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• Opinion: Why Office for iPad is inevitable

  By Tony Bradley | 24 May, 2012 14:58

  The rumor is back. There are new reports that Microsoft is developing a version of the Microsoft Office suite for Apple’s iOS operating system--and perhaps the Android mobile operating system as well.

• Guide: How to build your first database with Microsoft Access

  By Helen Bradley | 24 April, 2012 23:29

  If you own a version of Microsoft Office that includes Access (Office Professional 2010 is the most current version), but you’ve never used it, you’re overlooking a powerful tool for organizing and analyzing business data. I’ll show you how to make the most of this relational database program.

• Opinion: Microsoft, instead of turning the lights off on XP, make it open source

  By Mark Gibbs | 13 April, 2012 05:34

  To state the obvious,, Microsoft is hugely important economically and culturally, and as Peter Parker (AKA Spiderman) was told by his grandfather: "With great power comes great responsibility." (Actually Voltaire said it first but he said it in French so that doesn't count.)

• Outlook 15 gets ready for touch tablets

  By Ian Paul | 22 March, 2012 02:11

  The next version of Outlook, part of Office 15, is all about touch and unification with other Microsoft products including native Hotmail and social networking integration, a new feature called Peek, a Windows Phone-style "People" menu, and touch optimization. That's my takeaway from Paul Thurrott's look at the Outlook 15 preview, as part of the Windows-focused blogger's sneak peek at the next version of Microsoft Office. While Outlook 15 is still a traditional desktop app, several changes appear to be preparing the way for users to access the program on a touch tablet.

• In Pictures: Top 25 iPhone and iPad apps for business

  By James A. Martin | 28 February, 2012 09:14

  Apple's iPhone and iPad may have been built for consumers, but the folks in Cupertino correctly guessed that what's good for consumers is good for businesses. The only stumbling block may be the growing volume of apps available: more 140,000 natively for the iPad and over 500,000 that work on the iPhone and iPad. Here are 25 go-to iOS apps for business users, from travel planning to document editing using Microsoft Office tools to time tracking to getting a good night's sleep.

• Office for iPad not happening? Don't believe the naysayers, claims site that leaked image

  By Matt Peckham | 23 February, 2012 07:14

  PCWorld's Damon Brown says yesterday's Office for iPad tease by The Daily is probably just hype, and he's in good company -- Microsoft itself said in a recent New York Times story that the purported screenshot was bunkum.

• OnLive's train wreck: Office on the iPad

  By Galen Gruman | 07 February, 2012 22:11

  Demos, like appearances, can be deceiving. At the recent Consumer Electronics Show, one of the media hits was OnLive Desktop, a service that provisions a Windows 7 desktop environment that includes Microsoft Office 2010 to the iPad over an Internet connection. For many, the idea of being able to run the full Office suite is very appealing, given some of the limitations of the iPad's native office productivity tools such as Apple iWork suite (Pages, Keynote, and Numbers), Quickoffice, and Documents to Go.

• APP OF THE DAY: LogMeIn

  By Hafizah Osman | 10 January, 2012 12:04

  Remotely view, access and control your PCs or Macs from your iOS device over Wi-Fi or 3G

• Opinion: Microsoft Is Going All-In with iOS

  By Tony Bradley | 14 December, 2011 10:00

  Microsoft appears to be fully embracing iOS with a slew of new apps including SkyDrive, Xbox Live, OneNote for iPad, and even an iOS app version of Kinectimals, the popular Xbox 360 Kinect children's' game. It's about time.

• Opinion: Why Microsoft Office on iPad would be awesome ... and not

  By Tony Bradley | 01 December, 2011 02:49

  There is a rumour swirling around that Microsoft is hard at work developing a native iOS app version of its Microsoft Office productivity tools to run on the iPad.

• What completed Skype-Microsoft deal could mean for consumers

  By John P. Mello Jr. | 15 October, 2011 07:49

  Microsoft announced today that it has mostly wrapped up its acquisition of the Internet communications company Skype. The $8.5 billion deal has received approval from the major regulators, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the European Union, although a few holdouts remain--Russia, Ukraine, Serbia and Taiwan--which are expected to fall into line shortly.

• McLean appointed as Microsoft Australia director of consumer channels group

  By Hafizah Osman | 02 August, 2011 12:05

  David McLean has been appointed director of Microsoft Australia's newly created consumer channels group.

• Office 365: Hands-on look at Microsoft's Cloud services

  By Tony Bradley | 29 June, 2011 03:39

  Microsoft officially launched Office 365 on Tuesday.

• Amazon challenges Apple with Mac app download store

  By Gregg Keizer | 27 May, 2011 09:48

  Amazon has launched a Mac-specific application download store that will compete with Apple's nearly five-month-old Mac App Store.

• Office 365 virtually pays for itself

  By Tony Bradley | 19 April, 2011 00:23

  Microsoft has launched the public beta of the highly-anticipated Office 365. There is a lot to like about the cloud-based suite, but one of the most compelling features of the service might just be the price.