Deal gives departing Microsoft finance chief $1.9 million
Houston Chronicle - Sun Dec 6, 1:09 am ETMicrosoft Corp. will pay departing Chief Financial Officer Chris Liddell $1.9 million as part of a resignation agreement.
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Microsoft and Yahoo finalize search deal
InfoWorld - 2 hours 5 minutes agoMicrosoft and Yahoo have finalized the terms of a broad search and advertising agreement intended to help them compete more effectively with Google. The companies announced the agreement in July, in which Microsoft’s Bing search engine would power Yahoo’s search results, and Yahoo would provide premium search-advertising services for both companies.
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Patent Holder Seeks To Ban BlackBerry Imports
Enterprise Security Today - 2 hours 54 minutes agoPrism Technologies says Research in Motion infringed on its patents and wants U.S. imports of BlackBerrys banned. Such a ban could affect the BlackBerry Curve, which outsold Apple, Inc.'s iPhone in the third quarter. Prism recently settled a patent dispute with Microsoft.
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Sophos, Microsoft Disagree on Windows 7 Security
Enterprise Security Today - 2 hours 56 minutes agoSecurity firm Sophos says Windows 7 is far from secure and highly vulnerable to the latest viruses. Microsoft insists Windows 7 builds on features in Windows Vista, "the most secure Windows operating system ever released."
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'Black Screen' Overhyped and Not Microsoft's Fault
Enterprise Security Today - 2 hours 58 minutes agoBritish security firm Prevx has conceded that Microsoft security patches were not the cause of a Windows issue labeled the Black Screen of Death.
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IE Vulnerability Heads Microsoft's Patch Tuesday List
Enterprise Security Today - 2 hours 58 minutes agoPatch Tuesday will address a vulnerability in Internet Explorer severe enough that Microsoft considered an out-of-band patch. Microsoft's Patch Tuesday also addresses a Windows Server 2008 flaw that could be disruptive and a Project 2000 problem.
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Microsoft stores look surprisingly like Apple's
Pioneer Press - Sun Dec 6, 1:10 am ETSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Blink an eye, and the Microsoft store could be mistaken for an Apple store.
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Deal gives departing Microsoft finance chief $1.9 million
Houston Chronicle - Sun Dec 6, 1:09 am ETMicrosoft Corp. will pay departing Chief Financial Officer Chris Liddell $1.9 million as part of a resignation agreement.
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Should I buy a Mac or a PC?
Asheville Citizen-Times - Sun Dec 6, 12:35 am ETQuestion: Our 6-year-old PC computer is dying a slow death. We're considering moving to a new iMac but have a few concerns. Will our Microsoft Word documents work with a Mac? Also, we have a lot of photos — can we transfer those? And do you think a switch to Apple is a good way to go overall? — Jerry, Brevard
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Gift Tip 48: Sony VAIO VGN-P720K/Q
I4U - Sat Dec 5, 11:29 pm ETThe Sony VAIO VGN-P720K/Q comes with the Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium operating system (32-bit version). Despite running on an Intel Atom CPU, you should not call this Sony a netbook. It weighs just 1.4 pounds and it is small (4.8 x 9.7 x 0.8 inc...
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Crackdown 2 Xbox 360 Screenshots
GameInfoWire - Sat Dec 5, 10:37 pm ET10 Xbox 360 Screenshots posted, from Microsoft
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Gift Tip 45: Acer Aspire Timeline AS4810TZ-4508 Offers 8Hours Battery Life
I4U - Sat Dec 5, 8:29 pm ETThe all new Acer Aspire Timeline AS4810TZ-4508 makes all day computing a reality. Averaging more than 8 hours of battery life, Acer Aspire Timeline AS4810TZ-4508 gives you an extra advantages. Pre-installed with the Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premi...
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Yahoo, Microsoft Announce Search Deal
redOrbit - Sat Dec 5, 8:12 pm ETYahoo and Microsoft announced on Friday they have finally completed their Internet search and advertising deal."Yahoo and Microsoft welcome the broad support the deal has received from key players in the advertising industry and remain hopeful that the closing of the transaction can occur in early 2010," the companies wrote in a statement.
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Microsoft and Yahoo move ahead in search engine alliance effort
The Dalles Chronicle - Sat Dec 5, 5:03 pm ETSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. have signed off on their plan to team up against Google Inc. in the lucrative Internet search market.
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No More Family Pack for Windows 7
Overclockers Club - Sat Dec 5, 3:02 pm ETJust as the holiday shopping season is getting underway, Microsoft has pulled the family pack promotion for Windows 7 . Consumers were able to get 3 licenses for the new OS for $50 each. Users will now be faced with a $120 upgrade price. The only motivation here is that Microsoft wants more money for every copy it sells. The family pack was a great deal while it lasted, and it still doesn't ...
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Week in Microsoft: Windows 7, Windows 8, Bing Maps
Ars Technica - Sat Dec 5, 2:39 pm ETLet's look back at the week that was in Microsoft news. Here were the top stories: How one man designed the Windows 7 boot animation : Rolf Ebeling, a senior user experience lead for the User Experience Design and Research Team for Windows, is the man who designed the Windows 7 boot animation. Microsoft to switch internal focus to Windows 8 in July 2010 : Seven more job postings were posted last ...
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Microsoft, Yahoo Finalize Search Agreement
Slashdot - Sat Dec 5, 1:43 pm ETJoe Quimby writes "Microsoft and Yahoo have finalized and executed their Web-search agreement after five months of deliberation, the companies announced Friday. Microsoft and Yahoo reached a revenue-sharing agreement in July to combine their search businesses. Under the 10-year agreement, Yahoo's Web search would be powered by Bing and Yahoo would retain most ad revenue from its site." Read more ...
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Microsoft, Yahoo finalize search deal
Macworld - Sat Dec 5, 11:24 am ETMicrosoft and Yahoo have finalized the terms of a broad search and advertising agreement intended to help them compete more effectively with Google.
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Microsoft Says Testing Problem Behind Bing Outage
redOrbit - Sat Dec 5, 11:13 am ETMicrosoft Corp.
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Week in gaming: EA nerfs fans, Serious Sam, 360 bannination
Ars Technica - Sat Dec 5, 10:24 am ETThis week in gaming we take a look at who did well in sales Thanksgiving week, we enjoy the delightfully classic Serious Sam remake on the PC, and we take a look at the power Microsoft has over gamers with the threat of Xbox Live bans. Mario Bros. Wii goes high-definition, ECA slips up with membership cancellations, and $5 gets you nudity in a new release. Welcome to the week in gaming.
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Google's Lesson Learned: Good News for Bing?
PC World - Sat Dec 5, 9:17 am ETAnalysis: The recent rift between Rupert Murdoch and Google gives Microsoft an opportunity to earn the trust of Google-wary publishers.
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