Microsoft Office 2010 public beta is out
Microsoft Office 2010 is now available as a freely downloadable beta edition.
The company had already released this to their MSDN and TechNet testers.
The beta would enable developers and consumers to test it out before they get a chance to purchase the final version sometime next year. [...]
Microsoft Office 2010 to get a public beta next month
Microsoft has announced that they would launch a public beta of their upcoming Office 2010 suite next month.
They are aiming to launch this edition sometime next year.
Microsoft has already started testing the web based edition of Office which would compliment this new release.
Microsoft [...]
Fotolia provides stock photos from inside MS Office!
Fotolia has launched a new feature which adds itself as a new ribbon in MS Office 2007 applications.
Using this ribbon, users can search for and insert stock photos from within Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.
Users can also buy photos from within the user interface and use that [...]
Microsoft showcases Office Web Apps
Microsoft has finally showcased the first edition of their Office Web Apps.
These web apps would allow users to edit Office documents from inside a web browser.
The current version is essentially a technology preview as they are working on adding more features and fixing the bugs.
The company aims to [...]
IBM tell employees to use Symphony over Microsoft Office
Industry reports say that IBM has instructed all their employees to use Symphony office productivity suite over Microsoft Office.
A lot of their employees were already using Symphony but others would have to switch unless they have specific reasons to stick with MS Office.
IBM Symphony [...]
Microsoft can sell Word in the US market after all
Microsoft has finally won an approval from the courts to continue selling their Microsoft Word application in the US market.
This ruling has been given by the U.S. Appeals Court for the Federal Circuit.
Microsoft has been given this approval as they continue to appeal another [...]
Microsoft Office 2010 Build 4417 appears online
Online sources are indicating that a new build of the Microsoft Office 2010 has been leaked online.
Microsoft Office 2010 Build 4417 is available on several torrent networks.
Sources say that this build is not very different from the previous ones but offers more stability.
You can check out [...]
Microsoft Outlook for Mac to replace Entourage for Mac
Microsoft has some major good news for the users of Microsoft Office on the Mac platform.
The company has announced that they would replace Entourage for Mac with Outlook for Mac in the next version of Office for the Mac.
Microsoft Entourage 2008 for Mac users can now [...]
Microsoft knew about i4i technologies before Word 11 was launched
Microsoft recently lost a lawsuit filed by Canadian company i4i which has now made things difficult for them.
Microsoft has been told to stop the sales of Microsoft Word application in the US market within the next 60 days.
The company is going to appeal the ruling [...]
Microsoft told to stop sales of Word in USA!
Patent lawsuits are surprisingly funny. Here is a new one that is making headlines on the web.
Microsoft has been barred from selling their MS Word application in the US market.
Toronto-based i4i has won an injunction against the US based software giant.
The courts have now [...]
