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Amazon.com, the New York Times and the Washington Post announce Kindle for online news subscribers.

Ballmer Says Yahoo Deal Should Happen 'Sooner Than Later'

Microsoft's CEO said it would benefit both companies if a deal for Yahoo's search business struck soon.

Early E-Voting Problems Reported in Battleground States

Problems with e-voting machines were reported early on election day in several U.S. states, including Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia, which are identified as battleground states where the outcome of the vote could tip the presidential race in favor of either Democratic Sen. Barack Obama or Republican Sen. John McCain.

Ozzie Details Azure, Microsoft's Cloud Version of Windows

Microsoft targets Amazon's EC2 service with its Azure technology, says Ray Ozzie at the PDC show.

Microsoft to Release Vista SP2 Private Beta

Microsoft will distribute the second service pack for Windows Vista to a small group of Technology Adoption Program members on Oct. 29.

Microsoft CFO Outlines Plan to Weather Economic Crisis

Microsoft fears that PC spending may be lower, which would negatively affect its Windows desktop business.

ISO Approves PDF as an International Standard

Move reflects a trend to standardize broadly adopted file formats to increase interoperability between different apps used to create business documents.

Microsoft Debuts IE 8, Aims for CSS Interoperability

Microsoft aims to achieve better browser interoperability with the new version of IE, IE 8.

Microsoft, Nokia Put Silverlight on Mobile Devices

In its quest to make its Silverlight technology as ubiquitous as its Flash competitor, Microsoft is moving full speed ahead to promote adoption of the technology through some strategic moves and partnerships it will highlight at its annual MIX 08 conference, including a deal with Nokia to put the technology on mobile devices.

Microsoft Confirms Another Executive Departure

The resignation of Rob Short, the former corporate vice president of the Windows core technology group, comes on the heels of several other high-profile executive departures at the software giant that collectively represent a changing of the guard.

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