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Microsoft is integrating messages from prominent users of Twitter, ...

(AFP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:37:00 GMT

(AFP) - Microsoft is integrating messages from prominent users of Twitter, the hot micro-blogging service, into the results generated by its new Internet search engine Bing. Photo:/AFP

New search engine Bing helped Microsoft increase its share of ...

(AFP) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:03:00 GMT

(AFP) - New search engine Bing helped Microsoft increase its share of the search market in the United States in June but, still lags behind Yahoo! and Google, a Web analytics firm reported Wednesday. Photo:Arko Datta/AFP

Microsoft's search engine 'bing' is pictured in this handout ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:17:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Microsoft's search engine 'bing' is pictured in this handout photograph released on May 28, 2009. REUTERS/Microsoft/Handout

A sign hangs at the Microsoft booth at the annual Consumer Electronics ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:34:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A sign hangs at the Microsoft booth at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada January 9, 2009. REUTERS/Rick Wilking

Microsoft Corporation CEO Steve Ballmer (L) speaks to John Chambers, ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:41:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Microsoft Corporation CEO Steve Ballmer (L) speaks to John Chambers, Chairman and CEO of Cisco Systems, during a panel discussion in New York August 20, 2007. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

Guests play the Xbox 360 during a preview party at Quixote Studios ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:35:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Guests play the Xbox 360 during a preview party at Quixote Studios in Los Angeles May 15, 2007. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

This undated handout image courtesy of Microsoft, shows a screenshot ...

(AFP) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:15:00 GMT

(AFP) - This undated handout image courtesy of Microsoft, shows a screenshot of a desktop background for Microsoft Windows 7. Microsoft on Thursday announced prices for Windows 7 and offered free upgrades to buyers of personal computers before the new operating system hits the stores in October. Photo:/AFP

The logo for Microsoft at their office in Herndon, Virginia. ...

(AFP) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:16:00 GMT

(AFP) - The logo for Microsoft at their office in Herndon, Virginia. US software giant Microsoft and French advertising group Publicis have joined forces to boost their clout in the online ad market, announcing they had signed a global strategic partnership on Thursday. Photo:Paul J. Richards/AFP

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer delivers a speech during a session ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:51:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer delivers a speech during a session at the International Advertising Festival, Cannes Lions 2009, in Cannes southern France, June 24, 2009. REUTERS/Alain Issok

Visitors check out offerings at the stand of software giant ...

(AFP) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:52:00 GMT

(AFP) - Visitors check out offerings at the stand of software giant Microsoft at the world's biggest high-tech fair, the CeBIT, in March 2009 in Hanover. US software giant Microsoft launched a free online home energy monitoring tool on Wednesday that allows consumers to gauge their usage and reduce consumption. Photo:Nigel Treblin/AFP

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer delivers a speech during a session ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:55:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer delivers a speech during a session at the International Advertising Festival, Cannes Lions 2009, in Cannes southern France, June 24, 2009. REUTERS/Alain Issok (FRANCE BUSINESS SCI TECH)

A man walks by the logo of Microsoft in a shop of Brussels September ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:32:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A man walks by the logo of Microsoft in a shop of Brussels September 17, 2007. REUTERS/Sebastien Pirlet

Scott Howe, Microsoft Corporate Vice President, Advertiser and ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:19:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Scott Howe, Microsoft Corporate Vice President, Advertiser and Publisher Solutions Group, poses for photographers during the Cannes Lions 2009 International Advertising Festival June 24, 2009. REUTERS/Alain Issok (FRANCE BUSINESS SCI TECH)

Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (R) shakes hands with ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:09:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (R) shakes hands with Microsoft founder Bill Gates during a meeting at Chigi Palace in Rome June 23, 2009. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi (ITALY POLITICS SCI TECH BUSINESS)

Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (R) meets with Microsoft ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:05:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (R) meets with Microsoft founder Bill Gates at Chigi Palace in Rome June 23, 2009. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi (ITALY POLITICS BUSINESS SCI TECH)

Microsoft has announced it will soon release free anti-virus ...

(AFP) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:27:00 GMT

(AFP) - Microsoft has announced it will soon release free anti-virus software so people on tight budgets won't skimp on protecting their computers from hackers. Photo:Paul J. Richards/AFP

Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer speaks during ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:42:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer speaks during a luncheon and conference on technology and innovation in Madrid April 25, 2008. REUTERS/Susana Vera

Microsoft Corp. CEO Steven Ballmer takes part in the 'Technology ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:38:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. CEO Steven Ballmer takes part in the 'Technology General Session' of the National Summit at the Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan June 17, 2009. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook

Microsoft corp. CEO Steven Ballmer takes part in the 'Technology ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:28:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Microsoft corp. CEO Steven Ballmer takes part in the 'Technology General Session' of the National Summit at the Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan June 17, 2009. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES BUSINESS SCI TECH IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Steve Ballmer, Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft Corporation, ...

