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Looking Past Windows Vista
(Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - Computer hardware makers got some help last month from the world's largest software company.
Microsoft sharpens interoperability focus
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft says it will focus on four key areas to improve interoperability between its own software and other vendors' products.
Microsoft Launches YouTube Rival In Public Beta
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Hoping to take advantage of the popularity of Web 2.0 services, MSN Soapbox lets users tag and categorize videos within the same screen.
Dow ends at record, scores best week since November
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070216/bs_nm/markets_stocks_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070217/2007_02_16t185551_450x307_us_markets_stocks.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=OktMz2WuneH1c_YVR970oQ--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange February 15, 2007. (Keith Bedford/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The Dow Jones industrial average
posted its best week since November on Friday, helped by
optimism about merger activity and reassuring comments about
inflation from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft Shares Fall After Warning On Windows Vista
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft Corp. shares
fell as much as 2.7 percent early Friday, their biggest drop in
nine months, after Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said analysts' forecasts for fiscal 2008 revenue for Windows Vista were "overly aggressive."
Microsoft drags Nasdaq down
(FT.com)
FT.com - US stocks got a much-needed boost this week from Ben Bernanke's upbeat comments on the economy.
Russian Judge Dismisses Closely Watched Windows Piracy Case
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - A school principal is spared five years in jail after $9,700 worth of pirated Microsoft software is found in his school computers.
Microsoft falls on Vista fears
(FT.com)
FT.com - Wall Street stocks opened lower on Friday with investor confidence hit by the release of weaker-than-expected housing data showing a sharp drop in the pace of homebuilding.
Vista Sales Slower Than Expected
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Corp. chief executive officer Steve Ballmer believes that sales forecasts for its new Vista operating system may be "overly aggressive."
Microsoft CEO: Vista Revenue Forecasts Too Aggressive
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Steve Ballmer says analysts' forecasts
for revenue from Windows Vista in fiscal 2008 were "overly aggressive."
Man sues IBM over adult chat room firing
(AP)
AP - A man who was fired by International Business Machines Corp. for visiting an adult chat room during the workday is suing the company for $5 million, claiming he is an Internet addict who deserves treatment and sympathy rather than dismissal.
Inventor of the TV remote dies
(AP)
AP - Hit the mute button for a moment of silence: The co-inventor of the TV remote, Robert Adler, has died.
CFO of AOL leaving for private equity
(AP)
AP - AOL Chief Financial Officer Steve Swad will join a private-equity firm and become the latest senior manager to leave as the Internet company tries to transform itself into an online advertising conduit.
Cuba embraces open-source software
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070216/ap_on_hi_te/cuba_software"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070214/capt.37858d35f82e415186764bb50d084e59.cuba_technologies_hav102.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=MGu8_RENmgIoXTmazMP2lQ--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Richard Stallman, President and founder of the Free Software Foundation, speaks during the International Conference on Communication and Technologies in Havana, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007.(AP Photo/ Javier Galeano)" border="0" /></a>AP - Cuba's communist government is trying to shake off the yoke of at least one capitalist empire — Microsoft Corp. — by joining with socialist Venezuela in converting its computers to open-source software.</p><br clear="all"/>
Watches lose ground to cell phones
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070216/ap_on_hi_te/time_change"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070216/capt.kyer10102161615.time_change_kyer101.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=49hsm1fAA0YdsE4Us9B_GA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Allison Elliott wears her grandmother's gold wind-up wrist watch while holding a cell phone and iPod, and sitting in front of her computer in Lexington, Ky., Thursday, Feb. 8, 2007. Elliott says she occasionally wears her grandmother's watch as a piece of jewelry, 'even if I know that it doesn't keep perfect time,' and is more likely to use her high tech devices to track the time. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke)" border="0" /></a>AP - Allison Elliott occasionally wears the delicate gold windup watch that belonged to her grandmother. But it's really just for show.</p><br clear="all"/>
Hillary Clinton, in video, urges phased withdrawal from Iraq
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070217/pl_afp/usvote2008clinton"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070217/capt.sge.tkh38.170207202931.photo00.photo.default-512x353.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=LBe7a8GJCEOXMCTiZyottA--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, pictured 08 February 2007, called in an online video for US troop levels to be locked at January levels and urged a phased US withdrawal from Iraq.(AFP/File/Jim Watson)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton called in an online video for US troop levels to be locked at January levels and urged a phased US withdrawal from Iraq.</p><br clear="all"/>
Phone and fun industries connect in Barcelona
