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Microsoft to extend support period of Windows XP
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070124/tc_afp/japanusitcompanyproductsmicrosoft"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070124/capt.sge.lex45.240107105629.photo00.photo.default-512x366.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=nE.RXXG1AzSsEufX7xXUEw--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="A South Korean promotion model smiles while presenting Windows XP Home Edition. Microsoft Corp will extend the free support period for its Windows XP Home Edition until after 2010 in response to consumer appeals.(AFP/File/Emmanuel Dunand)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Microsoft Corp will extend the free support period for its Windows XP Home Edition until after 2010 in response to consumer appeals.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft 'Startup' Near Milestone
(Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - When Microsoft reports financial results for the holiday quarter on Thursday, it's expected to post an increase in sales thanks to its popular Xbox 360 video game consoles.
Microsoft offers cash for Wikipedia edit
(AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. landed in the Wikipedia doghouse Tuesday after it offered to pay a blogger to change technical articles on the community-produced Web encyclopedia site.
Microsoft May Have Mistakenly Pegged 2.6 Million As Pirates
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - While false positives are less than one-half of 1%, that adds up to a lot when you test 512 million machines.
German, French Consumer Groups Join Call For Open iTunes
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Consumer agencies in Norway, Denmark, and Sweden are leading the effort to force Apple to open its service to competitors, including players that support Microsoft's Windows Media format.
Microsoft makes AJAX technology available
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Without further adieu, Microsoft released its ASP.Net AJAX 1.0 technology, formerly called Atlas, to the Web on Tuesday.
Microsoft Pays Blogger To 'Correct' Wikipedia Entry
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Topologi's Rick Jelliffe will offer Redmond's spin on public articles pertaining to the ODF/OOXML standard.
Microsoft, Infosys team on software engineering
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft's research lab in India has teamed up with Indian outsourcer Infosys Technologies to research issues in software engineering.
Microsoft profit expected to fall in pre-Vista lull
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070123/bs_nm/microsoft_results_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070123/2007_01_23t143314_450x294_us_microsoft_results.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=65mYXLGpZ8W0UEb7MljGzg--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Visitors try out Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system at the World PC Expo in Tokyo, October 20, 2006. Microsoft is expected to post its second decline in net profit in the last three quarters this week in the lull before a profit boost from new Windows and Office software debuting this month. (Kiyoshi Ota/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. is expected to
post its second decline in net profit in the last three
quarters this week in the lull before a profit boost from new
Windows and Office software debuting this month.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft pays for Wikipedia edits
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - A software engineer in Australia has said he was offered payment by Microsoft to edit certain entries in the Wikipedia online dictionary, opening a heated debate about the ethics of such a move.
Sun returns to black after years in red
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070124/ap_on_hi_te/earns_sun_microsystems"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070124/2007_01_23t162227_450x330_us_sunmicrosystems_results.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=b.6kfBme6AKzcfkUEzAWxg--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="File photo shows a Sun Microsystems Inc. sign in Broomfield, Colorado, June 1, 2006. The company on Tuesday posted a quarterly profit versus a year-ago loss as revenue rose 7 percent, fueled by higher sales of its computer servers. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Wall Street has welcomed Sun Microsystems Inc. back in the black, but investors are questioning whether the notoriously boom-and-bust company can remain profitable for the long term.</p><br clear="all"/>
Yahoo's 4Q profit tops analyst forecasts
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070124/ap_on_hi_te/earns_yahoo"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070123/capt.caps11501231509.earns_yahoo_caps115.jpg?x=130&y=76&sig=tm9PyWVOgb0ODSHCB4iK5Q--" align="left" height="76" width="130" alt="A Yahoo! headquarters sign is shown in Sunnyvale, Calif., Monday, Jan. 22, 2007. Yahoo Inc. is expected to report earnings for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2006 after the market closes. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)" border="0" /></a>AP - After beating analysts' earnings expectations for the first time in more than a year, Yahoo Inc. is hoping to make it a more regular habit with an improved advertising system designed to make the Internet icon more competitive with the Web's top moneymaking machine, Google Inc.</p><br clear="all"/>
China to surpass U.S. on Internet users
(AP)
AP - China is on pace to surpass the United States within two years as the nation with the most Internet users, the government and news reports said Wednesday.
AMD reports 4Q loss on acquisition costs
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070124/ap_on_hi_te/earns_amd"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070123/capt.caps12001231514.earns_amd_caps120.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=RuuTPfIqzZsGqZspa3kZyA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Advanced Micro Devices wafer with Quad-Core Microprocessors is shown at AMD headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif., Monday, Jan. 22, 2007. Advanced Micro Devices Inc., the world's No. 2 maker of microprocessors behind archrival Intel Corp., is scheduled to report earnings for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2006 after the market closes. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)" border="0" /></a>AP - Advanced Micro Devices Inc. has scored some of its most dramatic victories against archrival Intel Corp. over the past year with soaring sales of the high-margin server chips that help power corporate networks.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft offers cash for Wikipedia edit
(AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. landed in the Wikipedia doghouse Tuesday after it offered to pay a blogger to change technical articles on the community-produced Web encyclopedia site.
