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Microsoft Struggles With Online Shift, But Remains Huge
(Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - Having missed big opportunities early on in the shift to Internet-based services, Microsoft (NasdaqGS:MSFT - News) now finds itself playing catch-up in the Web 2.0 era.
Google Wants Inclusion In Microsoft Antitrust Deliberations
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The company petitions to Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly that the changes Microsoft has promised to make to Vista won't address Google's concerns.
Developers Turning Away From Windows, Survey Reveals
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Evans Data found that 64.8% were targeting Windows, down from the 70% to 74% that the Microsoft platform recorded in the 2006 surveys.
Microsoft Apologizes for Lack of Vista Ultimate Extras
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Microsoft on Monday issued an apology for the tardy release of two add-ons to its Windows Vista operating system and promised to have the offerings available by summer's end.
Survey: Windows loses ground with developers
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft's Windows platform is losing traction as a target for application developers in North America but still is the dominant platform, according to Evans Data survey results being released on Tuesday.
Mass. Opens The Door To Microsoft In Office Formats Battle
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Previously, the Massachusetts ITD stood by the Open Document Foundation's office format.
Microsoft And Amazon Team Up On High-Def DVDs
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The partnership is part of Amazon's plans to bring as many as 1,000 feature-length indie films to customers using its CustomFlix DVD On Demand technology.
Microsoft Buys Two Data Centers For $200 Million
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft last week bought two Santa Clara, Calif., data centers from Savvis for a staggering $200 million, more than Microsoft often pays to acquire another company.
Microsoft Signs HD DVD Pact with Amazon
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Amazon and Microsoft are joining forces in an alliance that, on the surface, might be a boon to independent filmmakers. The bottom line, though, is that the deal is designed to bolster the chances of the HD DVD format's survival.
iPhone Won't Sync With PCs Running 64-Bit Windows Vista
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Even though all the versions of Vista listed by Apple are available in 64-bit editions, no mention is made of 64-bit incompatibility.
Tech firms tap into the 'green' movement
(AP)
AP - Being "green" is all the rage with technology companies these days, but what's not clear is whether or not the environment-friendly approach is bringing in more greenbacks.
Study: Broadband growth slowing in U.S.
(AP)
AP - The rate of broadband adoption is slowing in the United States, partly because service providers already have grabbed the easiest converts, a study has found.
Russian music site down, sister site up
(AP)
AP - A music download site that was the poster child for U.S. anti-piracy crusaders and an obstacle to Russia's bid to join the World Trade Organization has been shut down by Russian authorities, according to the U.S. government.
Apple rises on iPhone margin report
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070703/ap_on_hi_te/apple_iphone"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070702/capt.bff3c879583745809a4c3fd93a0e5271.apple_iphone_nybz130.jpg?x=93&y=130&sig=qux02nuMtQ_d31MWQvqakw--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="The new Apple iPhone is seen in this June 29, 2007 file photo in New York. One of the biggest secrets about the iPhone was which companies are making the various chips and other electronic devices inside the ballyhooed gadget. While some iPhone customers struggled with AT&T over the weekend to get their new phones activated, other techies raced to be the first to dismantle the coveted device and take a peek under the hood of one of the most-hyped consumer electronics products of all time. What they found moved the markets Monday, July 2, 2007. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Apple Inc.'s shares jumped in high-volume trading Tuesday after researchers said the company will reap a gross profit margin in excess of 55 percent on its 8 gigabyte iPhones.</p><br clear="all"/>
Total HD high-def disc launch delayed
(AP)
AP - With Hollywood studios still split over competing formats for high-definition DVDs, Warner Bros. will delay the launch of a dual-format disc until next year.
Google buys Internet telephone firm GrandCentral
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070704/tc_afp/usitinternettelecomcompanygooglegrandcentral"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070704/capt.sge.tkk10.040707002158.photo00.photo.default-512x333.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=xyk9RuYzW0WLQYAFmrPSlw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Google's headquarters in Mountain View, California, May 2006. Google has bought GrandCentral Communications, a fledgling Internet firm that gives people telephone numbers that essentially follow them where ever they go.(AFP/GettyImages/File/David Paul Morris)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Google has bought GrandCentral Communications, a fledgling Internet firm that gives people telephone numbers that essentially follow them where ever they go.</p><br clear="all"/>
iPhone sales add luster to Apple stock
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070704/tc_afp/usitcompanyproductappleiphone"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070704/capt.sge.tky94.040707032334.photo00.photo.default-314x512.jpg?x=79&y=130&sig=xogB_RlbXKe22rcyhf3WIQ--" align="left" height="130" width="79" alt="Customers inspect the newly released iPhone at the Apple store 29 June 2007 in Santa Monica, California. Apple's stock soared to a record high Tuesday amid analyst reports that sales of highly profitable iPhones easily rocketed past 300,000 after its US launch.(AFP/Gabriel Bouys)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Apple's stock soared to a record high Tuesday amid analyst reports that sales of highly profitable iPhones easily rocketed past 300,000 after its US launch.</p><br clear="all"/>
ABI eases stance on C&W
(FT.com)
FT.com - Investors in Cable and Wireless have been told by the UK's largest shareholder body that they had to make up their own minds about whether the telecoms company's controversial pay scheme met corporate governance best practice.