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070218/tc_afp/3gsmtelecommobilemediamusicfilm"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070218/capt.sge.tlg02.180207040544.photo00.photo.default-512x395.jpg?x=130&y=100&sig=5DJNNMVHZJ1E5mctktx2CQ--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="A visitor talks on his mobile at the 3GSM congress in Barcelona,14 February 2007. The mobile phone industry buzzed with talk of the "next billion" and closer ties with the entertainment business as more than 1,000 companies gathered here for the telecom trade show.(AFP/File/Lluis Gene)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The mobile phone industry buzzed with talk of the "next billion" and closer ties with the entertainment business last week as more than 1,000 companies gathered here for one of the biggest telecom trade shows.</p><br clear="all"/>
Triumphant homecoming for Vodafone's CEO after India purchase
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070218/bs_afp/indiabritaintelecomcompanytakeovervodafonesarin"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070218/capt.sge.tlh84.180207045524.photo00.photo.default-512x308.jpg?x=130&y=78&sig=wP1476HFflmKeOBnUxrAhA--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="Vodafone chief Arun Sarin enjoyed a triumphant homecoming after wrapping up the 11.1-billion-dollar purchase of India's fourth-biggest mobile operator Hutchison Essar(AFP/File/Manan Vatsyayana)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Vodafone chief Arun Sarin enjoyed a triumphant homecoming after wrapping up the 11.1-billion-dollar purchase of India's fourth-biggest mobile operator Hutchison Essar.</p><br clear="all"/>
With Fleury Gone, Red Hat Shifts To New Leaders For JBoss
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Open source projects can flounder without strong leadership. JBoss' new team must keep that from happening.
Three Minutes: The FTC Chief Takes on Cybercrime
(PC World)
PC World - Over the past few years, computer crimes and annoyances have become an increasingly important part of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's work. In the past year, the FTC has announced settlements with spammers, adware distributors, and even Sony BMG Music Entertainment, over its distribution of rootkit software.
Man sues IBM over adult chat room firing
(AP)
AP - A man who was fired by International Business Machines Corp. for visiting an adult chat room during the workday is suing the company for $5 million, claiming he is an Internet addict who deserves treatment and sympathy rather than dismissal.
Hillary Clinton, in video, urges phased withdrawal from Iraq
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070217/pl_afp/usvote2008clinton"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070217/capt.sge.tkh38.170207202931.photo00.photo.default-512x353.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=LBe7a8GJCEOXMCTiZyottA--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, pictured 08 February 2007, called in an online video for US troop levels to be locked at January levels and urged a phased US withdrawal from Iraq.(AFP/File/Jim Watson)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton called in an online video for US troop levels to be locked at January levels and urged a phased US withdrawal from Iraq.</p><br clear="all"/>
Wikipedia Breaks Into U.S. Top 10 Sites
(PC World)
PC World - Wikimedia Foundation Inc.'s popular Wikipedia online encyclopedia cracked the top ten list of most popular Web sites in the U.S. for the first time in January, according to comScore Networks Inc.
Judge Weighs Dismissal Of Google Trademark Case
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The suit argued Google abuses trademarks by allowing rivals of a company to buy ads that appear when consumers search for info on that same company.
Wikipedia breaks into U.S. top 10 sites
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Wikimedia Foundation popular Wikipedia online encyclopedia cracked the top ten list of most popular Web sites in the U.S. for the first time in January, according to comScore Networks.
YouTube anti-piracy software policy draws fire
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070216/wr_nm/youtube_media_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070217/2007_02_16t193332_450x302_us_youtube_media.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=VqkAlxSzNsbU74MPuCsfTQ--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="A screenshot of YouTube.com, taken on February 16, 2007. The media industry is clashing with YouTube over its proposal to offer anti-piracy tools only to companies that have distribution deals with the top online video-sharing service, media insiders said. (www.youtube.com/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The media industry is clashing with
YouTube over its proposal to offer anti-piracy tools only to
companies that have distribution deals with the top online
video-sharing service, media insiders said.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft Launches YouTube Rival In Public Beta
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Hoping to take advantage of the popularity of Web 2.0 services, MSN Soapbox lets users tag and categorize videos within the same screen.
No Turning Back from Rich Internet Apps
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Offering more than just dazzling interfaces, rich Internet apps for the enterprise will personalize interaction, empower mobile users and improve client and back-end flexibility. Here's what to look for -- and what to look out for -- when choosing RIA development approaches.
CFO of AOL leaving for private equity
(AP)
AP - AOL Chief Financial Officer Steve Swad will join a private-equity firm and become the latest senior manager to leave as the Internet company tries to transform itself into an online advertising conduit.
FDA warns about dangerous Internet drug mistake
(Reuters)
Reuters - A drug used to treat schizophrenia
was mailed to some consumers who had ordered other medications
via the Internet, and several users had to seek emergency
treatment because they could not breathe, U.S. health officials
said on Friday.
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