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• Apple's China factories under investigation

  in China at a series of huge factory campuses. Foxconn assembles iPads and iPhones for Apple, Xbox 360 gaming consoles for Microsoft and other gadgets for companies including Hewlett-Packard and Dell.In 2010, there was a rash of suicides at Foxconn's Shenzhen 2/14/12 Read more »

• Chairman, 3 others out in Yahoo board shake-up

  after four years as chairman. Many shareholders still blame him and Yang for squandering an opportunity to sell Yahoo to Microsoft Corp. in May 2008 for $47.5 billion, or $33 per share. Yahoo's stock hasn't traded above $20 in nearly 3 1/2 years. The shares   Read more »

• Microsoft eclipses Yahoo in U.S. search

  Corp. has finally reached a long-sought and expensive goal -- its Bing search engine now ranks second behind Google in the Internet's most lucrative market.Bing and Microsoft's other websites fielded 2.75 billion search requests in the United States during   Read more »

• The 'CES curse?' Gadget show has poor record

  last one that its CEO will kick off with a keynote speech. That ends a run of 15 straight years. It's also the last time Microsoft has a booth at the show.The problem with the show's timing will be acute for Microsoft this year. A new version of Windows won't   Read more »

• Yahoo may name PayPal exec as CEO

  agreement so that it could gain a seat at the negotiating table if Yahoo decides to sell part or all of its business. Microsoft unsuccessfully tried to buy Yahoo in 2008 for as much as $47.5 billion before walking away in frustration. Yahoo's stock is now   Read more »

Around the web

• Neudesic Celebrates 10 Years of Technological Innovation

  recently selected Neudesic to join the prestigious Azure Circle in recognition of its support for all aspects of Microsoft's cloud platform. Neudesic's Azure Circle selection comes on the heels of its appointment to the Dynamics President's Club, a prestigious 34 m ago from PR Newswire Read more »

• 2K Sports Announces NBA® 2K12: Game of the Year Edition

  360, Xbox LIVE, and the Xbox logos are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies and are used under license from Microsoft. All trademarks and copyrights contained herein are the property of their respective holders. The statements contained herein which 42 m ago from Business Wire Read more »

• These 5 Stocks Should Boost Dividends In 2012

  $30 but I feel that it will hit $32 this year if not $34. It should be noted that Stifel Nicolaus analysts have marked Microsoft Corporation stock as one to buy this year. Frontier Communications Corp. is one of the top dividend stocks on the market. The stock 50 m ago from Seeking Alpha Read more »

• Updates to "Fallout 3" (Microsoft Xbox 360): Credit

  The Fallout series has a long and beloved history with gamers and the latest in the series makes excellent first or third-person use of that tradition. Set in a post-nuclear Apocalyptic dystopian future in which everything has a slightly 1950s feel due to 2/14/12 from Spong Read more »

• 'Final Fantasy XIII-2' Sazh DLC outed

  Sazh is due to be released at the end of the month. The Sazh episode is likely to launch on February 28, costing 400 Microsoft Points (£3.40 / $5). Players will also be able to download a new casino game, a knight outfit for Noel and a secret piece of DLC, 2/14/12 from Digital Spy Read more »