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TurboExcel becomes Calc4Web
(AP)
AP - A niche software company says it will rename one of its programs, admitting defeat in a three-year effort to win money from Microsoft Corp. after it claimed the name was too close to Excel.
Microsoft eyes more Web infrastructure services
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070501/tc_nm/microsoft_ozzie_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070501/2007_04_30t222021_450x317_us_microsoft_ozzie.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=jirN6oQdkmydHb4N_IdMaw--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Microsoft Corp. founderman Bill Gates (R) listens to Ray Ozzie speak before an audience of Microsoft employees at their annual company meeting at Safeco Field in Seattle September 23, 2005. Ozzie, who replaced Gates as its chief software architect in June, said investment in data centers packed with computer servers, data storage and network systems would continue to grow in order to build capacity. (Microsoft/Robert Sorbo/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. plans to
roll out a "very, very large" number of services to allow
smaller Web developers to tap into its well-financed data
centers, the backbone for its online strategy, the company's
top software executive said on Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft adds .Net to give Silverlight a shine
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft is integrating the .Net framework into its new Silverlight browser technology for running multimedia applications on the Web, the company revealed Monday. The move is part of an expanded effort to build a significant developer base so Microsoft can catch up to Adobe in providing a revenue-generating business in the RIA (rich Internet application) market.
Microsoft Adds Open-Source Twist to Silverlight
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Corp. Monday broadened the developer base and programming capabilities for Silverlight by adding dynamic language support to an alpha version of the browser plug-in technology.
Microsoft 's Xbox 360 Goes Elite
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The Xbox 360 has gone Elite, as Microsoft launched yesterday the high-end version of its video game console. With a larger storage capacity, a sleek matte-black look and a high-definition video port, the Xbox 360 Elite will retail for $479.
Microsoft Adds .Net to Give Silverlight a Shine
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Corp. is integrating the.Net framework into its new Silverlight browser technology for running multimedia applications on the Web, the company revealed Monday. The move is part of an expanded effort to build a significant developer base so Microsoft can catch up to Adobe Systems Inc. in providing a revenue-generating business in the rich Internet applications (RIAs) market.
Supreme Court favors Microsoft in AT&T case
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that Microsoft is not liable for using patented AT&T technology in copies of Windows running on computers outside the United States.
Court favors Microsoft in patent fight
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070430/ap_on_bi_ge/scotus_microsoft"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070426/capt.634f3175925e4a03a15c31968bedf867.earns_microsoft_corp__nybz132.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=S5hkCKgvkInga0UAjYxyzQ--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="South Koreans look at packages of Windows Vista as the Microsoft's first new operation system since 2001 goes on sale at a South Korean retailer during its unveiling ceremony and a promotional event in Seoul, South Korea, in this Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007 file photo. Microsoft Corp. is expected to release quarterly earnings on Thursday, April 26, 2007. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Supreme Court sided with Microsoft Corp. on Monday, finding that U.S. patent law doesn't apply to software sent to foreign countries.</p><br clear="all"/>
US Supreme Court backs Microsoft in ATT patent battle
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070430/bs_afp/uscourtpatentsoftware"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070430/capt.sge.tzo63.300407211203.photo00.photo.default-512x323.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=nqh0KqzYLznv0tj7bXZRqQ--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="The logo for Microsoft at their office in Herndon, Virginia. The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled that ATT could not extend its patent complaint with Microsoft past US borders in a welcomed precedent for US firms doing business abroad.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled that ATT could not extend its patent complaint with Microsoft past US borders in a welcomed precedent for US firms doing business abroad.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft Blog Takes On .ANI Bug Post-Mortem
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - How did the animated cursor flaw, which plagued Microsoft users with wave after wave of exploits this spring, get through Vista's security? A Microsoft security guru takes on the question in a blog.
