Jul 02, 2009 10:50AM

Microsoft Removes Projectile-vomiting IE8 Ad From Web (PC World)

PC World - An online ad for Internet Explorer 8 that showed a woman projectile vomiting has left such a bad taste in viewers' mouths that Microsoft has decided to remove it.

Jul 02, 2009 09:29AM

Microsoft adds selected "tweets" to Bing (AFP)

AFP - Microsoft is integrating messages from prominent users of Twitter, the hot micro-blogging service, into the results generated by its new Internet search engine Bing.

Jul 02, 2009 07:52AM

Microsoft Pulls Gross-Out Ad for IE8 (PC World)

PC World - It looks like the image of a woman throwing up after inadvertently viewing pornography was too controversial for Microsoft. As of this morning, the online-only ad for Internet Explorer 8 called O.M.G.I.G.P. -- oh my God! I'm gonna puke -- has been pulled from all Microsoft and third-party video Web sites -- including the dedicated IE8 site, Browser for the Better.

Jul 02, 2009 07:43AM

Bing Builds an Underwhelming Twitter Search (PC World)

PC World - Looking for a competitive edge in the Internet search wars, Microsoft plans to index Twitter updates in real time for Bing, its recently rebranded search engine.

Jul 02, 2009 05:40AM

Windows 7 May Get Family Pack Discount (PC World)

PC World - Microsoft may be introducing a Family Pack for Windows 7 Home Premium, with a shared license for three computers in the same household. The license details in the latest build of Windows 7 have the following clause under ‘Installation and Use Rights': "If you are a ‘Qualified Family Pack User,' you may install one copy of the software marked as ‘Family Pack' on three computers in your household for use by people who reside there," according to ZDNet's Ed Bott.