Just to be clear: The European Union isn't making noise about holding up or investigating Microsoft and Yahoo's proposed search partnership (at least not yet). But Microsoft has notified the EU about the deal, as it said it would do earlier this summer.
Microsoft officials are acknowledging the company is poised to kill off completely Microsoft Money, the company's personal finance-management product. The Money software and the services are both being discontinued.
Microsoft's decision to pull its highest-level certification across its product lines caught many off-guard.
Microsoft will provide Office 365, Azure and Surface technologies to the Republican and Democratic conventions this year, but no cash to the Republicans.
Microsoft is also reportedly incorporating icon-blending technology in Whistler build 2410
Microsoft is opening up a customer preview of its newest Office app, a PowerPoint-based app known as Mix, to more testers.