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First Windows 'Mango' Phone unveiled
The first smartphone based on the new "Mango" edition of Microsoft's Windows Phone platform was unveiled on Wednesday in Tokyo. The phone is the first of several handsets due over the next few months that Microsoft hopes will signal its return to the smartphone market as a serious player. Read More


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Microsoft spells out Office for Mac bugs in Lion
Microsoft last week confirmed that customers running Office for Mac will experience problems with the suite on Apple's new Lion operating system. The most serious of the bugs crashes Communicator when Office for Mac 2011 users try to send an instant message or start an audio or video call. Read More

Before you get locked into Lync, consider open source options
Lync, Microsoft's unified communications platform that combines voice, Web conferencing, and instant messaging is reportedly poised to become the next billion-dollar business at Microsoft. That's good news for Microsoft, but those billions of dollars come out of IT's pocket. Read More

Microsoft continues to lose ground on new PC sales
Microsoft just released its earnings report for last quarter, and the numbers sound great: revenue up 8 percent over the same quarter last year; net income up 30 percent; 7 percent increase in Business Division (Office) revenue; Server & Tools up 12 percent; Online Services up 17 percent; Entertainment & Devices up 30 percent. Read More

15 incredibly useful (and free) Microsoft tools for IT pros
We've gone through the jungle that is Microsoft Downloads and found 15 of the best free tools you've probably never heard of. Read More

Microsoft extends Suse Linux partnership
Extending a partnership established in 2006, Microsoft has renewed a working agreement to resell Suse Linux and help develop new Windows interoperability tools for the OS, Microsoft announced today. As part of the four-year extension to the deal, Microsoft will purchase and resell $100 million worth of Suse licenses. Read More



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