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• AOL Rejects Bing and Renews Search Ties To Google (NewsFactor)

  NewsFactor - When Microsoft launched its Bing decision engine in 2009, it may have held out hope for an alliance with AOL. In fact, there were even rumors that Microsoft would buy out the struggling Internet service provider. But AOL has shunned Bing in favor of Microsoft's online nemesis, Google.

• Microsoft Uses Bing Home Page to Push IE8 (PC World)

  PC World - Microsoft on Thursday started featuring a small advertisement on its Bing home page for Internet Explorer 8 in an apparent effort to encourage more people to migrate to the latest version of its browser.

• Windows Phone 7 Goes to Mobile Device Makers (NewsFactor)

  NewsFactor - Finishing touches complete, Microsoft sent its latest Windows Phone 7 operating system to equipment manufacturers Wednesday, paving the way for a round of Windows-based mobile devices to debut in time for the holiday season.

• South Korean company dumping Yahoo's search ads (AP)

  AP - Yahoo Inc. is about to lose one of its search advertising partners in South Korea as the Internet company prepares to convert to Microsoft Corp.'s technology.

• Remains of the Day: Did I miss anything? (Macworld.com)

  Macworld.com - You ever get that nagging feeling at the back of your mind that you’ve missed something important? Huh. Well, it was probably nothing. I mean, after all, what could be more important than Microsoft shipping Windows Phone 7? Or Steve Jobs’s approval of Intel’s latest acquisition? I’ll tell you what: Don Draper on his iPhone. Lean back, relax, and let the soothing remainders for Wednesday, September 1, 2010 wash over you.

• New Apple TV: Living Room as Tech Battleground (PC World)

  PC World - Today’s unveiling of a smaller, cheaper Apple TV set-top box is the latest in a long line of tech industry efforts to conquer the living room. Recent reports and rumors have Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Sony all developing low-cost entertainment devices that would stream entertainment bits—movies, TV shows, music, photos, and so on—from the Internet to your HDTV.

• Firefox 3.6 Becomes Number Two Browser as IE6 Declines (PC World)

  PC World - The data from the Net Applications for browser market share in August show that Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 continues to lead overall and outpace all competitors in growth. Even better news is that Internet Explorer 6--the archaic and insecure browser that refuses to die--is losing ground.

• Windows Phone 7 Ready for Release (Mashable)

  Mashable - Microsoft has completed the development of its forthcoming Windows Phone 7. The mobile OS has reached the release to manufacturing (RTM) stage, the company announced today.

• Microsoft Launches AdCenter for Chinese Businesses (PC World)

  PC World - Microsoft expanded adCenter to China on Tuesday, allowing Chinese businesses to use the advertising platform to market themselves overseas.

• Microsoft's Xbox 360 D-Pad Update: Something Old, Something New (PC World)

  PC World - For gamers who've griped about the Xbox 360's leveled down d-pad, Microsoft's telling old-school controller fans 'have it your way'. In fact: Have it both ways.

• Windows 7 Family Pack Returns in U.S. Starting Oct. 3 (PC Magazine)

  PC Magazine - Microsoft is bringing back the Family Pack version of Windows 7 in the U.S. starting Oct. 3.

• Microsoft seeks China internet search partner: report (Reuters)

  Reuters - Software giant Microsoft Corp is looking for a partner in China to help the company play a major role in China's internet search market, Wall Street Journal said.

  
  

• Microsoft launches advertising platform in China (AFP)

  AFP - Microsoft has launched an advertising platform in China in an attempt to grab market share from rival Google, which has been wrangling with Beijing over censorship, state media said Wednesday.

  
  

• IE6 Marketshare Drops To 5 Percent, Microsoft Ecstatic (PC Magazine)

  PC Magazine - The aging Internet Explorer 6 continues its fade into obscurity, and Microsoft couldn't be happier.

• Dell Hawks Its New Modular Data Center (PC World)

  PC World - Dell has been relatively quiet about its modular data-center products, but on Tuesday it showed off a new design it has started selling to large "hyperscale" customers, which include big Internet firms like Microsoft and Facebook.

• Microsoft Unveils New Xbox 360 Wireless Controller (PC Magazine)

  PC Magazine - Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled a new wireless Xbox 360 controller, which features a new D-pad that transforms from a plus to a disc.

• Microsoft hiking Xbox Live subscription prices (AP)

  AP - Microsoft is raising subscription prices for its popular Xbox Live Gold online gaming service in the U.S. and three other countries.

• Microsoft and Google play nice on Android (Appolicious)

  Appolicious - Microsoft is edging in on Android’s territory in any way the company can, with a new search app for Bing. The app is limited to Verizon customers, and is available for (nearly) all Android users via a partnership with Verizon, which is becoming increasingly common for these types of app launches.

• Microsoft: Xbox 360 S The Best Box We've Ever Built (PC World)

  PC World - It's smaller, shinier, and back in black: Microsoft's new Xbox 360 took many by surprise at E3 this June, though some of us had speculated for months that a 'slim' model was in the works.

• Still More Easter Eggs to Find in the Microsoft Scavenger Hunt [SPONSORED] (Mashable)

  Mashable - This post is brought to you by Allure Bays Corp., a microsite designed by Microsoft Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010. For more information on sponsored posts read here. By now, you should have found quite a few of the Easter eggs Microsoft has hidden in its microsite created for the fictional company, Allure Bay Corp. The site is designed to teach visitors about the latest incarnations of Microsoft Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010. The results are tracked on a leaderboard, which changes from day to day as more people join the hunt, and more Easter eggs are discovered.