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Microsoft Goes Open Source?
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Corp.is expected to show a new friendliness to the open-source community by unveiling plans to release the source code to a part of its Silverlight technology at MIX 07 next week, according to sources familiar with the company's plans.
Deferred Revenue From Vista Upgrades Boosts Microsoft's Earnings
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Concerns continue to be raised about application compatibility and hardware requirements
Microsoft to open source some of Silverlight
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft is expected to show a new friendliness to the open-source community by unveiling plans to release the source code to a part of its Silverlight technology at MIX 07 next week, according to sources familiar with the company's plans.
Microsoft's Vista sales boost 3Q profit
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070427/ap_on_hi_te/earns_microsoft"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070427/2007_04_26t165042_450x360_us_microsoft_results.jpg?x=130&y=104&sig=vShGekvDHJMNFUrkim8JGg--" align="left" height="104" width="130" alt="In this file photo Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates gestures during the opening of Microsoft's Global Technical Support Centre and the launching of Windows Vista and Office 2007 in Bucharest February 1, 2007. (Bogdan Cristel/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Shares of Microsoft Corp. soared nearly 4 percent Friday, after the company posted a 65 percent jump in third-quarter profit, boosted by sales of its new Windows Vista operating system and Office 2007, and by upgrade coupons issued over the holidays.</p><br clear="all"/>
Dow ends at record on profits, but GDP weighs
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070427/bs_nm/markets_stocks_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070428/2007_04_27t091511_388x450_us_markets_stocks.jpg?x=112&y=130&sig=.VENooj8jakwM1EDB.fgLw--" align="left" height="130" width="112" alt="Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange April, 25, 2007. (Chip East/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The Dow Jones industrial average rose
on Friday, with robust earnings pushing the blue-chip index to
its third straight record close even as data showed the economy
grew in the first quarter at its slowest pace in four years.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft: Windows XP Sales Will Fade In 2008 as Vista Takes Hold
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Officials at the software maker said they expect that Windows Vista will account for 85% of OS sales in fiscal 2008 compared to 15% for Windows XP.
Microsoft quarterly profits blast off
(USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - SEATTLE - Software maker Microsoft said Thursday its fiscal third-quarter profit jumped 65%, helped by revenue from Windows Vista upgrade coupons issued over the holidays.
U.S. stock futures dip, Microsoft helps stem slide
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070427/bs_nm/markets_stocks_us_europe_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070427/2007_04_27t062847_450x351_us_markets_stocks_us_europe.jpg?x=130&y=101&sig=Stca1XvoyxrY.fmJhDL9xQ--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="A sign at the New York Stock Exchange, April 18, 2007. (Eric Thayer/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - U.S. stock futures edged lower on Friday
but would likely not stray far from the broader market's
six-year highs after Microsoft Corp reported strong
earnings after the bell on Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Vista Security
(PC World)
PC World - Though Windows Vista may be safer than XP, Microsoft's far-from-impregnable new operating system is already proving to be vulnerable.
Microsoft profit tops Wall St view on Vista sales
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070427/bs_nm/microsoft_results_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070427/2007_04_26t165042_450x360_us_microsoft_results.jpg?x=130&y=104&sig=vShGekvDHJMNFUrkim8JGg--" align="left" height="104" width="130" alt="In this file photo Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates gestures during the opening of Microsoft's Global Technical Support Centre and the launching of Windows Vista and Office 2007 in Bucharest February 1, 2007. (Bogdan Cristel/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. posted a 65 percent
rise in quarterly profit on Thursday, topping Wall Street
estimates due to better-than-expected demand for its new
Windows Vista operating system.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Rabbit ears' find new life in HDTV age
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070429/ap_on_hi_te/rabbit_ear_revival"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070428/capt.cd30304281810.rabbit_ear_revival_cd303.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=XGPUTe5Es9X4epQk2dtKHw--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Richard Schneider, president of Antennas Direct, poses for a photo on the roof of his house with a high definition television antenna March 26, 2007, in Wildwood, Mo. Schneider, who started building the antennas in his garage a few years ago, says it's ironic that 80-year-old technology has been 'rejigged' to provide the best quality picture with modern high definition televisions. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)" border="0" /></a>AP - Buying an antenna for a high-definition television seems as out of place as using a rotary phone to make a call. But some consumers are spending thousands of dollars on LCD or plasma TVs and hooking them up to $50 antennas that don't look much different from what grandpa had on top of his black-and-white picture tube.</p><br clear="all"/>
Chile asks Google to fix map gaffe
(AP)
AP - Chile has asked Google Inc. to correct its popular online mapping service that shows a southern Chilean town — named after a national hero — as part of neighboring Argentina.
Pricing software could reshape retail
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070428/ap_on_hi_te/the_right_price"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070416/capt.sge.pjg24.160407150547.photo00.photo.default-512x335.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=NHHjgjProwetjdBxzpU5cw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="People carrying shopping bags cross a street in New York City in 2006. US consumers regained some of their legendary voracious appetite for shopping last month as retail sales spiked by a more-than-expected 0.7 percent.(AFP/File/Don Emmert)" border="0" /></a>AP - A large retail chain had a problem. It sold three similar power drills: one for about $90, a purportedly better one at $120 and a top-tier one at $130.</p><br clear="all"/>
School sued over MySpace photo response
(AP)
AP - A woman denied a teaching degree on the eve of graduation because of a MySpace photo has sued the university.
