According to the Wall Street Journal, Microsoft is set to acquire business and enterprise social networking company Yammer for $1 billion.

The next version of Microsoft Office will sport a Metro UI with a new logo.

Microsoft has announced during a keynote at Computex that the company has sold over 600 million licenses of Windows 7.

Recently, Microsoft has confirmed plans to open brick-and-mortar storefronts in Orlando, FL, Arlington, VA, Danbury, CT, and Overland Park, KS.

In an event invite, Microsoft has announced that it will be providing a special glimpse at Windows Phone 8 during a summit in San Francisco.

At its E3 2012 keynote, Microsoft has announced Xbox Music, a new streaming service that is the successor to the Zune.

At E3, Microsoft announced SmartGlass, which brings a slew of functionality that bridges the gap between the infamous three screens.

At E3 2012, Microsoft proudly announced that the Xbox 360 is currently the top-selling console worldwide. They also announced a slew of new media partners who will be debuting content on the platform within the next 12 months.

Asus has unveiled two Windows 8 tablets; the ARM-based Tablet 600, and the Tablet 810, powered by Intel.

If you’ve been trying the recently released Windows 8 Release Preview, your Microsoft keyboard and mouse are just as ready as you are. The new Microsoft Device Center allows you to customize devices from an easy-to-learn Windows 8 interface.

Well, yes, Windows 8 Release Preview has been released. As Microsoft reimagines Windows, here is your chance to take it for a spin on a variety of form factors, including the new generation of touch devices.

Microsoft India has announced the launch of Microsoft Accelerator for Windows Azure in India. In a first for any technology company in India, the incubator will host 10 early-stage startups and help them build businesses in Cloud, Internet, and Mobile.

Microsoft’s cloud storage service, SkyDrive, has received several updates in past few weeks, and the progressive updates continue to integrate it well across Windows Phone and Windows. Recently, SkyDrive enabled shortened URLs for these links using the new sdrv.ms domain.

Local Scout in Bing now has ad placements.

As part of the company’s efforts to dissolve the Windows Live branding, tweets sent from Windows Phone will now display as ‘via Microsoft’.