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Microsoft to buy into Chinese television maker
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070618/bs_afp/chinauscompanymergermicrosoft"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070618/capt.sge.ogs86.180607042549.photo00.photo.default-328x512.jpg?x=83&y=130&sig=yislkhWXMHzXdgzDLxntNg--" align="left" height="130" width="83" alt="Pedestrians walk past a Microsoft advertisment in Beijing, 18 April 2007. Microsoft has agreed to buy a stake in major television maker Sichuan Changhong Electric for 94.1 million yuan (12.3 million dollars), the Chinese firm said Monday.(AFP/File/Teh Eng Koon)" border="0" /></a>AFP - US software giant Microsoft has agreed to buy a stake in major television maker Sichuan Changhong Electric for 94.1 million yuan (12.3 million dollars), the Chinese firm said Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft launches new-look MSN for mobile phones
(Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. launched a redesigned
MSN portal optimized for mobile phones on Sunday, stepping up
its offering at a time when more powerful devices increase the
demand for richer content on handsets.
Microsoft renames its IPTV platform "Mediaroom"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. unveiled on Sunday a
new brand name for its Internet-based television platform, a
service deployed by 10 companies including AT&T Inc.
Microsoft takes stake in Chinese electronics maker
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft Corp. will invest in Chinese electronics maker Sichuan Changhong Electric Co. Ltd. as part of a project to link televisions and consumer entertainment devices with the Internet.
Microsoft to buy stake in China's Sichuan Changhong
(Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. has
agreed to pay 94 million yuan ($12.3 million) for a stake in
Sichuan Changhong Electric Co., a major maker of televisions
and electrical appliances, the Chinese company said on Monday.
Microsoft Drops Digital Image Suite
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Corp. has discontinued a line of digital photo software, saying that the functions can now be found in Windows Vista and other Microsoft software.
Microsoft drops Digital Image Suite
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft Corp. has discontinued a line of digital photo software, saying that the functions can now be found in Windows Vista and other Microsoft software.
Linux Community Looks Past Microsoft
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - At the Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit, developers discussed the evolution of the operating system--and tried to shrug off the patent threat.
Microsoft interoperability team: Bring on Red Hat
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Leaders of Microsoft's strategy to make its products more interoperable with competitive technologies said the company still hopes to strike a Linux pact with Red Hat similar to the partnerships it's forged with Linux vendors Novell, Xandros, and Linspire.
Microsoft Interoperability Team: Bring on Red Hat
(PC World)
PC World - Leaders of Microsoft Corp.'s strategy to make its products more interoperable with competitive technologies said the company still hopes to strike a Linux pact with Red Hat Inc. similar to the partnerships it's forged with Linux vendors Novell, Xandros and Linspire.
Ancestry.com adding DNA test results
(AP)
AP - For less than $200 and a cheek-swiped cotton swab, amateur historians will soon be able to add DNA results to family tree Web sites.
Ohio hires expert to review data theft
(AP)
AP - The state has hired a computer security expert to determine the likelihood of someone getting access to the data on a stolen backup storage device, Gov. Ted Strickland said Sunday.
Soldiers revisit Iraq in virtual reality
(AP)
AP - Scientists hope a high-tech virtual experience that mimics the battlegrounds of Iraq can be used to help veterans recover from the trauma of war.
Chips let PCs get turned on remotely
(AP)
AP - Your work computer just suffered a major meltdown. Maybe the operating system failed, or a virus crashed the hard drive.
Swedes revolt against online snooping
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070617/ap_on_hi_te/sweden_online_snooping"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070617/capt.2fe28cfbf49f47dfa4bf168faae9a462.sweden_online_snooping_sto806.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=TOLz31ogNzuGs1yxxdnqkQ--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Swedish web site Ratsit.se on a computer screen, taken June 13, 2007 in Stockholm Sweden. Online credit checks have become a popular pastime in Sweden after a Web site called Ratsit.se in November started publishing financial details, free-of-charge, from the national tax authority. The site has some 610,000 registered users in a country of 9 million, and an average of 50,000 online credit checks a day. (AP Photo/Scanpix, Anders Wiklund)" border="0" /></a>AP - Want to know how much your boss earns? Or whether your daughter's fiance is in debt? For Swedes, it takes just a few clicks on the Internet to find out.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft launches new-look MSN for mobile phones
(Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. launched a redesigned
MSN portal optimized for mobile phones on Sunday, stepping up
its offering at a time when more powerful devices increase the
demand for richer content on handsets.
Nokia unveils three new handsets
(Reuters)
Reuters - Nokia (NOK1V.HE), the world's largest
mobile phone maker, on Monday unveiled three new mobile
handsets, including some with enhanced music and multi-media
capabilities.
Vietnam attracts DoCoMo
(FT.com)
FT.com - NTT (NYSE:DCM) DoCoMo,Japan's leading mobile phone company, is set to make a "sizeable" investment in the booming markets of Vietnam, China or India, reversing a long-held decision to stay away from overseas markets after losing $9bn in botched investments six years ago.
