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Microsoft to offer improved tools to search books
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070601/wr_nm/microsoft_books_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070601/2007_06_01t010100_450x305_us_microsoft_books.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=T_S93KXpZE3MjHad8XDtmw--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates delivers a speech at Peking University in Beijing April 20, 2007. Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday it would offer improved capacity to search copyrighted books on the Internet as the company battles Google Inc. for advertising dollars from Web-based services. (Jason Lee/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday
it would offer improved capacity to search copyrighted books on
the Internet as the company battles Google Inc. for advertising
dollars from Web-based services.</p><br clear="all"/>
Ballmer translates 'software and service'
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Speaking at a lunch meeting in Seattle on Thursday, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer tried to explain the difference between the words "as" and "and" when placed between the words "software" and "service."
Cisco, Microsoft, Others Get Together On Security
(Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - Tech firms have spent years designing a road map for how to better secure networks. Now, they're building the intersections needed for broad use of those plans.
Microsoft Would Lose Patent Rights Under New Linux License Terms
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The final draft of GPLv3 states that companies that distribute open-source software cannot at the same time pursue patent claims against users of that software.
Microsoft Tests More Windows Live Services
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Corp. continues to test updates to its Windows Live online services, including a service launched last year that allows users to submit blog posts simultaneously to more than one blogging platform.
Microsoft tests more Windows Live services
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft continues to test updates to its Windows Live online services, including a service launched last year that allows users to submit blog posts simultaneously to more than one blogging platform.
Microsoft rethinks computer with coffee-table design
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070531/tc_afp/usitcomputercompanymicrosoft"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070531/capt.sge.ikz16.310507011011.photo00.photo.default-512x360.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=8M3BCXpEk6oVp.fFJCO07w--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="This Microsoft Corp. handout received 30 May 2007 shows the Microsoft Surface, the company's first commercially available surface computer. Surface is a 30-inch display in a table-like form factor that users interact with through touch, natural gestures and objects placed on the surface.(AFP/MICROSOFT-HO)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Microsoft on Wednesday trumpeted an unorthodox coffee-table computer design that it predicts will become a multibillion dollar portion of the hardware market.</p><br clear="all"/>
First Look at Windows Live Mail--Replaces Outlook Express
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft has released a beta of the new free e-mail program, along with new Messenger and Writer betas.
Microsoft unveils tabletop 'Milan' computer
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft has chosen what it sees as the next-generation in PC form factors -- a computer the size and shape of a coffee table with a flat, touchscreen display -- as the third major product it has designed and is branding for the consumer electronics market.
Microsoft Gets Novell Linux Code Ahead Of Open Source Community
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - SEC document shows that Microsoft is entitled to receive key technical documentation from the Linux distributor -- even if that documentation is not generally available to open source software developers.
NPR, others challenge online royalties
(AP)
AP - National Public Radio is teaming up with online radio broadcasters to appeal new music royalties that they say would put smaller operators out of business and force others to sharply scale back their online music offerings.
Internet videos to vie for Daytime Emmys
(AP)
AP - Internet videos showing volcanic eruptions of Diet Coke will compete along with Web shorts featuring the cast of NBC's "The Office" in newly created categories for the upcoming Daytime Emmy Awards.
