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What Will Windows 7 Look Like?
(PC World)
PC World - By now, everyone has heard how Microsoft Corp. plans to release the next Windows client OS, Windows 7, in 2010. But what the company is not making clear is what new features the OS will have, a topic that has become fodder for educated speculation.
With Its Head In The 'Cloud,' Microsoft Talks Web Services
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Company leaders outline progress, promise more resources, in software-plus-services push.
Windows Vista Hits the 60 Million Mark
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - At Microsoft's annual meeting with analysts, Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner announced that the software giant had sold 60 million copies of Windows Vista since the product's launch in late January.
Hotmail Maintenance Glitch Locks Users Out
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Live Hotmail Webmail service remained inaccessible to a portion of its users for several hours on Friday, but the problem has been resolved.
Microsoft Summer Interns Party at Bill's
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Casual lunches with top execs; a company eager to invest in the ideas of beginners; summer barbeques at Bill Gates' mansion…This doesn't sound like your job?
Microsoft Releases Batch Of Development Products
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The code includes betas for .Net Framework 3.5, Visual Studio 2008, and the Ajax Control Toolkit; a release candidate for Silverlight 1.0; and a pre-alpha of the IronRuby dynamic programming language.
Microsoft Offers Tools To Calculate ROI For Unified Communications
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Many businesses are reluctant to deploy unified communications technology because the return on investment is hard to prove.
Microsoft Scoops Up Ad-Exchange Firm
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - In what has now become a series of advertising deals this week, Microsoft scooped up an online ad exchange on Thursday. Financial terms of the buyout were not disclosed.
Microsoft Releases Silverlight RC, Other Betas
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Microsoft on Friday unveiled a series of Web development tool upgrades, including the second beta version of Visual Studio 2008, the .NET framework 3.5 Beta 2 and the release candidate of the company's intended Flash rival, Silverlight 1.0.
Microsoft Describes Technology Behind Software Plus Services
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Corp. gave some of the clearest examples yet on Thursday of its vision for software plus services.
Navteq charts growth of digital maps
(AP)
AP - Getting lost is getting rarer nowadays, and any yahoo with a keyboard or a GPS device can find precise directions or pinpoint the location of an out-of-town landmark.
eBay can continue using 'Buy It Now'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070728/ap_on_hi_te/ebay_lawsuit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070727/2007_07_27t134015_450x284_us_ebay_rolex.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=Pun._S2cdsJ1lWZz4RKBOQ--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="Meg Whitman, eBay President and CEO, delivers the keynote address at eBay Live! in Boston June 14, 2007 file photo. EBay disclosed on Friday that Germany's top court ruled several months ago that the world's largest online auctioneer must do more to halt the sale of counterfeit goods on its site. (Katie McMahon/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - A federal judge Friday denied a request from a small Virginia company to stop the online auction powerhouse eBay Inc. from using a feature that allows shoppers to purchase items at a fixed price.</p><br clear="all"/>
Papers losing real estate ads to online
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070727/ap_on_hi_te/newspapers_real_estate"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070727/capt.c7f2c72fca634021b2dcfe450024f7c6.newspapers_real_estate_nyml103.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=0I.lO3a6vzUeIYclXi7IJw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Real estate advertisements are shown in Newsday, Friday, July 27, 2007 in New York. Whenever the housing market does recover, don't look for real estate ads to bounce back entirely in newspapers. That's because a good amount of that advertising may be gone for good, you guessed it, online. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)" border="0" /></a>AP - It's bad enough that a cratering housing market is leading to a slump in real estate advertising at newspapers, as a dreary series of earnings reports showed this week.</p><br clear="all"/>
YouTube preps video fingerprinting
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070727/ap_on_hi_te/youtube_lawsuit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070723/capt.056e8079686a4c9a8c0525d92e08b057.democrats_debate_ny136.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=Rb7t9VRQWAu0NqscJkqNbw--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="In this video frame grab taken from CNN television, YouTube contributors identified only as Mary and Jen from Brooklyn, N.Y. pose a question to the Democratic presidential hopefuls on stage at the Citadel in Charleston, S.C. Monday July 23, 2007. At lower right is Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio. (AP Photo/CNN)" border="0" /></a>AP - Google Inc.'s YouTube hopes recognition technology will be in place in September to stop the posting of copyrighted videos on the popular Web site, a lawyer Friday told a judge presiding over copyright lawsuits.</p><br clear="all"/>
