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Microsoft sees strong Office growth potential
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070517/tc_nm/summit_microsoft_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070517/2007_05_16t204201_321x450_us_summit_microsoft.jpg?x=92&y=130&sig=NFFIhAeFwW49jtFCbAG.cg--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="Jeff Raikes, President of Microsoft's Business Division, in an undated file photo. Microsoft Corp. said on Wednesday the growth opportunity for its Office software division is better than it was seven years ago, because the company is positioned to expand into new business areas. (Microsoft Corporation/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. said on
Wednesday the growth opportunity for its Office software
division is better than it was seven years ago, because the
company is positioned to expand into new business areas.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft to Add Better Device Support in Vista
(PC World)
PC World - Responding to low-level but persistent grumbling from users about peripheral devices that won't work with Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp. claimed Wednesday that its new operating system now supports 1.9 million devices-- up from 1.6 million at Vista's launch in January.
Microsoft tweaks Patch Tuesday advance notification
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft is changing the way it documents its monthly security patches.
Microsoft patent claims complicated by GPLv3
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - The expected approval of the GPLv3 (GNU General Public License version 3) could further muddy the waters for Microsoft's claims it will collect payment on its patents for Linux technology, as there is a question about whether the company's interoperability deal with Novell will violate the forthcoming final draft.
Gates christens Longhorn Windows Server 2008
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft chairman Bill Gates Tuesday revealed one of the company's worst-kept secrets by announcing Longhorn Server will officially be called Windows Server 2008.
The 18-Fold Trickle-Down Impact of Microsoft Windows
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Bill Gates boasted about hardware innovation and platform opportunity at the 16th annual Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
Microsoft Ready To Ship Windows Server 2008 For SMB Market Next Year
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The servers for small and mid-sized businesses would be the first from Microsoft to require 64-bit hardware.
Sun CEO Schwartz Warns Microsoft Not To Press Patent Claims
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz posted a scathing blog in which he warned that "no amount of fear can stop the rise of free media, or free software."
Microsoft campus mystery lives on
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - A new-hire hazing ritual and other employee pranks at Microsoft's Redmond campus may live on, thanks to some good-humored building planners at the company.
All Hail Master Chief: Microsoft To Ship Halo 3 In September
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft plans to release Halo 3 for Xbox 360 on Sept. 25 and launch a public beta test for the science-fiction shooter on Wednesday.
Google's search engine goes universal
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070517/ap_on_hi_te/google_universal_search"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070516/capt.nyol96805162237.google_universal_search_nyol968.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=TjNHFAJrXCVqC2qG6m1MGg--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Google workers walk by a Google sign at company headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., in this 2006 file photo. In its latest technological leap, Google will begin showing videos on its main results page along with photos, books and other content previously separated into different categories. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - In its latest technological leap, online search leader Google Inc. will begin showing videos on its main results page Wednesday along with photos, books and other content previously separated into different categories.</p><br clear="all"/>
Sony to lose $413M in video games unit
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070517/ap_on_hi_te/japan_sony"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070516/capt.xjk10305160908.japan_sony_earns_xjk103.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=892sunh59rX9dp3IrcFnXw--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Sony Corp.'s Corporate Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Nobuyuki Oneda, left, contemplates as he answers questions during the announcement of the firm's consolidated financial results in Tokyo, Wednesday, May 16, 2007 as Sony's Corporate Executive and Senior Vice President Takao Yuhara looks on. Sony's loss in the January-March quarter widened from a year ago, partly on massive costs for the new PlayStation 3 game machine, but the company forecast better days ahead on strong sales of flat TVs and other electronics. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa)" border="0" /></a>AP - Sony will lose about 50 billion yen ($413 million) in its video games business this fiscal year, and recovery won't come until the arrival of more games to play on the PlayStation 3 machine, a company executive said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Hewlett-Packard 2Q profit falls 7 pct.