Dell lays off 8,000; 1Q earnings sag
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070601/ap_on_hi_te/earns_dell"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070531/capt.bd9ff1f64e034f6da0718aa3ec9eb8fb.earns_dell_txms101.jpg?x=85&y=130&sig=c3HGB2IS5uvr_8WvJJDpzA--" align="left" height="130" width="85" alt="Employees walk past the Dell headquarters building, Wednesday, May 30, 2007, in Round Rock, Texas. Dell Inc. is expected to release quarterly earnings on Thursday, May 31, 2007. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)" border="0" /></a>AP - Dell Inc. beat Wall Street predictions in its first-quarter earnings report but said it would eliminate 10 percent of its work force over the next year as part of a broad plan to trim costs and become more competitive with rivals.</p><br clear="all"/>
Baghdad embassy plans turn up online
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070601/ap_on_go_ot/baghdad_embassy_plans"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070531/capt.4a9b69bbf46b47d0ad9a274817c4451e.us_embassy_baghdad_wx103.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=gMkF.65DKfuvqzI2gkdFjg--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="This computer generated architectural rendering recently posted on the architect's web site reportedly shows the pool house in the American Embassy complex in Baghdad, Iraq, currently under construction. Detailed plans for the new U.S. Embassy now under construction in Baghdad appeared online Thursday, May 31, 2007, in a breach of the tight security surrounding the sensitive project that will be America's largest diplomatic mission abroad. The post was removed by the company from its web site shortly after being contacted about it by the State Department. (AP Photo)" border="0" /></a>AP - Detailed plans for the new U.S. Embassy under construction in Baghdad appeared online Thursday in a breach of the tight security surrounding the sensitive project.</p><br clear="all"/>
Spam flows despite high-profile arrest
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070601/ap_on_hi_te/spam_arrest"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070531/capt.nyol97605310254.spam_arrest_nyol976.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=XCq9AV9k36RJ2Qoo_MBRpA--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="A 27-year-old man described as one of the world's most prolific spammers was arrested Wednesday, and federal authorities said computer users across the Web could notice a decrease in the amount of junk e-mail. (AP GRAPHIC)" border="0" /></a>AP - Junk e-mail continued to land in mailboxes around the world Thursday, despite the arrest a day earlier of a man described as one of the world's most prolific spammers.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft to offer improved tools to search books
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070601/wr_nm/microsoft_books_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070601/2007_06_01t010100_450x305_us_microsoft_books.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=T_S93KXpZE3MjHad8XDtmw--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates delivers a speech at Peking University in Beijing April 20, 2007. Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday it would offer improved capacity to search copyrighted books on the Internet as the company battles Google Inc. for advertising dollars from Web-based services. (Jason Lee/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday
it would offer improved capacity to search copyrighted books on
the Internet as the company battles Google Inc. for advertising
dollars from Web-based services.</p><br clear="all"/>
Prince next single free to mobile phone listeners
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070531/tc_nm/prince_verizonwireless_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070601/2007_05_31t182658_450x318_us_prince_verizonwireless.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=TL8XgvuuIBrJ_fQ5sN0yCA--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Prince performs during the halftime show of the NFL's Super Bowl XLI football game between the Chicago Bears and the Indianapolis Colts in Miami, Florida February 4, 2007. Prince is giving away the first single from an upcoming album to mobile phone users as the rock star, who is also launching a perfume, looks to create a buzz around his 'Planet Earth' album, due out in weeks. (Mike Blake/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Prince is giving away the first single
from an upcoming album to mobile phone users as the rock star,
who is also launching a perfume, looks to create a buzz around
his "Planet Earth" album, due out in weeks.</p><br clear="all"/>
Zander: Motorola will rebound with new handsets
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - The day after announcing that 4,000 employees will be laid off, Motorola CEO Ed Zander told investors that he plans to boost profits with a wide range of multimedia handsets instead of relying on a single blockbuster product like the Razr cell phone.
Google stresses mashups at developer event
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Google touted on Thursday its building-block approach for application development, which features mashups and open source software.
New Google program opens offline door
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070601/ap_on_hi_te/google_offline_apps"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070530/capt.xlee10105300238.south_korea_google_xlee101.jpg?x=101&y=130&sig=u0XfJY95IxOPUUjNSh9xBQ--" align="left" height="130" width="101" alt="Google Inc. Chairman Eric Schmidt delivers a speech during the Seoul Digital Forum in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, May 30, 2007. Schmidt said Wednesday that his company is committed to expanding its presence in South Korea, a market that has proven a challenge to penetrate so far for the world's No. 1 search engine. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)" border="0" /></a>AP - Google Inc. on Wednesday introduced a way to move its online software applications off the Internet, hoping the flexibility will encourage more people to use the free services and extend the company's clout beyond its ubiquitous search engine.</p><br clear="all"/>
Baghdad embassy plans turn up online
