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New Survey Shows More Firms Ready For Windows Vista
(Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - Many companies and organizations expect to finish evaluation and testing of Microsoft's Windows Vista soon, which could lead to a wave of buying later this year for the new operating system and computers to run it.
Microsoft, Packeteer Partner On WAN Optimization Appliance
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The device, called IShaper, combines Packeteer's optimization technology with Microsoft's Windows Server, Internet Security and Acceleration Server, and System Management Server software.
Microsoft's new Hotmail goes live
(AP)
AP - The latest version of Microsoft Corp.'s free Web-based e-mail is now widely available to the public in 36 languages.
Microsoft delivers Hotmail upgrade
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft has closed the public testing period for Windows Live Hotmail and has begun a months-long process of migrating users to this major upgrade of its Hotmail Web mail service, the company will announce Monday.
Microsoft Delivers Hotmail Upgrade
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Corp. has closed the public testing period for Windows Live Hotmail and has begun a months-long process of migrating users to this major upgrade of its Hotmail Web mail service, the company will announce Monday.
Microsoft-Yahoo deal still worth doing
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - When Sun Chairman and then-CEO Scott McNealy first heard about the HP/Compaq merger in 2001, he likened it to ‘two garbage trucks colliding with each other.’ Some analysts see the rumored Microsoft-Yahoo discussions in the same light: an act of desperation by two lumbering incumbents that are falling further behind Google each day.
Dell, Microsoft, and Novell Talk Linux
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Once bitter rivals, Microsoft and Novell have become allies and now are recruiting new friends to join their open-source party and put some meat on the bones of a landmark interoperability deal. Dell is the first of what the two tech titans hope will be several computer makers to bless the partnership by agreeing to help server customers migrate to SUSE.
Dell joins Microsoft, Novell in Linux pact
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070507/tc_nm/microsoft_novell_dell_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070507/2007_05_07t033617_450x353_us_microsoft_novell_dell.jpg?x=130&y=102&sig=cSkOyCmYu5.HpyNlggR1OQ--" align="left" height="102" width="130" alt="Dell Inc. chairman Michael Dell gestures during a news conference at the newly open Dell Philippines customer contact centre in Manila, in this March 21, 2006 file photo. Microsoft Corp. said on Monday Dell Inc. had joined a business collaboration it had with Novell Inc. to allow open-source Linux software to work with Windows. (Cheryl Ravelo/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. said on
Monday Dell Inc. had joined a business collaboration
it had with Novell Inc. to allow open-source Linux
software to work with Windows.</p><br clear="all"/>
Hotmail Is Reborn Through Windows Live
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Hotmail woke up Monday as the new Windows Live Hotmail. Microsoft announced that the successor to the popular MSN Hotmail is being rolled out globally today as part of the Windows Live family of online applications, in 36 languages and with several enhancements.
Principal guilty in software piracy case
(AP)
AP - A court Monday found the principal of a village school guilty of using bootleg Microsoft software and ordered him to pay a fine of about $195 in a case that was cast by Russian media as a battle between a humble educator and an international corporation.
MySpace to acquire Photobucket for $250 mln: source
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070508/tc_nm/photobucket_myspace_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070508/2007_05_08t040007_450x326_us_photobucket_myspace.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=vGnMTnZrsaCf903aN68jqQ--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="Image shows the homepage of Photobucket, the world's top photo-sharing site. MySpace, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., has reached a preliminary deal to acquire Photobucket, a source familiar with the deal said on Monday. (photobucket.com/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - MySpace, part of Rupert
Murdoch's News Corp. (NWSa.N), has reached a preliminary deal
to acquire Photobucket, the world's top photo-sharing site, for
around $250 million in cash, a source familiar with the deal
said on Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>
"El Tigre" leads next wave of Nick games from THQ
(Reuters)
Reuters - Continuing its
relationship with Nickelodeon, THQ on Monday unveiled a lineup
of kids video games that feature popular characters from
network shows including "SpongeBob SquarePants," "Avatar: The
Last Airbender," "Zoey 101," "Drake and Josh" and "El Tigre:
The Adventures of Manny Rivera."
Despite warnings, most U.S. babies watch TV
(Reuters)
Reuters - About 90 percent of U.S. children under
age 2 and as many as 40 percent of infants under three months
are regular watchers of television, DVDs and videos,
researchers said on Monday.
Motorola says to show new 3G mobile devices
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070507/tc_nm/motorola_icahn_phones_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070504/2007_05_04t152108_450x300_us_motorola_icahn.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=SVKVn3K5Mnj7xYHHVw8VCA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Ed Zander, chairman and chief executive officer of Motorola, gives a keynote speech at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, January 8, 2007. Activist investor Carl Icahn said on Friday he would likely seek the resignation of Zander if he fails to turn the electronics company around this year. (Steve Marcus/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Motorola Inc. will show next
Tuesday new mobile devices based on 3G and Java technologies,
Chief Executive Ed Zander told an annual shareholders' meeting
on Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Comcast to integrate e-mail and voicemail online
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070507/tc_nm/comcast_email_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070507/2007_05_07t044637_450x357_us_comcast_email.jpg?x=130&y=103&sig=l0ZS5Hr5iDyoMMpcgChXcg--" align="left" height="103" width="130" alt="A Comcast Corp. employee in a file photo. The leading U.S. cable operator said on Monday it will integrate its e-mail and voice messaging services in a new Web-based communications center called SmartZone. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Comcast Corp., the leading U.S. cable
operator, said on Monday it will integrate its e-mail and voice
messaging services in a new Web-based communications center
called SmartZone.</p><br clear="all"/>
ABC, ESPN in Cox deal for on-demand shows: WSJ
(Reuters)
Reuters - Walt Disney Co.'s ABC and ESPN have
struck a deal with Cox Communications Inc. to offer shows on
demand, with the condition that Cox disables a feature that
allows viewers to skip ads, the Wall Street Journal reported on
its Web site on Tuesday.
