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Co-founder of Microsoft faces new cancer fight

17.11.09
Billionaire Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has been diagnosed with lymphoma, a type of cancer of the immune system, and is being treated with chemotherapy ... more

Microsoft stakes all on new Windows

12.10.09
Microsoft is releasing a new version of its Windows software that experts say could be make or break for the computer giant... more

Microsoft takes on iPhone

06.10.09
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Hotmail password thefts blamed on 'phishing'

06.10.09
NEW: Theft of passwords for more than 10,000 Hotmail accounts was blamed on an online scam... more

Price cut puts Xbox ahead of game

27.08.09
Microsoft will tomorrow cut the price of its Xbox 360 games console in the latest round of a high-street battle... more

Sony launches cheaper PS3 Slim to take on rivals Wii and Xbox 360

19.08.09
Sony sparks high street price war by slashing the cost of its PlayStation 3 games console in a bid to take on rivals Nintendo and Microsoft... more

Microsoft puts free TV shows online with 30-second ads

30.07.09
Millions of viewers will be able to watch free TV shows online in return for sitting through advertisments... more

Shock as Microsoft posts worst show in 23 years

24.07.09
Technology investors were today coming to terms with a shockingly large fall in sales and profits at Microsoft ... more

Computer games pressing all the right buttons to defy crisis

10.07.09
While consumers may be struggling with the harsh realities of the current financial crisis, it seems one area has actually benefited from the wallet-tightening being seen across the world ... more

First Review: Meet Milo, my new imaginary friend

02.06.09
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Xbox camera mirrors players' movements on the screen

02.06.09
Microsoft sparked a high street computer games war by unveiling new games controller technology that it says is leaps ahead of the Nintendo Wii... more

Microsoft must pay £246m in patent case

16.04.09
Microsoft has been ordered to pay $388 million after losing a six-year legal battle with an Australian inventor over intellectual property... more

Computers 'face virus meltdown tomorrow'

31.03.09
A computer worm that has infected three million machines worldwide could cripple computers across London tomorrow, experts have warned... more

Microsoft eyes up Apple in latest round of mobile wars

16.02.09
A high street battle for the mobile phone market erupted as Microsoft and dozens of other phone makers showed off the phones they hope will topple Apple's iPhone... more

Microsoft shop plan in chase after Apple

13.02.09
Consumer: Software giant Microsoft is taking a leaf from the book of arch-enemy Apple and opening its own branded retail stores... more

Microsoft dismisses 'fast rebound' hopes

23.01.09
Technology: Microsoft is bracing for a lengthy period in the doldrums, with the severity of the recession only now becoming apparent... more

Virus hits nine million computers

19.01.09
More than nine million computers have been infected by what experts say is one of the fastest spreading computer viruses ever seen... more

Microsoft ‘looking for big staff cuts’

15.01.09
Technology: Software giant Microsoft is said to be looking for big staff cuts across all divisions but may fall short of the 15,000 cuts rumoured to be planned... more

Microsoft opens door to new-look Windows

08.01.09
Microsoft has revealed the next version of its Windows software, and announced it is giving a test version away free... more

UK fear as Microsoft 'poised to axe 15,000'

02.01.09
Technology: There were fears for hundreds of jobs at Microsoft's offices in Reading and London amid reports that the software giant is set to axe up to 15,000 staff worldwide... more

Microsoft flaw opens internet to hackers

16.12.08
A major online security alert has been issued for users of Microsoft's Internet Explorer web browser... more

Microsoft joins war of the virtual worlds with Xbox update

19.11.08
Microsoft is set to challenge Nintendo and Sony with new "virtual world" software... more

Microsoft faces China pirate hit

17.07.08
Microsoft's profit may be eroded this year by a resurgence in software piracy in China, where 80% of applications are copied illegally, according to research ... more

Boss of Yahoo 'against any bid'

03.06.08
Angry investors claim Yahoo founder and chief executive Jerry Yang had set himself against any bid before an offer was even made, court documents reveal... more

'Yahoo bid flop Microsoft's fault'

29.05.08
Yahoo founder Jerry Yang, under fire for letting a £24bn takeover bid from Microsoft slip through his fingers, says it was the software giant that pulled the plug... more

Microsoft mulls Yahoo strategy

01.05.08
Software giant Microsoft is unsure of its next step in its bid for internet firm Yahoo... more

Microsoft turns up Yahoo heat

28.04.08
Yahoo has missed the deadline set by Microsoft to accept its $31-a-share takeover offer now worth $42.7 billion, leading many on Wall Street to believe the fight will turn nastier.... more

Microsoft attack by Yahoo holder

09.04.08
One of Yahoo's largest shareholders says Microsoft has blundered in its £23bn takeover bid ... more

Gates 'plotting a Yahoo board coup'

20.02.08
Microsoft is reportedly trying to seize control of the Yahoo board to force through their takeover offer.... more

Napster code 'is cracked'

30.08.06
Microsoft technology that restricts the use of digital music has been cracked, it emerged yesterday. A program that can bypass the computer giant's Digital Rights Management system has been posted online.... more

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