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Microsoft in talks to buy Skype, report says
May 10, 2011Microsoft is in talks to buy internet phone service Skype, the Wall Street Journal has reported. According to the paper, the deal could be worth as much as $8.5bn (£5.2bn), which would make it Microsoft's largest acquisition. Both Microsoft and...
Microsoft launches StreetView rival in Europe
April 13, 2011Microsoft is launching its own version of Google's StreetView - dubbed Streetside - across Europe. Cars fitted with cameras have begun taking pictures around London and will start mapping major cities on the continent next month. The service is already...
Microsoft takes Google complaint to EU
April 04, 2011Microsoft is to take an anti-competition complaint against Google to the European Commission. The software maker claims that Google used its dominant position in the search market to restrict the growth of Microsoft services. It cites a number of practices...
Sites hit in massive web attack
April 04, 2011Hundreds of thousands of websites appear to have been compromised by a massive cyber attack. The hi-tech criminals used a well-known attack vector that exploits security loopholes on other sites to insert a link to their website. Those visiting the...
Microsoft spends $7.5m on net addresses
March 25, 2011Microsoft has offered to pay $7.5m (£4.7m) for net addresses from bankrupt telecoms firm Nortel. The 666,624 IP version 4 (IPv4) net addresses were put up for auction as part of the sell-off of Nortel's assets. Blocks of IPv4 are valuable because...
Microsoft Kinect 'fastest-selling device on record'
March 11, 2011Microsoft has sold more than 10 million Kinect sensor systems since launch on 4 November, and - according to Guinness World Records - is the fastest-selling consumer electronics device on record. The sales figures outstrip those of both Apple's iPhone...
Microsoft says phone update failed 1 in 10 users
February 24, 2011Microsoft has revealed that 1 in 10 users who tried to install a software update on their Windows mobile experienced problems. The company had previously said that only a "small number" of handsets were affected. Owners have reported a range...
Microsoft welcomes Xbox Kinect 'hackers'
February 22, 2011Microsoft is to open up its Xbox Kinect technology to allow amateur software developers to experiment with it. The company is to release a software development kit in the spring, which will give developers access to the secrets behind the technology...
Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 web browser goes live
February 11, 2011Microsoft has said the latest version of its internet explorer web browser puts it ahead of competitors like Google and Firefox. The software giant, which is losing market share, made the bold claim as it unveiled what is known as the release candidate...
Nokia and Microsoft form partnership
February 11, 2011Nokia has joined forces with Microsoft in an attempt to regain ground lost to the iPhone and Android-based devices. The deal will see Nokia use the Windows phone operating system for its smartphones, the company said. It means that Nokia's existing...