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Microsoft CEO defends move beyond desktop
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070727/tc_nm/microsoft_meeting_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070727/2007_07_26t124907_450x322_us_microsoft_meeting.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=VVdj.6Q5UkTZpYJfrt1_oA--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Microsoft Windows Vista software sit on display at a store in New York, January 30, 2007. Microsoft had sold 60 million Windows Vista licenses as of the end of June, including 20 million copies sold since mid-May, the company said on Thursday. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp.
Chief Executive Steve Ballmer defended the software company's
expansion beyond its Windows and office software businesses,
saying Web services and consumer devices are key to the
company's future.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft describes software plus services
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft gave some of the clearest examples yet on Thursday of its vision for software plus services.
Microsoft buying online ad exchange
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070726/tc_afp/technologyusinternet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070726/capt.sge.fte59.260707224500.photo00.photo.default-512x352.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=_w3DY.0eme7QMfp8Sv2YJw--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Microsoft announced Thursday it is adding another weapon to its arsenal in the battle for online advertising dollars with the purchase of Internet ad exchange AdECN Inc.(AFP/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Microsoft announced Thursday it is adding another weapon to its arsenal in the battle for online advertising dollars with the purchase of Internet ad exchange AdECN Inc.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft releases rich media apps betas
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - This week Microsoft is quietly delivering a flurry of updates to its developer community, including the release candidate version of Silverlight, the new rich media competitor to Adobe's Flash Player.
Microsoft's Ballmer asks investors for patience
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft's CEO emphasized the importance of attracting talent and urged shareholders to be patient with the amount of time it might take the company to pursue its various business models, speaking during Microsoft's annual financial analyst meeting on Thursday.
Dell to expand Linux PC offerings, partner says
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070726/bs_nm/dell_linux_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070726/2007_07_26t163524_450x314_us_dell_linux.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=ux9w55IyCKqJmvgfHT4eIQ--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="Michael Dell, chairman of Dell Inc., delivers his keynote address at the 2007 International CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas, Nevada in this January 9, 2007 file photo. Dell Inc will soon offer more personal computers that use the Linux operating system instead of Microsoft Corp's Windows, said the founder of a company that offers Linux support services. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Dell Inc will soon offer more
personal computers that use the Linux operating system instead
of Microsoft Corp's Windows, said the founder of a
company that offers Linux support services.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft acquires ad exchange company
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft has acquired AdECN, a company that offers what it describes as a stock market for display ads.
Hungary officials raid Microsoft office
(AP)
AP - Hungary's state Competition Authority raided the offices of Microsoft Corp.'s local subsidiary as part of a probe into the company's relationship with large software distributors.
Microsoft acquires "stock market for ads"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. said on
Thursday it has acquired AdECN, a self-described stock market
for buyers and sellers of Web advertising, marking Microsoft's
latest push into a sector led by rivals Google Inc. and Yahoo
Inc.
Microsoft to discuss milestones, goals at meeting
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Uptake of Windows Vista may not be living up to expectations, but Microsoft did manage to sell more than 60 million Vista licenses by the end of June, the company is set to announce Thursday at its annual financial analyst meeting in Redmond, Washington.
IBM guidelines govern virtual employees
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070726/ap_on_hi_te/virtual_world_guidelines"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070726/capt.4884244d3e17443c8c1cc9ad12c66b44.virtual_world_guidelines_fx102.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=Ot0IwmiOLgKvteDvFFLThQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="In this photo provided by IBM Corp., a screen grab of a virtual world showing avatars is seen. IBM appears to be the first big corporation to create formal guidelines governing virtual worlds - often the haunt of gambling parlors and sexual fantasy theaters but increasingly home to mainstream companies advertising their brand or providing another communication outlet for employees spread around the world. (AP Photo/IBM Corp.)" border="0" /></a>AP - Anything pretty much goes in online virtual worlds. Identities are nebulous. Online characters known as avatars chat it up, gamble or even have sex at first sight.</p><br clear="all"/>
Government warns public on fake e-mails
(AP)
AP - The federal agency charged with protecting consumers from Internet scams now finds itself wrapped up in one.
