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Microsoft makes 'Do Not Track' the default
by
Molly Wood
Jun 4, 2012
Advertisers are not amused. In the upcoming version of Windows, Internet Explorer will have its "Do Not Track" feature turned on by default. Goodbye creepy ads that seem to follow you around -- hello, more generic ads for great deals on car insurance?
Microsoft invests in Nook
Apr 30, 2012
Add another player to the digital textbook market. Microsoft announced at $300 million investment in Barnes & Noble's Nook reader.
An unlikely partnership to build the e-textbook business
Apr 30, 2012
When you think ebooks, the iPad and the Kindle come to mind -- not Microsoft Windows. But Microsoft's been losing enough ground in tablets and e-readers that today it's decided to spend $300 million to invest in Barnes & Noble's Nook digital-book business.
Barnes & Noble teams up with Microsoft on Nook
Apr 30, 2012
We found out this morning that Microsoft is investing $300 million in Barnes & Noble's digital book business. Why would the sometime rivals decide to join together?
Google wants to store your stuff in its cloud
by
Molly Wood
Apr 25, 2012
Google Drive premieres, offering users five gigabytes or more of space for documents, pictures, videos, what-have-yous. Plus, learn this term: liquidmetal.
Is the newest cool kid on the block … Microsoft?
by
Molly Wood
Apr 20, 2012
The software graybeard may have a future in mobile after all.
Nokia's new Windows Phone: A legit contender?
by
Molly Wood
Apr 5, 2012
The Windows Phone platform is about to get a big boost from Nokia. The Finnish company is launching the Lumia 900, a smartphone that runs on Windows. Also, Google wants to put a computer in your glasses.
For public good, not for profit.
Ode to the 'Start button'
Feb 29, 2012
Microsoft's iconic workhorse is gone from the latest version of Windows.
An update on The Great Google Cookie Scare of 2012
by
Molly Wood
Feb 22, 2012
What you need to know about how Google may be following you around the web.