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Microsoft to spend up to $100 Mln on 'Bing'

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Microsoft is aiming to fire up competition in the search engine market after revamping its search engine and renaming it Bing, the software company is now planning an extravagant ad campaign in a bid to woo the public from its competition, Google.

Yahoo eyes acquisitions, social media

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Yahoo Inc is looking to buy companies that will allow it to become a bigger player in social networking and revamp its family of products, Chief Technology Officer Ari Balogh said on Wednesday.
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Gates sees tech helping U.S. out of recession

Technology can pull the United States out of recession and help the world's ailing financial markets work better, Microsoft Corp Chairman Bill Gates told a high-level business summit at the company he co-founded.
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Microsoft sees more start-ups without investors

Venture-capital investments have been falling in a depressed economy but this is not necessarily stifling technology start-ups, as it becomes easier to get firms off the ground without outside investment, Microsoft says.
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Game console sales plunge in April

The video game, once considered recession-resistant, and console manufacturing sector are beginning to show signs from the economic strain.
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Microsoft to develop video-sensing camera for XBOX

Microsoft is developing a video camera for the Xbox 360 games console that will allow players to control games through the movement of their bodies according to a report Tuesday from The Wall Street Journal.
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Intel hit with record EU antitrust fine

The European Commission imposed a record 1.06 billion euros ($1.45 billion) fine on chipmaker Intel Corp on Wednesday and ordered it halt illegal rebates and other practices to squeeze out rival AMD.
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Microsoft says Windows 7 on track for holidays

Microsoft Corp is on track to release its new Windows 7 operating system in time for the holiday shopping season, an executive said on Monday, confirming talk it is ahead of its own conservative schedule for replacing the unpopular Vista system.
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Microsoft to sell first corporate bond in 3 parts

Microsoft Corp on Monday launched a $3.75 billion debt issue, its first foray into the U.S. corporate bond market as it joined a spate of companies taking advantage of good borrowing conditions.
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U.S. to take tougher line on antitrust policing

The Justice Department's top antitrust official announced on Monday a return to a more aggressive approach to dealing with dominant companies that use their position to crush competition.
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Windows 7 usage up 22% after RC rolls out

Microsoft's roll out of Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) earlier this week boosted use of the new operating system by 22 percent since Monday, according to data from Web measurement company Net Applications.
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Google: American phenomenon and antitrust target

Google is more than a fabulously successful company -- it is a cultural phenomenon facing increasing U.S. government scrutiny despite its chief executive's campaign support for President Barack Obama.
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