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Microsoft Leaves Door Open For Yahoo Deal

Microsoft claims it is through with its acquisition plans of Yahoo according to Microsoft Chief Research and Strategy Officer Craig Mundie.

Microsoft Considers Facebook Acquisition

Microsoft is attempting to see if Facebook has any interest in being purchased by the software company after it abandoned its bid to buy Yahoo.According to the WSJ Microsoft's bankers put out subtle signals to Facebook, to see if it would be interested in being acquired.Last October, Microsoft bought a $240 million stake in Facebook, which valued the social networking site at $15 billion. An unnamed source says there are no active talks between the two companies.

Microsoft, DAISY To Assist People With Sight Problems

Microsoft has introduced a new software add-in to assist those who are blind or partially sighted with turning printed Word documents into audio files.The "Save as DAISY XML" add-in enables text files to be converted into audio files.  DAISY is an acronym for Digital Accessible Information System. The add-in was developed by Microsoft, Sonata Software, and the DAISY Consortium as an open source project.

Microsoft Zune Scores More Content

In an effort to compete with Apple, Microsoft said today that it is adding downloadable television shows from Comedy Central, MTV, NBC, and others to its online Zune store.The new content also includes programs from Nickelodeon, Turner Broadcasting and VH1, Microsoft said. Titles include "South Park" which is already available for free online, "The Office", "Battlestar Galactica", "Heroes" and "Spongebob SquarePants."

Madonna Concert To Stream Live On MSN

Madonna will be giving a concert at New York City's Roseland Ballroom to promote her new CD, "Hard Candy"; the performance will be streamed live on MSN.

Microsoft Set To Launch Improved Mobile Web Browsing

Microsoft announced on Tuesday its updated version of Internet Explorer Mobile and said the software would offer "desktop grade" Web browsing on mobile devices.

Australia Launches Email Archive

An Australian museum is creating Australia's first email archive to capture a snapshot of Australian society and to celebrate the role email plays in daily communications.

Yellowpages.com Enters Into Ad Deal With Microsoft

AT&T said today that its Yellowpages.com has entered into an agreement with Microsoft that will put advertising listings on Microsoft's local search sites.

Search Or Content Ads? A Marketer's Dilemma

One of the issues presenting itself after Google's new focus on quality search ads—CPC inflation, expected higher conversions, reported lower publisher payouts—is the question of which gets more bang for the buck, search or content ads?

MSN Direct For Windows Mobile Smartphones Launched

Microsoft has made available software for Windows Mobile Smartphones that gives free access to news and weather information, thanks to its MSN Direct network. Any Smartphone (that’s a phone running Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone or Windows Mobile 6 Standard) can pick up the download at phone.msndirect.com.