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A German study of 40 million search results found Google to be 5 times better than Bing at avoided malware.

First-quarter earnings season will be in full swing this week. Bloomberg's survey of analysts points to a 1.8 percent decline in profits.

Ericsson will take over Microsoft's Mediaroom operations as the companies announced the deal Monday.

Microsoft's Xbox 720 is a 'compelling device,' says GameStop CEO Mark Raines.

Amazon hired a Microsoft veteran, fueling speculation the online retailer and Kindle maker will develop a smartphone.

Quicksilver Resources, Cliffs Natural Resources, eBay, and RF Micro Devices prevailed in the pre-market trading Monday.

Technology giants including Apple and Microsoft are under fire for their pricing policy in Australia.

Alleged documentation from Microsoft says the Xbox 720 console will feature install-only games and an always-on connection.

Business networking site LinkedIn was down on Wednesday morning, with the company telling its users to "sit tight" as its team needed to "clean things up."

The Justice Department and SEC are investigating Microsoft on possible violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

A top Samsung executive panned the Microsoft Surface, adding that Windows 8 is not stemming the tide for weakening PC sales.

Microsoft is backing a Mass. bill that would prohibit the use of student data for commercial purposes. The bill could affect Google, too.

Microsoft is set to pay a nearly $750 million fine to the European Union after Google rattled them out.

Microsoft didn't make it easy for its EU Windows customers to use other Web browsers as it had promised. Now, the EU is making it pay millions.

A market survey suggests game console developers will have an even harder time selling their next-generation hardware than originally thought.

Sony has sold its Tokyo-based Sony City Osaki building in an effort to cut costs and reconfigure its assets.

Microsoft's Xbox720 has a rumored April release.

Investors will get a good read on economic conditions via a slew of quarterly earnings reports by big-name retailers this week.

The Hewlett-Packard Co. will re-enter the consumer tablet market this spring with its $169 HP Slate 7, the company announced Sunday.

After Sony's event introducing the PS4 on Wednesday, how can Microsoft beat Sony's new device?

Google is poised to unleash the first touch-screen laptop controlled by its Chrome operating system later this year.