Microsoft closed the gap between its Office Web Apps and Google Docs somewhat today by adding co-authoring to the free Word Web App, letting multiple users edit a document simultaneously in the Web ...

When Office 365 rolled out just a couple weeks ago, one of most obvious ways it was lacking in comparison to the rival Google Docs apps was that there was no way to collaborate in real-time on Word ...

Microsoft put the last piece of its online office suite puzzle in place Monday, officially launching its Web-based suite of Microsoft Office applications called Office Web Apps. However, the biggest ...

Catching up to a key part of Google Docs, Microsoft's Office 365 now lets people simultaneously edit the same online Word, Excel, or PowerPoint document. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to ...

Microsoft officially completed its rollout of Office 2010 on Tuesday by releasing its new productivity suite to retail stores, and ending the Office 2010 free beta testing program. One of the most ...

Microsoft today launched a limited beta test of its Office Web Apps, the company’s first public unveiling of its rival for Google’s Web applications. Dubbed a “technical preview” by Microsoft to ...

Office Web Apps is a good offering that enhances the Office ecosystem, which includes OneNote and SharePoint. It provides excellent collaboration features and you can get done pretty much everything ...

The tech giant adds a new feature to the web version of Microsoft Word allowing people to record and upload audio for transcription. Ian Sherr (he/him/his) grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, so he ...

Being able to create, edit, and share documents is a common need for many web applications in this digital age. Microsoft Word has come to define word processing software, and any web-based editor ...