Schools banning iPods to beat cheaters
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070427/ap_on_hi_te/ipod_cheating"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070425/capt.175ed90ee642444abe6b38562f3e9029.earns_apple_caps104.jpg?x=92&y=130&sig=KEymm0ce8bqbiLyxE4UNqQ--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="An Apple customer uses an Apple iPod at an Apple store in Palo Alto, Calif., Tuesday, April 24, 2007. Apple Inc., on a tear with its popular iPod players and Macintosh computers, is expected to report strong quarterly results Wednesday. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)" border="0" /></a>AP - Banning baseball caps during tests was obvious — students were writing the answers under the brim. Then, schools started banning cell phones, realizing students could text message the answers to each other.</p><br clear="all"/>
Chile: Google Earth moves a village to Argentina
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070428/wr_nm/chile_google_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070428/2007_04_28t164833_450x317_us_chile_google.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=NkD2EHlQJMqY5OwzNTIhxA--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Larry Page, co-founder of Google, walks by a map of the world during keynote speech at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada January 6, 2006. The Chilean government wants Google to fix its Earth geographical search program that places a village named after Chilean independence hero Bernardo O'Higgins in Argentina. (Steve Marcus/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The Chilean government wants Google to
fix its Earth geographical search program that places a village
named after Chilean independence hero Bernardo O'Higgins in
Argentina.</p><br clear="all"/>
XO Laptop: Child's Play
(PC World)
PC World - One Laptop Per Child product deemed basic but useful, as initiative to spread affordable technology.
Iran to filter "immoral" mobile messages
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070428/wr_nm/iran_mobile_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070428/2007_04_28t110222_450x332_us_iran_mobile.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=ZkYPSQOygMMjroNWF6SuSg--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="File photo showing text messaging on a mobile phone. Iran's Telecommunications Ministry will start filtering 'immoral' video and audio messages sent via mobile phones, state television reported on Saturday. (File/Will Burgess/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Iran's Telecommunications Ministry will
start filtering "immoral" video and audio messages sent via
mobile phones, state television reported on Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft Goes Open Source?
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Corp.is expected to show a new friendliness to the open-source community by unveiling plans to release the source code to a part of its Silverlight technology at MIX 07 next week, according to sources familiar with the company's plans.
HP Looks To Neoview For Gains In Data Warehousing
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The company is combining its NonStop database engine with its Integrity and ProLiant servers and its StorageWorks hardware and software.
Chile: Google Earth moves a village to Argentina
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070428/wr_nm/chile_google_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070428/2007_04_28t164833_450x317_us_chile_google.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=NkD2EHlQJMqY5OwzNTIhxA--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Larry Page, co-founder of Google, walks by a map of the world during keynote speech at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada January 6, 2006. The Chilean government wants Google to fix its Earth geographical search program that places a village named after Chilean independence hero Bernardo O'Higgins in Argentina. (Steve Marcus/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The Chilean government wants Google to
fix its Earth geographical search program that places a village
named after Chilean independence hero Bernardo O'Higgins in
Argentina.</p><br clear="all"/>
Chile asks Google to fix map gaffe
(AP)
AP - Chile has asked Google Inc. to correct its popular online mapping service that shows a southern Chilean town — named after a national hero — as part of neighboring Argentina.
EarthLink Takes A Deep Breath
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - EarthLink to focus on current municipal wireless projects.
From The Blog: FCC Fiddles, Broadband Opportunity Burns
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Why the FCC's slow pace on the spectrum auction matters.
EarthLink scales back, focuses muni Wi-Fi effort
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - EarthLink is pulling in the reins on its municipal Wi-Fi business, focusing on existing deals and big cities for the rest of this year.
TV Tidbits: Notes of Interest
(Mediaweek.com)
Mediaweek.com - Adult Swim, which recently hit the big screen with Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters, will expand to a seventh night of programming effective on Friday, July 6 at 11 p.m. ET. In addition, the rapidly growing adult-themed cable network will add three new series -- Superjail, Fat Guy Stuck in Internet and Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil -- plus new episodes of Aqua Teen Hunger Force; Assy McGee; The Boondocks; Frisky Dingo; Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law; Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job; Metalocalypse; Moral Orel; Robot Chicken; Squidbillies and The Venture Bros. ...
The Cost Of User-Generated Content
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Quiznos' attempts to be hip backfired, when ads comparing its sandwiches to rival Subway's resulted in an online quandary.
Ex-eToys co-founder starts shopping site
(AP)
AP - Online retail is a tough business and women customers are a tough crowd. Frank Han knows. He's been there, done that, and he's doing it again.
Design your own watch without leaving home
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070427/wr_nm/column_pluggedin_april26_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070428/2007_04_27t154039_450x388_us_column_pluggedin_april26.jpg?x=130&y=112&sig=dQlTcUV43dndZHkwwv4j7Q--" align="left" height="112" width="130" alt="A screen grab of 121time.com. With the variety and vintages of watches available and the intense interest shown by watch collectors and enthusiasts, finding an ideal timepiece on the Web has never been easier at well-known sites like Amazon.com or eBay. But smaller watchmakers are tapping into the Web with a novel proposition for buyers: a custom-designed watch, built-to-order and delivered in 10 days. (www.121time.com/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Looking for the perfect watch? The
Internet has a wealth of resources to find just the right
accessory for your wrist -- new, gently used, antique, or
custom-made.</p><br clear="all"/>
EarthLink Scales Back, Focuses Muni Wi-Fi Effort
(PC World)
PC World - EarthLink Inc. is pulling in the reins on its municipal Wi-Fi business, focusing on existing deals and big cities for the rest of this year, in a move that raises questions about the growing trend of city-wide wireless networks.
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