Google has acquired Upstartle, the Silicon Valley-based maker of online word processor Writely. It gives Google yet another tool in its kit of applications to take on Microsoft — and brush aside its ...

It is a simple, distraction-free word processor that supports Rich Text and smart quotes. The application has been designed solely for text, but accommodates a toolbar, hidden from the general view to ...

Writer online word processor, with a look mimicking DOS-based text editors running on a green-phosphor display, makes it easy to create and return to a text file, with no sign-in. Dennis O'Reilly ...

Windows offers “WordPad” as the default rich editor. It works, but then it’s limited. I am sure there are many processors available, but what makes Jarte interesting is that it is based on the same ...

Microsoft’s titan of a word processor is used almost everywhere by almost everyone, but what if you don’t want to spend seven bucks a month? Here are our favorite alternatives to Word. They’re all ...

Microsoft Word is a great application that comes as part of the Microsoft Office suite. The application can create many documents, from simple letters and reports to more complex projects, including ...

Artwork: Chip Taylor 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.

Adobe has acquired Virtual Ubiquity, the maker of Buzzword, an online word processor that offers features like those of desktop competitor like Microsoft Word. (Announcement here.) Terms of the deal ...

When it comes to word processing, most people—and most businesses—still think of Microsoft Word. Whether it's a résumé or an essay, it's most likely to come as a .docx file, the universally recognized ...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Adobe Systems Inc plans to acquire Virtual Ubiquity, makers of Buzzword, an innovative word processor, in a surprise move that competes with Microsoft Corp and Google Inc .

If you primarily use your computer for writing, Google Docs might be your word processor of choice. It's free, simple, and ...