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Microsoft's Zune to take on iTunes outside US

Microsoft is launching its Zune media brand outside the US for the first time, a move to grab shares from the dominating Apple iTune after failure to compete with iPod.

Google, Authors submit revised book deal

Google and the Authors Guild filed a new version of a deal to create a massive online library on Friday in hopes of answering antitrust and copyright concerns in the United States and overseas.

Microsoft Bing and Wolfram Alfa team up

Microsoft is boosting up its Bing search engine by partnering with Wolfram Alpha and will offer its computational information through Bing's site.

Family Guy duo's comedy act worth a few chuckles

Suppose they lifted the curtain on Family Guy and showed Seth MacFarlane and Alex Borstein pulling the levers behind the scenes. The results might look a lot like Family Guy: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show, which aired on Fox Sunday night, made up of equal parts humor, variety and promotion.

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Tech shares lift stocks; Cisco up after results

U.S. stocks jumped on Thursday after strong results from Cisco lifted technology stocks, and an expansion in business productivity and a fall in jobless claims encouraged investors about the economy.

Microsoft CEO eyes Yahoo partnership outside U.S.

Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Thursday the company could look to extend its search engine partnership with Yahoo outside the United States, if it gets regulatory approval.

Microsoft CEO eyes Yahoo partnership outside U.S

Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Thursday the company could look to extend its search engine partnership with Yahoo outside the United States, if it gets regulatory approval.

Tech Round Up: Cisco Earnings, Microsoft cuts 800 jobs, MSN.com gets face-lift

Cisco Systems, the largest maker of networking equipment, reported profit that beat analysts' estimates after the company cut back on hiring, closed offices and cut down on travel costs.

Smith Micro Q3 rev lags market, cuts FY view; shrs fall

Smith Micro Software Inc posted a quarterly profit that beat analysts' estimates by a penny, but revenue missed, hurt by a tough economic environment, and the company cut its full-year revenue view, sending its shares down 20 percent.

Microsoft cuts another 800 jobs totaling 5,800 for the year

Microsoft announced 800 layoffs Wednesday, enforcing the cost-reduction program the company had announced at the beginning of the year.

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Microsoft cuts 800 jobs, completes layoff plan

Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday it is cutting a further 800 jobs across its operations, on top of 5,000 jobs already eliminated under a plan to reduce costs that was announced in January.

Microsoft gives MSN.com first face-lift in 10 years

Microsoft is offering a sneak peak at its new redesigned version of its MSN.com home page that incorporates social media giants: Facebook and Twitter.

MySQL founder: rival Oracle not Microsoft

The main rival to Sun's MySQL database has always been Oracle not Microsoft, the creator of MySQL said, as Europe nears an antitrust decision on Oracle's proposed $7 billion purchase of Sun.

Microsoft to set up cloud research center in Taiwan

Microsoft Corp. and Taiwan's economics ministry said they plan to set up a research center on the island by next year, in the software company's first Asian foray into the budding cloud computing industry.

Microsoft to set up cloud research centee in Taiwan

Microsoft to set up cloud research centre in Taiwan

Microsoft and OpenX forge Web ad deal

Online advertising start-up OpenX and Microsoft Corp announced a partnership to promote each other's Internet technologies to their respective customers.

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Dear Sam: How can I list two different jobs with the same company on my resume?

A look at Windows 7 after its first week

A week after Microsoft launched Windows 7, users are familiarizing themselves with the more intuitive interface while some have faced problems installing the software. Despite these difficulties, analysts still predict PC sales will rise worldwide in the fourth quarter of this year.