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Microsoft expected to unveil new Office suite
Bob Moon Jul 16, 2012
Microsoft Office is the mainstay of the software company's business. Would a new version catch on with tablet and iPad users?
Facebook as vigilante: Scanning for predators
Jeff Horwich Jul 13, 2012
A Reuters report investigating Facebook scanning policies has found out the social network may be going out of its way to partner with law enforcement in nabbing child predators. But what does this mean for user privacy?
NBC in talks to buy back Microsoft stake in MSNBC.com
Jeff Horwich Jul 12, 2012
NBC is reportedly in talks to buy back Microsoft's chunk of MSNBC.com, essentially ending their partnership. Originally the two companies went in together on the telvision news network and the website.
Would an income tax hike hurt hiring?
Mitchell Hartman Jul 11, 2012
Fewer than a million small-business owners would likely face higher taxes. And some would keep hiring anyway.
The downfall of innovation at Microsoft
Kai Ryssdal Jul 9, 2012
Microsoft used to be the tech industry leader, now it's playing catch up. Kurt Eichenwald has written about the state of the company in the August issue of Vanity Fair.
Why companies practice 'stack rating'
Jeff Horwich Jul 6, 2012
The other day on its website Vanity Fair previewed an article about life at Microsoft. And it details a particular human resource practice that drove employees up the wall: something called "stack rating." What exactly is it?
A newer, tinier iPad is said to be on the way
John Moe Jul 6, 2012
Apple looks to compete with Microsoft's and Google's smaller tablet models. Also, Google builds a robot brain that becomes keen on cat videos, and women post unflattering pictures of each other on Facebook.
What if you used other people to connect instead of Verizon or AT&T?
John Moe Jul 5, 2012
Mesh networking might come in handy during times of disaster.
Microsoft takes write-down to make up for Internet losses
Mitchell Hartman Jul 3, 2012
Bing is no boon, so Microsoft books a $6.2 billion charge and wipes out quarterly profit.
Microsoft bets $1.2 billion on social networking for behind the firewall
John Dimsdale Jun 26, 2012
Microsoft picks up Yammer to add business-friendly social networking software to its Office productivity software