EU charges Intel with monopoly abuse
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070727/ap_on_hi_te/eu_intel"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070727/capt.64584e8cd2be45c3b8d0e6eda4c51612.eu_intel_nybz192.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=MK2lhacSDRAGxYXTvPfloQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Shown is the Intel logo outside their Robert N. Noyce building in Santa Clara, Calif., in this July 16, 2007 file photo. EU regulators said Friday, July 27, 2007 they have charged Intel Corp. with monopoly abuse for customer rebates and below-cost pricing that undercut rival computer chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - EU regulators said Friday they have charged Intel Corp. with monopoly abuse for blocking rival computer chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s access to customers.</p><br clear="all"/>
Singer's heart scare leaves Kiss a trio
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070729/ap_en_mu/people_kiss"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070729/capt.4d2ea266939246638fe3fc569d8abaac.paul_stanley_ny107.jpg?x=94&y=130&sig=sK49toTZizjD0VprnfURVQ--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="Paul Stanley, Guitarist for band 'Kiss', arrives for a gold record presentation of Kiss' lastest album 'Kiss Sympony Alive IV 2-28-03' in New York on Wednesday, July 23, 2003. Stanley had to bow out of a Southern California concert because of pre-show heart problems, according to his Web site. (AP Photo/Jennifer Graylock)" border="0" /></a>AP - Kiss lead singer and guitarist Paul Stanley had to bow out of a Southern California concert because of heart problems before the show, according to his Web site.</p><br clear="all"/>
PlayStation 2 Is Most-Played Game Platform
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - While video game console makers climb over each other to show that they have the fastest or most innovative platform, a new video game report from Nielsen said that 42 percent of console playing in June was on the last generation's Sony PlayStation 2.
Highfliers In Wireless Take A Fall
(Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - Many highflying wireless phone companies in emerging markets are cruising at lower altitude after reporting lower-than-expected second-quarter earnings and sales last week, a rocky one on world stock markets.
Wikia Search Gets Distributed Web Crawler
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Jimmy Wales buys Look Smart's Grub search engine and secures it under an open source license for a public release later this year.
With Its Head In The 'Cloud,' Microsoft Talks Web Services
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Company leaders outline progress, promise more resources, in software-plus-services push.
Singer's heart scare leaves Kiss a trio
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070729/ap_en_mu/people_kiss"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070729/capt.4d2ea266939246638fe3fc569d8abaac.paul_stanley_ny107.jpg?x=94&y=130&sig=sK49toTZizjD0VprnfURVQ--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="Paul Stanley, Guitarist for band 'Kiss', arrives for a gold record presentation of Kiss' lastest album 'Kiss Sympony Alive IV 2-28-03' in New York on Wednesday, July 23, 2003. Stanley had to bow out of a Southern California concert because of pre-show heart problems, according to his Web site. (AP Photo/Jennifer Graylock)" border="0" /></a>AP - Kiss lead singer and guitarist Paul Stanley had to bow out of a Southern California concert because of heart problems before the show, according to his Web site.</p><br clear="all"/>
Kiss singer Paul Stanley suffers heart ailment
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070729/en_nm/kiss_singer_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070729/2007_07_28t203015_450x341_us_kiss_singer.jpg?x=130&y=98&sig=XnHkydah6Ge1U.CNnbotlQ--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="In this file photo Paul Stanley (L) and Gene Simmons of the rock group 'KISS' pose backstage for photographers at the 29th annual American Music Awards in Los Angeles January 9, 2002. Stanley, a singer and guitarist with rock band Kiss, was forced to pull out of a show in California on Friday after his heart started beating at more than twice the normal level, he said on his Web site. RETUERS/Adrees Latif (Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Paul Stanley, a singer and
guitarist with rock band Kiss, was forced to pull out of a show
in California on Friday after his heart started beating at more
than twice the normal level, he said on his Web site.</p><br clear="all"/>
Web's Wonders Still Elude Many Users
(PC World)
PC World - A study that indicates that lack of awareness and poor usability are the key barriers to a user's adoption of Internet services from ISPs may provide some relevance to IT managers.
