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Bill Gates’s Foundation Buys 500,000 Shares of Goldman Sachs
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, established by the co-founder of Microsoft Corp., bought 500,000 shares of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. in the second quarter, according to a filing today with the U.S.BusinessWeek.com -- Top News
Tech Talk Podcast: Vacuuming Robots
In this week's podcast: On the ground with the Neato XV-11 vacuum robot; Michel Marriott, sci-fi writer, on imagining future tech; a Microsoft Office game; and news.New York Times
Video - A Smoother Street View
Microsoft's new toy allows for a more seamless walk down an online avenue.Technology Review RSS Feeds
Microsoft Profit Jumps; Sales Climb Most in Two Years
Microsoft Corp., the world’s largest software maker, reported fourth-quarter profit topped analysts’ estimates after customers purchased more personal computers running the Windows operating system.BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Allen, Microsoft Co-Founder, Pledges Most of Wealth to Charity
Paul Allen, Microsoft Corp.’s co- founder, has pledged to give a majority of his wealth to charity after his death.BusinessWeek.com -- Top News
Tech Spending Is Back. And It May Even Last
Microsoft, Dell, Oracle, and others report sales gains as corporate customers finally upgradeBusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Dell Tests Google’s Chrome on Some Computers
In a move that may give computer buyers an alternative to Microsoft's Windows, Dell is testing Google's operating system on netbook and table prototypesBusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Microsoft’s Lag Time to IPad Leaves HP, Dell Looking Elsewhere
Microsoft Corp.’s failure to deliver a tablet-friendly version of Windows is forcing big computer makers like Hewlett-Packard Co. and Dell Inc. to rely on rival software to help them keep up with Apple Inc.’s iPad. .BusinessWeek.com --
Microsoft Sells $1.15 Billion of Convertible Notes (Update2)
Microsoft Corp., the world’s biggest software maker, is raising $1.15 billion of interest-free financing from its first sale of convertible bonds.BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Microsoft to Sell $1.15 Billion of Convertible Notes (Update2)
Microsoft Corp., the world’s biggest software maker, plans to sell $1.15 billion of convertible senior notes due in 2013.BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Samberg Traded Perch Atop Firm for $15 Million Gain (Update1)
Art Samberg traded hundreds of stocks as he built Pequot Capital Management Inc. into the world’s largest hedge-fund firm a decade ago. One of them, Microsoft Corp., led to his downfall. .BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Goldman Says Buy Microsoft as Apple Overtakes Stock (Update1)
Microsoft Corp. fell too far in a selloff that pushed the software maker’s market value below Apple Inc., according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. .BusinessWeek.com --
Microsoft’s Bach Leaves as Head of Games, Mobile (Update2)
Microsoft Corp. said Robbie Bach will retire as head of the division that runs the company’s Xbox game and mobile-devices businesses. .BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
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Microsoft’s Xbox Outsells Nintendo’s Wii, Sony’s PlayStation 3
Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 outsold Nintendo Co.’s Wii last month, becoming the top selling video- game console in the U.S. for the first time in almost three years, after introducing a model equipped with wireless-Internet. .BusinessWeek.com -- Top News
Microsoft Adds OpenStreetMap Layer to Bing Maps
Microsoft's Bing Maps now offers an OpenStreetMap data layer. Bing users can download the new feature from the App Gallery that makes the maps from the popular open source project fully searchable in the browser. .Wired News
Asian Stocks Climb as Microsoft Profit Boosts Earnings Outlook
Asian stocks rose, driving up the MSCI Asia Pacific Index by the most in a month, after Microsoft Corp. reported better-than-estimated earnings and commodity prices gained. .BusinessWeek.com -- Top News
Microsoft May Use Cash to Boost Dividend After Lull
Microsoft Corp., the world’s largest software maker, may raise its quarterly dividend for the first time since 2008 as its cash hoard swells, data compiled by Bloomberg suggests.BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Microsoft Says 12th Alleged Russian Spy Was Employee
Microsoft Corp. said the 12th alleged member of a Russian spy ring operating in the U.S. was an employee at the company’s Redmond, Washington, headquarters. .BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Microsoft Kills Kin Networking Phone
Microsoft Corp. said it is ending work on its Kin social-networking mobile phones less than two months after they went on sale in the U.S. to focus exclusively on its Windows Phone software. .BusinessWeek.com --
Salesforce.com Sues Microsoft Over Cloud Software (Update1)
Salesforce.com Inc. filed a patent- infringement lawsuit today against Microsoft Corp., escalating a fight between the two companies over the growing market for cloud-computing software. .BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Microsoft Heads Into Cloud With Office 2010: Rich Jaroslovsky
Maybe Microsoft Corp. is finally getting the hang of this software stuff. .BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Microsoft Sells $1.15 Billion of Convertible Notes (Update1)
Microsoft Corp., the world’s biggest software maker, said it sold $1.15 billion of convertible senior notes due 2013 as it seeks to replace short-term borrowings with longer-dated debt.BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Harvard Trader Zuzic Quits, Said to Join Gates’s Fund Manager
Stan Zuzic, one of Harvard University’s top-paid endowment managers, quit and joined the firm that oversees investments for Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. .BusinessWeek.com --
Ex-Wife Could Reap $1 Million Bounty From Pequot Trading Probe
The ex-wife of a former Microsoft Corp. employee could be eligible for a $1 million bounty for helping U.S. regulators impose one of the largest-ever insider trading fines against Arthur Samberg’s Pequot Capital Management Inc. .BusinessWeek.com --
