Microsoft has been helping Adobe develop a sandbox similar to the Protected View in Office 2010. Adobe Reader Protected Mode, a sandboxing technology based on Microsoft's Practical Windows Sandboxing ...

Although Microsoft invested $300 million in a Barnes & Noble spin-off on Monday, this isn’t the first time Microsoft played the e-book game. Typical for the company, it often has great ideas, but it ...

This story was written by Joseph Tartakoff. We’ve heard a lot lately about companies piling into the e-reader business. One company that’s not: Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT). Entertainment and Devices ...

Newfangled electronic book readers, such as the RCA REB1100, have been popping up lately on the market--all trying to become the next digital fad. But for owners of Pocket PC devices, there is a cheap ...

Ahead of next week's ISTE EdTech conference in Philadelphia, Microsoft is unveiling some new features in its education-focused tools. Among the products getting updates are its Immersive Reader ...

It looks like the Nook Windows 8 app may be superseded by a Microsoft reading app. But the planned Nook Windows Phone app is seemingly tabled. Mary Jo Foley Mary Jo Foley has covered the tech industry ...

Software giant to discontinue downloads for the pioneering app, which launched well before the popularity of e-book reader devices. Steven Musil is a senior news editor at CNET News. He's been hooked ...