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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, Google Inc., CEO, blog, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., interface, conference, Microsoft Windows

July 25, 2008 Activist investor agrees to join the Internet company's board, though Microsoft appears ready to move on. Also: An Apple a day. TAGS: Kevin Johnson, settlement, Yahoo! Inc., Jerry Yang, Internet search, Week in review, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows Vista, Forrester Research Inc., Internet company, Microsoft Corp., CEO, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

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: takeover, Yahoo! Inc., Steve Ballmer, Week in review, bid, reader, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., brand, CEO, e-mail

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, acquisition, Internet search, asset, Microsoft Corp.

March 7, 2008 Apple opens up the iPhone to developers and challenges BlackBerry, while Yahoo opens up its takeover defense strategy. Also: Microsoft shows off IE 8. TAGS: Apple iPhone, IPSec, Apple Computer, deadline, RIM BlackBerry, Week in review, reader, Yahoo! Inc., developer, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

June 27, 2008 Billionaire activist investor wants to show the door to Yahoo's CEO, while Bill Gates walks away from day-to-day work at Microsoft. Also: A Facebook face-off. TAGS: Bill Gates, Yahoo! Inc., Jerry Yang, Week in review, shareholder, chairman, CEO, president, Microsoft Corp., acquisition

May 2, 2008 Tech world waits for word on Yahoo, while Microsoft grapples with software challenges. Also: Net music on the court docket, and how green is our Valley? TAGS: cash register, Yahoo! Inc., workforce, Week in review, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, shareholder, glitch, Microsoft Windows Vista, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system

February 22, 2008 Microsoft says it wants to be more open with other software makers, while Toshiba closes down HD DVD. Also: Gates wants Yahoo for the people. TAGS: interoperability, open-source developer, protocol, commission, Week in review, announcement, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Windows Server, open source, reader, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, software company, Microsoft Windows

July 18, 2008 Microsoft and Carl Icahn tag-team on Yahoo, and it seems that just about everyone else got their day in court. Also: earnings season heats up. TAGS: Yahoo! Inc., search business, proposal, Carl Icahn, Jerry Yang, shareholder, Week in review, letter, offer, court, Microsoft Corp., eBay Inc.

February 15, 2008 Yahoo thinks it's worth more, Danger is a buy, and BlackBerry is temporarily bye-bye. Also: Spying immunity for telcos. TAGS: Legg Mason Inc., Yahoo! Inc., T-Mobile Sidekick, shareholder, reader, Week in review, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp.

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, AT&T Corp., Google Inc., Apple iPod Touch, Apple Computer, Steve Jobs, 3G, Apple Macintosh, Apple iPod, Microsoft Corp.

March 21, 2008 Tech community looks at Apple projects, while telephone companies measure outcome of FCC spectrum auction. Also: Redmond's rocky roads.(By CNET News.com's Steven Musil) TAGS: Apple Computer, Adobe Systems Inc., Apple iPhone, Macromedia Flash Player, label, Week in review, reader, CEO, Apple iPod, music, Microsoft Corp.

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, News Corp., Internet search advertising, Adobe Systems Inc., Week in review, Google Inc., Time Warner Inc., search engine, Internet search, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office

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.

July 11, 2008 Steve Ballmer and Carl Icahn team up to oust Yahoo's board, while the release of the new iPhone draws crowds worldwide. Also: A major flaw in Internet gears. TAGS: Carl Icahn, Yahoo! Inc., transaction, Week in review, investor, shareholder, Apple iPhone, Steve Ballmer, offer, interest, letter, Microsoft Corp., Apple iTunes, Apple Computer

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, Week in review, reader, online advertising, social networking, shareholder, merger, Microsoft Corp., open source, CEO

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, acquisition, head, Microsoft Corp., America Online Inc., security, Google Inc.

June 20, 2008 Newest Mozilla browser sets a download record as Yahoo employees defect at a seemingly record pace. Also: The broadband hookup. TAGS: Firefox 3.0, Firefox, Yahoo! Inc., top executive, Week in review, shareholder, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, Microsoft Corp.

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, Carl Icahn, Mark Cuban, Electronic Data Systems Corp., Yahoo! Inc., shareholder, Week in review, CBS Broadcasting Inc., HP, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., photograph