VeriSign to offer passwords on bank card
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070501/ap_on_hi_te/verisign_disposable_passwords"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/net/20070430/capt.72316028e912fa056b4384cc9c3f88e2.jpeg?x=130&y=78&sig=w8e_l8P4g1M8O47vf99JyQ--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="**FILE PHOTO** Exterior view of VeriSign Inc. offices in Mountain View, Calif., Wednesday, July 20, 2005. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)" border="0" /></a>AP - A leading provider of digital-security services wants to make disposable passwords easier for consumers to accept by squeezing the technology into the corner of a regular credit or ATM card.</p><br clear="all"/>
12 nations put on copyright piracy list
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070430/ap_on_hi_te/copyright_piracy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20070427/i/r716003686.jpg?x=130&y=96&sig=sPPPmxQekeH3e_gUEJlyng--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="A worker from Peru's intellectual property protection agency Indecopi destroy some 250,000 illegally copied CD's and DVD's in Lima April 27, 2007. Indecopi destroyed an estimated 250,000 CDs as part of a campaign against Peru's piracy market. REUTERS/Enrique Castro-Mendivil (PERU)" border="0" /></a>AP - China, Russia and 10 other nations were targeted by the Bush administration for failing to sufficiently protect American producers of music, movies and other copyrighted material from widespread piracy.</p><br clear="all"/>
Court favors Microsoft in patent fight
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070430/ap_on_bi_ge/scotus_microsoft"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070426/capt.634f3175925e4a03a15c31968bedf867.earns_microsoft_corp__nybz132.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=S5hkCKgvkInga0UAjYxyzQ--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="South Koreans look at packages of Windows Vista as the Microsoft's first new operation system since 2001 goes on sale at a South Korean retailer during its unveiling ceremony and a promotional event in Seoul, South Korea, in this Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007 file photo. Microsoft Corp. is expected to release quarterly earnings on Thursday, April 26, 2007. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Supreme Court sided with Microsoft Corp. on Monday, finding that U.S. patent law doesn't apply to software sent to foreign countries.</p><br clear="all"/>
TurboExcel becomes Calc4Web
(AP)
AP - A niche software company says it will rename one of its programs, admitting defeat in a three-year effort to win money from Microsoft Corp. after it claimed the name was too close to Excel.
New toys read brain waves
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070430/ap_on_hi_te/mind_reading_toys"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070429/capt.caps10604292246.mind_reading_toys_caps106.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=f0m.GnS7ylHcpzKihfKNaA--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="NeuroSky worker Cynthia Lee wears one of their head sets at NeuroSky headquarters in San Jose, Calif., Tuesday, March 27, 2007. The startup company aims to add more realistic elements to video games by using brain wave-reading technology to help game developers make gaming more realistic. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)" border="0" /></a>AP - A convincing twin of Darth Vader stalks the beige cubicles of a Silicon Valley office, complete with ominous black mask, cape and light saber. But this is no chintzy Halloween costume. It's a prototype, years in the making, of a toy that incorporates brain wave-reading technology.</p><br clear="all"/>
Google expands personalization with iGoogle
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070501/wr_nm/google_personalization_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070501/2007_04_30t155421_450x336_us_google_personalization.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=IGqE2dKoJ6Evo3NY9nFKBQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="An undated handout of the Google homepage. Google Inc. has expanded beyond a one-size-fits-all view of Web search to tie together its efforts to offer personalized Web searches under the iGoogle brand, officials said on Monday. (Google/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Google Inc. is
stepping up efforts to allow its users to personalize how they
search the Web, moving beyond the one-size-fits-all approach to
search it already offers.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft 's Xbox 360 Goes Elite
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The Xbox 360 has gone Elite, as Microsoft launched yesterday the high-end version of its video game console. With a larger storage capacity, a sleek matte-black look and a high-definition video port, the Xbox 360 Elite will retail for $479.
Krishnan in $5bn buy-out bid for Maxis
(FT.com)
FT.com - Ananda Krishnan, one of Malaysia's richest men, has surprised the market by proposing to buy full control of Maxis Communications, the nation's largest mobile operator, which he founded.
Microsoft Adds Open-Source Twist to Silverlight
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Corp. Monday broadened the developer base and programming capabilities for Silverlight by adding dynamic language support to an alpha version of the browser plug-in technology.
