The lines are being drawn in the search wars, with Yahoo and Microsoft squaring off against Firefox and Google.
Microsoft is in talks to acquire five percent of social-networking site Facebook, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Yahoo said that a statement from the company's Australian office on Tuesday, which claimed that all future products would be compatible with both the Firefox and Internet Explorer browsers, was inaccurate.
A new instant messaging worm installs a rogue Web browser called "Safety Browser" and hijacks the user's Internet Explorer home page, experts have warned.
Yahoo has said it will soon allow Firefox users to access all its products and services, many of which are currently only available through Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser.
Malicious attacks now come cloaked in messages that appear to have been sent by a known instant messaging contact -- even more reason to be wary.
See the new interface and several of the highly-touted new IE7 features.
Microsoft's minimal attention to its Internet Explorer browser used to be a boon for some developers. But now it's starting to hurt.
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Security researchers worked overtime in 2007, which turned out to be a nightmare for software vendors from day one.
Bill Gates explains why the company is giving away its developer tools to students and offers a glimpse at the rationale behind the Yahoo bid.
Microsoft's new Internet Explorer browser is now available -- from Yahoo.
The software maker launches its first major update to the browser in years, offering tabbed browsing and security additions.
Yahoo Messenger, along with ICQ, offers the most options for customisation and everyday use at home or in the office.
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