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Microsoft links technology, common tools
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070307/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_techfest"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070307/capt.watw10203070027.microsoft_techfest_watw102.jpg?x=130&y=96&sig=eLp4ysCzMnip6RQ_XJGqrw--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="The Microsoft Corp. experimental 'Text-It-Notes' device, which lets people scribble a message on a sticky note and then convert and send it as a text or SMS message to one of several preset mobile phones, is shown on display Tuesday, March 6, 2007 at Microsoft Research's annual Techfest in Redmond, Wash. Techfest is Microsoft's annual exhibition of experimental and emerging technology generally not currently available to the public that is produced by Microsoft researchers worldwide. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)" border="0" /></a>AP - Sticky notes. White boards. Videogame consoles. For a Microsoft Corp. event designed to show off cutting-edge software inventions, there are a lot of familiar tools on display. That's intentional, said Rico Malvar, the managing director of Microsoft Research's Redmond lab, at TechFest, the annual gathering of the software maker's international research department Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft eyes day when camera phones aid map searches
(Reuters)
Reuters - Lost in Seattle with
nothing but a camera phone? Just snap a picture of a nearby
building, send off the photo to a database and soon you'll get
back a map and information about where you are.
Dell may offer Linux as alternative to Windows
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070307/tc_nm/dell_linux_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070307/2007_03_06t210002_450x342_us_dell_linux.jpg?x=130&y=98&sig=v54LHGM_e0g63r5XEUPF8g--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="Michael Dell at the 2007 International CES Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, January 9, 2007. Dell Inc. is considering offering the Linux operating system as an alternative to Microsoft's Windows on its personal computers, a Dell spokesman said on Tuesday. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Dell Inc. is considering
offering the Linux operating system as an alternative to
Microsoft Corp.'s Windows on its personal computers, a
Dell spokesman said on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft to blast Google over copyright policy
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070307/tc_nm/microsoft_google_copyright_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070307/2007_03_06t200745_450x326_us_microsoft_google_copyright.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=dMSTYXLVtSsvcT37LPmksg--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="A man loads the Google homepage in Beijing, January 25, 2006. Microsoft is set to launch a blistering attack on rival Google on Tuesday for what the software giant argues is the Web search leader's 'cavalier' approach to copyright protection. (Stringer/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. is set to
launch a blistering attack on rival Google Inc. on
Tuesday for what the software giant argues is the Web search
leader's "cavalier" approach to copyright protection.</p><br clear="all"/>
Apple: iTunes glitches remain on Vista
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070307/ap_on_hi_te/apple_vista_warning"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070301/2007_02_28t195143_450x296_us_college.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=5sYDEODr4n2Rsmn75szlAA--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="A customer checks out Apple's iTunes at an Apple store in Tokyo in this August 25, 2006 file photo. The U.S. recording industry on Wednesday stepped up efforts to stop college students from downloading pirated music online and offered students a way to settle the disputes out of court. (Kiyoshi Ota/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - An update to Apple Inc.'s iTunes music software still hasn't resolved some of the compatibility problems with Microsoft Corp.'s new operating system.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft researchers collaborate to change the world
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070306/tc_afp/usitinternetresearch"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070306/capt.sge.ddq69.060307232716.photo00.photo.default-354x512.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=K6e6.3mrZhPIK8Y_1Ci04A--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="Microsoft co-founder shadow falls on the company logo during a press conference. Microsoft researchers from the software giant's labs around the world gathered on Tuesday to conspire on innovations intended to change the world.(AFP/File/Arko Datta)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Microsoft researchers from the software giant's labs around the world gathered on Tuesday to conspire on innovations intended to change the world.</p><br clear="all"/>
Eclipse executive chides Microsoft on interoperability
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Santa Clara, Calif. -- Eclipse Foundation Executive Director Mike Milinkovich criticized Microsoft on Tuesday for not approaching Eclipse about interoperability between .Net and open source Eclipse technologies.
