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Windows 7 Gets Its Big Day

It's October 22,2009. It's Windows 7 Day! You can bet that many a PC user can barely contain their excitement about the opportunity to upgrade from XP and consign Vista to history's dustbin. Microsoft's got a suite of events and ...READ»

Microsoft Phone and Tablet En Route: Riding Apple's Coattails?

We've covered bits and bobs about Microsoft's "Project Pink" Zune smartphone before, but the device since disappeared from the news. It's back again, matched with exciting rumors of an MS Tablet PC. Doesn't this all sound familiar?READ»

Binghoo Update: Has the Marriage Been Called Off?

We thought it was a done deal: Yahoo and Microsoft were cosying up together, with Bing superceding Yahoo's own search engine. Now there's news Yahoo may let users choose which engine runs on their pages. What's going on?This data has ...READ»

Sony Exec Confirms PS3 Motion Control in Spring

Sony's Computer Entertainment head Kazuo Hirai has been speaking to the media about his company's gaming plans, and one little nugget slipped out: The PS3 Motion Controller is due next year. Is Xbox 360 beginning to lose to the ...READ»

Yahoo, Microsoft Deal Gives Bing a Google-Rivaling Turbo Boost

After years of foreplay, Microsoft and Yahoo have made it official: They're cozying up in bed together. The major beneficiary will be Bing--it'll usurp Yahoo search, boosting its Google rivalry power. We've been hearing dribs and ...READ»

Who Are the CEOs of Hogwarts?

Scrape away all the wizardry, and the Harry Potter films are about a company that unites behind a leader to defeat its foes. Which got us thinking about the real world wizards of finance and technology. In short, who in the business world is equivalent to our heroes and who deserves the title of He Who Must Not Be Named?READ»

Cannes, Day Three: Steve Ballmer, Media Visionary?

The man of the year named by the world's biggest advertising awards.READ»

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Microsoft's Bing Search Arrives Early, and Impresses

When Steve Ballmer unveiled Microsoft's Bing search service last week, he said it was due June 3. But Bing has already gone live, and we took it for a test drive. Is it a threat to Google?READ»

Microsoft's Bing Unveiled, with Sound Effects and a 'Decision Engine'

We heard rumors the other day, and Steve Ballmer officially revealed the existence of Microsoft's new search engine, Bing, during the D7 conference. The name was carefully chosen to help with the branding--it helps to have a ...READ»

Career Advice from Gary Flake, Director of Live Labs at Microsoft

Gary Flake joined Microsoft as a technical fellow in 2005 and promptly founded Live Labs, which is focused on creating innovative Internet applications such as Photosynth. Prior to Microsoft, he founded and ran Yahoo! Research Labs and worked as the chief scientist at Overture.READ»

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Microsoft Unleashes Windows 7 Beta As Free Download

As part of his CES keynote speech yesterday, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer surprised the crowd by announcing that Windows 7 is now available as a Beta test version for free download. MSDN and TechNet subscribers can get it ...READ»

Macworld Vs. CES

To the dismay of technophiles, 2009's Apple Macworld Expo and the International Consumer Electronics Show yet again take place at the same time. So where's a geek to go? To both, if you're truly dedicated. Here's a primer on the pair.READ»

Tech Watch: Ballmer Says Microsoft Should Buy Yahoo; New Dell Desktops; Kill Switch on Google's Phone

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer suggested that his company may buy Yahoo. Yahoo's stock rose with the speculation.READ»

Steve Ballmer’s Cloud Computing Ambitions for Microsoft

Inside Steve Ballmer’s push into Web services.READ»

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Microsoft’s Leader in Web Apps: Meet Dr. Flakenstein

Strange things are going on in the lab of Gary Flake. Flake started Microsoft's Live Labs, a rapid-development Web team that exists outside of any specific product group in the company. His team is looking to bring innovative Web applications to the public (you can thank him for Photosynth). Can he make Microsoft come alive? READ»

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