Microsoft, perhaps stung by its failure to buy online advertising giant DoubleClick in recent months, announced that it has bought European company ScreenTonic SA, a mobile advertising company.
- By Keith Ward
- May 04, 2007
Microsoft is said to be resuming its pursuit of search engine operator Yahoo, which will help it better compete with search leader Google.
- By The Associated Press
- May 04, 2007
One of the most ambitious aspects of the "$100 laptop" project for schoolchildren in developing countries is the machines' open-source software platform, designed to be intuitive for kids.
- By The Associated Press
- May 04, 2007
All seven updates will address critical issues, Microsoft said. Redmond lumped the bulletins into several groups, two of which affect Windows.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- May 04, 2007
BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. is introducing its third new model in less than a year, a mid-sized device geared toward consumers who might prefer a full keyboard for typing text rather than the abridged one on the popular Pearl.
- By The Associated Press
- May 03, 2007
Computer chips, it seems, work better if they're more like Swiss cheese than American cheese.
- By The Associated Press
- May 03, 2007
Visual
Basic guru Paul Vick revealed this week on his blog that the company is
working on a reboot of Visual Basic, dubbed at this stage VBx
- By Chris Kanaracus
- May 03, 2007
BizTalk R2 represents a change in thinking about RFID, or radio frequency identification, says Microsoft product manager.
- By Keith Ward
- May 03, 2007
Intel Corp. said Tuesday that it expects to cut more than 1,000 jobs at its Rio Rancho plant as the company ends production of an older silicon wafer technology.
- By The Associated Press
- May 02, 2007
IdentityMine has released a community technology preview, or CTP, of a toolset for Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) developers called "Blendables."
- By Keith Ward
- May 02, 2007
Formally announces availability of security suite for Microsoft clients
- By Keith Ward and Lee Pender
- May 02, 2007
Operators of a Web site that ranks and displays items based on recommendations from its users relented this week in allowing people to post information and links on breaking the locks on high-definition DVDs.
- By The Associated Press
- May 02, 2007
A new Microsoft program aims to pull those partners that influence sales of Microsoft software out of the shadow of the Large Account Resellers who close all the deals.
- By Scott Bekker
- May 01, 2007
A niche software company says it will rename one of its programs, admitting
defeat in a three-year effort to win money from Microsoft Corp. after it claimed
the name was too close to Excel.
- By The Associated Press
- May 01, 2007
As some Microsoft partners know all too well, a solid emergency-response plan can mean the difference between surviving or sinking when disaster strikes.
- By Fred Bayles
- May 01, 2007