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EU regulators are seeking market views on whether a Microsoft Corp plan to use Yahoo Inc's search technology would help the U.S. software firm compete against dominant search engine Google Inc.

Microsoft Corp on Thursday released a patch to protect users of its Internet Explorer browser from attacks similar to those directed at Google Inc's operations in China last week.

Microsoft Corp said it will issue a patch to fix the old version of its Internet Explorer browser that allowed recent attacks on Google Inc's network in China.

Congress should enact a law laying the groundwork for protecting consumers who use the Internet cloud to store data before states come in with an unwieldy patchwork of conflicting legislation, said Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith on Wednesday.

The amount of time youngsters are spending on the web has ballooned to proportions that exceed the average adults full working week, according to a new study.

Microsoft Corp said it will issue a patch to fix the old version of its Internet Explorer browser that allowed recent attacks on Google Inc's network in China.

Apple Inc is talking with Microsoft Corp about making it the default search engine provider for the iPhone, replacing Google Inc, BusinessWeek reported on Wednesday.

Apple Inc is talking to Microsoft Corp about stepping in as the default search engine on the iPhone, replacing Google Inc , according to report on Bloomberg's web site.

Microsoft announced that it will issue a n emergency path for its Internet Explorer browser that will close up a security hole hackers used to exploit a number of US technology companies.

The International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) announced on Tuesday its fourth-quarter earnings of 2009.

The European Commission has set a provisional deadline of Feb. 19 to decide whether to clear a bid by Microsoft to acquire control of Yahoo Inc's search engine business.

Yahoo Inc knew it had been a target to sophisticated Chinese cyber attacks on U.S. corporations before Google alerted the company to them, a source familiar with the matter said, but chose to remain silent after its bigger rival went public.

Microsoft Corp has no plans to pull out of China, its chief executive said on Thursday, playing down concerns about recent cyber-attacks and censorship raised by rival Google Inc.

Intel Corp's fourth-quarter results roared past Wall Street forecasts and it gave a bullish margin outlook on higher prices and firm demand for server chips, reinforcing hopes for a strong recovery in technology.

Recent sophisticated cyber attacks on Google Inc and other businesses exploited a previously unknown flaw in Microsoft Corp's Internet Explorer browser.

Intel Corp's fourth-quarter revenue and margin outlook handily beat Wall Street's expectations, helped by better pricing and demand for server chips, underscoring hopes for a 2010 tech sector recovery and sending the stock rising.

Technology shares drove Wall Street higher on Thursday on bets ahead of Intel's quarterly results that business spending will bolster profits in the sector.

Microsoft Corp and Hewlett-Packard Co announced a partnership on Wednesday to integrate their software and hardware offerings for companies looking to move their applications and data online, popularly known as cloud computing.

Microsoft Corp. has pulled almost every version of Office from its own online store in compliance with a court order after a patent dispute with Canadian firm i4i.

Microsoft Corp. has pulled almost every version of Office from its own online store in compliance with a court order after a patent dispute with Canadian firm i4i. As of mid-day today, the only edition available from the Microsoft Store was Office Ultimate 2007, a $670 full-version suite.

New technologies showcased at this years Consumer Electronics Show are promising to bring diversity into the netbook market .