Microsoft goes for Google in global copyright battle
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070306/tc_afp/usitcopyright"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070306/capt.sge.dcy26.060307205959.photo00.photo.default-512x323.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=8oScbVeOLtfz5CJUPJagUw--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="The logo for Microsoft at their office in Herndon, Virginia. Software giant Microsoft Tuesday launched a stinging attack on Google, accusing its Internet rival of riding roughshod over copyright in a rush to grab content for its own commercial benefit.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Software giant Microsoft Tuesday launched a stinging attack on Google, accusing its Internet rival of riding roughshod over copyright in a rush to grab potentially lucrative content for free.</p><br clear="all"/>
Update: Microsoft hits Google over book search model
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - A Microsoft Corp. attorney will attack Google Inc.'s book search service in a speech Tuesday to the Association of American Publishers (AAP), saying Google is misappropriating principles of fair use to further its own business model.
No Vista for Dept. of Transportation
(PC World)
PC World - The U.S. Department of Transportation has quietly put the kibosh on Windows Vista, Office 2007 and Internet Explorer 7 (IE7), banning upgrades to those Microsoft Corp. products-- at least for now.
Microsoft links technology, common tools
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070307/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_techfest"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070307/capt.watw10203070027.microsoft_techfest_watw102.jpg?x=130&y=96&sig=eLp4ysCzMnip6RQ_XJGqrw--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="The Microsoft Corp. experimental 'Text-It-Notes' device, which lets people scribble a message on a sticky note and then convert and send it as a text or SMS message to one of several preset mobile phones, is shown on display Tuesday, March 6, 2007 at Microsoft Research's annual Techfest in Redmond, Wash. Techfest is Microsoft's annual exhibition of experimental and emerging technology generally not currently available to the public that is produced by Microsoft researchers worldwide. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)" border="0" /></a>AP - Sticky notes. White boards. Videogame consoles. For a Microsoft Corp. event designed to show off cutting-edge software inventions, there are a lot of familiar tools on display. That's intentional, said Rico Malvar, the managing director of Microsoft Research's Redmond lab, at TechFest, the annual gathering of the software maker's international research department Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Apple: iTunes glitches remain on Vista
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070307/ap_on_hi_te/apple_vista_warning"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070301/2007_02_28t195143_450x296_us_college.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=5sYDEODr4n2Rsmn75szlAA--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="A customer checks out Apple's iTunes at an Apple store in Tokyo in this August 25, 2006 file photo. The U.S. recording industry on Wednesday stepped up efforts to stop college students from downloading pirated music online and offered students a way to settle the disputes out of court. (Kiyoshi Ota/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - An update to Apple Inc.'s iTunes music software still hasn't resolved some of the compatibility problems with Microsoft Corp.'s new operating system.</p><br clear="all"/>
Yahoo sees smooth sailing for Panama
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070307/ap_on_hi_te/yahoo_improvements"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070207/capt.sge.pyv55.070207172948.photo02.photo.default-512x350.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=SaKs_JxnK6CbRtY4Bb0STQ--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="A view of Yahoo headquarters in California. Yahoo was co-founded by Jerry Yang from Taiwan. More than half of high-technology start-ups launched between 1995 and 2005 had at least one founder of overseas origin, the study from Duke University in Northern Carolina has found.(AFP/File/Hector Mata)" border="0" /></a>AP - Yahoo Inc.'s month-old upgrade to its advertising formula for making money from online search requests so far has done more to lift the Internet powerhouse's morale than its finances, the company's two top executives said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Dell may offer Linux as alternative to Windows
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070306/tc_nm/dell_linux_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070307/2007_03_06t210002_450x342_us_dell_linux.jpg?x=130&y=98&sig=v54LHGM_e0g63r5XEUPF8g--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="Michael Dell at the 2007 International CES Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, January 9, 2007. Dell Inc. is considering offering the Linux operating system as an alternative to Microsoft's Windows on its personal computers, a Dell spokesman said on Tuesday. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Dell Inc. is considering
offering the Linux operating system as an alternative to
Microsoft Corp.'s Windows on its personal computers, a
Dell spokesman said on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
AT&T, Verizon launch DVR programming by cell phone
