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Microsoft fails to quash Vista fears
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060728/tc_nm/microsoft_tech_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060728/2006_07_28t035549_450x300_us_microsoft_tech.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=rBwClKm9pSZXbesxsi.gJg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Visitors to the Microsoft booth watch a demonstration of the Windows Vista operating system at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, January 5, 2006. Microsoft Corp. on Thursday failed to quash fears that a new version of its Windows software system would be further delayed, stirring concerns that a new technology cycle tied to the upgrade could be put on hold. (Steve Marcus/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. on
Thursday failed to quash fears that a new version of its
Windows software system would be further delayed, stirring
concerns that a new technology cycle tied to the upgrade could
be put on hold.</p><br clear="all"/>
Web services to aid, not kill, software: Microsoft
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060728/tc_nm/microsoft_services_refile_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060728/2006_07_28t033756_450x322_uk_microsoft_services_refile.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=zYZezjJsqByGlPDXtUJhkw--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie is seen at the Microsoft corporate campus in Redmond, Washington, July 27, 2006. Web services, delivered alongside classic software, will complement rather than replace the existing software industry, Ozzie said on Thursday. (Microsoft/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Web services, delivered
alongside classic software, will complement rather than replace
the existing software industry, Microsoft Corp.'s
chief technologist said on Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft CEO seeks to reassure analysts
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060728/ap_on_bi_ge/microsoft_analysts"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060721/capt.sge.svr85.210706223250.photo00.photo.default-512x323.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=rho0yoGdNpKDQOXuq6GyJw--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="The logo for Microsoft at their office in Herndon, Virginia. Microsoft confirmed rumors it planned to launch an "iPod killer," saying its challenge to Apple Computer's dominant MP3 player would hit the market this year.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)" border="0" /></a>AP - Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Steve Ballmer conceded Thursday there are questions about the software maker's future, but he sought to reassure financial analysts that the company can compete against Web-focused competitors.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft fails to ease investors fears on Windows
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060728/wr_nm/microsoft_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060728/2006_07_28t035448_450x300_us_microsoft.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=NjYFFwRc8bsQ3vUJwG_Lvw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Visitors to the Microsoft booth watch a demonstration of the Windows Vista operating system at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, January 5, 2006. Microsoft Corp. on Thursday failed to quash fears that a new version of its Windows software system would be further delayed, stirring concerns that a new technology cycle tied to the upgrade could be put on hold. (Steve Marcus/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. on Thursday
failed to quash fears that a new version of its Windows
software system would be further delayed, stirring concerns
that a new technology cycle tied to the upgrade could be put on
hold.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft acquires more, but R&D still the focus
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060728/bs_nm/microsoft_acquisitions_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060728/2006_07_28t035725_450x322_us_microsoft_acquisitions.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=3kh3Wc71wGuosLSa7bNwbA--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer (R) discusses the company's long-term growth prospects with (from left) Kevin Turner, chief operating officer, Christopher Liddell, chief financial officer, and Craig Mundie, chief research and strategy officer in Redmund, Washington, July 27, 2006. Microsoft Corp. is acquiring more companies than ever, but company executives said on Thursday that big bets in research and development are still its best opportunity for future growth. (Microsoft/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. is
acquiring more companies than ever, but company executives said
on Thursday that big bets in research and development are still
its best opportunity for future growth.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft game, device unit sees loss in '07
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060727/bs_nm/microsoft_gaming_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060718/2006_07_18t090958_450x396_us_microsoft_lawsuits.jpg?x=130&y=114&sig=UDPkkgJFCYHo2_BSa.kFRA--" align="left" height="114" width="130" alt="Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 game console is displayed in Tokyo April 6, 2006. (Yuriko Nakao/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. on
Thursday forecast another year of losses at its mobile phone,
games and device business before turning a profit in the
business year ending June 30, 2008.</p><br clear="all"/>
Stocks drop in tech sell-off on Microsoft worry
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060727/bs_nm/markets_stocks_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060728/2006_07_28t031227_450x315_us_markets_stocks.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=5N1LcfIDbuG2yzxNinSsIA--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="The main trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange is seen through a zoom effect in New York, in this July 13, 2006 file photo. Stocks fell on Thursday, led by a sell-off in technology shares as investors worried about the timing of Microsoft Corp.'s launch of its new operating system. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Stocks fell on Thursday, led by a
sell-off in technology shares as investors worried about the
timing of Microsoft Corp.'s launch of its new
operating system.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft: iPod clone requires investment
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060727/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_analysts_music"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20060722/i/r1619819490.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=hq_wjiUGkz3e6p7DI8oEdg--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer speaks at the Seoul Digital Forum 2006 in Seoul May 25, 2006. Microsoft Corp. said on Friday it plans to release a new music and entertainment player and accompanying software under the 'Zune' brand this year, in a belated attempt to challenge the dominance of Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod player. REUTERS/You Sung-Ho" border="0" /></a>AP - Microsoft's plans to offer an iPod competitor could take up to five years of investment, but the spending is worth it in part because it will help the software maker's broader entertainment agenda, a company executive said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft Sees Windows Unit Sales Growing 8 to 10 Percent
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - A top executive in the company's platforms and services division forecast the Windows business will deliver sales of between $14.3 billion and $14.5 billion in fiscal 2007.