(AFP) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:47:00 GMT

(AFP) - Steve Ballmer, Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft Corporation, sits on the panel at a Technology Town Hall at the National Summit in Detroit, Michigan. Ballmer downplayed expectations for the success of the newly launched Bing search engine, but said the company was committed to challenge Google over the long-term. Photo:Bill Pugliano/AFP

The reception area at Google's offices in Washington, DC. Microsoft ...

(AFP) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:47:00 GMT

(AFP) - The reception area at Google's offices in Washington, DC. Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer downplayed expectations for the success of the newly launched Bing search engine, but said the company was committed to challenge Google over the long-term. Photo:Brendan Hoffman/AFP

Microsoft Corp. CEO Steven Ballmer takes part in the 'Technology ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:33:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. CEO Steven Ballmer takes part in the 'Technology General Session' at the National Summit at the Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan June 17, 2009. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

The logo for Microsoft at their office in Herndon, Virginia. ...

(AFP) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:12:00 GMT

(AFP) - The logo for Microsoft at their office in Herndon, Virginia. Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer on Wednesday downplayed expectations for the success of the newly-launched Bing browser, but said the company was committed to challenge Google over the long-term. Photo:Paul J. Richards/AFP

Steve Ballmer, Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft Corporation, ...

(AFP) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:12:00 GMT

(AFP) - Steve Ballmer, Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft Corporation, sits on the panel at a Technology Town Hall at the National Summit in Detroit, Michigan. Ballmer on Wednesday downplayed expectations for the success of the newly launched Bing search engine, but said the company was committed to challenge Google over the long-term. Photo:Bill Pugliano/AFP

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer gestures during the inauguration ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:20:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer gestures during the inauguration of Microsoft Tech.Ed India 2009 in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad May 13, 2009. REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder

Showgoers check the offerings at the Microsoft booth at the ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:34:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Showgoers check the offerings at the Microsoft booth at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada January 9, 2009. REUTERS/Rick Wilking

Microsoft Corp. Corporate Vice President Robert Youngjohns takes ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:32:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. Corporate Vice President Robert Youngjohns takes part in a panel discussion on 'Technology Innovation Drives Education Solutions' during The National Summit at the Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan June 16, 2009. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES EDUCATION BUSINESS SCI TECH)

Belgium's King Albert II (2nd R) watches a Microsoft Surface ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:12:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Belgium's King Albert II (2nd R) watches a Microsoft Surface Touch screen computer with French-speaking socialist party (PS) President Elio Di Rupo (L) as they visit the Microsoft Innovation Center in Mons June 16, 2009. REUTERS/Thierry Roge (BELGIUM POLITICS ROYALS BUSINESS)

A man tries out the touch features of the new Windows 7 operating ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:15:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A man tries out the touch features of the new Windows 7 operating system at the Microsoft booth at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 9, 2009. REUTERS/Rick Wilking

A placard for Microsoft's Windows 7 system at the Computex 2009 ...

(AFP) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:25:00 GMT

(AFP) - A placard for Microsoft's Windows 7 system at the Computex 2009 trade fair in Taipei June 2. Microsoft said that regulatory wrangling has prompted it to strip Internet Explorer Web browsers from copies of its Windows 7 operating system to be sold in Europe. Photo:Sam Yeh/AFP

A hostess presents a netbook with the new Windows 7 version ...

(AFP) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:25:00 GMT

(AFP) - A hostess presents a netbook with the new Windows 7 version at the CeBIT high-tech fair Hanover, central Germany in March. Microsoft said regulatory wrangling has prompted it to strip Internet Explorer Web browsers from copies of its Windows 7 operating system to be sold in Europe Photo:Nigel Treblin/AFP

Microsoft's security chief Scott Charney in a photo courtesy ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:12:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Microsoft's security chief Scott Charney in a photo courtesy of the company. REUTERS/Handout

Microsoft founder Bill Gates gestures during a news conference ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:39:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Microsoft founder Bill Gates gestures during a news conference at the launch of the 2009 DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa) Report in London June 11, 2009. The report, issued by ONE International, reviews progress against the promises made to Africa four years after the 2005 Gleneagles Summit. REUTERS/Tim Anderson/Handout (BRITAIN POLITICS BUSINESS SOCIETY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES

Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa (L) and Microsoft founder ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:25:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa (L) and Microsoft founder Bill Gates arrive for a news conference at the launch of the 2009 DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa) Report in London June 11, 2009. The report, issued by ONE International, reviews progress against the promises made to Africa four years after the 2005 Gleneagles Summit. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth (BRITAIN)

Microsoft founder Gates attends a news conference at the launch ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:20:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Microsoft founder Gates attends a news conference at the launch of the 2009 DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa) Report in London June 11, 2009. The report, issued by ONE International, reviews progress against the promises made to Africa four years after the 2005 Gleneagles Summit. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth (BRITAIN)

Microsoft head Bill Gates in Seoul. A South Korean court ruled ...

