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Microsoft to take over Yahoo search, take on Google - Jul 30, 2009

Crave Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer uses a giant pen to sign the 10-year deal, alongside Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz, on Wednesday at Yahoo's headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif. After months of fits ... Read story »

Microsoft combines forces with Yahoo - Jul 30, 2009

Crave Has it really been 18 months since the tech world first started talking about the possibility of a Microsoft-Yahoo deal? Well, you could look it up. Since February 1, 2008, when ... Read story »

Windows 7 activation hacked - Jul 30, 2009

Crave Microsoft only just released final code for Windows 7 to manufacturers and the company is already facing a security risk. The Windows Genuine Advantage antipiracy system in the Windows 7 Ultimate ... Read story »

Poor Yahoo? - Jul 31, 2009

Blogs The popcorn and chips have run out, the Coke's gone flat, and most of us have long fallen asleep snoring on the couch, with the show and lights still on. And ... Read story »

Detailed Singapore weather info on your mobile - Jul 31, 2009

Crave The 3-hour outlook zoomed in on the south of Singapore using the new mobile site. Singapore's National Environment Agency (NEA) has created a mobile site for users to get detailed weather ... Read story »

Yahoo search's demise means content becomes king - Jul 31, 2009

Crave As Yahoo's new home page shows, the new challenge for a post-search Yahoo is a blend of content and services. Where will they come from? Yahoo's long nightmare is over, ... Read story »

Analyzing Google's Chrome OS strategy - Jul 13, 2009

Features We tell you why Google is developing an operating system of its own for use in low-cost Netbooks.  Read story »

Testers to be recruited for Xbox Live update - Jul 21, 2009

Features Microsoft is now soliciting Xbox Live update testers to try out a slew of enhancements including Games on Demand and Avatar Marketplace. Read story »

Anti-piracy measures turning to the court of law - Jun 22, 2009

Blogs A second company in Brunei has been charged for using pirated software. Putting aside the usual back-and-forth banter on piracy, the only thing going through my mind is Has it really ... Read story »

Facebook, Twitter come to Xbox Live - Jun 2, 2009

Crave p> It might not be as hotly anticipated as the Beatles: Rock Band game, but Microsoft announced at its annual press briefing at the E3 Expo that Facebook and Twitter will ... Read story »

Nintendo's answer to Project Natal - Jun 3, 2009

Crave Wii Vitality Sensor: Lets you know if you're alive? Yesterday, Microsoft raised the bar on the mainstream-interactive landscape with the demonstration of its futuristic Project Natal. Today, Nintendo had a ... Read story »

"Wii hacker" part of Microsoft's Natal effort - Jun 3, 2009

Crave Johnny Chung Lee, the former Carnegie Mellon researcher known for finding creative ways to adapt the Wiimote, has revealed himself as one of the minions behind Project Natal, Microsoft's effort ... Read story »

E3 winner: Sony, Microsoft, or Nintendo? - Jun 3, 2009

Crave With E3 returning to its old, bigger-is-better format, there seemed to be more at stake at this year's show. Could Nintendo provide enough compelling news to hold onto its lead? Would ... Read story »

Surf the Web with SilverPac's digital photo frame - Jun 3, 2009

Crave OEM manufacturer SilverPac has announced its latest digital photo frame, the SilverFrame, at the Computex tradeshow in Taipei. Before you brush this gizmo aside as "just another digital picture display", ... Read story »

Out-Googling Google: First Microsoft Bing TV ad vows end to "search overload" - Jun 4, 2009

Blogs The first Microsoft Bing TV ad is out, and it's clear Microsoft wants to make Bing a verb just like Google. In other words, don't Google it; just Bing it. The ... Read story »

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