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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.

On June 1, Microsoft Corp. together with Merck & Co. Inc has signed an agreement to acquire certain assets of Rosetta Biosoftware, a business unit of Rosetta Inpharmatics LLC.

Microsoft Corp plans to boost social and entertainment features on its Xbox 360 gaming console by integrating music-streaming service last.fm, Web social network Facebook and microblogging site Twitter into its Xbox Live online community.

Microsoft Corp said on Monday it would buy some of the assets of Rosetta Biosoftware, part of a Merck & Co Inc unit which makes data management software for medical researchers, furthering Microsoft's push into the expanding healthcare technology business.

Microsoft's Bing search engine went live over the weekend, three days ahead of schedule, making it the company's latest attempt to grab a larger slice of the online search market from Google.

U.S. Treasury secretary, Timothy Geithner, has been questioned by the Center for Democracy in the Americas (CDA) asking the Department to launch inquiry into actions by Microsoft, and possibly other Instant Messaging (IM) providers after access to IM was cut off to Cubans and other persons living in countries under U.S. sanctions.

Nokia’s chief executive says the mobile phone market’s main players include are Google, Microsoft, Apple and Samsung Electronics.

Microsoft unveiled its improved search engine called “Bing” this week and is doing so without the help of Yahoo’s search engine, as negotiations for a possible deal are stalled.

Microsoft Corp said on Friday it would not limit the number of applications available at one time on the Starter edition of its upcoming Windows 7 operating system, reversing its earlier strategy of limiting its capabilities and urging users to upgrade.

Yahoo may not be doing so bad by itself without Microsoft, said one analyst in a research note.

Millions of Xbox 360 owners in Britain and Ireland will be able to watch live programing such as Premier League soccer and movies following a deal with pay-TV group BSkyB.

Dell Inc, the world's No. 2 PC maker, narrowly beat analysts' expectations for sharply reduced profit on Thursday, even as the global downturn hit technology spending, helping its shares rise after hours.

Time Warner Inc on Thursday made official plans to separate its AOL division sometime around the end of this year, a widely expected move that sheds one of the media company's weakest divisions.