Microsoft and Yahoo! have launched a 10-year web-search deal to challenge market leader Google.
Microsoft says it will offer Windows users the choice to switch to a different web browser, in an attempt to appease European regulators.
Microsoft on Monday warned of a flawed software in Internet Explorer that hackers can exploit to take over some computers.
Microsoft is inventing a malady for which its web search site, Bing, is the only cure. That’s the premise of the -million, four-month ad campaign.
Described as a "decision engine", Bing is an attempt by Microsoft to gain popularity in the search market and wrestle back momentum from Google.
A nearly-final version of Windows 7 makes its debut on Tuesday, giving people a chance to tell Microsoft what they love or hate about the system.
Internet Explorer 8 is much snappier and far more secure than IE6 and IE7 and has some innovative features that are not available elsewhere.
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/ 25 February 2009
Internet giant has said it wants to join European investigation into accusations of anti-competitive behaviour by rival.
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/ 23 January 2009
Incumbent is likely to be the first emailing president as part of sweeping changes to the way the White House uses technology.
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/ 23 January 2009
Yahoo! said on Thursday it is freezing employee pay as it works to curtail costs and improve the pioneering Internet firm’s fortunes.
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/ 22 January 2009
Microsoft reported disappointing earnings on Thursday and plans to cut up to 5 000 jobs as US jobless claims rose more than expected.
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/ 15 January 2009
Microsoft didn’t endear itself to computer users with Vista, but can Windows 7 — now available in beta — replace XP in people’s affections?
The wall between televisions and computers is crumbling and internet pioneer Yahoo! is swinging a virtual hammer.
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/ 9 December 2008
MySpace is teaming up with internet search leader Google to extend MySpace’s reach and counter the expansion of their common rival, Facebook.
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/ 27 November 2008
The billionaire co-founder is seen as an obstacle to change and the lower share price may attract a new Microsoft bid, writes Bobbie Johnson.
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/ 29 October 2008
Microsoft on Tuesday gave the world a peek at a coming generation of software crafted to quell complaints about its Vista operating system.
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/ 22 October 2008
Chinese internet users have expressed fury at Microsoft’s launch of an anti-piracy tool targeting Chinese computer users.
Tertiary students will benefit from a new finance package aimed at giving them access to personal computers and Notebooks.
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/ 30 September 2008
Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said on Tuesday no company was immune to the global financial crisis.
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/ 20 September 2008
The internet got smarter this week with the release of a semantic map that teaches computers the meanings behind words.
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/ 17 September 2008
Hackers armed with laptop computers, camping tents and dreams of software glory invaded Yahoo! on the weekend.
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/ 4 September 2008
Google’s new web browser does much of what a browser needs to do these days, but falls short of Google’s goals.
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/ 2 September 2008
Microsoft has released a second test version of Internet Explorer 8, delivering a feature-complete upgrade to the popular web browser.
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/ 2 September 2008
A decision to dismiss appeals against the controversial fast-track approval of a Microsoft document format has provoked concern.
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/ 2 September 2008
Google is set to introduce on Tuesday a new web browser designed to handle more quickly video-rich or other complex web programs.
The head of Microsoft’s Windows and web operations is leaving the Seattle-based software empire.
Yahoo! announced on Monday it has reached an agreement with corporate raider Carl Icahn, ending his effort to oust the internet giant’s board.
Computer-industry heavyweights are hustling to fix a flaw in the foundation of the internet that would let hackers control traffic on the web.
Microsoft on Monday said it would be willing to reopen talks to buy all or part of Yahoo! — but only if a new Yahoo! board is elected.
The US Department of Justice has begun a formal investigation into competition concerns surrounding an advertising tie-up between Google and Yahoo!.
Steve Ballmer has been CEO at Microsoft for eight years, but he will finally get to move into the corner office vacated by Bill Gates.
Intel, the world’s biggest chipmaker business partner of Microsoft, has no immediate plans to roll out the Windows Vista operating system to all its employees.