Senators worried about TV 'train wreck'
(AP)
AP - On Feb. 18, 2009, tens of millions of televisions that are not equipped to receive digital signals will become useless pieces of furniture. The government is spending $5 million to let owners know so they can do something about it — a sum critics say is too measly.
Man burns down trailer in online feud
(AP)
AP - A Navy man who got mad when someone mocked him as a "nerd" over the Internet climbed into his car and drove 1,300 miles from Virginia to Texas to teach the other guy a lesson.
Apple Macs fuel record quarterly profit
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070726/ap_on_hi_te/earns_apple"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070725/capt.dc9c09c0a07d4280948d5ef5afbce3a5.earns_apple_caps101.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=kWAZ2r00TmizqThU1pH6Ng--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Apple customers Jason Payne, right, and Loan Thach, left, try out the new Apple iPhone at an Apple store in Palo Alto, Calif., Tuesday, July 24, 2007. AT&T Inc. wiped some of the glow off Apple Inc.'s iPhone on Tuesday, releasing numbers that showed fewer people than expected signed up for service in the first two days of the multimedia cell phone's release.(AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)" border="0" /></a>AP - All eyes have recently been on the iPhone, Apple Inc.'s newest family member, but the company's fiscal third-quarter results showed the elder Macintosh computer was still flexing its muscles, helping to drive record profits that blew past Wall Street's expectations.</p><br clear="all"/>
Jerry Garcia's speakers, bidet to be sold online
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070727/wr_nm/garcia_auction_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070727/2007_07_26t203909_319x450_us_garcia_auction.jpg?x=92&y=130&sig=4itE1quy_LPE60LSzr901w--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="Jerry Garcia, the late leader of the band Grateful Dead, is pictured in this August 9, 1995 file photo in Buffalo, New York. A California man is auctioning items from the former home of Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia, including his stereo speakers. (Joe Traver/Files/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - This should be music to any
Deadhead's ears. A California man is auctioning items from the
former home of Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia, including
his stereo speakers.</p><br clear="all"/>
Commuter writes book using mobile phone
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070726/tc_nm/commuter_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070727/2007_07_26t184312_277x450_us_commuter.jpg?x=80&y=130&sig=HchgiHjXjgRQMU4gh5SViA--" align="left" height="130" width="80" alt="The book cover of Compagni di Viaggo (Fellow Travelers) is seen in an undated publicity image. An Italian writer decided to put his mobile phone to good use during his daily commute to and from work -- by writing a book. Robert Bernocco, an IT professional took advantage of his travel time by writing a 384-page science fiction novel, Compagni di Viaggo (Fellow Travelers), on his Nokia using the phone's T9 typing system. (Lulu.com/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - An Italian writer decided to put his
mobile phone to good use during his daily commute to and from
work -- by writing a book.</p><br clear="all"/>
AMD Unveils Strategy to 'Bulldoze' the Competition
(PC World)
PC World - Executives at Advanced Micro Devices Inc. are pursuing a new strategy to combine CPUs and graphics processors into one unit and put them into everything from workstations to HDTVs to wireless phones.
Dell to expand Linux PC offerings, partner says
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070726/bs_nm/dell_linux_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070726/2007_07_26t163524_450x314_us_dell_linux.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=ux9w55IyCKqJmvgfHT4eIQ--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="Michael Dell, chairman of Dell Inc., delivers his keynote address at the 2007 International CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas, Nevada in this January 9, 2007 file photo. Dell Inc will soon offer more personal computers that use the Linux operating system instead of Microsoft Corp's Windows, said the founder of a company that offers Linux support services. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Dell Inc will soon offer more
personal computers that use the Linux operating system instead
of Microsoft Corp's Windows, said the founder of a
company that offers Linux support services.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft CEO defends move beyond desktop
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070727/tc_nm/microsoft_meeting_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070727/2007_07_26t124907_450x322_us_microsoft_meeting.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=VVdj.6Q5UkTZpYJfrt1_oA--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Microsoft Windows Vista software sit on display at a store in New York, January 30, 2007. Microsoft had sold 60 million Windows Vista licenses as of the end of June, including 20 million copies sold since mid-May, the company said on Thursday. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp.
