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  • Windows Live program manager quits 'paralysed' division

    The departure of a Windows Live program manager has highlighted concern within Microsoft about the strategic direction of the company.

  • Microsoft to embed Live services in Windows

    Microsoft's Live-branded online services don't end at the Web browser. They extend deep into Windows.

  • Microsoft offers new angle on maps

    Microsoft on Thursday in the United States will unveil a beta version of Windows Live Local, which is based on its Virtual Earth aerial image application and integrates local search, mapping, driving directions and yellow pages with a bird's-eye view of major U.S. cities.

  • Microsoft plans 'Live' CRM service

    Microsoft plans to launch a new hosted CRM service next year under its expanding Live brand.

  • Google guns for Microsoft

    Google's launch of a Web-based spreadsheet on Tuesday is further proof that the company is eyeing Microsoft's Office stronghold. Now the question is: Should Microsoft be worried?

  • McAfee's 'Falcon' to come in four flavours

    McAfee said on Tuesday that it plans to release four versions of its new "Falcon" security products, which is designed to rival Symantec and newcomer Microsoft.

  • Gates: We're entering live era of software

    Kicking off what he called the "live era" of software, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates said on Tuesday in the United States that the company plans to launch new Internet-based complements to its core products.

  • Microsoft delivers Windows Live Mail beta

    Microsoft has sent out a new test version of Windows Live Mail, part of the software maker's push to introduce Web-based counterparts to desktop products.

  • Microsoft eyes ads as consumers close wallets

    Although Office and Windows continue to produce vast revenue and profits for the Microsoft, some of the company's other well-known consumer titles are generating only a trickle of business.

  • Wikia search goes live, fails to find a match

    An alpha version of the Wikia search engine has been unveiled this week and, despite the hype surrounding its appearance, online commentary has been overwhelmingly negative.

  • Microsoft moves on after Yahoo break-up

    In the wake of Microsoft's decision to pull its Yahoo offer, executives are trying to make the case that Redmond's online business can go it alone.

  • Microsoft buys search tech company, not Yahoo

    Microsoft has acquired a small search technology company Powerset to buttress its search efforts, but it won't shake Google's grasp of the search market in the short term.

  • Photos: Search engines from the '90s

    Were you on the Net in the '90s? This photo gallery takes a look back at the first home pages for some of today's largest search engines, along with those that have passed on.

  • Google Street View now in Australia

    Close-up photos of Australian homes, businesses and famous landmarks in cities, towns and remote areas are now available on Google Maps Australia, absolutely free.

  • Google CEO: Let our crawlers search Facebook

    Upset his company's Web crawlers are being locked out of social networks like Facebook, the CEO of Google is again pressing for social networks to open up for the good of the consumer.

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