Oracle asks court to make SAP preserve documents
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070501/bs_nm/oracle_sap_suit_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070501/2007_04_30t214854_450x307_us_oracle_sap_suit.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=j5Oj3YcxWS_Vd0V02cj.NQ--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="In this file photo Henning Kagermmann, CEO and co-founder of software group SAP poses prior to the company's annual news conference in Frankfurt January 25, 2006. (Alex Grimm/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Business software maker Oracle
Corp. on Monday asked a U.S. court to make SAP AG
preserve evidence on its computers, saying it was
concerned its German rival might destroy electronic information
at the heart of a corporate theft lawsuit.</p><br clear="all"/>
Google expands personalization with iGoogle
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070501/wr_nm/google_personalization_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070501/2007_04_30t155421_450x336_us_google_personalization.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=IGqE2dKoJ6Evo3NY9nFKBQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="An undated handout of the Google homepage. Google Inc. has expanded beyond a one-size-fits-all view of Web search to tie together its efforts to offer personalized Web searches under the iGoogle brand, officials said on Monday. (Google/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Google Inc. is
stepping up efforts to allow its users to personalize how they
search the Web, moving beyond the one-size-fits-all approach to
search it already offers.</p><br clear="all"/>
VeriSign to offer passwords on bank card
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070501/ap_on_hi_te/verisign_disposable_passwords"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/net/20070430/capt.72316028e912fa056b4384cc9c3f88e2.jpeg?x=130&y=78&sig=w8e_l8P4g1M8O47vf99JyQ--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="**FILE PHOTO** Exterior view of VeriSign Inc. offices in Mountain View, Calif., Wednesday, July 20, 2005. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)" border="0" /></a>AP - A leading provider of digital-security services wants to make disposable passwords easier for consumers to accept by squeezing the technology into the corner of a regular credit or ATM card.</p><br clear="all"/>
Yahoo signs up Comcast for Web ads deal
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070501/wr_nm/yahoo_comcast_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070501/2007_04_30t175911_450x293_us_yahoo_comcast.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=EdbXKgVzBqzxDwqeeTsjEw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Yahoo Headquarters are seen in Sunnyvale in an undated publicity photo. Comcast Corp, the cable company, and Yahoo Inc on Monday said they had agreed to a multi-year partnership for online display and video advertising. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - U.S. cable television leader Comcast
Corp. and Internet media company Yahoo Inc. said on Monday they
had agreed to a multi-year partnership for Yahoo to supply Web
advertising to Comcast.</p><br clear="all"/>
Google gives custom home pages more character
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070501/tc_afp/usitinternetcompanygoogle"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070501/capt.sge.uag39.010507030922.photo00.photo.default-512x338.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=0_5O98jLTCEmX8bjY8z1uw--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="File photo shows a woman working on a computer near a Google logo. Google on Tuesday will add a bit of style to home pages customized by users of its globally popular Internet search engine. The Mountain View, California-based firm is adorning personalized homepages with an "iGoogle" logo and rolling out "Gadget Maker" tools for people to easily tailor pages with pictures, videos or musings.(AFP/File/Torsten Sliz)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Google on Tuesday will add a bit of style to home pages customized by users of its globally popular Internet search engine.</p><br clear="all"/>
Yahoo CEO gets $80M in 2006 compensation
(AP)
AP - Yahoo Inc. Chairman Terry Semel agreed to lower his annual salary to $1 last year, but the Internet icon eased the pain by awarding him an $80 million compensation package consisting mostly of stock options, according to an analysis of a regulatory filing Monday.
Google says Viacom lawsuit threat to Internet use
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070501/wr_nm/google_viacom_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070501/2007_04_30t221056_450x308_us_google_viacom.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=GleZEPoLkMgJUK00IaxQhg--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="A laptop screen shows the homepage of Google.cn. in Beijing June 8, 2006. Viacom Inc.'s copyright infringement suit against Google Inc. and its YouTube video-sharing unit strikes at the heart of how the Internet works, Google argued on Monday in a U.S. federal court filing. (Jason Lee/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Viacom Inc.'s
copyright infringement suit against Google Inc. and its YouTube
video-sharing unit strikes at the heart of how the Internet
works, Google argued on Monday in a U.S. federal court filing.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft eyes more Web infrastructure services
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070501/tc_nm/microsoft_ozzie_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070501/2007_04_30t222021_450x317_us_microsoft_ozzie.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=jirN6oQdkmydHb4N_IdMaw--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Microsoft Corp. founderman Bill Gates (R) listens to Ray Ozzie speak before an audience of Microsoft employees at their annual company meeting at Safeco Field in Seattle September 23, 2005. Ozzie, who replaced Gates as its chief software architect in June, said investment in data centers packed with computer servers, data storage and network systems would continue to grow in order to build capacity. (Microsoft/Robert Sorbo/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. plans to
roll out a "very, very large" number of services to allow
smaller Web developers to tap into its well-financed data
centers, the backbone for its online strategy, the company's
top software executive said on Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft adds .Net to give Silverlight a shine
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft is integrating the .Net framework into its new Silverlight browser technology for running multimedia applications on the Web, the company revealed Monday. The move is part of an expanded effort to build a significant developer base so Microsoft can catch up to Adobe in providing a revenue-generating business in the RIA (rich Internet application) market.
Google dubs personal home page 'iGoogle'
(AP)
AP - Already synonymous with looking things up on the Internet, Google Inc. is creating a new name for stamping a personal touch on its Web site — iGoogle.
Yahoo snaps up Right Media for $680M
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070430/ap_on_hi_te/yahoo_acquisition"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070501/2007_04_30t175911_450x293_us_yahoo_comcast.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=EdbXKgVzBqzxDwqeeTsjEw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Yahoo Headquarters are seen in Sunnyvale in an undated publicity photo. Comcast Corp, the cable company, and Yahoo Inc on Monday said they had agreed to a multi-year partnership for online display and video advertising. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Yahoo Inc. added another weapon in its high-stakes duel with its richer Internet rival Google Inc. Monday by snapping up online advertising exchange Right Media Inc. for $680 million.</p><br clear="all"/>
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