Online ID Management Project Progresses
(PC World)
PC World - The Liberty Alliance Project has started developing technical specifications for how companies can protect sensitive personal data within their IT systems and securely share that data with other organizations.
eBay can continue using 'Buy It Now'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070728/ap_on_hi_te/ebay_lawsuit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070727/2007_07_27t134015_450x284_us_ebay_rolex.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=Pun._S2cdsJ1lWZz4RKBOQ--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="Meg Whitman, eBay President and CEO, delivers the keynote address at eBay Live! in Boston June 14, 2007 file photo. EBay disclosed on Friday that Germany's top court ruled several months ago that the world's largest online auctioneer must do more to halt the sale of counterfeit goods on its site. (Katie McMahon/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - A federal judge Friday denied a request from a small Virginia company to stop the online auction powerhouse eBay Inc. from using a feature that allows shoppers to purchase items at a fixed price.</p><br clear="all"/>
Bancrofts tussle ahead of Dow Jones decision
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070728/media_nm/dowjones_newscorp_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070728/2007_07_27t133626_450x300_us_dowjones_newscorp.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=QOEO7SD8MAGZe9Uu5jidYQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A copy of the Wall Street Journal is pictured in a newsstand in New York, June 26, 2007.Members of the family that controls Dow Jones and Co. Inc. jostled over their positions on News Corp.'s $5 billion bid on Friday, as a dark horse rival prepared a revised proposal. (Keith Bedford/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Members of the family that controls
Dow Jones & Co. Inc. jostled over their positions on News
Corp.'s $5 billion bid on Friday, as a dark horse rival
prepared a revised proposal.</p><br clear="all"/>
HBO to shutter comedy Web site, mulls new business
(Reuters)
Reuters - Pay cable television network HBO plans
to shut its free comedy Web site "This Just In" following a
management shake-up and is considering launching another site
tied more closely to the HBO brand, a source familiar with the
matter said on Friday.
Linden Lab Bans Gambling in Second Life
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Linden Lab, the creator and operator of the enormously popular virtual world "Second Life," announced that the company will no longer allow gambling in its online service. The announcement marks a significant change for Linden Lab, which has generally taken a hands-off policy toward its customers' virtual activities.
Wikia details plans for search rival to Google
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070727/wr_nm/chang_wikia_search_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070728/2007_07_27t191058_450x355_us_chang_wikia_search.jpg?x=130&y=102&sig=pKdciuqZ3DePSh8QORxZ9A--" align="left" height="102" width="130" alt="Wikipedia founder and Chairman of Wikia.com Jimmy Wales speaks during a news conference in Tokyo March 8, 2007. Wales said on Friday he is putting the building blocks in place for a community-developed Web search service that would rival search engines such as Google or Yahoo. (Michael Caronna/Files/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales
said on Friday he is putting the building blocks in place for a
community-developed Web search service that would rival search
engines such as Google or Yahoo.</p><br clear="all"/>
Papers losing real estate ads to online
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070727/ap_on_hi_te/newspapers_real_estate"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070727/capt.c7f2c72fca634021b2dcfe450024f7c6.newspapers_real_estate_nyml103.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=0I.lO3a6vzUeIYclXi7IJw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Real estate advertisements are shown in Newsday, Friday, July 27, 2007 in New York. Whenever the housing market does recover, don't look for real estate ads to bounce back entirely in newspapers. That's because a good amount of that advertising may be gone for good, you guessed it, online. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)" border="0" /></a>AP - It's bad enough that a cratering housing market is leading to a slump in real estate advertising at newspapers, as a dreary series of earnings reports showed this week.</p><br clear="all"/>
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