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A top Microsoft Corp. executive voiced confidence that the company's software will prove dominant in the burgeoning market for tablet personal computers, saying the company offers better support for manufacturers than rival Google ...

Apple has just surpassed Microsoft in market capitalization and is now second only to Exxon Mobil among U.S. companies.

Microsoft disclosed a series of management changes on Tuesday that will alter the shape of its business unit responsible for products like the Zune music player, Xbox gaming console and phones.

Google's Android mobile phone system is building momentum, beating Microsoft in the last quarter and challenging Apple as the number of new models with software and compatible applications grow.

Microsoft Corp. is trying to make Hotmail cool again. The upgrade, expected to be available in July or August, will automatically sort incoming messages into different categories devoted to users' key contacts and Internet social networks. It will also provide previews of incoming photos, videos and other material without having to open an attachment or click on a link.

Microsoft prepares to launch the latest version of its Office software, with features similar to those offered by Google. The latest version of the software has a free online component - called Office Web Apps.

News Analysis: Internet Explorer still might be the leader in the browser market, but its dominance is coming to a close. Here are the reasons why and how that's happening.

Just when you thought teens had enough ways to connect to Facebook and Myspace, along comes Microsoft with their new line of socially focused phones the Kin One and the Kin Two.

The news broke yesterday about the Microsoft General Manager who said that that the "future of the Web is HTML 5."

But it's important enough for us to write about even if in the long run it still does not solve the issues with earlier versions of the Internet Explorer browser.

According to sources familiar with the matter, Microsoft has cancelled Courier, the folding, two-screen prototype tablet that was first uncovered by Gizmodo. Gizmodo was told that on Wednesday, Microsoft execs informed the internal team ...