The software giant’s first ever drop in revenue, as the ongoing recession takes its toll on its core PC market.

A company named i4i wins a legal battle over patent covering a document formatting system.

Microsoft and Yahoo have announced a 10-year search partnership that will potentially allow them to rival Google..

Internal testing of Microsoft's successor to Live Search is currently underway.

Microsoft's decision to call its next operating system 'Windows 7' has prompted hundreds of observers to dispute the name..

View your photographs or documents in 3D and can zoom in and out by clicking the screen. Check out Microsoft's new photo sharing application.

Microsoft is gaining US search market share at the expense of Google and Yahoo, according to the latest market research from comScore..

Mapping tool to be updated with interactive capabilities for business use.

Windows Live Calendar bears an uncanny resemblance to a certain rival's.

A new Hotmail update aims to make it faster and easier to access contacts and messages.

As Microsoft steps up its assault on the search market, Google has launched a new offensive to tackle the Redmond giant on its Outlook turf..

The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is holding a rally in Boston, Massachusetts today to campaign against Microsoft and proprietary software, ahead of the release of Windows 7 on 22 October..

Google's Gmail service was down on Tuesday morning, leaving many users with no access to their email, calendar or contact information.

Computer maker posts strong Q2 results with profits of $1.21bn.

Business users will communicate with a unified toolset that integrates instant messaging (IM), social networks, conferencing and email within the next four years, according to Gartner.

Google introduces push mail to the iPhone and Windows Mobile devices.

Mozilla said the latest version of its Firefox browser 3.0.11 was downloaded 150 million times during the first 24 hours it was made available..

European Commission set to announce decision this week.

Waste regulation failing to stop shipments of broken computers to Africa.

ICO confirms Street View does not breach privacy act, while Pirate Bay lawyercalls for retrial.