You may not be able to get an early look at the next major release of Windows – but the law can. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) recently submitted an early build of what has been referred to as Windows 7 to the Technical Committee (TC) – the group

Ray Ozzie has taken over the role of head visionary at Microsoft, but those looking for the "vision thing" at the company's Mix08 developer's conference in Las Vegas, might have been disappointed. Instead, the opening Mix08 keynotes in Las Vegas today,

After years of complaints that Internet Explorer doesn't properly embrace Web standards, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) late Monday announced that the next release of its browser will support standards by default. As part of the company's recently announced

Calling it the most significant launch in the company's 30-plus-year history, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer officially rolled out the company's latest -- and long-awaited -- server products at a gala event in Los Angeles this morning. "Today, we get to

Microsoft said that Windows Live users are back online after a problem with Windows Live ID caused a severe outage for Microsoft Live services in many parts of the world Tuesday. Many users of Microsoft Windows Live services, particularly Live Hotmail

Microsoft has begun sending out invitations to a private technical beta test for the next major release of Internet Explorer, according to an e-mail invitation that leaked out online. While the invitation-only private beta will be just that – private

Microsoft is nearly ready to begin beta testing the long-awaited developer version of its cross-browser, cross-platform streaming media technology -- Silverlight 2.0 -- the senior executive in charge of the product said on his blog Friday. When exactly

In an internal e-mail sent earlier today, Kevin Johnson, Microsoft's president of platforms and services, reminded his employees of the strategic advantages that will come from acquiring Yahoo, and addressed issues about the integration of the two