touchFLO 3D, Matthew Miller

Image galleries 2009-06-01

E3 2009 Preview

As this year's E3 approaches, Brian Tong sits down with GameSpot's Ricardo Torres and CNET News' Daniel Terdiman to dissect the rumors and make some predictions.

Tags: Rumor, News, E3, games, Xbox, Microsoft, Sony, PS3, PSP, Nintnedo Wii, preview

Videos 2009-05-29

Gallery: Microsoft's Bing.com search

Microsoft's Steve Ballmer took the wraps off the new version of its search engine — and its new search brand, "Bing." by Andy Smith

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Branding, Marketing, Microsoft, Bing, search, Andy Smith

Image galleries 2009-05-28

Windows 8

Student Cullen Dudas' "Copenhagen" concept user interface for Windows 8. by Zack Whittaker

Tags: Copenhagen, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Cullen Dudas, Windows 8, Development, Flash, User Experience, Interface, Zack Whittaker, iGeneration, Microsoft

Image galleries 2009-05-26

Microsoft and HP announce alliance at Interop

At the Interop Conference in Las Vegas, Microsoft's Stephen Elop and Hewlett-Packard's Ann Livermore announce a partnership between the two companies to bring a better, faster, less expensive, unified communication solution to businesses. Also, Microsoft's Warren Barkley demonstrates a touch-screen workspace that has drag and drop conference calls, voice to...

Tags: Alliance, Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Corp., Keyboards, Monitors & Displays, Business Structures, Telecommunications, Hardware, Peripherals, Components, Finance, Interop, Microsoft, HP, Ann Livermore, Stephen Elop, unified communications, touch screen, teleconferencing

Videos 2009-05-22

Image Gallery: Documents To Go for Apple iPhone & iPod Touch

DataViz has developed their Documents To Go products for the BlackBerry, Symbian, Windows Mobile, Palm, and Google Android products and just took the lead in Office document support for the iPhone. Documents To Go with Exchange Attachments not only gives you support for Word documents, but lets you receive and...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, Apple Inc., DataViz Inc., Apple iPod Touch, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, Word Processors, Handhelds, E-mail Servers, Operating Systems, Mobile Applications, Office Suites, Software, Hardware, Enterprise Software, screenshots, iphone, office, microsoft, dataviz, documents to go, exchange, Matthew Miller

Image galleries 2009-05-22

Office 2010 (technical preview) screenshots

An extensive look at the pre-beta version of Office 2010. by Zack Whittaker

Tags: Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Office 2010, Microsoft, Technical Preview, Beta, Productivity, Office, Zack Whittaker, iGeneration

Image galleries 2009-05-16

Gallery: What's brewing inside Microsoft Research?

Microsoft Research recently opened the doors to its research and development facility in Cambridge and silicon.com went along to take a look at the technology being worked on - from augmented reality and Microsoft's Surface technology, to making disk drives more efficient. by Andy Smith

Tags: R&D, Microsoft Corp., Research & Development, Business Operations, research and development, Microsoft, Andy Smith

Image galleries 2009-05-14