JBoss adds Google Gadgets to portal software
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - JBoss is introducing an upgrade to its open source portal software on Monday that features integration with Google Gadgets.
Autonomy buys e-discovery firm Zantaz
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Autonomy Corp. is acquiring Zantaz, a provider of e-discovery and content archiving software, for $375 million in cash, the companies announced Tuesday.
Google buys Internet telephone firm GrandCentral
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070704/tc_afp/usitinternettelecomcompanygooglegrandcentral"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070704/capt.sge.tkk10.040707002158.photo00.photo.default-512x333.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=xyk9RuYzW0WLQYAFmrPSlw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Google's headquarters in Mountain View, California, May 2006. Google has bought GrandCentral Communications, a fledgling Internet firm that gives people telephone numbers that essentially follow them where ever they go.(AFP/GettyImages/File/David Paul Morris)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Google has bought GrandCentral Communications, a fledgling Internet firm that gives people telephone numbers that essentially follow them where ever they go.</p><br clear="all"/>
After attacks, US government sending team to Estonia
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Two months after much of Estonia's online infrastructure was targeted by an online attack, the U.S government is sending cyberinvestigators to help the Baltic state better understand what happened.
Credit card processors shielded in Web copyright suit
(Reuters)
Reuters - Companies processing credit card
payments for Web sites featuring pirated content are not liable
for copyright violations, a U.S. appeals court panel ruled on
Tuesday.
After Attacks, U.S. Government Sends Team to Estonia
(PC World)
PC World - Two months after much of Estonia's online infrastructure was targeted by an online attack, the U.S government is sending cyberinvestigators to help the Baltic state better understand what happened.
Study: Broadband growth slowing in U.S.
(AP)
AP - The rate of broadband adoption is slowing in the United States, partly because service providers already have grabbed the easiest converts, a study has found.
New Jersey says 141 sex offenders used MySpace
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070703/wr_nm/myspace_sexpredators_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070704/2007_07_03t155536_450x338_us_myspace_sexpredators.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=yNp.WBJRrBpff863sGkFFw--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="A screen grab of MySpace.com. More than 140 sex offenders convicted in New Jersey had profiles on the networking Web site MySpace, the state's attorney general said on Tuesday. (www.myspace.com/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - More than 140 sex offenders
convicted in New Jersey had profiles on the networking Web site
MySpace, the state's attorney general said on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
For latest reviews, chefs look online
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070703/ap_on_hi_te/business_of_life"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070703/capt.1431debd3ed1430dbfaa621e3504238e.business_of_life_fx111.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=2fY2aKUIUIspxjmeom6rvg--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Jeremy Stoppelman, left, and Russel Simmons, right, co-founders of Yelp.com try the food at a cafe on Union Square in San Francisco, Calif., Monday, June 25, 2007. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)" border="0" /></a>AP - Picky eaters used to have few choices about expressing their delight or disappointment over a restaurant meal: Say something to the waiter, tell their friends or fill out that little comment card that comes with the check and hope somebody reads it.</p><br clear="all"/>
SAP discloses wrongdoing in Oracle theft suit
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070703/tc_nm/sap_oracle_lawsuit_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070703/2007_07_03t022218_450x293_us_sap_oracle_lawsuit.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=De5p8Fe3EeFm36ae85dtNQ--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Henning Kagermmann, CEO and co-founder of software group SAP gestures prior to the company's annual news conference in Frankfurt, January 25, 2006. SAP admitted a subsidiary had carried out 'inappropriate downloads' of documents belonging to archrival Oracle but said on Tuesday SAP itself had not had access to that material. (Alex Grimm/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Software maker SAP AG
disclosed that a U.S. subsidiary made "inappropriate
downloads" of data from rival Oracle Corp.'s Web site
and said U.S. authorities asked it to hand over internal
documents.</p><br clear="all"/>
Here Come the YouTube Phones
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Get ready for the YouTube phone. LG Electronics announced on Tuesday that it has signed an agreement with the world's most popular video-sharing Web site to develop YouTube-optimized handsets.
Google acquires Web-calling service GrandCentral
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070703/wr_nm/google_phone_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070703/2007_07_03t032544_450x281_us_google_phone.jpg?x=130&y=81&sig=9yMCqo5rt2r7Z2TyfgYAag--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="A file photo of the Google booth at the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, January 5, 2006. Google Inc. has acquired GrandCentral Communications, a start-up that lets users manage their existing phones and voice mailboxes over the Web as if they were a single account, the company said on Monday. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Google Inc. has acquired
GrandCentral Communications, a start-up that lets users manage
their existing phones and voice mailboxes over the Web as if
they were a single account, the company said on Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>
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