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070307/wr_nm/att_wireless_dvr_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070307/2007_03_06t192924_450x380_us_att_wireless_dvr.jpg?x=130&y=109&sig=NwU.WwclMLUkGa_vY3rdYg--" align="left" height="109" width="130" alt="AT and T's Homezone is demonstrated in a photo courtesy of the company. The top two U.S. wireless providers are starting to let customers use their mobile phones to remotely record television shows, hoping the new service will help them better compete against rivals. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The top two U.S. wireless providers
are starting to let customers use their mobile phones to
remotely record television shows, hoping the new service will
help them better compete against rivals.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft to blast Google over copyright policy
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070307/tc_nm/microsoft_google_copyright_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070307/2007_03_06t200745_450x326_us_microsoft_google_copyright.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=dMSTYXLVtSsvcT37LPmksg--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="A man loads the Google homepage in Beijing, January 25, 2006. Microsoft is set to launch a blistering attack on rival Google on Tuesday for what the software giant argues is the Web search leader's 'cavalier' approach to copyright protection. (Stringer/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. is set to
launch a blistering attack on rival Google Inc. on
Tuesday for what the software giant argues is the Web search
leader's "cavalier" approach to copyright protection.</p><br clear="all"/>
Apple store growth to continue, particularly overseas
(Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - While the upcoming Apple TV and iPhone products made up the bulk of Peter Oppenheimer’s presentation at a San Francisco investment conference Tuesday, the Apple CEO also offered a glimpse into the company’s retail plans for 2007.
Video Game Consoles Gain Ground in U.S. Homes
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - According to Nielsen Wireless and Interactive Services, the number of video game consoles in U.S. households has expanded by 18.5 percent since the fourth quarter of 2004.
Eclipse executive chides Microsoft on interoperability
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Santa Clara, Calif. -- Eclipse Foundation Executive Director Mike Milinkovich criticized Microsoft on Tuesday for not approaching Eclipse about interoperability between .Net and open source Eclipse technologies.
Microsoft researchers collaborate to change the world
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070306/tc_afp/usitinternetresearch"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070306/capt.sge.ddq69.060307232716.photo00.photo.default-354x512.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=K6e6.3mrZhPIK8Y_1Ci04A--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="Microsoft co-founder shadow falls on the company logo during a press conference. Microsoft researchers from the software giant's labs around the world gathered on Tuesday to conspire on innovations intended to change the world.(AFP/File/Arko Datta)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Microsoft researchers from the software giant's labs around the world gathered on Tuesday to conspire on innovations intended to change the world.</p><br clear="all"/>
Yahoo sees smooth sailing for Panama
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070307/ap_on_hi_te/yahoo_improvements"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070207/capt.sge.pyv55.070207172948.photo02.photo.default-512x350.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=SaKs_JxnK6CbRtY4Bb0STQ--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="A view of Yahoo headquarters in California. Yahoo was co-founded by Jerry Yang from Taiwan. More than half of high-technology start-ups launched between 1995 and 2005 had at least one founder of overseas origin, the study from Duke University in Northern Carolina has found.(AFP/File/Hector Mata)" border="0" /></a>AP - Yahoo Inc.'s month-old upgrade to its advertising formula for making money from online search requests so far has done more to lift the Internet powerhouse's morale than its finances, the company's two top executives said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft to blast Google over copyright policy
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070307/tc_nm/microsoft_google_copyright_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070307/2007_03_06t200745_450x326_us_microsoft_google_copyright.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=dMSTYXLVtSsvcT37LPmksg--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="A man loads the Google homepage in Beijing, January 25, 2006. Microsoft is set to launch a blistering attack on rival Google on Tuesday for what the software giant argues is the Web search leader's 'cavalier' approach to copyright protection. (Stringer/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. is set to
launch a blistering attack on rival Google Inc. on
Tuesday for what the software giant argues is the Web search
leader's "cavalier" approach to copyright protection.</p><br clear="all"/>
Copyright ruling worries webcasters
(AP)
AP - Internet music broadcasters worry that a new ruling could put many of them out of business by drastically increasing the royalty payments they have to make to record labels and artists.
