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Microsoft reimagined: The 10 most momentous moments of Satya Nadella's first year as CEO

The Microsoft of today is not the same as the Microsoft as yesterday, and Satya Nadella's appointment as CEO was the catalyst.

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Satya Nadella at one year: Grading Microsoft's CEO

Nadella's first year at the Microsoft helm has brought both stunning successes and surprising lapses

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Cortana on the PC: Can we talk?

While Cortana on PCs and tablets goes beyond what Google Now and Siri on smartphones can offer, it isn't clear how popular, valuable or successful Cortana on PCs and tablets will be with customers.

The essential guide to making the most of Office for iPad

Secrets of Office for iPad masters

Tips, tricks, tweaks, and twerks for Office gurus looking to make the most of the iPad variant

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Windows 7 and Windows XP show no signs of dying

While Microsoft's Windows 8.1 OS showed modest gains for January, the market share of both Windows 7 and Windows XP show no signs of dying off anytime soon.

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Firefox deal continues to swing U.S. search toward Yahoo

Google's share of the U.S. search market fell again in January, apparent fallout from last year's move by Firefox to dump Google as the browser's default.

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Office Online vs. Office 365: What’s free, what’s not, and what you really need

Free Office Online is a great deal, but paying for an Office 365 subscription gives you some hard-to-beat perks. We’ll help you decide which way to go.

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5 affordable hardware upgrades for a more efficient new year

Jazz up your system's storage, memory, networking and display without breaking the bank with CIO.com’s desktop PC upgrade guide.

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Amazon said to launch enterprise email service

WorkMail will focus on ease of use and security and will compete against offerings from Microsoft and Google

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Windows 10 deep-dive review: Finally, a unified operating system

The January 2015 technical preview of Microsoft's upcoming Windows 10 OS offers a more natural interface, a cool digital assistant and lots of potential.

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Windows 10: The best tips, tricks, and tweaks

Windows 10 may still be in beta, but it already has some fun and handy, hidden new features worth exploring. Check 'em out here.

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DirectX 12 just sneaked into Windows 10, but you can't use it yet

It's official: DirectX 12 is here, though it's not very handy in its current form.

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5 things we love, hate about the ASUS X205 notebook

The ASUS X205 is a Windows 8.1 notebook designed to halt the encroachment of Chromebooks into the low-end Windows notebook market.

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After being dumped by Firefox, Google wants users back

After Google's share of the U.S. search market slipped in December, the company has been trying to entice Firefox users back to the fold.

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Microsoft touts two next-gen Office editions for Windows

Microsoft set a loose release date for its next iteration of Office on the desktop and announced that the long-awaited touch-enabled Windows apps will launch around the same time.

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Windows 10 for phones: A change in name, but not in core features

The most important change may be the name: Windows Phone has vanished in favor of Windows 10. But aside from some iterative changes to apps, change does not seem to be a-coming.

Windows 10 to be free upgrade for many during its first year

Microsoft made the announcement at an event being held in Redmond to pitch the upcoming OS to consumers

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Windows 10's new features: Cortana on the PC, a new 'Spartan' browser, and more

Microsoft showed off new, consumer-focused features for Windows 10.

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