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Future bleak without innovation: Bill Gates (AFP)_

AFP - Innovation can turn the world's foreboding future bright, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said Monday in an annual letter from a charity foundation he runs with his wife and father.

Researcher to Reveal More Internet Explorer Problems (PC World)_

PC World - Microsoft's Internet Explorer could inadvertently allow a hacker to read files on a person's computer, another problem for the company just days after a serious vulnerability received an emergency patch.

Life after Windows: What happens to tech if Microsoft dies (InfoWorld)_

InfoWorld - It's the thought experiment we all like to engage in. What would life be like without Microsoft Windows? To listen to the free open source software crowd, the demise of Windows -- and by extension, Microsoft's hegemony over the PC universe -- would signal a kind of rebirth for informati

Microsoft, Seesmic Aim to Make Twitter Simple (PC Magazine)_

PC Magazine - Microsoft and Seesmic on Thursday unveiled a shiny new Twitter client called Seesmic Look that wants to bring Twitter to the masses.

Microsoft takes legal aim at DVR maker TiVo (AFP)_

AFP - Microsoft has weighed in on the side of US telecom giant AT&T in a legal battle with digital video recorder maker TiVo.

Emergency Microsoft Update Fixes IE Zero-day (PC World)_

PC World - Microsoft today released a rare patch outside of its normal monthly update cycle to fix an under-attack zero-day security hole in Internet Explorer.

Expert finds vulnerabilities in Microsoft browser (Reuters)_

Reuters - A security research firm said it discovered another set of vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, a day after Microsoft Corp patched the Web browser following a high-profile cyber attack on Google in China.

Creating Secure Passwords You Can Remember (PC World)_

PC World - Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates declared the password dead. He told his audience that the password can't meet the challenge of keeping sensitive information protected, saying "People use the same password on different systems, they write them down and they just don't meet the challenge for

Ballmer: Microsoft Will Stay in China (PC World)_

PC World - Microsoft does not plan to follow Google's lead in pulling out of China, the software giant's CEO told news outlets on Thursday.

Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 launch re-set for April 12 (InfoWorld)_

InfoWorld - Microsoft has rescheduled the launch of its ambitious Visual Studio 2010 software development platform and the accompanying .Net Framework 4 programming platfom to April 12, after having scrapped a planned March 22 release date.