Microsoft says its goal is to make the software look and feel more like Office for Windows, while not losing the styling that makes the suite feel like it’s built for Mac OS X. Microsoft Five years after rolling out Office 2011 for Mac, Microsoft has made a first public preview of its successor, Office …
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Microsoft shows off a preview of Windows 10 for phones, though it’s limited to a half dozen Lumia devices. Microsoft/Screenshot by CNET Microsoft is making available to testers the first public preview of Windows 10 mobile, a version of the Windows 10 operating system ultimately designed to run on ARM-based Windows phones and ARM- and Intel-based small tablets and phablets. …
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Verizon customers who use the Lumia Icon are finally getting the latest version of the Windows Phone OS — that means access to Microsoft’s Cortana digital personal assistant; a notification center; and a selection of new business-focused features. Josh Miller/CNET A year after launching the flagship Lumia Icon Windows Phone, Verizon is finally enabling users to run the latest version …
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Work Assistant shows up in the Windows Phone app store, with the publisher listed as “Internal Beta Account.” Screenshot by CNET Microsoft is internally testing a new application called Work Assistant, which might be one of the projects with which company founder Bill Gates is involved closely. WMPU was the first to cover the new Work Assistant app. (I saw …
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Microsoft has not announced anything yet about its version plans for Windows 10, other than the fact that there will be more than one when the operating system launches this fall. Which Windows 10 variants will work on which types of hardware? It’s complicated. Nick Statt/CNET But that hasn’t stopped the flow of questions, guesses and tips about which Windows …
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Windows 10 will apparently introduce a new Microsoft browser, but still keep Internet Explorer in place. Nick Statt/CNET More rumored details are leaking about Microsoft’s new browser, codenamed Spartan, that will be a key piece of its Windows 10 platform. Spartan, which will use the Trident rendering engine and the Chakra JavaScript engine that are part of Internet Explorer, is …
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What will Windows 10 mean for Internet Explorer? Nick Statt/CNET There’s been talk for a while that Microsoft will make some big changes to Internet Explorer in the Windows 10 time frame, making IE “Spartan” look and feel more like Chrome and Firefox. It turns out that what’s actually happening is Microsoft is building a new browser, codenamed Spartan, which …
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Microsoft Operating Systems Group chief Terry Myerson unveils the initial Windows 10 road map in September. The company still plans a launch for the latter part of next year.Screenshot of Microsoft YouTube video by ZDNet I get a lot of questions about when Microsoft is planning to launch Windows 10. I’m sure Microsoft executives do, too. In September, Microsoft Operating …
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Windows 10 will include an updated Start layout. Nick Statt/CNET Microsoft says it won’t deliver any more substantial updates to the Windows 10 Technical Preview until the new year, but that doesn’t mean nothing’s happening at the moment. On Tuesday, Microsoft made available a few fixes and updates to the November Windows 10 Technical Preview build (9879), including one meant …
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Microsoft tweaked the user interface in its latest update to Windows 10. Rick Broida/CNET Microsoft is keeping to its word and is continuing to deliver regular updates to the Windows 10 tech preview it launched on October 1. On Wednesday, the company made available to those who’ve downloaded the preview Build 9879. This is the second update Microsoft has pushed …
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