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Microsoft tests revamped Windows Live search engine
(Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. plans to start testing
a revamped Web search engine on Tuesday that includes new
features aimed at closing gaps with Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc..
Microsoft Launches Revamped Search Engine
(AP)
 AP - In its latest bid to catch up with rivals Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc., Microsoft Corp. is launching a revamped Internet search engine it says will help computer users find information faster, view it more easily and organize it better.
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Microsoft debuts Web-to-PC clipboard
(Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. extended an olive
branch to some of its harshest critics on Tuesday by proposing
a way for Internet users to "cut and paste" live Web data
across different sites, just as they can between computer
programs.
Microsoft's Fingerprint Reader Hacked
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - But the biometric device was not designed to provide massive security. Even the company calls it a tool of "convenience."
Microsoft's EU offer a "poisoned honeypot": rival
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Microsoft Corp. has set out a
"poisoned honeypot" by offering to open source code in its
antitrust case, a rival said in a confidential filing to the
European Commission, which it opened on Tuesday.
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Microsoft Pins Hopes on Clipboard
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Microsoft technologist Ray Ozzie unveils what could be the guts of Microsoft's Live era.
Microsoft Buys Apptimum To Aid Vista Transition
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday that it has acquired Apptimum Inc., the creator of the Alohabob PC Relocator software tool.
Microsoft Receives 5,000th U.S. Patent
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Patented technology allows gamers to watch games from the sidelines and control what they see.
Microsoft Says Not Involved In China Journalist Case
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Li Yuanlong has been charged with sending "subversive" E-mails by means of a Hotmail account. Microsoft owns Hotmail, but says it was not involved.
Microsoft to OpenDocument Alliance: Where's the Choice?
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Updated: The battle between Microsoft's OpenXML format and the OpenDocument Format intensifies as Microsoft attacks the newly created OpenDocument Format Alliance.
Microsoft Launches Revamped Search Engine
(AP)
AP - In its latest bid to catch up with rivals Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc., Microsoft Corp. is launching a revamped Internet search engine it says will help computer users find information faster, view it more easily and organize it better.
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Google Tells Investors to Disregard Leak
(AP)
AP - Google Inc. on Tuesday advised investors to disregard an internal financial forecast mistakenly posted on its Web site — a mix up that included a reference to management's concerns about the online search engine leader's profits narrowing amid tougher competition.
Intel Unveils Details of New Chip Design
(AP)
 AP - Hoping to leap ahead of smaller rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp. unveiled details of a next-generation computer chip design that it claims will perform better — and consume less power — than its current offerings.
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J.C. Penney Courts Customers Via Internet
(AP)
 AP - J.C. Penney Co. may have steered through a turnaround, but there are shoppers like Janice Bernache who still think of the store as a place where "mother used to shop."
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Tech Execs Cautiously Optimistic on Sales
(AP)
 AP - High-tech executives who gathered Tuesday for this week's CeBIT technology show were feeling cautiously optimistic that companies will spend more this year on computers and communications equipment.
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US music co-op "la la" goes online for legal song swapping
(AFP)
 AFP - An online song co-op that claims to be the world's most diverse music store went live on the Internet from its US headquarters.
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The Print Shop: The Latest in Professional Printers
(PC World)
PC World - HP and Canon announce new professional photo printers, and HP also introduces its photo kiosk.
Slick Phones Raising Qualcomm's Outlook
(Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - More people are interested in using their cell phones to cruise the Internet and to watch video, and that's great news for Qualcomm.
Mozilla Confirms Firefox Taking In Millions Of Google Dollars
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Mozilla confirms it is taking in millions of dollars from the Firefox browser, primarily through Google's search box, but declined to give an exact figure.
Microsoft to Release Beta of Enhanced Search Engine
(PC World)
PC World - Software giant to begin tests of Windows Live Search.
US music co-op "la la" goes online for legal song swapping
(AFP)
AFP - An online song co-op that claims to be the world's most diverse music store went live on the Internet from its US headquarters.
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Google stock dips after admiting forecast slip
(AFP)
 AFP - Typically tight-lipped Google saw its stock price dip after the online search giant revealed that it had told investors too much about ad revenue projections the week before.
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Microsoft tests revamped Windows Live search engine
(Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. plans to start testing
a revamped Web search engine on Tuesday that includes new
features aimed at closing gaps with Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc..
Google says mistakenly put old ad outlook on Web
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Google Inc. inadvertently published
outdated revenue and profit projections on its Web site after
last week's meeting with Wall Street analysts, the company said
in a regulatory filing on Tuesday. But it stood by its refusal
to issue financial projections.
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Google Says It Inadvertently Posted Internal Targets For Ads Business
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Google Inc. says in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it inadvertently posted on its investors Web site internal revenue targets that should not be regarded as financial guidance.
Google Tells Investors to Disregard Leak
(AP)
AP - Google Inc. on Tuesday advised investors to disregard an internal financial forecast mistakenly posted on its Web site — a mix up that included a reference to management's concerns about the online search engine leader's profits narrowing amid tougher competition.
Microsoft Launches Revamped Search Engine
(AP)
AP - In its latest bid to catch up with rivals Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc., Microsoft Corp. is launching a revamped Internet search engine it says will help computer users find information faster, view it more easily and organize it better.
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Microsoft debuts Web-to-PC clipboard
(Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. extended an olive
branch to some of its harshest critics on Tuesday by proposing
a way for Internet users to "cut and paste" live Web data
across different sites, just as they can between computer
programs.
Intel to have Wi-Max cards this year
(Reuters)
Reuters - Intel Corp. said on Tuesday it
has moved up to this year its expected roll-out of cards that
will let computers access the Internet using Wi-Max, a new
long-range, high-speed wireless technology.
Mozilla Confirms Firefox Taking In Millions Of Google Dollars
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Mozilla confirms it is taking in millions of dollars from the Firefox browser, primarily through Google's search box, but declined to give an exact figure.
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