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NBCU May Buy Microsoft's Share of MSNBC.com (Report) 20 hours ago

NBCUniversal is in talks with Microsoft to buy all of MSNBC.com, the joint venture between the two companies, in hopes of offering more of...

By Tim Molloy

Barnes & Noble Shares Up 90% On Microsoft's $300M Nook Investment

April 30, 2012 By Brent Lang 3 weeks ago

Bookseller Barnes & Noble and Microsoft are joining to compete in the e-reader space

AOL Stock Soars After $1B Microsoft Patents Deal (Update)

April 9, 2012 By Tim Molloy 6 weeks ago

Stock finishes trading day up 43 percent after AOL announces $1 billion patents sale

Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson to Wall Street: Trust Me

January 24, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 17 weeks ago

The internet giant's new chief says it's too early for details of his strategic plan after latest round of lackluster earnings is reported

A Game-Changer for Television? Sesame Street Will Be First Interactive Show

January 10, 2012 By Sharon Waxman 19 weeks ago

This strikes me as an entirely new way of experiencing television – personal, interactive and engaging

Tech’s High Rollers, Media Machers Compare Notes at CES Opening

January 10, 2012 By Sharon Waxman 19 weeks ago

It’s some kind of high-class tech-media scrum inside the Tryst nightclub at the Wynn Hotel

Microsoft Brings Fox News, Sesame Street, Comcast to XBox

January 9, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 19 weeks ago

CEO Steve Ballmer says the Xbox will become an "all-in-one" living room experience

CES 2012: Microsoft, New Tablets and the Future of Television

January 9, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 19 weeks ago

Apple won't be there -- again -- but that doesn't mean its presence won't be felt in Vegas

2012: The Year Microsoft Finally Battles Back

January 5, 2012 By Fred Schruers 20 weeks ago

With an upgraded X Box, Windows 8 and a touted new phone, the onetime industry innovator is back, and in an arms race with Apple and Google

Report: Google Now Owns Nearly Half of the Online Advertising Market

December 5, 2011 By Brent Lang 24 weeks ago

ZenithOptimedia says search giant controlled 44.1% of the market in 2010, up from 41.9% in 2009

Microsoft Looking at Yahoo's Books Pre-Bid (Report)

November 23, 2011 By Brent Lang 26 weeks ago

The tech company has signed a confidentiality argument as the portal continues to weigh a sale

Google Joins List of Yahoo Suitors (Report)

October 22, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 30 weeks ago

The Wall Street Journal reports the search titan may finance a purchase of the depreciating Internet pioneer

Microsoft Weighing New Yahoo Bid (Report)

October 5, 2011 By Brent Lang 33 weeks ago

The company joins a list of rumored bidders that includes Peter Chernin and Silver Lake

Hulu Meets Bidders: Google, Yahoo, Other New Media

July 5, 2011 By Sharon Waxman & Brent Lang 46 weeks ago

Streaming service will give potential owners a look at its books

Google Kicks Hulu's Tires

July 1, 2011 By Diane Garrett 47 weeks ago

Tech giant among those meeting with Hulu to explore a potential sale, L.A. Times reports

What You Need to Know About Cloud Technology

June 26, 2011 By Jake Weinraub 47 weeks ago

A guide to those digital storage and streaming services that everyone's talking about

Skype Deal: A Way to Keep Microsoft Products Relevant?

May 11, 2011 By Michael Stroud 1 year ago

Skype already drives users to Outlook contacts or emails

Microsoft Buys Skype for $8.5 Billion

May 10, 2011 By Tim Molloy 1 year ago

Internet and video phone service had 170 million users last year; company will use Skype across suite of products, including Xbox

Ad Agencies Drooling Over Microsoft's $1B Media Business

January 7, 2011 By San Francisco Chronicle 1 year ago

Company is considering dropping Universal McCann, according to AdAge

Microsoft Endows Gaming Initiative at USC

October 19, 2010 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

New initiative includes an endowed professorship and support for the school's gaming lab

Brand News: MSNBC Mulling Name Change for its Website

October 6, 2010 By Dylan Stableford 1 year ago

Report: Executives fear visitors confusing straightforward news of MSNBC.com with cable channel's lefty hosts

Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen Sues Apple, AOL, Google, Facebook, Others

August 27, 2010 By Dylan Stableford 1 year ago

Lawsuit alleges Yahoo, eBay, YouTube, Office Depot infringed on Web search patents

The New Villains of New Media: Apple, Google & Facebook

August 18, 2010 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Privacy debates, net neutrality issues and iPhone technical difficulties expose the dark side of the tech giants

Look Out Google - Microsoft Launches Bing Entertainment

June 23, 2010 By Jeff Sneider 1 year ago

New section envisioned as a comprehensive destination site for movies, music, gaming and TV

Apple Passes Microsoft's Market Cap for the First Time

May 26, 2010 By the Los Angeles Times 2 years ago

Apple closed Wednesday with a market cap of $222.6B compared with Microsoft's $219.4B

Yahoo-Microsoft Search Deal Cleared

February 18, 2010 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

DOJ, European Commission approve pact, but will it even sniff Google?

Slamdance, Microsoft Team Up for VOD

January 22, 2010 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

Festival films will be available on Zune and Xbox platforms