Stories by Juan Carlos Perez

Microsoft urges customers to ditch XP, Office 2003

Microsoft has again painted a grim picture for customers who remain on Windows XP and Office 2003 after it ends support for the old OS and suite in early April, but it's unclear if the company is succeeding in its campaign to convince holdouts to upgrade.

Gmail hit by message delivery delay

Delays affected the delivery of messages to Gmail users Tuesday morning, days after key Google Web apps, including Docs and Drive, were hit by a bug lasting more than five hours.

LinkedIn beefs up profile visits analytics

LinkedIn has beefed up its profile-view analytics feature, revamping its interface, displaying more granular data and providing suggestions for improved visibility on the professional networking site.

Office for tablets: Microsoft's Godot

Apple launched the iPad four years ago, igniting a tablet frenzy that altered personal computing at home and at work, but Microsoft has yet to release an Office version for touchscreen devices.

Microsoft pushes ahead with Skype-Lync integration

Microsoft will demonstrate on Tuesday how Lync and Skype users will be able to communicate via video conferencing, the next stage of the integration between its enterprise unified communications server and its consumer IM and IP telephony network.

Microsoft zaps Skype IM bugs

Microsoft has fixed a variety of bugs that affected people's ability to use Skype's instant messaging feature across different devices.

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