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Microsoft expects Adobe to file antitrust suit: WSJ
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Microsoft Corp. said it expected Adobe
Systems Inc. to file an antitrust suit in Europe after talks to
use Adobe's technology broke down this week, according to the
Wall Street Journal.
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Microsoft to offer premium server license
(AP)
 AP - Microsoft Corp. will offer a premium license for the upcoming version of its Exchange e-mail server that will let users do things like retrieve voice mails from their e-mail inboxes or give their computer a voice command to check their calendar or alert co-workers they're going to be late for a meeting.
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Microsoft OneCare Faces Challenge from Rivals
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft's first offering in the computer-security business faces a challenge from two incumbent antivirus software vendors. Both Symantec and McAfee have announced services that will compete directly with Microsoft's new Windows Live OneCare.
Symantec Spells Out Answers To Microsoft
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Symantec spells out how it will compete with Microsoft for consumers' security business, but again declines to promise that its by-subscription security service will be available this year.
Speculation Mounts on Microsoft Handheld
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - On Wednesday, 1UP reported on the likelihood of a Microsoft handheld when analysts from The Diffusion Group conjectured a timeframe for Microsoft's entrance into the portable market. A day later, we contacted Michael Pachter, analyst with Wedbush Morgan Securities, to pick his brain on the prospects of a handheld platform from Microsoft.
China PC sales with legal Windows jumps: IDC
(Reuters)
Reuters - The number of PCs sold in China
containing legal copies of Microsoft's Windows
operating system doubled in the first quarter from the fourth,
as major vendors joined a campaign to stamp out piracy, new
data showed.
Google unlikely to make own Web browser
(AP)
 AP - Google Inc. CEO Eric Schmidt on Wednesday told industry analysts the online search engine leader is unlikely to create its own Web browser, even though the company remains worried about being slighted by the next version of Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer.
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Microsoft Seen Eyeing Handheld Gaming Market
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Some say it makes perfect sense for Microsoft to enter the portable gaming market. Microsoft, meanwhile, remains coy about its plans.
Windows Live OneCare Hits the Streets
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - On Wednesday, Microsoft launched a new security service called Windows Live OneCare. Likening the service to a "pit crew" for consumer PCs, Microsoft said the software will fend off malicious attacks with antivirus and antispyware capabilities, plus a personal firewall.
Microsoft CEO defends company investments
(AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Steve Ballmer told investors Wednesday to be patient as the world's largest software company spends time and money developing new products and entering new markets.
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Firms wary about holding customer records
(AP)
 AP - The head of the FBI says Internet companies should retain customer records for two years to help the federal government investigate not only porn but also terrorism.
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Microsoft to offer premium server license
(AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. will offer a premium license for the upcoming version of its Exchange e-mail server that will let users do things like retrieve voice mails from their e-mail inboxes or give their computer a voice command to check their calendar or alert co-workers they're going to be late for a meeting.
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AOL e-mail delayed by software glitch
(AP)
 AP - Millions of AOL users encountered delays sending and receiving e-mail for several hours Thursday before the company identified and fixed a software glitch.
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AMD discloses plans for new products
(AP)
 AP - Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp.'s biggest rival in the market for microprocessors that act as the brains of personal computers, unveiled plans for new products it said would deliver improved performance and efficiency.
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Mitsubishi unveils high-tech tabletop
(AP)
 AP - When a small group crowds around a PC to work on a project, there's often considerable shuffling for a good view of the monitor and control of the mouse or keyboard.
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Yahoo Video pushes play again
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Looking to close the gap
with upstart YouTube -- the Internet's top destination for
viewing videos -- Yahoo Inc. has unveiled the latest version of
a video search product that it launched 18 months ago.
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Starbucks enters DVD game with Chuck Berry tribute
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Coffee merchant
Starbucks, already a major player in the music business, will
enter the home video game June 27 with an exclusive version of
the Chuck Berry DVD documentary "Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll."
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VimpelCom Expands, Margins Contract
(The Motley Fool)
The Motley Fool - VimpelCom (NYSE: VIP - News) rang with its Q1 2006 earnings report this morning, but because of the time difference, the call was at the entirely uncivilized hour of 6 a.m. So in case you were sleeping in, here's a rundown of what Russia's No. 2 mobile telecom provider had to say.
AMD Opens Up To Help Allies Make Companion Processors
(Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - The chipmaker Thursday unveiled an open-source software design package for microprocessors called Torrenza.
Microsoft expects Adobe to file antitrust suit: WSJ
(Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. said it expected Adobe
Systems Inc. to file an antitrust suit in Europe after talks to
use Adobe's technology broke down this week, according to the
Wall Street Journal.
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Stones to resume tour as Keith Richards gets OK
(Reuters)
Reuters - Rolling Stones guitarist Keith
Richards has made a "complete recovery" from his mysterious
accident in Fiji, and the rock band will belatedly begin its
European tour in Milan on July 11, according to a statement
posted on its Web site on Friday.
Firms wary about holding customer records
(AP)
AP - The head of the FBI says Internet companies should retain customer records for two years to help the federal government investigate not only porn but also terrorism.
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Yahoo Video pushes play again
(Reuters)
Reuters - Looking to close the gap
with upstart YouTube -- the Internet's top destination for
viewing videos -- Yahoo Inc. has unveiled the latest version of
a video search product that it launched 18 months ago.
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Texas governor plans "virtual" border patrol
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Texas Gov. Rick Perry
unveiled plans on Thursday to place hundreds of surveillance
cameras along the Rio Grande and stream the images to the
Internet so computer users everywhere can help patrol the
U.S.-Mexico border.
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Virus Returns To Hewlett-Packard Web Site
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - A virus that first appeared on Hewlett-Packard Co.'s Web site six years ago seems to have returned.
Symantec ponders Internet ID management service
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Symantec is considering developing a service that would position the company as a third-party broker of identity management services for the Internet.
Raided Site Promises Swift Return
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Police say they are they trying to stop an avalanche of Internet piracy.
FBI wants Internet records kept 2 years: source
(Reuters)
 Reuters - The Federal Bureau of
Investigation wants U.S. Internet providers to retain Web
address records for up to two years to aid investigations into
terrorism and pornography, a source familiar with the matter
said on Thursday.
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AOL says fixes e-mail software glitch
(Reuters)
Reuters - Internet service AOL said on Thursday
it had resolved a software problem that delayed the
transmission of millions of e-mails since the late morning.
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DSL Beats Cable In New Subscribers
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The findings reversed the trend from the previous four quarters, which saw cable operators leading in new-subscriber growth.
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