With an interface that lacks ads but is also short on features, this early Google Talk beta serves Gmail users who want to chat via text or voice.
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Venerable Internet Explorer is showing its age among the hot, young field of browsers led by Mozilla's Firefox.
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A Microsoft employee last week removed a blog posting and apologise after revealing details about planned changes to Microsoft's Live Search.
The bold bid unveiled by Microsoft for Yahoo would create a technology titan of unprecedented size to challenge the Internet leadership established by Google, analysts believe.
After years of watching Microsoft rake in billions of dollars from its desktop software franchise, its competitors are pouncing.
Microsoft has boosted the size of inboxes for Windows Live Hotmail users, offering a standard 5GB of storage and 10GB for paid MSN Premium and Hotmail Plus accounts.
In line with an international hiring binge, Google is ramping up its presence in Australia and the surrounding region, with a temporary region representative and operations manager for Oceania among several positions on offer.
For a man a few months away from leaving his job, Bill Gates has a lot on his mind.
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