Microsoft plans to launch a special test version of its latest Internet Explorer web browser, the company said Tuesday, boasting new features and better support for widely held Internet standards.
Google eased to the top rank after being rated as number one brand in the UK leading the nation's other 500 brands.
Software maker Adobe Systems launched new software to make it easier for programmers to build applications that work online and offline.
Microsoft will drop its HD-DVD external players for the Xbox360 and slash the price of its current stock after Toshiba announced last week is was giving up on the format.
Kevin Johnson, Microsoft executive, sent workers an upbeat email outlining a vision of how the company expects to combine Yahoo's resources and cultures following a successful takeover. The full-text of his internal memo is below:
Microsoft Corp will stop making video players based on the HD DVD standard for its Xbox 360 game system, a move that comes days after Toshiba Corp pulled the plug on the high definition movie technology.
Enter the e-waiter. Restaurants in Europe, the United States and Japan are testing technology to let diners order their food direct from a screen at their table instead of depending on a fellow human being to note their choice -- sometimes grumpily or erroneously.
Microsoft Corp said on Monday it would test a new way to measure the effectiveness of Internet advertising in a challenge to an industry standard that has helped the likes of Web search leader Google Inc. Microsoft's Engagement Mapping is due to begin in beta form on March 1 and departs from a standard that ties sales, leads and traffic to the last ad that a user clicked on online. Instead, it attempts to take into account all the Internet interactions that lead a consumer to buy a pro...
A Microsoft executive assured employees in his division on Friday that the software maker would keep many of Yahoo's staff in their northern California headquarters if its bid to buy the Web portal company is successful.
What Are Yahoo's Other Options Besides Microsoft?
For Yahoo Inc to avoid Microsoft Corp's bear hug, it could potentially partner with companies ranging from eBay Inc to Comcast Corp, though an alternative deal would be unlikely to match the Microsoft offer. Retailer Amazon.com Inc, iPod maker Apple Inc and phone company AT&T Inc all could argue that integrating Yahoo's services and ads would be strategically smart, and some already have Internet-advertising partnerships with Yahoo.
None, however, is expected to be able to compete f...
Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it would publish key software blueprints to let rival programs work better with its products and address some European antitrust concerns.
Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday it will share trade secrets to facilitate information sharing and connections with third-party products in a bid to comply with European regulators and increase compatibility of its software with that of competitors and customers.
Microsoft's open development platform, XNA Game Studio, has now hit 800,000 downloads since it was first launched 18 months ago.
Microsoft will release a sequel to blockbuster Gears of War video game in November the company said today, giving it another key title to battle against rivals Nintendo and Sony.
The Mozilla Foundation announced that it has started a new mail-focused subsidiary in hopes that its mail client can become more viable in the face of mainstream competition.
Microsoft Corp does not expect sales of its Xbox 360 game console to suffer if Toshiba Corp discontinues HD DVD technology, Microsoft said in a statement on Monday.
Alibaba Group, the Chinese Internet firm, will seek a stronger voice for its management team in Microsoft's talks to acquire Yahoo, Alibaba's largest shareholder, a source said on Monday. Based on the original agreement with Yahoo, which owns 39 percent of Alibaba, the Chinese company is in a very strong position to influence how shares would be transferred to any new owner, said the source, who is close to Alibaba.
Most of Yahoo Inc's top institutional shareholders may be more interested in making sure Microsoft Corp does not overpay for the Web pioneer, because they have more money invested in the bigger software maker, a research report said on Friday.
Nintendo's Wii is expected to displace Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 as the new-generation video game console with the world's largest installed base.
Disneyland Resort will later this week partner with Microsoft, software provider Lifeware and home builder Taylor Marrison to create an attraction featuring digital home technologies of the future.
Yahoo Inc is in talks on a possible deal with News Corp, but analysts said an alternative was unlikely to emerge to rival Microsoft Corp's bid for Yahoo, now valued at $42.1 billion. News of the talks to combine their Web properties may involve a cash infusion from Rupert Murdoch's News Corp and an unnamed private equity fund.
