Software similar to the highly touted Siri voice recognition program featured in the iPhone 4S has been available in Windows-branded phones for more than a year, one Microsoft executive said during an interview last week.

Microsoft Corp Chairman Bill Gates told high-level Microsoft officials that he believes technology can pull the United States out of the current recession and help the world’s financial markets function better.

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1st LD Writethru: Bill Gates bids teary farewell to Microsoft LOS ANGELES, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates bid farewell to Microsoft on Friday, resigning from his full-time post as chairman of the software giant.

Microsoft has no plans to make another approach for Yahoo after it pulled its $47.5 billion bid earlier this month, Microsoft's chief research and strategy officer, Craig Mundie, said Thursday.