Microsoft May Cut Zune Streaming Music Price, Executive Says
Microsoft Corp., the world’s largest software maker, may cut the monthly fee it charges for streaming music on its Zune portable player, senior product manager Terry Farrell said in an interview.BusinessWeek.com --
What We’re Reading: Apologies
Wasted time playing Pac-Man on Google, lost Microsoft executives and Mark Zuckerberg's mea culpa top the reading list.New York Times
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Tip of the Week: Navigating Microsoft Office 2010
Learning how to use Microsoft Office 2010's ribbon, which replaces the onscreen toolbar.New York Times
Microsoft Wins Patent Lawsuit That Targeted Xbox Game Systems
Microsoft Corp., the world’s biggest software maker, won a court ruling that its Xbox video-game system doesn’t infringe a patent over multiplayer gaming, ending a six-year legal battle.BusinessWeek.com -- Top News
Microsoft Rides Windows 7 to Record Sales
Microsoft Corp., the world’s largest software maker, posted record fourth-quarter revenue after the most successful debut of its flagship operating system.BusinessWeek.com -- Top News
Microsoft May Use Cash to Boost Dividend After Two-Year Lull
(Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp., the world’s largest software maker, may raise its quarterly dividend for the first time since 2008 as its cash hoard swells, data compiled by Bloomberg suggests.BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Xbox Live Sales Probably Topped $1 Billion for the First Time
Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox Live online video-game service probably broke the $1 billion revenue mark for the first time in the year that just ended, helped by sales of movies, avatar accessories and extra game levels.BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Microsoft Kills Kin Networking Phone
Microsoft Corp. said it is ending work on its Kin social-networking mobile phones less than two months after they went on sale in the U.S. to focus exclusively on its Windows Phone software. .BusinessWeek.com --
Microsoft Adds Entertainment Features to Its Bing Search Engine
Microsoft Corp.’s Bing search engine is adding an entertainment page that allow users to watch television shows, play games and listen to music without leaving the website.BusinessWeek.com --
Microsoft Sells $1.15 Billion of Convertible Notes (Update5)
Microsoft Corp., the world’s biggest software maker, raised $1.15 billion of interest-free financing from its first sale of convertible bonds.BusinessWeek.com --
Microsoft to Sell $1.15 Billion of Convertible Notes (Update4)
Microsoft Corp., the world’s biggest software maker, plans to sell $1.15 billion of convertible senior notes due in 2013 and will use the proceeds to repay short-term debt.BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Microsoft’s Latest Video Game Gamble
Investors think Microsoft would do better if it just exited consumer businessesBusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Ballmer: ‘China Can’t Get a Lot Worse’
Microsoft's CEO, visiting Hanoi, talks a little about opportunities in Vietnam and a lot about why China is a problematic marketBusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Apple Passes Microsoft as Most Valuable U.S. Technology Company
Apple Inc. passed Microsoft Corp. to become the most valuable U.S. technology company. .BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
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Searching for Microsoft Access for a Mac.New York Times
Microsoft Says Tablets Top of Mind Amid Apple Success
Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer said tablet computers are high on his priority list as Apple Inc. takes the lead in a market his company has tried to foster for more than a decade. .BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Higher Dividends from Cash-Rich Companies
Those that hoarded cash through recession are ready to pay more out. Among them: IBM, Microsoft, and Analog Devices .BusinessWeek.com -- Top News
Bill Gates’ School Crusade
The Microsoft founder's foundation is betting billions that a business approach can work wonders in the classroomBusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Xbox Live Sales Probably Topped $1 Billion for the First Time
Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox Live online video-game service probably broke the $1 billion revenue mark for the first time in the year that just ended, helped by sales of movies, avatar accessories and extra game levels.BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Verizon Cuts Price of Microsoft Kin After First Month
Verizon Wireless, the largest U.S. mobile-phone company, cut the price of its two Microsoft Corp. Kin models today about a month after the phones’ release. .BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Nintendo’s 3DS Opens All Eyes At E3
The maker of the Wii unveils a strong bid to outpace new motion-sensing accessories from Microsoft and Sony with its 3D handheld deviceBusinessWeek.com --
Microsoft Sells $1.15 Billion of Convertible Notes (Update3)
Microsoft Corp., the world’s biggest software maker, is raising $1.15 billion of interest-free financing from its first sale of convertible bonds.BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Microsoft to Sell $1.15 Billion of Convertible Notes (Update3)
Microsoft Corp., the world’s biggest software maker, plans to sell $1.15 billion of convertible senior notes due in 2013 and will use the proceeds to repay short-term debt.BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Microsoft Says Company Lost Ground in Mobile Software (Update1)
Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer said his company has lost ground in mobile phone software as rivals Apple Inc. and Google Inc. advanced. .BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Goldman Says Buy Microsoft as Apple Overtakes Stock (Update2)
Microsoft Corp. fell too far in a selloff that pushed the software maker’s market value below Apple Inc., according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. .BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Microsoft’s Bach Leaves as Head of Games, Mobile (Update4)
Microsoft Corp.’s Robbie Bach will retire as head of the division that sells Xbox consoles and mobile-phone software after losing market share to Apple Inc. and Google Inc.BusinessWeek.com --