With Gates Away, Ballmer Takes The Stage
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - During annual meeting with financial analysts, Microsoft's CEO talks of building on Vista while growing the company's Internet advertising and entertainment businesses.
Microsoft fails to quash Vista fears
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060728/tc_nm/microsoft_tech_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060728/2006_07_28t035549_450x300_us_microsoft_tech.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=rBwClKm9pSZXbesxsi.gJg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Visitors to the Microsoft booth watch a demonstration of the Windows Vista operating system at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, January 5, 2006. Microsoft Corp. on Thursday failed to quash fears that a new version of its Windows software system would be further delayed, stirring concerns that a new technology cycle tied to the upgrade could be put on hold. (Steve Marcus/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. on
Thursday failed to quash fears that a new version of its
Windows software system would be further delayed, stirring
concerns that a new technology cycle tied to the upgrade could
be put on hold.</p><br clear="all"/>
Intel counters AMD
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060728/tc_nm/intel_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060728/2006_07_27t201923_450x323_us_intel.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=AI2lX7vshjROFkIJ8vCvow--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Intel Chief Executive Paul Otellini shows the the new Intel Core 2 Duo processor during an event at the Intel headquarters in Santa Clara, California July 27, 2006. (Intel by Court Mast/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Intel Corp. took
the wraps off fast new energy-saving computer chips on Thursday
as the No. 1 chipmaker moves to take back the technology lead
from smaller rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc.</p><br clear="all"/>
Amazon makes foray into movie business
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060728/tc_nm/retail_amazon_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060726/capt.sge.uap23.260706131948.photo00.photo.default-512x328.jpg?x=130&y=83&sig=4qrwMYdMCjXYquIItZWpKg--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="An employee of Amazon.de the German branch of US online retailer Amazon.com pushes a trolley with books in a distribution centre in the western town of Bad Hersfeld in December 2004. Internet giant Amazon has said it was considering expanding in Japan from books to an all-out online shopping mall following the example of its US parent company.(AFP/File/Martin Oeser)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Internet retailer Amazon.com Inc.
is making its first foray into the big-screen movie
business after buying an option to develop a film from Keith
Donohue's fantasy novel "The Stolen Child."</p><br clear="all"/>
Nokia starts tests of Wi-Fi Internet mobile calls
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060727/tc_nm/nokia_uma_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060727/2006_07_27t115534_278x450_us_nokia_uma.jpg?x=80&y=130&sig=2PNCX.jjcay1xxw.ENk0cw--" align="left" height="130" width="80" alt="A man uses an internet phone next to a laptop in Taipei, November 11, 2005. Nokia, the world's largest cellphone maker, has started its first tests of a technology that allows users to roam seamlessly between phone networks and local wireless hotspots such as Wi-Fi. (Richard Chung/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Nokia (NOK1V.HE), the world's largest
cellphone maker, has started its first tests of a technology
that allows users to roam seamlessly between phone networks and
local wireless hotspots such as Wi-Fi.</p><br clear="all"/>
EU in antitrust probe of rival DVD format creators
(Reuters)
Reuters - European Commission antitrust
officials are probing the licensing strategies of two rival new
generation DVD developers, HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc, the EU
executive said on Thursday.
