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Bill Gates has started a mysterious new company, called bgC3, possibly to be focused on creating catalyst business

Microsoft Research just announced the release of a new experimental search engine interface with a focus on personalization

Just last year, Microsoft snagged a $240 million stake in Facebook in a bidding war against Google.

During the Olympics, Microsoft's Silverlight technology was installed on over 20 million computers. Oprah uses Silverlight and

It's time for our weekly summary of Web Technology news, products and trends. On the product side this

When Microsoft announced the launch of its Live Search Cashback rebate program, it quickly became the laughingstock of

Microsoft is slowly releasing a new version Windows Live Hotmail this week, though, as LiveSide.net reports, many users

Microsoft Research has hired social network researcher danah boyd, probably the most high profile academic in the world

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Fairtilizer isn't a record company - it's a new music company. What's the difference? A record company is

OpenACircle is a new collaboration tool for teams which includes innovative screen-sharing and video conferencing features for instant

We all love the David and Goliath story. What about David vs two Goliaths? That is the improbable

According to numerous reports, Microsoft has decided to cancel its controversial series of ads featuring Jerry Seinfeld and

Microsoft only acquired the semantic search engine Powerset a little more than a month ago, but today, the

We track hundreds of web apps here on ReadWriteWeb. Some, like YouTube and last.fm, become our favorites and

Are you the only person at work who likes to read blogs? Is it your job to sell

For travelers, mobile applications that allow you to search for local places can be a pain to

OpenOffice, which, according to our latest poll, is one of the most popular word processors among our readers,

NBC seems to be having a change of heart this week. The network recently wrapped up their streaming

Microsoft ran its first commercial with Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld on NBC this afternoon, to mixed reviews.