Unpaid fee closes state debt groups' Web site
(Reuters)
Reuters - An association of debt management
offices, who together manage billions of dollars of government
debt, has had its Web site closed after it failed to pay the
$35-a-year fee to keep the Web address registered.
Tying Together Your CRM Channels
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The continuing evolution of handheld devices and notebook PCs promises even more mobility for enterprises in the coming years. Sales reps and service reps no longer need to feel tethered to their desktop computers, nor dependent on file cabinets filled with customer information back at headquarters.
Global Spending On Mobile Music To Top $32 Billion By 2010
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - To keep up momentum, analysts recommend carriers develop improved content partnerships, aggressive pricing, licensing deals, distribution channels and marketing strategies.
OpenOffice, Office 2007 ready to rumble on rival document formats
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - On Tuesday, rivals Microsoft and OpenOffice.org both released toolkits that support building applications for their competing document file formats and productivity suites.
Microsoft to extend support period of Windows XP
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070124/tc_afp/japanusitcompanyproductsmicrosoft"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070124/capt.sge.lex45.240107105629.photo00.photo.default-512x366.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=nE.RXXG1AzSsEufX7xXUEw--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="A South Korean promotion model smiles while presenting Windows XP Home Edition. Microsoft Corp will extend the free support period for its Windows XP Home Edition until after 2010 in response to consumer appeals.(AFP/File/Emmanuel Dunand)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Microsoft Corp will extend the free support period for its Windows XP Home Edition until after 2010 in response to consumer appeals.</p><br clear="all"/>
Unpaid fee closes state debt groups' Web site
(Reuters)
Reuters - An association of debt management
offices, who together manage billions of dollars of government
debt, has had its Web site closed after it failed to pay the
$35-a-year fee to keep the Web address registered.
China may have world's largest online population in two years
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070124/tc_afp/chinausinternetbusiness"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070124/capt.sge.ldv30.240107085103.photo00.photo.default-512x371.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=IEqSs.m1SvEc2ad1lZ5Hwg--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="Locals enjoy the online games and chatrooms at an Internet cafe in Chengdu, China. According to state media, China could overtake the US to have the world's largest number of Internet users in two years.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)" border="0" /></a>AFP - China's Internet population could overtake the United States as the world's largest within two years, but foreign dotcoms may have to wait much longer to profit from it, analysts say.</p><br clear="all"/>
Oxygen puts Oomph into Web
(Reuters)
Reuters - Women's cable channel
Oxygen has come full circle with the launch of a branded social
networking site and broadband channel.
TV shows find young, affluent viewers on 'net: study
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070124/media_nm/nielsen_study_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070124/2007_01_24t002104_450x297_us_nielsen_study.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=harVw3xjGHdLpaLkjed1Ug--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Exhibitors look over Samsung televisions in the Las Vegas Convention Center during set up for 2007 International CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas, Nevada January 6, 2007. (Steve Marcus/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - U.S. television networks draw a
younger, wealthier and better educated audience when they run
their shows over the Internet, according to a new study
released on Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Yahoo's 4Q profit tops analyst forecasts
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070124/ap_on_hi_te/earns_yahoo"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070123/capt.caps11501231509.earns_yahoo_caps115.jpg?x=130&y=76&sig=tm9PyWVOgb0ODSHCB4iK5Q--" align="left" height="76" width="130" alt="A Yahoo! headquarters sign is shown in Sunnyvale, Calif., Monday, Jan. 22, 2007. Yahoo Inc. is expected to report earnings for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2006 after the market closes. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)" border="0" /></a>AP - After beating analysts' earnings expectations for the first time in more than a year, Yahoo Inc. is hoping to make it a more regular habit with an improved advertising system designed to make the Internet icon more competitive with the Web's top moneymaking machine, Google Inc.</p><br clear="all"/>
Video games are the cool new music space
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070124/tc_afp/afpentertainmentmusicgamesfrancemidem"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070124/capt.sge.lck74.240107042859.photo00.photo.default-512x365.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=AonLO_Xp_Xs774C0wWt.SQ--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="People walk by a Sounds of Jamaica stand, in Cannes, during the 41st MIDEM, the world's biggest and most influential music trade fair.(AFP/Valery Hache)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Live music and Internet-based social networking sites YouTube and MySpace are helping break new music acts -- but video games are the latest new cool music space.</p><br clear="all"/>
China busts online vice ring catering to high brow
(Reuters)
Reuters - Chinese police have broken up the
largest online prostitution ring in the capital, detaining more
than 150 people, the China Daily said on Wednesday.
China to surpass U.S. on Internet users
(AP)
AP - China is on pace to surpass the United States within two years as the nation with the most Internet users, the government and news reports said Wednesday.
Yahoo tops revenue, earnings expectations in Q4
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Yahoo Inc. exceeded Wall Street's revenue and earnings expectations in its fourth quarter, as the embattled Web portal begins 2007 with high hopes for its revamped advertising platform and recent reorganization.
Passport Requirement Takes Hold
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - A little turbulence and lots of applications online as people prepare to travel even just outside the United States.
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