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/ 23 November 2009
Microsoft has held talks with News Corp over a possible plan for the software giant to pay the media company to remove its news websites from Google.
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/ 23 October 2009
The first thing you’ll notice about Windows 7 is that it looks like Vista. It also works like Vista, except for a very welcome graphics upgrade.
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/ 18 October 2009
Somewhere in your email inbox last week you may have received from an acquaintance an invitation to a "Windows 7 Launch Party".
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/ 27 September 2009
Bill Gates may have beaten Steve Jobs to combining computer power and paper notebook convenience in a single lightweight device.
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.