It’s been reported that Redmond, Washington based software giant Microsoft has showcased its new technological innovations at the annual TechFest in Seattle.

On the lines of browser developers Mozilla and Opera, Google too is applying with European Union’s Competition Commission, seeking to offer assistance to the antitrust agency’s ongoing investigation proceedings against rival Microsoft.

It seems that Google didn’t want to play the role of a silent spectator in the European Commission's ongoing antitrust case against Microsoft over its Web browser.

Showing benevolence towards two dozen laid-off employees who were overpaid severance by mistake, the Redmond, Washington-based software maker Microsoft, on Monday, announced that the overpaid laid-off employees need not return the overpaid money to the company.

It seems that the Redmond, Washington based software giant Microsoft is now looking to explore the idea of making pupils learn with fun. Microsoft has created The Games for Learning Institute (GfLI), in collaboration with the New York University and other colleges. 

The software bigwig Microsoft Sunday announced a momentous online job training effort, "Elevate America," which would help provide technical proficiency to almost 2 million Americans over the next three-year period. The resources the site would provide would enable individuals acquire technical skills needed for better employment prospects.

The company was not charging any fee from its users for downgrading from the Windows Vista operating system to the older XP software; that’s what Software giant Microsoft stated, last week, refuting all the allegations.

Microsoft spokesman said, "Microsoft does not charge or receive any additional royalty if a customer exercises [downgrade] rights.”

It was another shock for 1,400 laid off employees of Microsoft, when on the last weekend, the software giant communicated to them that it overpaid severance to some of the employees, while it underpaid some employees, laid off last month, and it asked the overpaid employees to return the money to company.

If rumors are to be believed, Microsoft has almost worked out a more than $35 million acquisition of 3DV systems, which would mark Microsoft’s venture into the next-generation user interface scuffle.

Software giant Microsoft has announced that it will release five updates for Windows 7 beta users, next week. The company declared that the updates will be released on February 24.