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Microsoft releases its first mobile application for phones running the Android operating system from rival Google.

U.S. and European regulators have cleared the long-discussed Internet search partnership between Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc., enabling the rivals to form a tag team as they try to mount a more serious challenge to Google Inc....

You're hard pressed to find any sector of the tech economy that is getting more financing than cloud computing.

The 2010 Consumer Electronics Show features alot less gloom than last year. At last year's Consumer Electronics Show, even Microsoft essentially admitted to a droopy feeling, as chief executive Steve Ballmer acknowledged a sense of "reduced expectations" in his industry.

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s enthusiastic keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show was hampered Wednesday night by a power failure and a lineup of announcements that did little to generate buzz for the company.

The European Union said today that it is dropping antitrust charges against Microsoft Corp. after the company agreed to give users a choice of up to 12 web browsers besides Internet Explorer.

Across the universe of gadgets, few things inspire more angst and buyer's remorse than computers.

Microsoft should once again release its next mainstream version of Windows about three years after the last, a roadmap obtained this week reveals. The schedule has the major revision, tentatively titled "Windows 8," launching in 2012 or about three years after Windows 7.

Microsoft is shedding the beta tag for its custom Bing search engine that caters to users in the United Kingdom with a localized offering.

Windows 7 was released on October 22nd, and if early net stats are any indication, users are adopting the new OS at a fast pace.