BlackBerrys cozy up to office phone systems
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Research In Motion tightened up the links between enterprise phone systems and its BlackBerry handsets this week, demonstrating software that makes it easier for employees and IT administrators to keep the work force connected.
SingTel mobile users top 124 million
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070508/tc_afp/singaporetelecommobilesingtel"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070508/capt.sge.bct82.080507055738.photo00.photo.default-512x399.jpg?x=130&y=101&sig=CObfcVDo1JQeK5ETon6.UA--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="A man browses through his mobile phone on the street in Singapore, 06 February 2007. Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) said Tuesday its mobile subscribers grew by a record 12 million in the first quarter to top 124 million users at the end of March, the largest such base in Asia outside of China.(AFP/File/Roslan Rahman)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) said Tuesday its mobile subscribers grew by a record 12 million in the first quarter to top 124 million users at the end of March, the largest such base in Asia outside of China.</p><br clear="all"/>
Sun: Pay open-source developers
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Sun is proposing that open-source developers be paid for the revenue-generating technology that they have made available for free.
BlackBerrys Cozy up to Office Phone Systems
(PC World)
PC World - Research In Motion Ltd. this week tightened up the links between enterprise phone systems and its BlackBerry handsets, demonstrating software that makes it easier for employees and IT administrators to keep the work force connected.
ABC, ESPN in Cox deal for on-demand shows: WSJ
(Reuters)
Reuters - Walt Disney Co.'s ABC and ESPN have
struck a deal with Cox Communications Inc. to offer shows on
demand, with the condition that Cox disables a feature that
allows viewers to skip ads, the Wall Street Journal reported on
its Web site on Tuesday.
AT&T raises spending plan for U-verse
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070508/wr_nm/att_uverse_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070508/2007_05_08t023553_450x300_us_att_uverse.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=MY3Gi_u3vL.cvtaXMBS7jg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="AT and T's new Internet and video service, U-verse, in a photo courtesy of the company. AT and T said on Monday it had raised its spending plan for U-verse by up to $1.4 billion, although it scaled back its end-2008 target for the roll-out. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - AT&T Inc. said on Monday it had raised
its spending plan for its new Internet and video service,
called U-verse, by up to $1.4 billion, although it scaled back
its end-2008 target for the roll-out.</p><br clear="all"/>
Singapore's prime minister takes in Yahoo
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070508/tc_afp/ussingaporeitinternetpoliticscompanyyahoo"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070508/capt.sge.bck32.080507042232.photo00.photo.default-413x512.jpg?x=104&y=130&sig=cfVmIO0BjBqSam.bzc8mFA--" align="left" height="130" width="104" alt="Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, pictured 03 May 2007, visited Internet giant Yahoo on Monday for a personal look at the company's new technology and the economic opportunities they offer.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong visited Internet giant Yahoo on Monday for a personal look at the company's new technology and the economic opportunities they offer.</p><br clear="all"/>
Video of title bout taken off YouTube
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070508/ap_on_hi_te/box_de_la_hoya_mayweather_youtube"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070506/capt.9773e4f073c44b7aa12eca400e7f1202.de_la_hoya_mayweather_boxing_nvts110.jpg?x=130&y=114&sig=UbXbzcWxIvFEBpIH509JGg--" align="left" height="114" width="130" alt="Floyd Mayweather Jr. , left, and Oscar De La Hoya trade blows during the tenth round of their WBC super welterweight world championship boxing match on Saturday, May 5, 2007, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)" border="0" /></a>AP - Video of the 12-round fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr. was taken down from YouTube.com on Monday after HBO filed a copyright claim, the Los Angeles Times reported on its Web site.</p><br clear="all"/>
Are You a Tech Omnivore or Mobile Centric?
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - A new study released this week indicates that widespread access to communications technologies has led to widely varying uses of Web 2.0-type expressive and social networking activities. The study defines Web 2.0 as people expressing themselves online and participating in the "commons of cyberspace."
Microsoft, Packeteer Partner On WAN Optimization Appliance
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The device, called IShaper, combines Packeteer's optimization technology with Microsoft's Windows Server, Internet Security and Acceleration Server, and System Management Server software.
Blue Nile reports higher quarterly profit
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070507/wr_nm/bluenile_results_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070507/2007_05_07t165341_450x357_us_bluenile_results.jpg?x=130&y=103&sig=ZWIlZmfvFLFaKODLYQEj5g--" align="left" height="103" width="130" alt="A screenshot of BlueNile.com, taken on May 7, 2007. Online jewelry seller Blue Nile Inc. reported first-quarter profit that topped Wall Street estimates on Monday, helped by sales of higher-priced jewelry. (www.bluenile.com/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Online jewelry seller Blue Nile Inc.
reported first-quarter profit that topped Wall Street estimates
on Monday, helped by sales of higher-priced jewelry.</p><br clear="all"/>
Ubuntu plans mobile Linux version
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Ubuntu Linux developers plan to extend its open source software development to handheld Internet-enabled devices.
Craigslist founder: Be more like Colbert
(AP)
AP - Craig Newmark might not be the most obvious choice for a speaker at a conference of newspaper publishers, considering that his Web site Craigslist is often seen as a rival to newspapers by siphoning away lucrative classified advertising.
Prison Pays $6,000 To Change Locks After Keys Sold On eBay
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Hoping to keep inmates from an Iowa maximum security prison from finding the keys to their release on an eBay auction, prison authorities were forced to change the locks on one penitentiary.
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