The US FTC updated its 2012 advertising guidelines and sent a letter warning Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, and other internet search companies to follow or be fined.

Google lost its proposal to delay the proceedings regarding a London antitrust case filed by Foundem.

Microsoft built too many RT surface, according to Microsoft CEO Steeve Ballmer. Steeve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, admitted that the company overproduced the Surface RT tablet.

Microsoft would use solar power and white space for the cheapest broadband in South Africa. Microsoft South Africa would finance a new trial that would provide internet connectivity.

Microsoft was advised by analysts to focus on its crucial product and stop steering at different directions.

Recent financial reports suggested Microsoft lagged behind its fellow tech giants in coping with the industry's shift to mobile.

Microsoft said that they developed a way to embed information on 3D printed objects. Traditional consumer products and merchandise usually have barcodes and tags that contain pricing and other related information about it.

Microsoft's recent fumbles and non-interest in its mobile phone ventures left Finnish company Nokia on the deep end.

According to analysts, the reorganization in Microsoft would help it bounce back due to the change in its attitude towards competition.

YouTube generates around US$4 billion to US$5.6 billion of Google's total earnings. Google's YouTube was put into the background after the tech titan's new Nexus 7, Chromecast and Google Glass innovation.