Microsoft announced the first beta of Silverlight 5 on Wednesday. Silverlight 5 beta includes new capabilities such as Hardware Video Decode, for enhanced video quality and performance, and “Trickplay,” which provides variable-rate video playback with audio … read more
Microsoft delivered its first Service Pack for its 2011 Mac version of Office on Tuesday. Office for Mac 2011 Service Pack 1 includes increased stability, security, and some new features to the suite. Microsoft says … read more
Microsoft released its final Windows Home Server 2011 bits for TechNet and MSDN customers on Tuesday. The release to MSDN and TechNet is the first in a process of making Windows Home Server 2011 generally … read more
Microsoft said on Wednesday that Internet Explorer 9 RTW has been downloaded 2.35 million times in the first 24 hours of availability. Internet Explorer 9 was released to the web on Monday March 14 and … read more
Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 9 has arrived. The software giant has spent a year perfecting its latest and greatest browser, after originally unveiling the first IE9 developer Platform Preview a year ago on March 16. Internet Explorer … read more
Windows 7 SP1 RTM is now available for everyone to download. Microsoft posted its final build of Windows 7 SP1 to the Microsoft Download Center on Tuesday (see links below). The public release follows a … read more
Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 9 Release Candidate (RC) download links have leaked a little early. The software giant is planning to unveil Internet Explorer 9 RC at a special event in San Francisco later today. WinRumors … read more
Microsoft has unveiled a new online store for the citizens of Russia. The store, branded “Microsoft Store“, will allow Russians to purchase Microsoft software online. Consumers will be able to download versions of Windows 7, … read more
Microsoft has made available the Release Candidate build of Windows 7 SP1. An un-official build leaked earlier this week and it was believed that Microsoft were planning to announce SP1 at the Professional Developers Conference … read more