It looks as though Microsoft is more than just dabbling with the idea of offering a subscription-based version of Microsoft Office. According to CNet in the next few days they will launch a limited Beta program of a project codenamed Albany. With it you would agree to pay a subscription that includes Microsoft Office Home and Student as well as the OneCare security suite. That way

Some of you may have experienced this before: you go to watch a video on YouTube only to get a message saying "This video is not available in your country." Unfortunately there are some videos that people in certain countries aren't able to watch because the person/company that added the video put geographical restrictions on it. With a very simple change in

As promised, Microsoft Surface is now available in five different AT&T retail stores including two stores in New York City, and one each in San Francisco, San Antonio, and Atlanta. We just got done viewing a video of the Surface Table in action, and it's actually really impressive. One of the first thoughts that came to mind was that it looked like something Apple would develop because it has a slick interface, it's intuitive,

Imagine sitting at a large round table over at AT&T trying to come up with ways to better your brand and service. Everyone is expressing their minds, and one individual says "how about we design a web browser?" There's a slight chuckle in the room, and then everyone begins looking at each other with a slightly puzzled look on their faces. Finally, someone says "Hell, I've got nothing better. Why not!"

That may not be

Early this week, Seattle P-I reported that Farecast, an airfare pricing comparison tool, had been acquired. At the time they said they didn't know who the buyer was, but the estimated price was $75 million. They were guessing that it was travel company Expedia, but as it turns out, it was actually Microsoft and the price was quite a bit higher than the $75 million they

It's been a month since Apple started distributing their Safari browser to Windows users with rather questionable practices. Anyone that had either QuickTime or iTunes installed would receive a prompt stating that there was a Safari "update" available, regardless of whether it had ever been installed on the machine. That didn't go over too well with the online community.

The thing that really irked me is that even if you unchecked the box next

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