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Microsoft steps up online search R&D in Europe

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

Microsoft is stepping up efforts to improve online search, where it considerably lags market leader Google, by establishing a three-center research facility in Europe. LONDON–Microsoft is stepping up efforts to improve online search, where it considerably lags market leader Google, by establishing a three-center research facility in Europe, it…
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Bill Gates: Software innovation poses privacy challenge

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

Bill Gates told a Hong Kong gathering that society will need more explicit rules governing privacy boundaries around software as the mobile/PC line blurs. As software gets more powerful, privacy issues pose “an interesting software challenge”, said Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates. Recounting a short history of software…
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Scrabble-Scrabulous standoff spells L-A-W-S-U-I-T

Friday, July 25th, 2008

Hasbro said it has filed suit in the Southern District of New York against Rajat Agarwalla, Jayant Agarwalla, and RJ Softwares, better known as the creators of the popular Facebook application Scrabulous. It was only a matter of time before the Scrabble-Scrabulous feud came to a head, and that…
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Ericsson says ‘very cautious’ about Motorola assets

Friday, February 1st, 2008

Swedish networking-gear maker always willing to look at a deal, but prefers to develop its own products, says CEO. Chief Executive Carl-Henric Svanberg said on Friday the Swedish firm would eye any assets put up for sale by U.S. rival Motorola, but would be “very cautious” about any…
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Microsoft accused of patent violation in China

Friday, January 18th, 2008

A small Chinese high-tech firm is suing the software giant, alleging it filched technology that lets Net users type Chinese characters. A small Chinese high-tech firm is suing Microsoft because it says the software giant has stolen its creation that allows Internet users to type Chinese characters,…
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