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Microsoft re-enters talks with Yahoo

Contrary to what Microsoft has been saying about moving forward without Yahoo!, it seems that they may need Yahoo! after all. Announced today, Microsoft is willing to re-engage talks with Yahoo!, but this time not for a merger. To compete against the possibility of Yahoo! and Google on a search deal, Microsoft wants to work [...]

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Microsoft and the EEA to develop online green portal

Both Microsoft and the European Environment Agency have announced a five-year deal to develop an online information portal regarding the environment. The portal will provide a global repository of environmental information for experts, policymakers and more than 500 million citizens. “To sustain the improvements in the environment made over the past few decades, everyone needs to [...]

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Windows XP coming to OLPC’s XO laptops

As promised, Microsoft and OLPC announced today an agreement to bring Windows XP to XO laptops. Trials of the Windows XP powered XO laptops will begin as early as June with governments and nongovernmental organizations. General availability of these laptops with XP is expected to be around September. “Customers have come to us and said they [...]

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Microsoft Auto to come to Hyundai and Kia

Come Novemeber, Microsoft’s exclusive partnership with Ford over “Sync” is set to end. What does that mean? You guessed it, new manufactures will adopt the system for their own vehicles. Joining Ford, cars from both Hyundai and Kia will be able to include the system which allows for hands-free navigation, communication and an easy [...]

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