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Week in review: Microsoft seeks for search gains

May 23, 2008 Company gets creative in quest for larger search market slice, while Facebook tries to make nice with Google. Also: Soft cell market. TAGS: Facebook, Yahoo! Inc., Yahoo Search, Google Inc., Week in review, Internet search, acquisition, asset, Microsoft Corp.

Week in review: Microsoft and Google get touchy

May 30, 2008 Microsoft shows off plans for new Windows interface, while Google shows off Android capabilities. Also: future in the stream. TAGS: Rupert Murdoch, Jerry Yang, Week in review, Bill Gates, CEO, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., blog, interface, Yahoo! Inc., conference, Microsoft Windows

Week in review: An iPhone harvest for Apple

June 13, 2008 The Mac maker unveils its new 3G smartphone. Yahoo says Microhoo is over, then signs a search pact with Google. Also: Porn crackdown. TAGS: MobileMe, Apple iPhone, Yahoo! Inc., Week in review, Google Inc., Apple Computer, AT&T Corp., 3G, Steve Jobs, Apple iPod Touch, Apple Macintosh, Apple iPod, Microsoft Corp.

Week in review: Microhoogle intrigue

July 4, 2008 Microsoft, Yahoo, and Google are facing probes, proxies, and accusations of backroom politicking as their various attempts to link up come under scrutiny. Also: searching for content within Flash i... TAGS: Shockwave Flash, Shockwave, Yahoo! Inc., Yahoo Search, Internet application, Internet search advertising, News Corp., Adobe Systems Inc., Week in review, Google Inc., search engine, Internet search, Time Warner Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office

Week in review: Yahoo, Microhoo's biggest loser

May 9, 2008 Yahoo and Microsoft don't make a love connection, while Grand Theft Auto IV gets a lot of love. Also: Wild about WiMax. TAGS: shareholder, Yahoo! Inc., loser, Week in review, offer, Time Warner Inc., merger, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Week in review: Teaming up against Google

February 1, 2008 Microsoft offers to buy struggling Yahoo for $44.6 billion to better compete against Google. Also: Vista's one-year anniversary. TAGS: monetization, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., layoff, reader, Week in review, online advertising, social networking, shareholder, merger, Microsoft Corp., open source, CEO

Week in review: Psystar and the Mac minions

April 18, 2008 A saga surrounding Mac clone maker Psystar grabs the attention of Macdom. And news from three tech bellwethers offers reassurance. (By CNET News.com's Leslie Katz) TAGS: payment processing, Eric Schmidt, Week in review, Google Inc., Wall Street, Apple Macintosh, Apple Computer, Nintendo Co. Ltd., Yahoo! Inc., video, Microsoft Corp.

Week in review: Icahn, Microsoft merger maven?

May 16, 2008 Yahoo faces a proxy battle, while Facebook snubs Google's Friend Connect. Also: New Web surf for streets and stars. (Posted in News Blog by Steven Musil) TAGS: Facebook, merger, Mark Cuban, Carl Icahn, Electronic Data Systems Corp., Yahoo! Inc., Week in review, CBS Broadcasting Inc., shareholder, HP, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., photograph

Week in review: Yahoo in Microsoft's sights

February 8, 2008 The two companies give us a few clues on their prospective deal; Washington takes on file swapping at colleges; and iPhone storage grows. TAGS: Yahoo! Inc., takeover, Steve Ballmer, bid, Week in review, reader, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., brand, CEO, e-mail

Week in review: Tech's shopping spree

March 14, 2008 Big companies go on the hunt for acquisitions to beef up their positions, while developers get many warm welcomes. Also: Unruly at South by Southwest. TAGS: DoubleClick Inc., Bebo, merger, virtual machine, America Online Inc., Yahoo! Inc., bid, Week in review, acquisition, online advertising, Google Inc., game company, antitrust, Electronic Arts Inc., Microsoft Corp., U.S.

Week in review: Go go Google

November 2, 2007 The search giant is outgrowing expectations, while Apple releases its Leopard into the wild. Also: Finding some privacy on the Net. TAGS: OpenSocial, Google Inc., cell phone service provider, phone provider, Week in review, Facebook, handset, reader, T-Mobile, Apple Computer, platform, developer, Apple iPhone, cell phone, operating system

Week in review: Social media open for business

March 28, 2008 The formation of a group to promote universal standards for social-network apps stood out amid a slew of headlines this week about companies merging, collaborating, or restructuring.(By CNET News.c... TAGS: OpenSocial, Facebook, social media, BitTorrent, Comcast Corp., Motorola Inc., file-sharing, Week in review, reader, MySpace, API, Google Inc.

Week in review: Microhoo, Yahoogle, and Microspace, oh my!

April 11, 2008 The week was marked by a dizzying barrage of news on the future of Yahoo and its suitors, leaving industry watchers mostly scratching their heads. Also, RSA 2008.(By CNET News.com's Michelle Meyers) TAGS: Yahoo! Inc., News Corp., reader, RSA Security Inc., Week in review, head, acquisition, Microsoft Corp., America Online Inc., Google Inc., security

Week in review: Google's DoubleClick deletion dilemma

December 14, 2007 Fight over megamerger takes intriguing turns, while social networks open developer platforms. Also: celebrating Commodore 64's legacy. TAGS: DoubleClick Inc., Electronic Privacy Information Center, Republican, law firm, antitrust, Google Inc., merger, Week in review, chairman, acquisition, Europe, agency, U.S.

Week in review: Wireless in Las Vegas

April 4, 2008 The CTIA wireless trade show grabbed the bulk of headlines, but the big stories were less about handsets and more about network openness and resulting new features. Also, music industry mixes it up... TAGS: keynote address, CTIA, Yahoo! Inc., Week in review, handset, trade show, Las Vegas, CEO, Google Inc., operating system

Week in review: Chasing iPhone

October 26, 2007 Apple turns in monster quarter, thanks to iPhone and iPod; Microsoft posts strong earnings, scores Facebook victory. Also: Saving muni Wi-Fi. TAGS: Apple iPhone, Week in review, shipment, reader, Apple Computer, Google Inc., Facebook, smart phone, Microsoft Corp., Apple iPod, Apple Macintosh, PC

Week in review: Vista, virtualization, vendettas

September 14, 2007 Microsoft promises Vista changes in response to Google complaints. Also: Virtualization gets real, and iPhone reaches a milestone. TAGS: Google Apps, Capgemini, advertising company, Microsoft Windows Vista, desktop search, virtualization, Google Inc., Apple iPhone, reader, Week in review, Automatic Update, response, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows

Week in review: Spotlight on search companies

November 9, 2007 Google unveils a platform to run mobile phones, while Washington's tongue-lashing of Yahoo eclipses Alibaba's IPO. TAGS: Jerry Yang, mobile computing, B2B, politician, mobile operator, Week in review, Yahoo! Inc., reader, mobile device, mobile phone, Google Inc., handset

Week in review: The feds' book 'em club

November 30, 2007 Federal prosecutors denied bid for Amazon.com customer records, and Google takes green to the bank. Also: Verizon Wireless opens up. TAGS: Susan Illston, Amazon.com Inc., prosecutor, federal prosecutor, NSA, U.S. District Judge, conversation, Week in review, Bush Administration, reader, AT&T Corp., bank, telecommunications, document, San Francisco, Google Inc.

Week in review: Green power plays

December 20, 2007 Amid flurry of end-of-the-year docket-clearing, Congress passes energy bill and Google's DoubleClick acquisition gets the green light from the FTC. TAGS: farm, DoubleClick Inc., Nevada, Week in review, grocery, mile, production, tax, acquisition, environment, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.