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Microsoft Challenges Attorney Fees in Iowa Case
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Corp. is disputing lawyer fees for the plaintiffs in class action suits against the software company in Iowa and Wisconsin.
Microsoft's Ballmer Dismisses iPhone
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, in declaring recently that "there is no chance" that Apple's iPhone will get much market share, indicates that the battle of the smartphones might just be the battle of the operating systems, part II.
Microsoft Puts Security, Management in One Platform
(PC World)
PC World - Evident of a larger industry trend, Microsoft on Wednesday began to lay out a strategy to integrate security and management tools into its Forefront and System Center brands of products.
Microsoft To Issue Seven Security Patches On Tuesday
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Three security bulletins affect Office, while two affect Windows. Exchange is affected by one bulletin as is Microsoft BizTalk business process management server and Capicom, a Microsoft ActiveX control.
Windows Live Hotmail to debut Monday
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft will finally bring its completely revamped version of its popular online e-mail service out of beta and into full release on Monday.
Windows Live Hotmail to Debut Monday
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Corp. Monday will finally bring its completely revamped version of its popular online e-mail service out of beta and into full release.
Microsoft Rolls Out New Security Tools
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - On Wednesday, Microsoft took the wraps off a new line of infrastructure management and security tools designed to help businesses protect I.T. environments. But some of the software giant's competitors are not so sure Redmond has the answer.
Microsoft Acquires Mobile Software Maker
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Screen Tonic SA's software could help Microsoft connect advertisers with mobile device users.
Update: Microsoft buys mobile ad company ScreenTonic
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday it will buy ScreenTonic SA, a company that specializes in delivering location-based ads to mobile devices.
Judge Approves $1.53 Billion Verdict Against Microsoft
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft said it plans to challenge the ruling, which found its Media Player software violated digital speech patents.
Court denies Vonage bid for patent case retrial
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070503/tc_nm/vonage_verizon_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070503/2007_05_03t131138_450x336_us_vonage_verizon.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=PVPMhOX9VOG27uhfvj8JRA--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="A Vonage V-Phone is plugged into a laptop computer in an undated file photo. A U.S. appeals court has denied a request by Vonage Holdings Corp. for the court to order a retrial in a key patent infringement case against the company. (Vonage Marketing Inc./Handout./Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A U.S. appeals court has denied a
request by Internet phone company Vonage Holdings Corp.
that it order a retrial in the patent infringement case brought
against it by Verizon Communications Inc. .</p><br clear="all"/>
RIM courts broader market with BlackBerry Curve
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070503/tc_nm/rim_blackberry_curve_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070503/2007_05_03t062624_360x450_us_rim_blackberry_curve.jpg?x=103&y=130&sig=tzO4SzSwHgQ53zMyjF4Yjw--" align="left" height="130" width="103" alt="The BlackBerry Curve smartphone is seen in thisundated handout photo. Research In Motion Ltd. is rolling out the smallest and lightest full-keyboard BlackBerry smartphone yet, a new multimedia-laden device aimed at broadening the market that it seeks to conquer. (CCNMATTHEWS PHOTO/Research In Motion/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Research In Motion Ltd.
is rolling out the smallest and lightest full-keyboard
BlackBerry smartphone yet, a new multimedia-laden device aimed
at broadening the market that it seeks to conquer.</p><br clear="all"/>
Nokia unveils thin Barracuda
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070503/tc_nm/nokia_barracuda_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070503/2007_05_03t105017_264x450_us_nokia_barracuda.jpg?x=76&y=130&sig=AZK0RVIcDZkh6SwpMmG9nA--" align="left" height="130" width="76" alt="The Nokia 2630 phone is shown in this undated handout file photo. Top world cell phone maker Nokia Oyj unveiled a thin 'Barracuda' phone and six other handsets priced under 100 euros ($135.50) on Thursday, including its cheapest 1200 model expected to sell for 35 euros. (Nokia/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Top world cell phone maker Nokia
unveiled a thin "Barracuda" phone and six other handsets priced
under 100 euros ($135.65) on Thursday, including its cheapest
1200 model expected to sell for 35 euros.</p><br clear="all"/>
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"/>
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_03t094919_450x268_us_apple_environment.jpg?x=130&y=77&sig=iqSuDTfxqaxOury_Upeezw--" align="left" height="77" width="130" alt="Apple store employees at the Apple store on New York's Fifth Avenue in a file photo. Apple, 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. (Brendan McDermid/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"/>
Belgian newspapers return to Google
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070504/ap_on_hi_te/belgium_google_vs_newspapers"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070503/capt.sge.uwu37.030507160802.photo00.photo.default-512x333.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=Em1wwT3YeHxfdOhvJBaIfg--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Google's headquarters in Mountain View, California. Google and Belgian newspapers that sued the Internet giant have restarted talks in their copyright dispute, the two groups said Thursday, although a settlement remained distant.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Paul Morris)" border="0" /></a>AP - Belgian French-language newspapers were back on Google on Thursday after agreeing that the search engine can link to their Web sites, the first signs of a thaw in a bitter copyright dispute. But neither has so far settled on a key part of the dispute: the use of newspaper story links used on Google News.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft's Ballmer Dismisses iPhone
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, in declaring recently that "there is no chance" that Apple's iPhone will get much market share, indicates that the battle of the smartphones might just be the battle of the operating systems, part II.
