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Microsoft to acquire mobile ad company ScreenTonic
(Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. said on
Thursday it agreed to acquire European mobile phone advertising
company ScreenTonic to gain a foothold in the rapidly growing
business for placing ads on mobile phones.
Microsoft bolsters just-unveiled services platform
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft is adding on Wednesday connectivity testing and publish-and-subscribe capabilities to its BizTalk Services platform for integrating services within and outside a firewall.
Microsoft Unveils New Management And Security Tools
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft also introduced System Center Essentials 2007, a unified management solution to help IT pros in midsize organizations more efficiently manage their technology environments.
IBM Introduces Recovery Software For Microsoft SharePoint
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The Tivoli Storage Manager for Microsoft SharePoint features modules that provide backup and recovery of SharePoint Portal Server 2003 and Office SharePoint Server 2007 environments.
Microsoft Talk Fails to Impress
(PC World)
PC World - The last thing a company wants to do at a keynote speech is clear a room. But that's just what Microsoft Corp. succeeded in doing during Tuesday's keynote at MIX 07 in Las Vegas.
Microsoft fails to impress during Bach's keynote
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - The last thing a company wants to do at a keynote speech is clear a room. But that's just what Microsoft succeeded in doing during Tuesday's keynote at MIX 07 in Las Vegas.
Windows' Words of Doom
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - This column is an homage to the Big Seven—the seven idiotic Windows glitches that make it so difficult to move files from point A to point B. Golly, all these have been fixed with Vista, right? Uh, right?
Microsoft Loosens Grip on Windows Live APIs
(PC World)
PC World - In an effort to drum up support for its Windows Live hosted services, Microsoft Corp. has changed the terms of use for APIs (application programming interfaces) to key services, including Windows Live Search, to allow companies to use information and leverage Microsoft's back-end infrastructure for their Web-driven businesses.
Microsoft loosens grip on Windows Live APIs
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - In an effort to drum up support for its Windows Live hosted services, Microsoft has changed the terms of use for APIs to key services, including Windows Live Search, to allow companies to use information and leverage Microsoft's back-end infrastructure for their Web-driven businesses.
Microsoft Shows New Database Technology At Mix
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Announcement of Project Astoria hints at an eventual 'SQL Server Live.'
Apple unveils plans to go greener
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070503/tc_nm/apple_environment_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070503/2007_05_03t011840_450x300_us_apple_environment.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=8MaR5IAg3IfAWUmQiRBGEA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Apple Computer Inc. Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs holds the iPhone in San Francisco, California January 9, 2007. Apple Inc., responding to criticism from environmental groups, unveiled plans on Wednesday that Chief Executive Steve Jobs claimed would make the company greener than most of its competitors. (Kimberly White/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Apple Inc. , responding to
criticism from environmental groups, unveiled plans on
Wednesday that Chief Executive Steve Jobs claimed would make
the company greener than most of its competitors.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Die Hard" video game is mobile only for Gameloft
(Reuters)
Reuters - French mobile game
publisher Gameloft has secured the exclusive video game rights
to the upcoming Bruce Willis action movie "Live Free or Die
Hard" for mobile phones.
IBM uses self-assembling material in chip advance
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070503/tc_nm/ibm_chip_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070503/2007_05_03t014925_450x382_us_ibm_chip.jpg?x=130&y=110&sig=zkDRWN0mF3oATYPzUS.51Q--" align="left" height="110" width="130" alt="A cross section of a microprocessor shows empty space in between the chip's copper wiring in this undated handout photograph. (IBM/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - IBM has developed a way to make
microchips run up to one-third faster or use 15 percent less
power by using an exotic material that "self-assembles" in a
similar way to a seashell or snowflake.</p><br clear="all"/>
T-Mobile plans phones that can use Wi-Fi: WSJ
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070503/tc_nm/tmobile_product_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070503/2007_05_03t014008_450x319_us_tmobile_product.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=..CvSM3_iJK1r0J41XyU8g--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="A man keys in a message onto a mobile phone in a Milan, March 3, 2006. T-Mobile USA, owned by Deutsche Telekom (Daniele LA Monaca/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - T-Mobile USA, owned by Deutsche
Telekom (DTEGn.DE), plans to launch cellular phones this summer
that can roam on Wi-Fi hotspots, carrying calls over the Web,
the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Blogging economists draw cyber-crowds
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070502/tc_nm/blogging_economics_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070503/2007_05_02t175718_450x300_us_blogging_economics.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=9QCE.qlzuDVMULEh_mD2uA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A woman types on a keyboard in a file photo. Blogging, the soap box for the masses, is getting a bit more high-brow as elite professors look to share their views on the issues of the day and interact with an audience that may not spend much time on exclusive college campuses. (Catherine Benson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - To debate leading economists on hot
topics like globalization and free trade, you can hang out at
Harvard -- or log on to a growing group of brainy blogs.</p><br clear="all"/>
Australia promises quick decision on fast broadband
(Reuters)
Reuters - Australia's government has promised a
quick decision on who will build a new high-speed broadband
network in a bid to end a bitter dispute that has seen the
country fall behind its peers in broadband speeds.
RIM unveils newest BlackBerry: The Curve
(AP)
AP - BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. is introducing its third new model in less than a year, a mid-sized device geared toward consumers who might prefer a full keyboard for typing text rather than the abridged one on the popular Pearl.
Nokia unveils thin Barracuda, 6 more new phones
(Reuters)
Reuters - The world's top cellphone maker Nokia
Oyj unveiled a thin 'Barracuda' phone and six other new entry
level handsets on Thursday, including its cheapest 1200 model,
which is expected to sell for 35 euros
Oracle, IBM, NEC to market Linux in Japan: Nikkei
(Reuters)
Reuters - Major information technology firms,
including Oracle Corp. , IBM Corp. and NEC
Corp. (6701.T), will set up a consortium to sell servers and
systems running the Linux operating system in Japan, a
financial daily said on Thursday.
