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LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. plans to roll out a “very, very large” number of services to allow smaller Web developers to tap into its well-financed data centers, the backbone for its online strategy, the company’s top software executive said on Monday.

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp., the world's largest software maker, said on Monday it plans to offer a streaming video service that stores and hosts video for its new Silverlight online media platform.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sony Corp. on Monday issued an apology for using a freshly slaughtered goat as a prop at its "God of War II" video game launch party in Athens, a publicity stunt that has outraged animal rights activists.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sony Corp. on Monday issued an apology for using a freshly slaughtered goat as a prop at its “God of War II” video game launch party in Athens, a publicity stunt that has outraged animal rights activists.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sided with software and technology companies in two major patent rulings that could leave them less vulnerable to infringement lawsuits.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (Reuters) - Google Inc. has expanded beyond a one-size-fits-all view of Web search to tie together its efforts to offer personalized Web searches under the iGoogle brand, officials said on Monday.

Verizon Communications Inc. said on Monday that growth in its nascent FiOS video and Internet service accelerated in the first quarter, while its wireless venture also gained subscribers.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Monday overturned a ruling that Microsoft Corp. should be held liable for patent infringement on copies of the Windows operating system sold overseas.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Corporate brands face multi-pronged assaults from fraudulent online attackers, according to a report published on Monday that quantifies the scope of the most common threats.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc. is to buy the rest of Right Media Inc. for about $680 million, in a move to boost the reach of Yahoo's advertising to social network sites, which marketers have struggled to reach.