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Microsoft Criticized for Gay Rights Stance (AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp., one of the earliest companies to extend benefits to gay employees, now finds itself in the crosshairs of angry activists for rescinding support for gay rights legislation in its home state.
Tech Innovation At The Microsoft Research Tech Fair (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Text Entry For Phones Using Speech
Milind Mahajan, researcher, Microsoft Research, Redmond, Wash.
Microsoft Struggles To Find Skilled Labor (TechWeb)
TechWeb - A panel discussion at the Microsoft Research Tech Fair provided insight into the future of innovation and U.S. competitiveness.
Gates Calls for End to Foreign Worker Visa Limits (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft chair voices views at U.S. technology innovation hearing.
Microsoft, EU Fail to Settle Differences (AP)
AP - A meeting between Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer and the European Union's antitrust chief failed to settle the main outstanding differences over the EU's landmark case against the software giant, the EU said Wednesday.
Microsoft Seeks Expanded Overseas Hiring (AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates urged the Bush administration and lawmakers Wednesday to abolish immigration limits on foreign engineers who can be hired by U.S. companies, a sensitive subject among American technology workers watching their own jobs increasingly move overseas.
Microsoft's Gates Urges End to Tech Visa Limits (Reuters)
Reuters - The United States should remove visa
limits to allow more skilled foreign citizens to work at U.S.
companies if it wants to remain a leader in technology,
Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates said on
Wednesday.
Longhorn Details Emerge at WinHEC 2005 (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft execs extol snazzy graphics, connectivity, and security features of next Windows.
EU steps up pressure on Microsoft to comply with antitrust decision (AFP)
AFP - The EU executive commission stepped up pressure on Microsoft to comply with a 2004 antitrust ruling, warning that European regulators' patience with the software giant was running out.
EU, Microsoft Wrangle on Compliance (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) chief executive Steve Ballmer met with the European Union's antitrust chief, Neelie Kroes, but the two failed to settle a number of differences regarding compliance with the EU's antitrust directives.
Spitzer Sues Intermix Over 'Spyware' (AP)
AP - New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer sued a major Internet marketer Thursday, blaming it for secretly installing software that delivers nuisance pop-up advertisements and can slow and crash personal computers.
Bahrain Site Registration Sparks Protests (AP)
AP - All Web sites operating in Bahrain must register with the country's Information Ministry under a new government mandate that has provoked protests from an international watchdog for press freedom.
Review: Mac Os X Steps Ahead of Windows (AP)
AP - Tired of waiting while your PC slowly scours its hard drive for a document you stashed somewhere six months ago? Sick of having to change how you work to conform with the computer's rigid way of organizing files? Bored with the flat look of the desktop's graphics?
Infinity Tries All-Podcasting Radio Format (AP)
AP - Infinity Broadcasting Corp., a terrestrial radio company whose business model is being challenged by the iPod phenomenon, is borrowing a page from its rival's playbook.
Xbox Chief Wants More Casual Games (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft exec talks about the future of gaming, but won't discuss the upcoming Xbox.
Bharti net profit more than doubles on growing phone use in India (AFP)
AFP - India's largest private phone company, Bharti Televentures, said net profit more than doubled to 14.4 billion rupees (335 million dollars) in the year to March as mobile and Internet subscribers rose sharply.
Survey: TV for Mobile Phones Set to Reach Masses (Reuters)
Reuters - About 125 million consumers will be
watching television on their mobile phone in five years from
now, a new survey found on Thursday.
Nextel's First-Quarter Profit Declines (AP)
AP - Wireless communication provider Nextel Communications Inc. reported a drop Thursday in first-quarter earnings, despite a surge in net subscriber additions, but said it is on track to meet forecasts for the year.
Tiger Server: Open source made easy (MacCentral)
MacCentral - Continuing with its open-source theme, Apple on Friday will release Mac OS X Tiger Server v10.4. The new server software relies on new open-source projects to implement many of its new features, including an iChat server and mail enhancements.
Spitzer Sues Intermix Over 'Spyware' (Reuters)
Reuters - New York Attorney General Eliot
Spitzer said on Thursday he had sued software company Intermix
Media Inc. for bundling hidden "spyware" along with
million of programs it gave away for free.
Spitzer Sues Intermix Over 'Spyware' (AP)
AP - New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer sued a major Internet marketer Thursday, blaming it for secretly installing software that delivers nuisance pop-up advertisements and can slow and crash personal computers.
Bharti net profit more than doubles on growing phone use in India (AFP)
AFP - India's largest private phone company, Bharti Televentures, said net profit more than doubled to 14.4 billion rupees (335 million dollars) in the year to March as mobile and Internet subscribers rose sharply.
Bahrain Site Registration Sparks Protests (AP)
AP - All Web sites operating in Bahrain must register with the country's Information Ministry under a new government mandate that has provoked protests from an international watchdog for press freedom.
Wal-Mart Unveils Customized Music CDs (AP)
AP - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is now offering customized music CDs for its online customers. The world's largest retailer launched the new service Tuesday.
Number of Internet users hits one million mark in Bangladesh (AFP)
AFP - The number of Internet users in Bangladesh has jumped by more than 150 percent in a year to over one million, partly due to lower tariffs.
'Net-Illiterate' Parents Failing Children - Report (Reuters)
Reuters - Parents who are unable to help their
children use the Internet properly could be stifling their
education and reducing their job prospects, researchers said on
Thursday.
IT Vigilance Urged to Fight Malware, Bots, Root Kits (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Stronger authentication, better firewalls and use of the latest software are needed to battle an expanding Internet threat environment.
Yahoo Changes News Site, Adds Features (Reuters)
Reuters - Internet media company Yahoo Inc.
late on Wednesday revamped its News site, giving it a
new look and features to help users delve deeper into subjects
and to personalize headlines.
Ex-Exec: Enron Broadband Massaged Results (Reuters)
Reuters - Enron's broadband subsidiary
twice resorted to accounting gymnastics to hide its
disappointing performance, the unit's former chief executive
said in court on Wednesday.
Amazon Services Signs Up Sears Canada (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Amazon Services Inc., a subsidiary of online retail giant Amazon.com Inc., has signed a deal to build a branded website for Sears Canada Inc..
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