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Digging into Windows Phone 7 (photos)

August 31, 2010 4:52am PDT

CNET's Ina Fried shows what she likes -- and doesn't like -- about Windows Phone 7, Microsoft's effort to get back into the phone game.

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A maiden visit to Maker Faire (photos)

May 24, 2010 1:00pm PDT

Here's a look at this year's Maker Faire, as seen through the eyes of a first-timer, CNET's Ina Fried.

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A day with the Kin (photos)

May 6, 2010 4:10am PDT

CNET's Ina Fried and Microsoft's new Kin spent 24 hours trying to get along, with mixed results. Here's a visual look.

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Behind the scenes with Bill Gates at MIT (photos)

April 21, 2010 10:00am PDT

As the college tour hits Boston, CNET's Ina Fried travels with the Microsoft chairman while he meets with students and faculty.

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Timing of the games: then and now

February 22, 2010 4:10am PST

CNET's Ina Fried has a look at the technology used to time and score the Winter Games, from analog stopwatches to the latest in high-tech sensors.

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The Olympics' 'mission control' (photos)

February 18, 2010 4:10am PST

CNET's Ina Fried gets a tour of the main technology center for the Vancouver Games.

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Take a look inside a Microsoft data center

November 3, 2009 3:12pm PST

CNET's Ina Fried recently toured the new Microsoft data center in Chicago. In this video, she talks to two of the designers of the massive facility.

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Peering inside Microsoft's giant data center

November 3, 2009 5:14am PST

CNET's Ina Fried speaks to two of the designers of Microsoft's just-opened data center in Chicago.

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Photos: Inside a Microsoft data center

November 2, 2009 4:10am PST

CNET News' Ina Fried tours Microsoft's massive new Chicago-area data center during recent grand opening event.

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Exclusive hands-on with Project Natal

August 7, 2009 8:39am PDT

CNET News' Ina Fried got a chance to try out Microsoft's motion-sensing video game technology and talk to some of the folks who are aiming to help Microsoft transform the Xbox 360.

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Video: Microsoft security exec Scott Charney talks about the latest threats

April 28, 2009 7:39am PDT

In an interview, Microsoft security executive Scott Charney tells CNET News' Ina Fried about the latest threats as well as new ways that Microsoft is trying to thwart the hackers.

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Microsoft: Internet both safer and more dangerous

April 21, 2009 4:28pm PDT

In an interview, Microsoft security executive Scott Charney tells CNET News' Ina Fried about the latest threats as well as new ways that Microsoft is trying to thwart the hackers.

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Images: A virtual look at Windows 7

January 29, 2009 2:00pm PST

CNET News' Ina Fried installed the beta operating system on her iMac using VMware. Here's how it looked.

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Ballmer on Windows 7, economy, Google

January 9, 2009 12:32pm PST

In an interview, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer tells CNET News' Ina Fried that the downturn is going to have ripple effects throughout the tech economy.

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Daily Debrief: Microsoft's Muglia, soup to nuts

December 11, 2008 9:10am PST

On the CNET News Daily Debrief, Ina Fried chats with Bob Muglia, one of Microsoft's senior executives, about Windows Azure, and what's in store for the cloud and beyond.

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Ozzie paints Windows Azure

October 30, 2008 11:01am PDT

Chief software architect Ray Ozzie talksd with CNET News' Ina Fried about Microsoft's OS for the cloud.

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Photos: Searching for Zune-friendly Wi-Fi

September 22, 2008 7:34am PDT

Reporter Ina Fried scours the city of San Francisco to see how easy it is to find Wi-Fi networks Microsoft's Zune can access.

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Up close with one-to-one computing

August 29, 2008 9:32am PDT

CNET News' Ina Fried traveled to Campinas, Brazil, to explore the Bradesco Foundation school, home to one of Latin America's largest one-to-one computing projects.

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The Borders of Computing

August 26, 2008 8:28am PDT

Exploring the Borders of Computing CNET News' Ina Fried sits down with Kara Tsuboi to discuss her special report on computing in Latin America.

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Microsoft launches 3-D photo viewer Photosynth

August 21, 2008 10:32am PDT

Microsoft Live Labs' latest project is actually an old one with a new twist. Photosynth lets you stitch together an entire roll of photos into dazzling 3-D environments. CNET.com's Ina Fried sits...