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070517/ap_on_hi_te/earns_hp"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070516/capt.e1919240f0ce422584a8b6fe3e0102b3.earns_hewlett_packard_mamd103.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=G2dPArKL.ig7XVM0v1LVQA--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Hewlett Packard products are seen on the shelf at at Best Buy in Cambridge, Mass., Wednesday, May 16, 2007. Hewlett-Packard Co.'s second-quarter profit fell 7 percent despite a dramatic rise in personal computer and server sales, narrowly beating Wall Street's forecast. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)" border="0" /></a>AP - Hewlett-Packard Co.'s robust second-quarter results — including an additional $3 billion in sales — pleased investors and signaled that CEO Mark Hurd's aggressive cost-cutting and operational efficiency measures are paying off.</p><br clear="all"/>
Napster reports wider loss, meets views
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070517/ap_on_hi_te/earns_napster"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070516/capt.a68ba3b21e864fe7ac8287b51da8815e.earns_napster_inc__nybz195.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=RlA_iwTaZ.khuRNAxdUbMQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Promotional Napster stickers are seen at the Napster studio in this Aug. 2, 2006 file picture taken in Los Angeles, USA. Napster Inc. is expected to release quarterly earnings on Wednesday, May 16, 2007. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Napster Inc. closed out its fiscal fourth quarter with subscriber rolls at an all-time high and a new marketing approach meant to keep costs down for the online music retailer.</p><br clear="all"/>
Researchers store data in bacteria DNA
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070516/ap_on_hi_te/techbit_reading_bacteria"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070516/capt.1663788fb16447d7b993c56cbb508b03.techbit_reading_bacteria_tok115.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=9kBHEfokiISiW51xmMfC6Q--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Keio University Professor Masaru Tomita, who heads the team of bacteria-encoding researchers, speaks about his study to use bacteria as a data storage medium, while showing images of parent bacteria his team used for the research at his laboratory in Fujisawa, west of Tokyo, Friday, April 20, 2007. Ink may fade, computers may crash, chips and disks may break — but not the lowly bacteria, which reproduce and live for years, remembering data tucked away in their genetic coding. Tomita's team succeeded in inserting in a common bacterium Albert Einstein's 'E equals MC squared' theory of relativity and '1905,' the year the Nobel Prize-winning physicist came up with the discovery. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)" border="0" /></a>AP - These days, data get stored on disks, computer chips, hard drives and good old-fashioned paper. Scientists in Japan see something far smaller but more durable — bacteria.</p><br clear="all"/>
Amazon to launch online music store with no copy restrictions
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070517/tc_afp/usinternetmusiccompanyamazon"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070517/capt.sge.eco12.170507030048.photo00.photo.default-512x349.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=Tyqjqk9ruRIYych8dPtPLQ--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Founder and CEO of Amazon.com Jeff Bezos speaks at a news conference in 2005. Amazon.com said Wednesday it launching an online music store this year featuring millions of songs without copying limitations.(AFP/Getty Images/Paul Hawthorne)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Amazon.com became an ally and a rival to Apple on Wednesday with plans to launch an online music store featuring songs without anti-piracy software.</p><br clear="all"/>
Sony sees game unit loss about $414 mln in 2007/8
(Reuters)
Reuters - Sony Corp. (6758.T), which forecast a
six-fold surge in group profit this year, expects its
PlayStation game unit will remain in the red as it faces tough
competition from Nintendo (7974.OS) and Microsoft .
In Pictures: PC Design Contest Winners
(PC World)
PC World - Winner, Chairman's Award: MADE in ChinaMADE in China involves MADE (Massively Administered Digital Entities) infrastructure, which means the PC itself contains no CPU, hard drive, graphics card or sound card. All that stuff is stored up in a 3G wireless service provider's network. The data from the components is then wirelessly transmitted to the user's PC when needed. MADE in China's memorable touch-screen interface is based on an Asian-style dining platter. Special chopsticks-like stylus are used to enter commands. The PC was designed by John Leung from AARIVE Design of Melbourne, Australia. ...
Microsoft patent claims complicated by GPLv3
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - The expected approval of the GPLv3 (GNU General Public License version 3) could further muddy the waters for Microsoft's claims it will collect payment on its patents for Linux technology, as there is a question about whether the company's interoperability deal with Novell will violate the forthcoming final draft.