Yahoo puts instant-messaging inside Web browsers
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070503/wr_nm/yahoo_messenger_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070503/2007_05_02t215557_450x307_us_yahoo_messenger.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=JisGoTeNTyiIQOqkKFUVeg--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Bloggers upload stories about CES to the Yahoo! Tech page during the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada January 9, 2007. Yahoo, the world's second-largest supplier of instant-messaging, has begun offering a new version that works inside a Web browser rather than requiring users to download a separate piece of software. (Steve Marcus/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Yahoo Inc., the world's
second-largest supplier of instant-messaging, has begun
offering a new version that works inside a Web browser rather
than requiring users to download a separate piece of software.</p><br clear="all"/>
T-Mobile plans phones that can use Wi-Fi: WSJ
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070503/tc_nm/tmobile_product_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070503/2007_05_03t014008_450x319_us_tmobile_product.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=..CvSM3_iJK1r0J41XyU8g--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="A man keys in a message onto a mobile phone in a Milan, March 3, 2006. T-Mobile USA, owned by Deutsche Telekom (Daniele LA Monaca/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - T-Mobile USA, owned by Deutsche
Telekom (DTEGn.DE), plans to launch cellular phones this summer
that can roam on Wi-Fi hotspots, carrying calls over the Web,
the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Australia promises quick decision on fast broadband
(Reuters)
Reuters - Australia's government has promised a
quick decision on who will build a new high-speed broadband
network in a bid to end a bitter dispute that has seen the
country fall behind its peers in broadband speeds.
Yahoo puts instant-messaging inside Web browsers
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070503/wr_nm/yahoo_messenger_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070503/2007_05_02t215557_450x307_us_yahoo_messenger.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=JisGoTeNTyiIQOqkKFUVeg--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Bloggers upload stories about CES to the Yahoo! Tech page during the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada January 9, 2007. Yahoo, the world's second-largest supplier of instant-messaging, has begun offering a new version that works inside a Web browser rather than requiring users to download a separate piece of software. (Steve Marcus/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Yahoo Inc., the world's
second-largest supplier of instant-messaging, has begun
offering a new version that works inside a Web browser rather
than requiring users to download a separate piece of software.</p><br clear="all"/>
Yahoo offers web-based instant messaging
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070503/tc_afp/usitinternetcompanyyahoo"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070503/capt.sge.upv97.030507011716.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=UAa9z0dSFDBHVwq7NiKEOg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="The entrance of Yahoo head quarters in Sunnyvale, California, August 2005. Yahoo on Thursday launched a web-based version of its free instant messaging service for Internet users who want to stay connected while away from their home computers.(AFP/File/Hector Mata)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Yahoo on Thursday launched a web-based version of its free instant messaging service for Internet users who want to stay connected while away from their home computers.</p><br clear="all"/>
Yahoo founder sees China ripe for online ad exchange
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070503/tc_afp/uschinaitinternetcompanyyahoo"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070503/capt.sge.upx31.030507020221.photo00.photo.default-411x512.jpg?x=104&y=130&sig=6n9_oUWHFnc36IZ5bjcJfA--" align="left" height="130" width="104" alt="US Internet giant Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang during a presentation in a Tokyo hotel, March 2006. Yang said on Wednesday that China is fertile ground for an online advertising exchange akin to the one the US Internet titan is buying.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang said on Wednesday that China is fertile ground for an online advertising exchange akin to the one the US Internet titan is buying.</p><br clear="all"/>
Report: Extremists value Web as tool
(AP)
AP - Extremist Islamic groups have come to value the Internet so much for its ability to spread their message that some have said the keyboard is as important as a Kalashnikov rifle, a report for Congress says.
Soldiers face punishment over blogs
(AP)
AP - The Army is taking stronger steps to warn soldiers they will be punished if they reveal sensitive military information on Web sites or blogs.
Vicar, Web site throws light on Obama's Irish heritage
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070503/pl_nm/usa_politics_obama_ireland_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070503/2007_05_02t195909_450x328_us_usa_politics_obama_ireland.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=Uy.0GhPPTGCJt2IS5cQpxQ--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="File photo shows U.S. Senator and Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama (D-IL) addressing the AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades Presidential Candidate Forum in Washington, March 28, 2007. (Jim Young/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Documents unearthed by an Irish vicar
show ancestors of Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack
Obama may have arrived in the United States from a tiny village
in central Ireland as early as the 1790s.</p><br clear="all"/>
Online maps updated after disaster
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070502/ap_on_hi_te/highway_collapse_maps"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070502/capt.36cfa98d5a4a4a5cbc8491686d45eec9.highway_collapse_maps_fx109.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=Y7As8FzAP4tzj..ieGU7hQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="In this screen grab provided by Yahoo Maps, the new route from Albany, Calif., to San Jose, Calif., is seen on Wednesday, May 2, 2007. If you asked Google, Yahoo, AOL or other Internet sites to plot a route between San Francisco and Oakland in the hours after an oil tanker exploded last weekend, they suggested that you drive directly over a collapsed overpass engulfed in flames. But within 48 hours, the companies' engineers had reprogrammed the software to advise alternate routes. (AP Photo/Yahoo Maps)" border="0" /></a>AP - If you went to Google, Yahoo, AOL or another mapping site to plot a route from San Francisco to Oakland in the hours after an oil tanker exploded, they would have sent you driving over a collapsed overpass engulfed in flames.</p><br clear="all"/>
Consumers Turn To Multimedia, Search, Aggregators For News
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Google and gossip blogs also are shaping online news consumption trends, according to a recent Hitwise report.
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