Apple: iTunes glitches remain on Vista
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070307/ap_on_hi_te/apple_vista_warning"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070301/2007_02_28t195143_450x296_us_college.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=5sYDEODr4n2Rsmn75szlAA--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="A customer checks out Apple's iTunes at an Apple store in Tokyo in this August 25, 2006 file photo. The U.S. recording industry on Wednesday stepped up efforts to stop college students from downloading pirated music online and offered students a way to settle the disputes out of court. (Kiyoshi Ota/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - An update to Apple Inc.'s iTunes music software still hasn't resolved some of the compatibility problems with Microsoft Corp.'s new operating system.</p><br clear="all"/>
Best Buy Web site pricing probed
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070306/ap_on_hi_te/best_buy_investigation"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070210/2007_02_09t171904_450x300_us_whirlpool.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=GTOM2phpc_Y3hdzOU5M8GQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Customers walk past a Best Buy logo in Shanghai December 28, 2006. Whirlpool Corp. is hoping that it will be able to expand its business with retailers such as Best Buy Co., as it introduces new Maytag appliances, the company's North America president said on Friday. (Aly Song/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Best Buy is under investigation by Connecticut's attorney general after consumers complained they were denied deals found at the electronic retailer's Web site by store employees who pulled up a lookalike site that listed higher prices on some merchandise.</p><br clear="all"/>
Summary Box: Best Buy Web site probe
(AP)
AP - TWO WEB SITES: A probe by the Connecticut attorney general centers on two nearly identical Best Buy Web sites — the one available to the public, the other only to employees — that featured varying prices on some merchandise.
Microsoft goes for Google in global copyright battle
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070306/tc_afp/usitcopyright"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070306/capt.sge.dcy26.060307205959.photo00.photo.default-512x323.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=8oScbVeOLtfz5CJUPJagUw--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="The logo for Microsoft at their office in Herndon, Virginia. Software giant Microsoft Tuesday launched a stinging attack on Google, accusing its Internet rival of riding roughshod over copyright in a rush to grab content for its own commercial benefit.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Software giant Microsoft Tuesday launched a stinging attack on Google, accusing its Internet rival of riding roughshod over copyright in a rush to grab potentially lucrative content for free.</p><br clear="all"/>
Bagle Worm Still Swarming over the Net
(PC World)
PC World - The Bagle worm continues to plague the Internet over three years after it first appeared, with many anti-virus engines unable to keep up, a security vendor has claimed.
My Yahoo Upgrade Coming Soon
(PC World)
PC World - Yahoo Inc.'s My Yahoo service, which lets users aggregate content and services on a single Web page, will soon get a significant upgrade, the company's chief executive officer said Tuesday.
Wal-Mart shipping Web orders to stores for free
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070306/wr_nm/walmart_shipping_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070307/2007_03_06t153429_450x295_us_walmart_shipping.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=KIBErDQv7fvd5Rp_45VROA--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Customers shop at the 142,000 square foot Wal-Mart during the grand opening in Chicago, September 27, 2006. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said on Tuesday that it is offering free shipping on thousands of items purchased on its Web site for pick-up in more than 750 of its U.S. stores. (Joshua Lott/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said on Tuesday
that it is offering free shipping on thousands of items
purchased on its Web site for pick-up in more than 750 of its
U.S. stores.</p><br clear="all"/>
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