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The New York Times reports that Microsoft's chief executive, Steve Ballmer, met in New York earlier this week with Roy J. Bostock, Yahoo's chairman, prompting speculation that negotiations over a Web search deal between the two companies could be restarting.

Microsoft has launched a mobile music download service in the UK that it claims is one of the first in the country to be network independent.

Reuters reports that Microsoft has stunned Wall Street with disappointing results that included plans to slash up to 5,000 jobs and a warning that profit and revenue will almost certainly drop over the next two quarters.

Toshiba has unveiled the first mobile device based on Qualcomm's 'Snapdragon' chip, reports Slash Gear. The touchscreen smartphone - known as the Toshiba TG01 - is based on Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6.1 platform and is being seen as a potential competitor to Apple's iPhone.

PC Pro reports that Microsoft has released details of its forthcoming mobile synchronisation service, My Phone.

In a deal between two unlikely allies in the mobile business space, arch-rivals Google and Microsoft have agreed terms to allow Google applications to be synched via Windows Mobile smartphones.

Microsoft will use next week's GSMA Mobile World Congress to announce a shift in strategy surrounding the marketing of its Windows Mobile software platform for devices, according to BusinessWeek.