(AFP) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:22:00 GMT

(AFP) - Microsoft head Bill Gates in Seoul. A South Korean court ruled US software giant Microsoft breached fair competition rules but dismissed suits seeking compensation. Photo:Jung Yeon-Je/AFP

Visitors watch a presentation about cloud computing at the IBM ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:23:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Visitors watch a presentation about cloud computing at the IBM booth at the CeBIT computer fair in Hanover March 3, 2009. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

A Microsoft sign sits on their campus in January 2009 in Redmond, ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:05:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Microsoft sign sits on their campus in January 2009 in Redmond, Washington. Microsoft said a Chinese rule that personal computers sold in the country include Web filtering software raises issues of freedom of expression, privacy, and security which 'need to be properly addressed.' Photo:Robert Giroux/AFP

Microsoft founder Bill Gates (L) and former tennis player Martina ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:41:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Microsoft founder Bill Gates (L) and former tennis player Martina Navratilova watch the men's double final between Leander Paes of India and Lukas Dlouhy of the Czech Republic against Wesley Moodie of South Africa and Dick Norman of Belgium at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris June 6, 2009. Navratilova is the former double mixed partner of Leander Paes of India. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE SPORT TENNIS SCI TECH)

Microsoft founder Bill Gates watches the women's final between ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:01:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Microsoft founder Bill Gates watches the women's final between Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia and her compatriot Dinara Safina at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris June 6, 2009. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE SPORT TENNIS BUSINESS)

Microsoft founder Bill Gates watches the women's final between ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 14:07:00 GMT

Microsoft Corp's Windows XP software products are displayed ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:33:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's Windows XP software products are displayed at a shop in Seoul November 8, 2004. REUTERS/You Sung-Ho

A man demonstrates how to play Activision's game Tony Hawk: ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:26:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A man demonstrates how to play Activision's game Tony Hawk: Ride on on a Microsoft Xbox 360 using a motion sensing skateboard-like device during the Electronic Entertainment Expo or E3 in Los Angeles, June 3, 2009. The convention runs June 2-4. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok (UNITED STATES BUSINESS)

An Xbox Live dashboard on an Xbox 360 console is shown with ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:08:00 GMT

(Reuters) - An Xbox Live dashboard on an Xbox 360 console is shown with the ability to communicate with others via Twitter during the Electronic Entertainment Expo or E3 in Los Angeles, June 3, 2009. The convention runs June 2-4. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok (UNITED STATES BUSINESS)

A Project Natal sensor for the XBOX 360 is shown. The sensor ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:48:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - A Project Natal sensor for the XBOX 360 is shown. The sensor tracks a player's full body movement while responding to commands, directions and a shift of emotion in voice without the need for a controller. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Microsoft)

A searchlight beam displays the name of Microsoft Corp.'s new ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:30:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A searchlight beam displays the name of Microsoft Corp.'s new search engine 'Bing' at the Seattle Space Needle June 2, 2009. Microsoft Corp has revamped its search engine to counter the dominance of Google Inc in the Web search and related advertising business. The world's largest software company, which is still in talks with Yahoo Inc over a potential partnership, has long been determined to play a major role in the lucrative Web search market after watching upstart Google take a stranglehold. REUTERS/Robert Sorbo/Microsoft/Handout (UNITED STATES SCI TECH BUSINESS) NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

A worker wearing special 3D glasses tries playing a game on ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:04:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A worker wearing special 3D glasses tries playing a game on a computer enabled with the Microsoft Windows 7 platform during the 2009 Computex exhibition in Taipei June 2, 2009. REUTERS/Nicky Loh

Levi James Montes plays the video game 'Halo 3 ODST' made by ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:30:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Levi James Montes plays the video game 'Halo 3 ODST' made by Microsoft at the E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, June 2, 2009. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT)

Brett Maryott plays the video game 'Halo 3 ODST', made by Microsoft, ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:27:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Brett Maryott plays the video game 'Halo 3 ODST', made by Microsoft, at the E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, June 2, 2009. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS)

Twitter is added to XBox Live online community at Microsoft's ...

(AFP) — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:50:00 GMT

(AFP) - Twitter is added to XBox Live online community at Microsoft's XBox 360 media briefing to open the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles, California. The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) is a three-day event dedicated to the gaming industry. Photo:Kevork Djansezian/AFP