Microsoft took its Office software into the Internet “cloud” on Tuesday, moving the suite of popular business tools online amid budding competition from Google’s Web-based products. Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer presided over an event here for the global launch of Office 365, which the US software giant released in beta, or test, mode in [...]

MOVE FAST AND BREAK THINGS. DONE IS BETTER THAN PERFECT. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WEREN’T AFRAID? These bold-lettered signs are all over Facebook’s Palo Alto, CA headquarters, and they’re a perfect crash course on the culture here. Relentless experimentation (“hacking,” as it’s proudly called) is the heart of the company: come up with [...]

This week’s App Smart column highlights a few good book apps that might prompt your children to spend more time reading this summer. For children who are just learning to read, though, The Going to Bed Book for iPad ($2) is a hands-down winner. App Smart Extra More from Bob Tedeschi, the App Smart columnist. [...]