Chief Executive Steve Ballmer defended the software company's
expansion beyond its Windows and office software businesses,
saying Web services and consumer devices are key to the
company's future.</p><br clear="all"/>
Jerry Garcia's speakers, bidet to be sold online
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070727/wr_nm/garcia_auction_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070727/2007_07_26t203909_319x450_us_garcia_auction.jpg?x=92&y=130&sig=4itE1quy_LPE60LSzr901w--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="Jerry Garcia, the late leader of the band Grateful Dead, is pictured in this August 9, 1995 file photo in Buffalo, New York. A California man is auctioning items from the former home of Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia, including his stereo speakers. (Joe Traver/Files/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - This should be music to any
Deadhead's ears. A California man is auctioning items from the
former home of Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia, including
his stereo speakers.</p><br clear="all"/>
Comedy site This Just In is out
(Reuters)
Reuters - This Just In, a comedy Web
site launched in February by Time Warner divisions AOL and HBO,
will shut down at the end of August, according to sources.
Sprint, Google in pact for WiMax mobile Web
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070726/wr_nm/sprintnextel_google_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070727/2007_07_26t123231_300x450_us_sprintnextel_google.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=H0gO3viZNNYg55V3MDhFxQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="A weather report is viewed on a Sprint mobile phone in an undated file photo. Sprint Nextel Corp. said on Thursday it would develop with Google Inc. a new mobile Internet portal using WiMax wireless technology to offer Web search and social networking. (Sprint Nextel/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Google Inc. has made its biggest move
yet on the U.S. mobile Web market by signing a deal with Sprint
Nextel Corp. that positions the Internet company to build
services to run on Sprint's planned WiMAX high-speed wireless
network.</p><br clear="all"/>
IBM guidelines govern virtual employees
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070726/ap_on_hi_te/virtual_world_guidelines"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070726/capt.4884244d3e17443c8c1cc9ad12c66b44.virtual_world_guidelines_fx102.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=Ot0IwmiOLgKvteDvFFLThQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="In this photo provided by IBM Corp., a screen grab of a virtual world showing avatars is seen. IBM appears to be the first big corporation to create formal guidelines governing virtual worlds - often the haunt of gambling parlors and sexual fantasy theaters but increasingly home to mainstream companies advertising their brand or providing another communication outlet for employees spread around the world. (AP Photo/IBM Corp.)" border="0" /></a>AP - Anything pretty much goes in online virtual worlds. Identities are nebulous. Online characters known as avatars chat it up, gamble or even have sex at first sight.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft buying online ad exchange
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070726/tc_afp/technologyusinternet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070726/capt.sge.fte59.260707224500.photo00.photo.default-512x352.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=_w3DY.0eme7QMfp8Sv2YJw--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Microsoft announced Thursday it is adding another weapon to its arsenal in the battle for online advertising dollars with the purchase of Internet ad exchange AdECN Inc.(AFP/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Microsoft announced Thursday it is adding another weapon to its arsenal in the battle for online advertising dollars with the purchase of Internet ad exchange AdECN Inc.</p><br clear="all"/>
Comcast 2Q profit rises 28 percent
(AP)
AP - Comcast Corp., the nation's largest cable TV operator, reported a 28 percent increase in second-quarter profit Thursday as it saw a surge in subscribers for digital TV and its promotionally priced package of TV, Internet and phone services reeled in customers.
Google, Sprint team on WiMax mobile services
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - As part of its strategy to increase its presence in as many Web-enabled mobile devices as possible, Google has agreed to collaborate with Sprint Nextel to offer a range of Internet services to users of the U.S. operator's planned new WiMax network.
Google Earth Enterprise data now in browsers
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Google released an upgrade to its Google Earth Enterprise mapping system on Thursday that for the first time will let users display two-dimensional geospatial data from the product on a Web browser.
Microsoft acquires "stock market for ads"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. said on
Thursday it has acquired AdECN, a self-described stock market
for buyers and sellers of Web advertising, marking Microsoft's
latest push into a sector led by rivals Google Inc. and Yahoo
Inc.
New group lobbies against Internet fraud
(AP)
AP - Well-known companies such as Dell Inc., Yahoo Inc. and Marriott International Inc. are lobbying Congress for tougher laws targeting online scammers who profit from their brand names.
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