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070601/ap_on_go_ot/baghdad_embassy_plans"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070531/capt.4a9b69bbf46b47d0ad9a274817c4451e.us_embassy_baghdad_wx103.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=gMkF.65DKfuvqzI2gkdFjg--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="This computer generated architectural rendering recently posted on the architect's web site reportedly shows the pool house in the American Embassy complex in Baghdad, Iraq, currently under construction. Detailed plans for the new U.S. Embassy now under construction in Baghdad appeared online Thursday, May 31, 2007, in a breach of the tight security surrounding the sensitive project that will be America's largest diplomatic mission abroad. The post was removed by the company from its web site shortly after being contacted about it by the State Department. (AP Photo)" border="0" /></a>AP - Detailed plans for the new U.S. Embassy under construction in Baghdad appeared online Thursday in a breach of the tight security surrounding the sensitive project.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft to offer improved tools to search books
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070601/wr_nm/microsoft_books_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070601/2007_06_01t010100_450x305_us_microsoft_books.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=T_S93KXpZE3MjHad8XDtmw--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates delivers a speech at Peking University in Beijing April 20, 2007. Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday it would offer improved capacity to search copyrighted books on the Internet as the company battles Google Inc. for advertising dollars from Web-based services. (Jason Lee/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday
it would offer improved capacity to search copyrighted books on
the Internet as the company battles Google Inc. for advertising
dollars from Web-based services.</p><br clear="all"/>
New Google program opens offline door
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070601/ap_on_hi_te/google_offline_apps"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070530/capt.xlee10105300238.south_korea_google_xlee101.jpg?x=101&y=130&sig=u0XfJY95IxOPUUjNSh9xBQ--" align="left" height="130" width="101" alt="Google Inc. Chairman Eric Schmidt delivers a speech during the Seoul Digital Forum in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, May 30, 2007. Schmidt said Wednesday that his company is committed to expanding its presence in South Korea, a market that has proven a challenge to penetrate so far for the world's No. 1 search engine. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)" border="0" /></a>AP - Google Inc. on Wednesday introduced a way to move its online software applications off the Internet, hoping the flexibility will encourage more people to use the free services and extend the company's clout beyond its ubiquitous search engine.</p><br clear="all"/>
FCC moves to improve cell 911 technology
(AP)
AP - The government moved Thursday to force the portable telephone industry to do a better job helping police and firefighters locate people who call 911 on cellular and Internet-based phones.
eHarmony sued in California for excluding gays
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070531/wr_nm/usa_eharmony_gays_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070601/2007_05_31t144413_450x383_us_usa_eharmony_gays.jpg?x=130&y=110&sig=qkx1ViUGlBWY8ZajZC37.A--" align="left" height="110" width="130" alt="A screenshot of eHarmony.com, taken on May 31, 2007. The popular online dating service eHarmony was sued on Thursday for refusing to offer its services to gays, lesbians and bisexuals. (www.eharmony.com/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The popular online dating service
eHarmony was sued on Thursday for refusing to offer its
services to gays, lesbians and bisexuals.</p><br clear="all"/>
Book world tunes into Internet social networks
(Reuters)
Reuters - Faced with the challenge of marketing
a book with a vulgarity in the title, publisher Rick Wolff
turned to Internet blogs and social networking sites to spread
the word about his latest business book.
Developer Day shows Google's software side
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Google Inc. is hosting events for software developers in 10 cities around the world on Thursday, promoting the use of its tools and services to build Web-based applications.
First arrest under spam law could dent e-mail flood
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070531/wr_nm/spam_arrest_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070601/2007_05_31t205258_450x300_us_spam_arrest.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=9QPMkTNZfgZDlQSwt73Oyg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="An undated file photo of a woman typing on a keyboard. Charges against a man accused of being one of the Internet's most notorious spammers could spell relief from millions of unwanted message clogging e-mail in-boxes, computer security officials said on Thursday. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Charges against a man accused of being
one of the Internet's most notorious spammers could spell
relief from millions of unwanted message clogging e-mail
in-boxes, computer security officials said on Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
RealPlayer to let users save YouTube, other video
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070531/wr_nm/realnetworks_realplayer_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070531/2007_05_31t155249_450x343_us_realnetworks_realplayer.jpg?x=130&y=99&sig=A2Z3SDfuiOVadlgNPezF0g--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="An image of the RealPlayer Download and Record Manager is seen in this undated handout photo. RealNetworks said on Thursday the newest version of its digital music player would allow users to save Internet video -- like those found on YouTube -- for viewing at a later time. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - RealNetworks said on Thursday the
newest version of its digital music player would allow users to
save Internet video -- like those found on YouTube -- for
viewing at a later time.</p><br clear="all"/>
Google buys photo-sharing website Panoramio
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070531/tc_afp/usspainitinternet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070531/capt.sge.iun41.310507192531.photo00.photo.default-512x338.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=vA3d8WMcYxkK9DQh3Q.T9g--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="The logo of web search engine Google is seen behing a computer keyboard. Google said Thursday it is buying a Spanish photo-sharing website that lets people pin pictures to the Internet search firm's online maps to show where they were taken.(AFP/DDP/File/Torsten Silz)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Google said Thursday it is buying a Spanish photo-sharing website that lets people pin pictures to the Internet search firm's online maps to show where they were taken.</p><br clear="all"/>
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