Verizon, vendors work on next generation technology
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060728/tc_nm/telecoms_verizonwireless_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060722/2006_07_21t194941_450x340_us_telecoms_earns_outlook.jpg?x=130&y=98&sig=rY26sqgtYLR7oXBVWVOjnQ--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="Verizon Communications Inc. headquarters in New York. Telecommunications giants AT and T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. are expected to report solid second-quarter earnings, buoyed by growth in wireless and Internet subscribers. (File/Peter Morgan PM/HB/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Verizon Wireless, a venture of Verizon
Communications Inc. and Vodafone Group Plc said
on Thursday it has been working with five communications
technology providers on developing the next generation of
wireless Internet services.</p><br clear="all"/>
Sony Q2 games division losses may exceed Q1
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060728/tc_nm/sony_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060728/2006_07_28t040834_450x300_us_sony.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=qK3ptySLA7HxODPn0Yo1Wg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="The Sony Playstation 3 video game console is put on display at the 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles May 11, 2006. Sony Corp. said on Friday that losses at its games division in the July-September quarter may be bigger than its losses for the quarter ended in June due to a possible increase in valuation losses on PlayStation 3 microchips. (Sam Mircovich/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Sony Corp. (6758.T) said on Friday that
losses at its games division in the July-September quarter may
be bigger than its losses for the quarter ended in June due to
a possible increase in valuation losses on PlayStation 3
microchips.</p><br clear="all"/>
Motorola, Shanda offer mobile gaming in China
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060728/wr_nm/telecoms_china_motorola_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060724/2006_07_24t110712_450x311_us_motorola_repurchase.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=Oc_t60ulh7jQRm2w5sfZYg--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="The Motorola Headquarters in the Chicago suburb of Schaumburg. Motorola on Monday said it would repurchase the remaining $1.2 billion of its common shares and said its board has approved a new $4.5 billion stock repurchase program. (File/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Motorola Inc. on Friday launched its
first online-game-playing mobile phone, picking China for the
initiative in a bid to tap into one of the world's top game
markets.</p><br clear="all"/>
Pentaho Woes Excel Users to Open Source BI
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Pentaho Spreadsheet Services lets business users access OLAP data using Microsoft Excel PivotTables.
Web services to aid, not kill, software: Microsoft
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060728/tc_nm/microsoft_services_refile_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060728/2006_07_28t033756_450x322_uk_microsoft_services_refile.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=zYZezjJsqByGlPDXtUJhkw--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie is seen at the Microsoft corporate campus in Redmond, Washington, July 27, 2006. Web services, delivered alongside classic software, will complement rather than replace the existing software industry, Ozzie said on Thursday. (Microsoft/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Web services, delivered
alongside classic software, will complement rather than replace
the existing software industry, Microsoft Corp.'s
chief technologist said on Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Verizon, vendors work on next generation technology
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060728/tc_nm/telecoms_verizonwireless_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060722/2006_07_21t194941_450x340_us_telecoms_earns_outlook.jpg?x=130&y=98&sig=rY26sqgtYLR7oXBVWVOjnQ--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="Verizon Communications Inc. headquarters in New York. Telecommunications giants AT and T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. are expected to report solid second-quarter earnings, buoyed by growth in wireless and Internet subscribers. (File/Peter Morgan PM/HB/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Verizon Wireless, a venture of Verizon
Communications Inc. and Vodafone Group Plc said
on Thursday it has been working with five communications
technology providers on developing the next generation of
wireless Internet services.</p><br clear="all"/>
Motorola, Shanda offer mobile gaming in China
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060728/wr_nm/telecoms_china_motorola_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060724/2006_07_24t110712_450x311_us_motorola_repurchase.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=Oc_t60ulh7jQRm2w5sfZYg--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="The Motorola Headquarters in the Chicago suburb of Schaumburg. Motorola on Monday said it would repurchase the remaining $1.2 billion of its common shares and said its board has approved a new $4.5 billion stock repurchase program. (File/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Motorola Inc. on Friday launched its
first online-game-playing mobile phone, picking China for the
initiative in a bid to tap into one of the world's top game
markets.</p><br clear="all"/>
Amazon makes foray into movie business
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060728/tc_nm/retail_amazon_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060726/capt.sge.uap23.260706131948.photo00.photo.default-512x328.jpg?x=130&y=83&sig=4qrwMYdMCjXYquIItZWpKg--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="An employee of Amazon.de the German branch of US online retailer Amazon.com pushes a trolley with books in a distribution centre in the western town of Bad Hersfeld in December 2004. Internet giant Amazon has said it was considering expanding in Japan from books to an all-out online shopping mall following the example of its US parent company.(AFP/File/Martin Oeser)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Internet retailer Amazon.com Inc.
