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Word 2013 features detailed by Microsoft

John Callaham — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 07:03:22 +0100

Microsoft talks more about the new and improved features it is putting into Word 2013, which is part of Microsoft's upcoming Office 2013 productivity suite of software. Read more...

Office 2013 reading features in Word detailed

John Callaham — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 22:35:47 +0100

A new post on the Office Next blog talks about how Microsoft has added new reading features in the new Word version included in the Office 2013 software productivity suite. Read more...

More Microsoft Office 2013 logos leaked

John Callaham — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 18:32:02 +0100

More logos from the upcoming Microsoft Office 2013 have found their way to the Internet, showing off the new logo designs for Microsoft Word and Microsoft PowerPoint. Read more...

Microsoft loses second i4i patent appeal

Benjamin Rubenstein — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:54:01 +0000

According to BBC News, Microsoft has lost its second appeal to overrule the $240 million dollar fine imposed by a US court for copyright infringement. The initial ruling dictated that Microsoft pay up, as well... Read more...

Microsoft Word Zero-Day Attack Discovered

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 09:36:32 +0000

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Microsoft's security response team has launched an investigation into reports of a zero-day attack against a previously unknown vulnerability affecting its ever-present Microsoft Word program. The Redmond, Wash.-based software maker said it's aware of "very... Read more...

Microsoft Word Document Parsing Buffer Overflow

malebolgia — Thu, 07 Oct 2004 22:12:57 +0100

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HexView has discovered a vulnerability in Microsoft Word, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise a user's system. The vulnerability is caused due to an... Read more...

20th Birthday to Microsoft Word and Excel for Mac

Mr magoo — Thu, 08 Jan 2004 23:53:33 +0000

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Did you know that Microsoft are the longest standing developer group for mac products outside of apple? How ironic! " In 1984, Microsoft's then-CEO Bill Gates was quoted as saying, "the Mac is... Read more...

Password protection in Microsoft Word criticized

malebolgia — Thu, 08 Jan 2004 17:48:41 +0000

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Microsoft Word documents that use the software's built-in password protection to avoid unauthorized editing can easily be modified using a relatively simple hack that was recently published on a security Web site. ... Read more...