Krishnan unveils M$15.8bn Maxis bid
(FT.com)
FT.com - Ananda Krishnan, Malaysia's second-richest tycoon, on Thursday offered to pay M$15.8bn (US$4.62bn) for full control of Maxis Communications, the country's leading mobile operator.
Berlin Says 'Nein' to Open-Source Migration
(PC World)
PC World - The German federal government in Berlin, which is an advocate for open-source software in the public sector, may have some lobbying to do at its own front door.
Microsoft Challenges Attorney Fees in Iowa Case
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Corp. is disputing lawyer fees for the plaintiffs in class action suits against the software company in Iowa and Wisconsin.
Belgian newspapers return to Google
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070504/ap_on_hi_te/belgium_google_vs_newspapers"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070503/capt.sge.uwu37.030507160802.photo00.photo.default-512x333.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=Em1wwT3YeHxfdOhvJBaIfg--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Google's headquarters in Mountain View, California. Google and Belgian newspapers that sued the Internet giant have restarted talks in their copyright dispute, the two groups said Thursday, although a settlement remained distant.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Paul Morris)" border="0" /></a>AP - Belgian French-language newspapers were back on Google on Thursday after agreeing that the search engine can link to their Web sites, the first signs of a thaw in a bitter copyright dispute. But neither has so far settled on a key part of the dispute: the use of newspaper story links used on Google News.</p><br clear="all"/>
Intel Road Map Stretches From Quad Cores To Mobile Internet
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - An advanced 45-nanometer manufacturing process, quad-core designs code-named Penryn and Nehalem, and a platform aimed at mobile Internet devices are a few of the items up the chipmakers's sleeve.
Study Concludes That Many Top News Sites Don't Do RSS Well
(Editor and Publisher)
Editor and Publisher - NEW YORK A new study from the International Center for Media and Public Agenda, looking at 19 top news sites, released today concludes that RSS feeds work very poorly for anyone who uses news for more than infotainment.
FCC chairman champions wireless broadband access
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Broadband has been deemed the Federal Communication Commission's (FCC) top priority, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said at Microsoft offices in Mountain View, Calif., on Thursday.
Windows Live Hotmail to debut Monday
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft will finally bring its completely revamped version of its popular online e-mail service out of beta and into full release on Monday.
Intel Reaches for New Chip Markets
(PC World)
PC World - Intel Corporation's new generation of processors with 45-nanometer features will help it earn profits from rising demand for notebook PCs and to enter a nascent market segment called mobile Internet devices, the company's CEO said Thursday.
Windows Live Hotmail to Debut Monday
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Corp. Monday will finally bring its completely revamped version of its popular online e-mail service out of beta and into full release.
Smaller Intel reaches for new chip markets
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Intel's new generation of processors with 45-nanometer features will help it earn profits from rising demand for notebook PCs and enter a nascent market segment called mobile Internet devices, the company's CEO said Thursday.
Yahoo extends cell phone search
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070503/wr_nm/yahoo_mobile_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070503/2007_05_03t142551_450x362_us_yahoo_mobile.jpg?x=130&y=104&sig=vUttVNZKIC3J2eLv9dclQA--" align="left" height="104" width="130" alt="A screenshot of uk.mobile.yahoo.com, taken on May 3, 2007. Yahoo Inc. launched a new Internet search system for cell phone users in Europe and Canada on Thursday, designed to provide locally relevant answers. (uk.mobile.yahoo.com/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Yahoo Inc. launched a new Internet
search system for cell phone users in Europe and Canada on
Thursday, designed to provide locally relevant answers.</p><br clear="all"/>
Yahoo Brings Messenger to the Web
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Yahoo might be coming to the party a little late, but the search prince has finally shown up with a Web-based version of its instant-messaging application to compete with rivals Google and Microsoft.
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