Microsoft, which owns the Xbox gaming system, closed its $69 billion deal to buy game-maker Activision Blizzard on Friday after fending off global opposition from antitrust regulators and rivals.
Microsoft has agreed to pay $20 million to settle government charges regarding the unauthorized collection of personal information from children without parental consent. The Federal Trade Commission alleged that Microsoft violated child privacy laws under COPPA
libya as they defend themselves against attacks by government troops. a middle east correspondent for britain tells cnn that troops still loyal to libyan strongman moammar gadhafi have been firing rockets into residential neighborhoods in the city of misurata. but he says the rebels are not giving up an inch. somali officials say 54 somalis trying to escape libya are dead or presumed dead after an overcrowded boat capsized off the coast of tripoli friday. back in the u.s., president obama renewed his push for immigration reform during a visit to el paso, texas, calling the immigration system broken. but each some of his strongest supporters say the president simply hasn t delivered on his promises of reform. microsoft is buying skype for $8.5 billion in cash, the biggest acquisition microsoft ever made. they plan to use the realtime video and voice in existing products like the xbox gaming
biggest acquisition by microsoft ever made. they plan to use the realtime video and voice in existing products like the xbox gaming system. the duke and duchess of cambridge william and kate have gone off on their secret destination. it is believed they ll spend two weeks in a romantic resort. the joys of british tabloid have put out useless information, such as william and kate, together on bikes during their honeymoon. i was hoping it would be secret where they were so they wouldn t get bothered by people. guess not. we wish them well. the news caught a lot of us by surprise. four months after arnold schwarzenegger left political office as governor of california, he and his wife,