Almost a week after Hewlett Packard (HP) agreed to buy struggling palm top device maker Palm, the company is reported to have dropped the Windows 7 operating system for its upcoming tablet computer Slate.

Microsoft Corp. is currently checking a proposal to setup an XBox TV Channel that will be co-owned by the company and Peter Chernin, former News Corporation President and COO, Bloomberg.com reports.

Microsoft and Verizon is just about ready to release its newest phones

Microsoft shortened the name of its upcoming mobile OS by dropping one word.

Software developer behemoth Microsoft is slated to release the next version of its work suite Microsoft Office 2010 in May 12. Meanwhile, the company is not planning, as of the moment, for a version of the software for rival Apple’s latest gadget – the iPad.

Microsoft announced the release of the standalone detachable 250 GB hard drive for its console Xbox 360.

Several Microsoft officials are giving different statements regarding the issue of whether current-generation phones can be upgraded to the company’s latest mobile operating system.

The software giant said Waledac is one of the most massive among botnets that operate in the U.S, accounting for more than 1.5 billion spam messages everyday.

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Microsoft posted some screenshots of what the browser choice screen for European Windows users would look like.