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Microsoft breaks ground on San Antonio datacenter
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft is relying on green technologies in its newest datacenters, including one in San Antonio where it is breaking ground on Monday.
Microsoft Charts Course for 'Software Plus Services'
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft executives have recently been announcing nothing less than a complete rethink of both personal and enterprise computing. So that slapping noise you've been hearing the past month or so from your I.T. department is the collective sound of your systems people hitting their foreheads in shock as they realize that Microsoft is serious about taking some measure of control away from the climate-monitored back rooms guarded by your company's geeks.
Microsoft comments support reports of new Zunes
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft hasn't divulged detailed plans for the next release of its Zune music player, but a company executive last week offered hints that seem to support reports that a flash memory-based Zune and an 80GB device could be in the works.
Microsoft Comments Support Reports of New Zunes
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Corp. hasn't divulged detailed plans for the next release of its Zune music player, but a company executive last week offered hints that seem to support reports that a flash memory-based Zune and 80-gigabyte device could be in the works.
Gates sees no Google threat in phone software: report
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070730/wr_nm/gates_google_cellphones_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070730/2007_07_30t055948_450x337_us_gates_google_cellphones.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=s.5Q9TUGm50JmoAXM7Tz5w--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="A Google search page is seen through the spectacles of a computer user in Leicester, central England July 20, 2007. Microsoft Corp.'s Bill Gates does not see Google Inc. becoming a successful competitor in the market for software for cellular phones, the New York Times reported on its Web site on Monday. (Darren Staples/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp.'s Bill Gates does not
see Google Inc. becoming a successful competitor in the market
for software for cellular phones, the New York Times reported
on its Web site on Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Biodiesel Fuels Microsoft Construction Project
(PC World)
PC World - Hydroelectric power isn't the only green energy driving Microsoft Corp.'s new data centers in eastern Washington.
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.
School adds PowerPoint to application
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070731/ap_on_hi_te/business_schools_powerpoint"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070730/capt.33d8554d9e58495bb1767588ca7c40e9.business_schools_powerpoint_cx101.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=rn0RdC5uY0Kfj5tAq5VJ8g--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Rose Martinelli, associate dean for student recruitment and admissions at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business stands in the Gleacher Center lobby in Chicago, Friday, July 27, 2007. As technology advances the school is now requiring applicants to include a PowerPoint presentation in their applications. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)" border="0" /></a>AP - At business meetings the world over, PowerPoint-style presentations are often met with yawns and glazed eyes.</p><br clear="all"/>
Hollywood pros to launch online video site
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070731/ap_on_hi_te/online_video_pros"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070731/capt.aaa617bd65064b9cada489b493dccc67.online_video_pros_la107.jpg?x=130&y=79&sig=joDDevUq8juo1Nh3nPXa7A--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="In this image from video provided by the web site My Damn Channel, comedian Harry Shearer, in full prosthetic makeup as Vice President Dick Cheney, sings No Cooler for the Scooter, an original torch song tribute to Scooter Libby. The video, which was shot in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles in July 2007, makes its debut Tuesday, July 31, 2007, during the launch of My Damn Channel (www.MyDamnChannel.com). When it debuts Tuesday on the Web, My Damn Channel will become the latest attempt by Hollywood professionals to cash in on the huge popularity of online video. The site is the brainchild of former MTV and CBS Radio executive Rob Barnett, who believes Internet audiences want to see professionally produced shows other than network TV fare. The video will also be available on YouTube. (AP Photo/Courtesy of My Damn Channel)" border="0" /></a>AP - When it debuts Tuesday on the Web, My Damn Channel will become the latest attempt by Hollywood professionals to cash in on the huge popularity of online video.</p><br clear="all"/>
Auction may not be a boon for consumers
(AP)
AP - FCC Chairman Kevin Martin has promised that a pivotal airwaves auction early next year will allow people to buy the cell phones they want, not just those offered by their service providers.
Verizon earnings up 4.5 pct
(AP)
AP - Verizon Communications Inc. reported second-quarter earnings that satisfied analyst expectations Monday and said its wireless arm would buy a rural cell-phone carrier to expand its reach.
E-dragsters go for gas-powered records
(AP)
AP - Straddling a 619-pound motorcycle, Scotty Pollacheck tucks in his knees and lowers his head as he waits for the green light. When he revs the engine, there's no roar. The bike moves so fast that within seconds all that's visible is a faint red taillight melting in the distance.
New Damn Channel cursed with video content
(Reuters)
Reuters - A former CBS Radio
programming executive has lined up the likes of Harry Shearer,
Andy Milonakis and Paul Reiser for a new Web site set to launch
Tuesday featuring original video content.
China offers war movie clips to mobile phone users
(Reuters)
Reuters - Make-way cutesy animals and sugary pop
songs -- Chinese mobile phone users can now download film clips
of the Korean War and stirring military anthems to celebrate
the founding of the People's Liberation Army.
