Labelled as “exciting times” by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, the Microsoft buyout of Skype is going to mean certain changes to the Internet Explorer application. Initial thoughts of the purchase may be centered around both the reasons for buying (and the price paid), but the Internet World is waiting for technology news in coming months. Read all

The decision by Microsoft to file a European complaint against the market share which Google commands is big news across the Pacific and here in the UK. In a blog post they [namely Brad Smith, Senior Vice President & General Counsel of the Microsoft Corporation] phrase as “Adding our Voice to Concerns about Search in Europe”, it appears as though Microsoft have reached either a point of desperation or genuine despair. Read all