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Google's Eric Schmidt shared some funny thoughts and at times, underlying blows at Microsoft's new search engine, Bing.com in an interview on Tuesday.

Microsoft Corp issued software to fix a record 31 security flaws in its programs, and Adobe Systems Inc warned that glitches in its products could let hackers take control of a user's PC.

In the first week since Microsoft's Bing.com went live, traffic to the site has increased into double digits for the first time in two years, but this is only the beginning and time will tell how well the search engine does in the long run.

Google Inc introduced software to make it easier for businesses using Microsoft Corp's Outlook to switch to its Web-based communications and collaboration products.

Microsoft Corp issued software to fix 31 security flaws in its programs, a single-day record for the company whose products are targeted by hackers because they sit on the vast majority of computers.

Microsoft Corp is making early gains on Internet search leaders Google Inc and Yahoo Inc with its Bing search engine that launched last week, according to industry data firm comScore.

Microsoft's Bing.com search engine surpassed Yahoo to become the number two search on Thursday, one spot behind Google.

Microsoft Corp's chief software architect said on Thursday the profit margins on providing online services -- broadly known as cloud computing -- would likely yield a lower profit margin than the company's existing software business.

Russia's state anti-monopoly service launched a probe of Microsoft Corp over cutbacks in supplies of the Windows XP operating system in Russia, it said on Thursday.

The U.S. Justice Department is investigating possible pacts by big tech businesses not to poach one another's talent, a tech industry source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.

An Internet search deal between Yahoo Inc and Microsoft Corp could provide important benefits in scale and yield up to $700 million in cost savings, Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz said.

Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday its new Windows 7 operating system will be generally available on October 22, well ahead of its original schedule and in time for the holiday shopping season.

Access to the popular social networking service Twitter and email service Hotmail was blocked across mainland China on Tuesday afternoon, two days before the 20th anniversary of the bloody Tiananmen Square crackdown.

Microsoft Corp argued before an appeals court on Tuesday that its Outlook calendar date-picker tool did not infringe an Alcatel-Lucent patent and asked for a $358 million jury verdict to be overturned.

Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday its new Windows 7 operating system will be generally available on October 22, well ahead of its original schedule and in time for the holiday shopping season.

Microsoft Corp on Monday offered a glimpse into a future where the Xbox 360 console is the centerpiece of any living room, and games, social interaction and communications are controlled with the wave of a hand.

Microsoft unveiled its new control system for the Xbox 360 console, dubbed Project Natal, at the E3 conference in Los Angeles on Monday.

Microsoft Corp on Monday offered a glimpse into a future where the Xbox 360 console is the centerpiece of any living room, and games, social interaction and communications are controlled with the wave of a hand.

Intel Corp on Monday launched a lighter, power-saving microprocessor intended for use in ultra-thin laptops, a move by the top chip maker to shore up its lead in mobile computing.

Rock Band, the karaoke-style game that lets users live out their band dreams, has a new video game coming out and unveiled it at the E3 Video game conference in Los Angeles.

Microsoft Corp on Monday offered a glimpse into a future where the Xbox 360 console is the centerpiece of any living room, and games, social interaction and communications are controlled with the wave of a hand.