At the MIX10 conference finally clarified the situation regarding the possibility of updating the operating system communicator HTC HD2 to Windows Phone 7 Series. Getting such rumors put "live" picture from the February Mobile World Congress, which has the HTC HD2 interface Windows Phone 7 Series on the screen. But the company itself and then Microsoft did hint that the possibility of a renewal will be considered, although no specific promises it gave.

One of the key issues concerning the new mobile operating system, Windows Phone 7 Series, is whether it supports multitasking. In other words, will the future users of communicators based on this software platform to use multiple applications simultaneously.

This week should be held a formal demonstration of the next version of the standard for many versions of Windows Internet Explorer browser 9.

Microsoft has officially acknowledged that issued last week, the security update for the editor of Excel spreadsheets contained an error. It leads to the fact that in the software menu for some users instead of the usual letters and the text is not in English.

It's no secret that the company Microsoft "looking askance" at employees who are using Communicator competitor - Apple iPhone. At one meeting is known for his emotional Steve Ballmer even pretended that tramples iPhone servant, which he, to his misfortune, just got out. However, the "forbidden apple" still continues to attract staff Microsoft. Edition Wall Street Journal quotes sources familiar: about 10 000 owners of iPhone have access to corporate e-mail Microsoft. It is approximately 10% of the total number of employees worldwide.

Agreeing with the criticism of the process of random mixing in the box, select Windows-default browser, Microsoft has changed the original algorithm.

The company Microsoft has updated the tools for game developers XNA Game Studio to version 4.0, which revealed some of the company's plans for further development of the brand Zune HD and confirmed rumors about the work on the Zune HD 2, reports ZDNet. In comparison with the XNA Game Studio 3.1, the new version added support for Windows Phone 7 Series, which is not surprising, given the company's desire to attract developers to the new platform. But it disappeared Support Zune HD.

In June, Microsoft plans to launch the next generation of Office productivity suite, which can be downloaded as a free beta version. Corporate clients will be able to get the package now May 12. When in early January, Microsoft announced the price for the American market, now the Redmond company also unveiled pricing for Europe.

Microsoft may release two models of cellular phones of its own design this spring. It is reported by RBC daily, with reference to the foreign media. Sources referred to different dates of possible occurrence of phones on the market - April, late spring or early summer of this year.

During the lecture, during the second day of the conference Professional Developer Conference (PDC) in Los Angeles, Microsoft has announced the fourth version of the Silverlight browser plug-ins. The first beta version of Silverlight have 4 you can download and test yourself. How informed Scott Guthrie, who is vice president at Microsoft NET Developer Platform team, technical progress in the new version takes place on three fields: handling the media, applications to business processes and changes in the functioning of Silverlight, so that it acted properly regardless of browser.