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Microsoft has some advertising news today out of Cannes Lions. Last year at Cannes, Microsoft Advertising's Yarn announced it would be working in partnership with creative agencies and brands on some new ad experiences.

Thomas P. Jackson, the former federal judge who in 2000 ruled that Microsoft should be split into two companies as punishment for monopolistic business practices, died Saturday at his Maryland home.

Microsoft Corporation got itself waist-deep with Barnes & Noble, Inc. in spring 2012 when it shocked a lot of people by paying $300 million for a one-sixth stake in Nook Media LLC, the subsidiary of Barnes & Noble that was going to produce the NOOK e-readers and related digital content.

The Wall Street Journal's All Things D reports Microsoft is selling its $499 Surface RT to schools for the next few months for $199, the $599 Surface RT with Touch Cover for $249, and the $629 Surface RT with Type Cover for $289.

The plans of a former Microsoft manager to create the "Starbucks of Pot" are worrying other activists who pushed for the legalization of marijuana in Washington state.

Microsoft raided a Guatemala insurance firm with local police officers to "extort" $70,000 in licensing fees from the company, a new lawsuit alleges.

Equity Profile Report expands its NASDAQ Gainers Weekly Watch List adding Microsoft Corporation and Oracle Corporation .

Life is good for Google Inc . Google Inc 's stock soared in 2013, up 22% from the first of the year.

Four-city Microsoft Student Partner Boot Camp kicks off in NOIDA, Uttar Pradesh New Microsoft Innovation Center inaugurated at GL Bajaj Institute of Technology & Management Over 300 select enthusiastic technology students gathered at the 2013 Microsoft Student Partners Boot Camp held at the GL Bajaj Institute of Technology & Management in Noida ... (more)

How much does Microsoft want to boost the app selection for its Windows 8 Phone? Apart from offering $100 gift cards to developers who deliver apps before the end of June, Microsoft is reportedly offering as much as $100,000 to companies that can help build the popularity of the Windows 8 device, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Apple , the world's most- valuable technology company, received as many as 5,000 requests for customer information from U.S. law enforcement authorities amid widening revelations of government data collection.

Thomas Penfield Jackson, who as a federal judge in Washington presided over a Microsoft antitrust case and declared the software company a monopoly, has died.

Technology has been an exciting but volatile sector over the past three decades.

Advance Digital Inc., which delivers digital news in partnership with local media companies that include Syracuse Media Group , has won the 2013 Microsoft Digital Marketing Partner of the Year Award.

Sony and Microsoft both announced earlier this Spring that the companies will be releasing new editions of their popular gaming consoles.

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Best Buy is going through a bit of a transformation. After failing to draw customers with its traditional business model of selling electronics at fair prices, the retailer has decided to share some of its store space with Samsung.

Thousands of people lined up at Ala Moana Center for the opening of Hawaii's first Microsoft store later Thursday morning.

Will PS4 hardware be profitable on day one? It's a bigger issue than that, says Sony's UK MD Fergal Gara Sony has emphasised that the PlayStation division has to be profitable this financial year, as it prepares to launch a major new console before the end of December.

The central focus of the effort will be a completely redesigned, easy-to-use Buying Guide heavy on vital information and seamlessly integrated into the overall experience, including deep car comparison tools, engaging editorial, and professionally produced videos.