Microsoft today disclosed that version nine of its Internet Explorer Web browser will have a beta release in September.

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Slides describing Microsoft's plans and ambitions for the Windows 8 hardware and software ecosystem have been leaked. In the documents, the company outlines its plans for performance improvements and a Windows Store for third-party software sales.

A new type of lens developed by researchers in Microsoft's Applied Sciences Group could help make glasses-free 3-D displays more practical.

Officially joining the browser-based productivity game, Microsoft late Monday released the browser-based versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. The Office Web Apps, as the programs are dubbed, are

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Microsoft is betting big on the cloud because it'll make more money, as well as help customers save, according to an executive.

Each new iteration of Microsoft software also marks a new chapter in the ongoing cat-and-mouse game between software counterfeiters and Microsoft's own enforcement team.

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Details of Windows Phone 7 and the development environment are coming to light at Microsoft's MIX10 Web developer conference.