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  • Day two: Microsoft-Google courtroom showdown

    Former Microsoft executive Kai-Fu Lee told a judge in Seattle on Wednesday that he was being honest but not necessarily providing a complete answer when asked by Microsoft officials in June whether he planned to rejoin the software giant after a sabbatical.

  • Google, Yahoo bury the legal hatchet

    Google has agreed to give Yahoo 2.7 million shares of its stock to settle patent infringement and other legal claims, the companies announced on Monday.

  • In name dispute, it's Googles vs. Google

    Internet search giant Google is the target of a trademark complaint filed by the owners of children's Web site Googles.com.

  • Windows chief jumps ship for Juniper

    Kevin Johnson, Microsoft's online and Windows chief and a key figure in the company's failed Yahoo takeover effort, is leaving the company to become chief executive at Juniper Networks, Microsoft confirmed on Wednesday in the US.

  • Microsoft's withdrawal: Ballmer's letter to Yahoo CEO

    After talks broke down on Saturday, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer sent this letter to Yahoo chief Jerry Yang, signalling the end of the epic takeover attempt.

  • Gates looks back on 30 years at Microsoft

    If you were to ask Bill Gates what life will be like when he stops working full time at Microsoft, he'd have to get back to you.

  • Porn studio wants Google, Yahoo to help protect kids

    The world's leading adult film studio is calling on internet giants Google and Yahoo to "erect stronger barriers" to keep children from viewing online pornography.

  • CeBIT: Complete coverage

    Many firsts were achieved at the recent IT trade show, CeBIT Australia 2007, in Sydney. Find out more plus check out our full coverage of the event.

  • Senate deals blow to Net neutrality

    A U.S. Senate panel narrowly rejected strict Net neutrality rules on Wednesday, dealing a grave setback to companies like eBay, Google and Amazon.com that had made enacting them a top political priority this year.

  • Energy Australia gives interim CIO the nod

    Sharron Kennedy has been appointed permanent chief information officer at Energy Australia after acting in the position in an interim capacity for some months.

  • Senate panel proposes Net user 'bill of rights'

    The latest Net neutrality provisions in a mammoth Senate communications bill stopped short of giving Internet companies and consumer advocacy groups all the assurances they've requested.

  • Google upbeat over court ruling

    Tuesday's preliminary court ruling in the battle over Dr Kai-Fu Lee has been welcomed by Google.

  • Microsoft plans 'Live' CRM service

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

  • Judge raps Microsoft for antitrust 'foot-dragging'

    A federal judge criticised Microsoft on Tuesday for what she called "foot-dragging" in regard to the company's compliance with an antitrust settlement.

  • Courtroom showdown for Microsoft and Google

    Attorneys for Microsoft and Google faced off before a state court judge in Seattle on Tuesday, arguing whether former Microsoft executive Kai-Fu Lee should be allowed to start work for the search company before a trial determines whether he violated a noncompete contract.

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