Microsoft sees strong Office growth potential
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070517/tc_nm/summit_microsoft_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070517/2007_05_16t204201_321x450_us_summit_microsoft.jpg?x=92&y=130&sig=NFFIhAeFwW49jtFCbAG.cg--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="Jeff Raikes, President of Microsoft's Business Division, in an undated file photo. Microsoft Corp. said on Wednesday the growth opportunity for its Office software division is better than it was seven years ago, because the company is positioned to expand into new business areas. (Microsoft Corporation/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. said on
Wednesday the growth opportunity for its Office software
division is better than it was seven years ago, because the
company is positioned to expand into new business areas.</p><br clear="all"/>
Napster reports wider loss, meets views
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070517/ap_on_hi_te/earns_napster"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070516/capt.a68ba3b21e864fe7ac8287b51da8815e.earns_napster_inc__nybz195.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=RlA_iwTaZ.khuRNAxdUbMQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Promotional Napster stickers are seen at the Napster studio in this Aug. 2, 2006 file picture taken in Los Angeles, USA. Napster Inc. is expected to release quarterly earnings on Wednesday, May 16, 2007. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Napster Inc. closed out its fiscal fourth quarter with subscriber rolls at an all-time high and a new marketing approach meant to keep costs down for the online music retailer.</p><br clear="all"/>
Amazon to launch online music store with no copy restrictions
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070517/tc_afp/usinternetmusiccompanyamazon"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070517/capt.sge.eco12.170507030048.photo00.photo.default-512x349.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=Tyqjqk9ruRIYych8dPtPLQ--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Founder and CEO of Amazon.com Jeff Bezos speaks at a news conference in 2005. Amazon.com said Wednesday it launching an online music store this year featuring millions of songs without copying limitations.(AFP/Getty Images/Paul Hawthorne)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Amazon.com became an ally and a rival to Apple on Wednesday with plans to launch an online music store featuring songs without anti-piracy software.</p><br clear="all"/>
Google's search engine goes universal
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070517/ap_on_hi_te/google_universal_search"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070516/capt.nyol96805162237.google_universal_search_nyol968.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=TjNHFAJrXCVqC2qG6m1MGg--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Google workers walk by a Google sign at company headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., in this 2006 file photo. In its latest technological leap, Google will begin showing videos on its main results page along with photos, books and other content previously separated into different categories. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - In its latest technological leap, online search leader Google Inc. will begin showing videos on its main results page Wednesday along with photos, books and other content previously separated into different categories.</p><br clear="all"/>
Internet game of Virginia massacre sparks outrage
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070517/tc_afp/australiauscrimeshootinginternet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070517/capt.sge.ecl26.170507020606.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=Qwk963uxjWYWFLL4CtstYQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A memorial for the shooting victims at Virginia Tech campus 22 April, 2007. An Australian man has sparked a storm of protest after creating an online computer game based on the murderous shooting spree at Virginia Tech in the United States last month.(AFP/File/Tim Sloan)" border="0" /></a>AFP - An Australian man has sparked a storm of protest after creating an online computer game based on the murderous shooting spree at Virginia Tech in the United States last month.</p><br clear="all"/>
Google co-founder's bride search gets result
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070517/tc_nm/google_brin_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070517/2007_05_16t210200_450x294_us_google_brin.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=M7ioEW8JAPTdCwzdU08dZg--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Google Inc. co-founder Sergey Brin in an undated file photo. Brin married his longtime girlfriend recently in a ceremony in the Bahamas, a relative said on Wednesday. (Google/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Google Inc. billionaire
co-founder Sergey Brin married his longtime girlfriend recently
in a ceremony in the Bahamas, a relative said on Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
AOL says market for online ad deals heats up
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070517/media_nm/summit_aol_ads_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070517/2007_05_16t203031_300x450_us_summit_aol_ads.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=mlthi07APHSbdbu92R52iA--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="AOL LLC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Randy Falco speaks during the Reuters Global Technology, Media and Telecoms Summit in New York, May 16, 2007. (Keith Bedford/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The chief executive of Time Warner
Inc.'s AOL unit said on Wednesday the acquisition market for
online advertising technology is heating up, and AOL is
interested in companies with expertise in targeting consumer
behavior.</p><br clear="all"/>
Disney wants mobile Web experimentation
(Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. cell phone carriers need to
experiment more with pricing and offerings of video and other
advanced cell phones services to drive greater use, Walt Disney
Co. Internet Group President Steve Wadsworth said on Wednesday.
Google Universal Search, A Massive Effort
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The engineering endeavor took over two years and more than 100 engineers.
Google unifies search results
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070516/wr_nm/google_search_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070516/2007_05_16t152155_450x272_us_google_search.jpg?x=130&y=78&sig=1HrM467MItp2_XuHya5hoQ--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="A general view of the Google headquarters in Mountain View, California May 15, 2007. Google Inc. plans to offer a unified approach to search that combines its classic Web search service with separate searches that range from news to images to videos. (Robert Galbraith/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Google Inc. said on
Wednesday it is combining its different Web search services
into one "Universal Search" service that will present Web
sites, news, video and other results on one page.</p><br clear="all"/>
Tiny sex images on Google get okay from court
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070516/wr_nm/media_google_sex_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070516/2007_05_16t154008_450x289_us_media_google_sex.jpg?x=130&y=83&sig=uQg8w2AjNcO3VmvuL915mQ--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="The logo of Google Inc. is seen outside their headquarters building in Mountain View, California August 18, 2004. A U.S. appeals court ended a preliminary injunction on Wednesday against Google Inc.'s . image-search service from displaying thumbnail-sized photos from a sexually explicit site. (Clay McLachlan/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A U.S. appeals court lifted a
preliminary injunction on Wednesday against Google Inc. from
showing thumbnail-size photos from sexually explicit Internet
sites, but said the company might be liable for allowing links
to sites displaying pirated photos.</p><br clear="all"/>
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