Microsoft: A Reality Check for Tech

Microsoft and Amazon report disappointing earnings after a string of optimistic signals from tech’s bellwethers Read more

IBM Deal Could Spark M&A

Big Blue’s pricey purchase of software maker SPSS augurs more mergers and acquisitions—at higher valuations—as recession fears ebb Read more

Yahoo Gives In to Microsoft, Gives Up on Search

In a long-awaited pairing aimed at taking on Google, Yahoo will handle ad sales while Microsoft gets the real prize: data on who’s doing what online Read more

Microsoft-Yahoo: Antitrust Hurdles Loom

The weak Web search-ad companies want to team up against No. 1 Google, but regulatory tradition and practice have long blocked such deals Read more

Bill Gates’ Fix for India’s Ills: Technology

Microsoft Chairman Gates says technology—from an electronic network for urban workers to a national ID card project—can help India overcome its challenges Read more

Windows will get more competition

REDMOND, Wash.–Kicking off a financial analyst meeting on Thursday, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer addressed the threats to Microsoft’s biggest economic engine, its Windows business. Read more

Why mobile applications need cloud services

A recent study released by ABI Research says that limited processing power, battery life, and data storage will limit mobile application growth in the mass market, even among smartphones like Apple’s iPhone. Read more

Microsoft, Yahoo now free to focus on new selves

Investors panned Yahoo’s search and advertising deal with Microsoft on Wednesday, sending Yahoo’s stock down 12 percent. IDC’s analysts called it a “strategic mistake.” Read more

Intel says new Atom chip not delayed

The general manager of Intel’s mobile group said the chipmaker’s next-generation Netbook technology is not delayed, refuting earlier reports. Read more

Ex-Google CIO breaks his own security rules

You can take the man out of Google, but you can’t take Google out of the man. Read more

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