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Mozilla, Google sign new search deal

Mozilla and Google have signed a new deal. Mozilla will continue to offer Google as its default search engine for its Firefox web browser for at least three more years.

British Telecom sues Google over violation of patents

British Telecommunications (BT) has filed a case against Google in a Delaware court, United States.

Microsoft offers Black Friday deals

For all those hoping to grab a bargain on gadgets, Microsoft is offering substantial discounts on a range of products for a special Black Friday sale!

Barnes & Noble requests DOJ to probe Microsoft's patent claims

Barnes & Noble has requested the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate the patents that Microsoft claims on devices running Google’s Android.

Microsoft to invest more in Windows Phone 7

With sales of Windows Phone 7 picking up, Microsoft is urging its partners to invest more into Windows Phone 7 to salvage the brand.

Microsoft marks Chrome as malware, removes browser from Windows PCs

An accidental blunder by Microsoft saw Google Chrome getting removed from the PCs of Windows users.

Microsoft set to impress developers with Windows 8

Microsoft is set to reveal more details about its upcoming new OS, Windows 8, to developers at the BUILD conference, and the news has excited industry insiders and tech enthusiasts.

Microsoft directed to pay $70mn to Alcatel-Lucent

In what brings an end to a years old patent dispute, Microsoft has been ordered to pay $70 million to Alcatel-Lucent by a jury in San Diego.

Microsoft mistakenly leaks its social search project 'Tulalip'

Adoption of social media is soaring and more and more companies have shifted their focus to this a booming business. Google is the latest in this social network arena.

Microsoft has sold 400mn Windows 7, 100mn Office 2010 licenses -- Ballmer

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer

Software giant Microsoft has so far sold 400 million Windows 7 licenses and 100 million Office 2010 licenses, company's CEO Steve Ballmer announced at the annual Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference in Los Angeles on Monday.

Microsoft to Shut Down Hohm Energy-Management Service

Barely a week after Google’s declaration to retire from PowerMeter, its free web-based household energy usage service, Microsoft too announced its plans to suspend its Hohm energy monitoring service.

Auction of the Century: Nortel’s patents sale starts Monday

The Intel Corp. has gained approval from the Justice Department of Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to bid on the pot of around 6,000 patents held by the waning Nortel Networks Corp., a firm that was soaring in the late 1990s.