Linux Community Looks Past Microsoft
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - At the Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit, developers discussed the evolution of the operating system--and tried to shrug off the patent threat.
Microsoft to buy into Chinese television maker
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070618/bs_afp/chinauscompanymergermicrosoft"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070618/capt.sge.ogs86.180607042549.photo00.photo.default-328x512.jpg?x=83&y=130&sig=yislkhWXMHzXdgzDLxntNg--" align="left" height="130" width="83" alt="Pedestrians walk past a Microsoft advertisment in Beijing, 18 April 2007. Microsoft has agreed to buy a stake in major television maker Sichuan Changhong Electric for 94.1 million yuan (12.3 million dollars), the Chinese firm said Monday.(AFP/File/Teh Eng Koon)" border="0" /></a>AFP - US software giant Microsoft has agreed to buy a stake in major television maker Sichuan Changhong Electric for 94.1 million yuan (12.3 million dollars), the Chinese firm said Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft launches new-look MSN for mobile phones
(Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. launched a redesigned
MSN portal optimized for mobile phones on Sunday, stepping up
its offering at a time when more powerful devices increase the
demand for richer content on handsets.
Microsoft renames its IPTV platform "Mediaroom"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. unveiled on Sunday a
new brand name for its Internet-based television platform, a
service deployed by 10 companies including AT&T Inc.
Microsoft takes stake in Chinese electronics maker
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft Corp. will invest in Chinese electronics maker Sichuan Changhong Electric Co. Ltd. as part of a project to link televisions and consumer entertainment devices with the Internet.
eBay eager for more buyers
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070617/ap_on_hi_te/ebay_at_middle_age"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070615/capt.9f64d76483ff4b32bdf325877101164b.ebay_at_middle_age_macr101.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=GLqqfpPLk2hvKz5ez981qw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Ryan Svedin, left, of Bellingham Wash., Charlotte Abbot, center, and Mark Abbot, right, both of Lynden, Wash., who work together on a business selling land on eBay, watch as eBay Inc. CEO Meg Whitman gives the keynote address to eBay sellers gathered at the eBay Live conference in Boston, Thursday, June 14, 2007. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)" border="0" /></a>AP - When Pierre Omidyar founded eBay 12 years ago, he wanted to build the world's most efficient marketplace. At the very least, he launched the most comprehensive one. Today eBay Inc. is a conglomeration of Web sites where people sell everything from car parts to carp arts. (What den couldn't use a watercolor of a fish?)</p><br clear="all"/>
eBay-Google spat hints at larger tension
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070617/ap_on_hi_te/ebay_google"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070615/capt.5d6eba5211f54fb08bc170a60e510c11.ebay_at_middle_age_macr104.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=ntNYbWUj0grcVoKKIxTeGQ--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="eBay Inc. CEO Meg Whitman gives the keynote address to eBay sellers gathered at the eBay Live conference in Boston, Thursday, June 14, 2007. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)" border="0" /></a>AP - A spat that erupted this week between eBay Inc. and Google Inc. after Google tried to siphon attention from the online auctioneer's grand user celebration might presage more tension in one of the Internet's most interesting new rivalries.</p><br clear="all"/>
7 sex offenders who use MySpace arrested
(AP)
AP - Seven convicted sex offenders with profiles on MySpace.com have been arrested in what Texas officials said was the country's first large-scale crackdown of registered offenders who use the social networking Web site.
Swedes revolt against online snooping
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070617/ap_on_hi_te/sweden_online_snooping"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070617/capt.2fe28cfbf49f47dfa4bf168faae9a462.sweden_online_snooping_sto806.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=TOLz31ogNzuGs1yxxdnqkQ--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Swedish web site Ratsit.se on a computer screen, taken June 13, 2007 in Stockholm Sweden. Online credit checks have become a popular pastime in Sweden after a Web site called Ratsit.se in November started publishing financial details, free-of-charge, from the national tax authority. The site has some 610,000 registered users in a country of 9 million, and an average of 50,000 online credit checks a day. (AP Photo/Scanpix, Anders Wiklund)" border="0" /></a>AP - Want to know how much your boss earns? Or whether your daughter's fiance is in debt? For Swedes, it takes just a few clicks on the Internet to find out.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Hackers" meet for Yahoo, BBC open day in London
(Reuters)
Reuters - At first glance it is not immediately
obvious why a sewing machine, handbag and pedometer would be
useful to engineers at Internet giant Yahoo, but organizers say
anything goes at "Hack Day."
Google Plans Shanghai R&D Center
(PC World)
PC World - Google Inc. will open a research and development center in Shanghai, stepping up its effort to build a bigger search business in China.
Google Gears Draws Developers
(PC World)
PC World - Developers have big plans for Gears, the Google Inc. browser plug-in designed to provide offline access to Web-hosted applications.
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