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China is cracking down on what it considers to be vulgar websites across the internet, chiding sites like Google and MSN for not cleaning up their sites.

Verizon Communications Inc. selected Microsoft Corp. as its partner to provide Internet services to customers concluding months of speculation.

Liskula Cohen, 36, is going to court in an attempt to identify a blogger who wrote negative comment about her using Google's Blogger.com services.

Vogue model Liskula Cohen is suing Google with a defamation suit over a blog post hosted by the search engine that describes her as a skank and and old hag, reported the New York Daily News.

Bill Gates said a teary goodbye on Friday to Microsoft Corp, the software maker he built into the world's most valuable technology company based on the ambitious goal of placing a computer on every desk and in every home.

Yahoo rejected a $40 per share offer from Microsoft in January 2007 and refused to negotiate in good faith, plaintiffs said in a shareholder lawsuit unsealed on Monday.

Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Jerry Yang said on Wednesday a potential deal with Microsoft has tremendous power, but the software giant appears no longer interested in a full merger.

Software giant Microsoft Corp is discussing ideas for partnerships with Internet portal Yahoo but it is not interested in an acquisition, Yahoo's chief executive said.

Google claims that Viacom's $1 billion copyright infringement suit against the You Tube video service threatens legitimate communication across the Internet.

U.S. stocks recovered earlier gains as lower crude oil prices dragged energy companies shares down, while lifting airlines and bleak data showed a mixed picture of the housing sector.

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Salesforce.com Inc.'s said late Wednesday its first-quarter net income rose sharply and raised full-year forecasts, citing increased revenue.

Google Inc. officially launched its Google Health on Monday which offers the general public electronic access to their PHRs (personal health records) and other health-related information.

Microsoft and Yahoo are in talks for a less ambitious partnership, but neither side is discounting the possibility of another Microsoft takeover attempt of the Internet portal.

It is clear to me that the board of directors of Yahoo has acted irrationally and lost the faith of shareholders and Microsoft. It is quite obvious that Microsoft's bid of $33 per share is a superior alternative to Yahoo's prospects on a standalone basis. I am perplexed by the board's actions.

Software giant Microsoft Corp launched a new online service in 20 countries on Tuesday that allow users to watch video clips at the same time as a network of friends while chatting via Windows Live Messenger.

Google Inc, in talks with Internet portal Yahoo Inc, is hoping that it can strike an advertising deal, according to a report.

Microsoft's bankers approached Facebook about a takeover of the social networking site, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Sprint Nextel and Clearwire said it will combine their wireless broadband units to build nationwide wireless network to provide high-speed Internet connections for laptops and cellphones.

Microsoft's failure to acquire Yahoo increased pressure on its executive to find better ways of catching up with Google Inc., which is currently leading the Internet advertisement business.

Microsoft Corp. abandoned its three-month-old bid to buy internet firm Yahoo on Saturday, after the two sides failed to agree on an acceptable sale price.

Technology sector stocks fell on Friday despite a strong gain from Yahoo as shares of Sun Microsystems and Netsuite sank.

Microsoft Corp. intensified talks with Yahoo Inc. as it may raise its original $31-a-share Friday in a last-minute effort to reach a friendly agreement, according to media reports.

Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer outlined his options for moving forward with a Yahoo bid on Thursday and said an announcement would come very soon.

Microsoft's board of directors did not reach a final decision at a Wednesday meeting about what steps it should take in its bid for Yahoo, according to a report.

Google added another feature, the Street View, to its Google Maps driving directions, allowing drivers to better understand the streets and intersections as they follow directions on the map.

Microsoft's plan of buying Yahoo is still in suspense after the deadline of Saturday that the software maker had made for Yahoo, passed without the Internet giant accepting the take-over.

Google confirmed Morgan Stanley's director as its new chief information officer (CIO).

CNET Networks and Yahoo announced a partnership on Friday that will allow CNET to provide content to Yahoo sites and cross-sell advertising.