EMusic, AT&T to sell independent labels on phones: report
(Reuters)
Reuters - Online music seller EMusic plans to
announce a deal with AT&T on Tuesday, allowing people to buy
songs from independent labels directly through their
cellphones, the New York Times reported on its Web site.
Sun posts 4Q profit, beats expectations
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070730/ap_on_bi_ge/earns_sun_microsystems"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070730/capt.6ae0141371674368bcfca06c9ca119e6.earns_sun_microsystems_nybz108.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=bDFdN5NlSbCEbD2dJDTPrA--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Exterior view of Sun Microsystems Inc. offices in Menlo Park, Calif., in this, April 23, 2007 file photo. Sun Microsystems Inc. is expected to release quarterly earnings on Monday, July 30, 2007. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Sun Microsystems Inc. posted a fiscal fourth-quarter profit that beat Wall Street's expectations as the server and software maker benefited from lower expenses and increased adoption of its open-source operating system.</p><br clear="all"/>
SAP polishes Business One update
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - SAP is showing a new version of its Business One software to channel partners on Monday, an important step toward the general release of the product later this year.
New Damn Channel cursed with video content
(Reuters)
Reuters - A former CBS Radio
programming executive has lined up the likes of Harry Shearer,
Andy Milonakis and Paul Reiser for a new Web site set to launch
Tuesday featuring original video content.
EMusic, AT&T to sell independent labels on phones: report
(Reuters)
Reuters - Online music seller EMusic plans to
announce a deal with AT&T on Tuesday, allowing people to buy
songs from independent labels directly through their
cellphones, the New York Times reported on its Web site.
Hollywood pros to launch online video site
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070731/ap_on_hi_te/online_video_pros"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070731/capt.aaa617bd65064b9cada489b493dccc67.online_video_pros_la107.jpg?x=130&y=79&sig=joDDevUq8juo1Nh3nPXa7A--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="In this image from video provided by the web site My Damn Channel, comedian Harry Shearer, in full prosthetic makeup as Vice President Dick Cheney, sings No Cooler for the Scooter, an original torch song tribute to Scooter Libby. The video, which was shot in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles in July 2007, makes its debut Tuesday, July 31, 2007, during the launch of My Damn Channel (www.MyDamnChannel.com). When it debuts Tuesday on the Web, My Damn Channel will become the latest attempt by Hollywood professionals to cash in on the huge popularity of online video. The site is the brainchild of former MTV and CBS Radio executive Rob Barnett, who believes Internet audiences want to see professionally produced shows other than network TV fare. The video will also be available on YouTube. (AP Photo/Courtesy of My Damn Channel)" border="0" /></a>AP - When it debuts Tuesday on the Web, My Damn Channel will become the latest attempt by Hollywood professionals to cash in on the huge popularity of online video.</p><br clear="all"/>
Wikia details plans for search rival to Google
(Reuters)
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 compete with
search engines such as Google or Yahoo.
Greenspan group presses case to buy Dow Jones stake
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070731/media_nm/dowjones_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070731/2007_07_30t025735_450x300_us_dowjones.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=niduAL_MwZFwGYFdtqtULw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Copies of the Wall Street Journal and the New York Post on a newsstand, June 26, 2007. Members of the family that controls Dow Jones have been asked to decide by the end of Monday whether they will support News Corp.'s $5 billion bid for the news organization, a source familiar with the situation said Sunday. (Keith Bedford/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Internet entrepreneur Brad Greenspan
said on Monday he has gained the support of five investor
groups interested in buying a stake in and investing in Dow
Jones & Co. Inc. to thwart News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch's
$5 billion buyout offer.</p><br clear="all"/>
UK launches CO2 car rankings Web site
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070730/wr_nm/autos_britain_environment_tech_env_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070731/2007_07_30t192544_450x300_us_autos_britain_environment_tech.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=CHkuEkKNxZrDhIZDvQJvhg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Workers stencil letters on the windshield of a Toyota Prius at the New York International Auto Show in New York April 5, 2007. Britain's Department of Transport has launched a Web site designed to let new car buyers choose the most environmentally friendly vehicle for their needs. (Keith Bedford/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Britain's Department of
Transport has launched a Web site designed to let new car
buyers choose the most environmentally friendly vehicle for
their needs.</p><br clear="all"/>
Google Analytics in data blackout since Saturday
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Google's Analytics service stopped delivering data to users on Saturday, another in a series of recent performance and availability problems affecting this popular Web site traffic-monitoring service.
Judge says eBay can keep using 'buy it now'
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - A U.S. district court judge has ruled that eBay can continue to use its "buy it now" feature even though a patent infringement ruling against the feature continues to stand.
Google Analytics in Data Blackout
(PC World)
PC World - Google Inc.'s Analytics service stopped delivering data to users on Saturday, another in a series of recent performance and availability problems affecting this popular Web site traffic-monitoring service.
Judge Says eBay Can Keep Using 'Buy it Now'
(PC World)
PC World - A U.S. district court judge has ruled that eBay Inc. can continue to use its "buy it now" feature even though a patent infringement ruling against the feature continues to stand.
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