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Gamesindustry International reports that Microsoft filed for a patent application that described a TV achievement system.

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) San Francisco, Rajab 14, 1434, May 24, 2013, SPA -- Days after it unveiled the newest version of its Xbox gaming system, Microsoft has been cleared of violating a wireless patent in current versions of the popular console.

The Microsoft-filed Korean listing , spotted by Game Front , names 'Bootcamp' as a PC online action game, with mention of Halo 3 in the description.

The Mac vs. PC war rages on this week, as Microsoft released not one, but two video advertisements panning Apple's iPad and Siri.

Microsoft's Windows Phone has inched its way ahead of BlackBerry and is still miles behind Apple's iOS and Google's Android operating systems.

As detailed on the Windows Blog , the Sculpt Mouse has a touch-sensitive blue strip on its side that takes you to the start screen when touched.

For years, Bill Gates was the richest man in the world, buoyed by his stake in Microsoft Corporation .

The firm currently has a $35.00 price target on the stock, up from their previous price target of $29.00. A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on MSFT.

A Google security expert who has clashed with Microsoft in the past over how it discloses Windows security flaws is at it again.

The 300,000-server-strong Xbox LIVE cloud for the new Xbox One will share processing duties with the console, Microsoft has detailed, responsible for "latency-insensitive computation" like filling in background detail or figuring out complex lighting effects.

The U.S. International Trade Commission has turned down a request for a ban on Microsoft's Xbox after finding that the gaming device did not infringe a patent owned by Google's Motorola Mobility unit.

Computerworld - A majority of consumer and small business Windows 8 PC users launch fewer than one "Modern" app a day, signaling that they're spending most of their time on the classic Windows 7-style desktop, according to data released Wednesday.

In an attempt to draw interest away from Apple's iPad, Microsoft has set up a tablet comparison page that falsely presents the iPad as having a smaller screen than a Windows tablet with less screen area.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry praised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his "seriousness" in finding ways to restart the peace process.

Human interaction with computers could improve with the new Kinect for Windows sensor, which will be better at recognizing gestures, motion and voice.

In a key hire, Jawbone said today that it had hired Mindy Mount, a top corporate VP at Microsoft, as its president.

Microsoft has rolled out an update for its Outlook app for Android, adding fixes and features based on user feedback.

Though the Windows 8 user interface still sits in the "generally designed for touch" category, Microsoft isn't being shy about continuing to push their hardware line with clickables like the Sculpt Comfort Mouse and the Sculpt Mobile Mouse this week.

For those of you in the United Kingdom who have been waiting patiently for the Surface Pro device, your wait is over.

A Google security engineer accused Microsoft of treating outside researchers with "great hostility" just days before posting details of an unpatched vulnerability in Windows that could be used to crash PCs or gain additional access rights.