is making its first foray into the big-screen movie
business after buying an option to develop a film from Keith
Donohue's fantasy novel "The Stolen Child."</p><br clear="all"/>
'Kazaa' makers settle piracy lawsuits
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060728/ap_on_hi_te/downloading_music"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20060727/i/r928268872.jpg?x=130&y=125&sig=Jo_OLZ9XcREXYs.b9v8WoA--" align="left" height="125" width="130" alt="Image of homepage from Kazaa.com on July 27, 2006. The music industry has reached a legal settlement with veteran antagonist Kazaa, one of the world's best known file-sharing networks and a longtime source of illicit music and movie downloads. REUTERS/Handout" border="0" /></a>AP - One of the big guns of the Wild West days of freely downloading music and movies over the Internet is going straight.</p><br clear="all"/>
Metallica to sell 4 albums on iTunes
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060728/ap_en_mu/metallica_itunes"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20060726/i/r2691811521.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=gfa8neuJ0FJSFrZD87JsHw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Members of Metallica Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hamett, Robert Trujillo and James Hetfield (L-R) pose backstage at the Rock and Roll Hall of fame induction ceremony in New York March 13, 2006. Metallica, one of the biggest acts yet to make its music available for sale via Apple's iTunes Music Store, has ended its holdout. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid" border="0" /></a>AP - Hard rockers Metallica, who long refused to make available individual songs from its albums for sale online, has begun doing so on the iTunes Music Store.</p><br clear="all"/>
Bush signs bill to monitor child molesters
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060727/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_child_predators"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060727/capt.fc6f9cdacaf545859df6aee98b4b6630.bush_child_predators_whre114.jpg?x=92&y=130&sig=PV0DZlVrUtlcz9CtbKGzLA--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="Elizabeth Smart, center, the subject of an intense police hunt after being abducted from her bedroom in 2002 and rescued months later, watches as President Bush takes part, Thursday, July 27, 2006, in a signing ceremony for the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington. Others are unidentified. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0" /></a>AP - President Bush, joined by "America's Most Wanted" host John Walsh, signed a new law Thursday that requires convicted child molesters to be listed on a national Internet database and face a felony charge for failing to update their whereabouts.</p><br clear="all"/>
Sony Adds Video RSS Feeds To PSP
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Sony is turning on new features in its system software for the Sony PlayStation Portable.
iTunes Maybe Heading To Home Audio, Video Markets
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - With more than a billion songs downloaded from iTunes to date, it makes sense, analysts say.
TiVo, BellSouth Enter Co-Marketing Deal
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - TiVo will offer subscribers of BellSouth's FastAccess DSL special pricing on the TiVo Series 2 box.
Judge OKs $90M 'click fraud' settlement
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060727/ap_on_hi_te/google_click_fraud"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060727/2006_07_27t154158_450x321_us_media_google_clickfraud.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=aQh6JQ0ilY7ElxDoFb5mEg--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="An employee rides toward the entrance of the Google headquarters in Mountain View, California. An Arkansas state judge on Thursday granted final approval to a class-action settlement between Google and advertisers who alleged Google allowed third parties to drive up fees by fraudulent use of its Web search advertising system. (Clay McLachlan/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - An Arkansas judge Thursday approved a $90 million settlement between Google Inc. and advertisers who claimed the Internet search engine company improperly billed them for "clicks" that didn't lead to genuine customers seeking their products.</p><br clear="all"/>
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