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Google Now on a Collision Course with Microsoft
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - At an investors' conference in March, Google CEO Eric Schmidt told analysts eager to see the search giant diversify beyond advertising that several new revenue contributors were in the works. "The next really big one is actually an extension of Google Apps," he said.
TSMC says Microsoft to use its 90 nm DRAM process for Xbox
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070816/tc_nm/tsmc_microsoft_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070816/2007_08_16t034344_450x298_us_tsmc_microsoft.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=pa9DUN723Ry4buLcRUxilg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A gamer plays on an the Xbox 360 in a 2006 photo. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world's top contract chip maker, said on Thursday Microsoft has started using TSMC's 90-nanometre-embedded-DRAM process technology for the production of the Xbox 360 game console. (Chris Pizzello/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.
(TSMC) (2330.TW), the world's top contract chip maker, said on
Thursday Microsoft Corp. has started using TSMC's
90-nanometre-embedded-DRAM process technology for the
production of the Xbox 360 game console.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft ups Hotmail storage to 5 GB
(AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. will soon let users of its Hotmail service store 5 gigabytes of photos and other e-mail messages, more than double the previous limit.
Xandros expands Microsoft partnership
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Linux distributor Xandros is licensing messaging protocols from Microsoft as part of an expansion of the partnership the two companies forged in June.
Microsoft One-Ups Google with Hotmail Makeover
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft is boosting the amount of free storage space that Hotmail users receive to 5 GB. Paying Hotmail users will see their e-mail storage capacity, which costs $15 per year, grow from 4 GB to 10 GB. In contrast, Google currently provides 2.8 GB of free Gmail storage space and sells 6 GB of extra capacity for $20 per year.
Xandros Licenses Microsoft Exchange Protocols
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The agreement means the Scalix mail server will be able to synchronize data better with platforms that use Exchange Server.
Microsoft Gives Windows Live Hotmail A Storage Boost
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Other enhancements include boosting the e-mail service's speed and making it easier to view images and links in messages.
Microsoft releases super bundle of security patches
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft has released what security experts are calling one of it most significant security fixes this year.
Microsoft's Mega Batch Of Patches, The Second Largest In 2007
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Researchers are calling this a massive bundle of patches, fixing bugs that will affect anyone using Windows.
Microsoft Seeks Bigger Presence In Online Ad Market
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The company's new Advertiser and Publisher Solutions Group is charged with creating software and services for online publishers and advertisers.
Compact Disc celebrates 25th anniversary
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070817/ap_on_hi_te/compact_disc_anniversary"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070816/capt.d99fbff3ee694783bddb4ed78b2feba5.netherlands_compact_disc_ams101.jpg?x=130&y=100&sig=rLtpUKrzDRkuqRJJi4eNGg--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="Pieter Kramer poses for photographers in Eindhoven, Netherlands on Monday Aug. 13, 2007. Kramer was a leading engineer on the team that developed the CD, which was launched 25 years ago this Friday, in a joint project by Royal Philips Electronics NV and Sony Inc. of Japan. Kramer is holding a show model of the Compact Disc player, which was introduced in August 1982. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)" border="0" /></a>AP - It was Aug. 17, 1982, and row upon row of palm-sized plates with a rainbow sheen began rolling off an assembly line near Hanover, Germany. An engineering marvel at the time, today they are instantly recognizable as Compact Discs, a product that turns 25 years old on Friday — and whose future is increasingly in doubt in an age of iPods and digital downloads.</p><br clear="all"/>
Dell to restate earnings after probe
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070817/ap_on_hi_te/dell_restatement"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070816/capt.nyol97708162220.dell_restatement_nyol977.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=b5lcSFMJ7A_sr8CeBBkTeQ--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="The headquarters building of computer giant Dell, Inc. is shown in this 2006 file photo in Round Rock, Texas.Dell said Thursday it will reduce more than four years' worth of earnings by up to $150 million after an internal probe found the company misled its auditors and manipulated results to meet performance goals. (AP Photo/Harry Cabluck)" border="0" /></a>AP - Computer maker Dell Inc. said Thursday it will reduce more than four years' worth of earnings by up to $150 million after an internal probe found the company misled its auditors and manipulated results to meet performance goals.</p><br clear="all"/>
HP 3Q profit beats Wall Street estimates
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070817/ap_on_hi_te/earns_hp"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070816/capt.df22e68b043645269473bbbe065e0c7b.earns_hewlett_packard_nybz171.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=gnlvWDDLnYJFQAtbre2XBg--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Hewlett Packard products are seen on the shelf at a Best Buy in Cambridge, Mass., in this May 16, 2007 file photo. Hewlett-Packard Co.'s fiscal third-quarter earnings will be released after the bell on Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Hewlett-Packard Co.'s third-quarter sales and profit breezed past Wall Street's estimates as the technology bellwether continued to cash in on healthy sales of laptop computers and lucrative printing ink. Shares inched higher on a boosted financial forecast.</p><br clear="all"/>
Longtime rivals IBM, Sun to collaborate
(AP)
AP - Two longtime rivals in computing, IBM Corp. and Sun Microsystems Inc., plan to cooperate on server technologies, a move that could put pressure on their joint competitor Hewlett-Packard Co.
Sony launches expanded recycling program
(AP)
AP - Does that Walkman walk no more, or is the original PlayStation now a doorstop? Starting next month, Sony Corp. will take them back at 75 recycling stations around the country.
Google's AdSense to distribute videos
(AP)
AP - Short Internet videos from the creator of the animated TV show "Family Guy" and Raven-Symone, star of the Disney Channel show "That's So Raven," will be distributed over Google Inc.'s AdSense network, it was announced Thursday.
Sony, Waste Management to start recycling program
(Reuters)
Reuters - Trash hauler Waste Management Inc
and electronics manufacturer Sony Corp's (6746.T) Sony
Electronics division announced on Thursday the establishment of
a consumer electronics recycling program.
Solar sensors could monitor bridges
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070817/ap_on_hi_te/bridge_sensors"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070815/capt.462cd1ba71384cf1bbda2477812db500.bridge_sensors_mr104.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=w0XZqPE4VrSYPBoCS0CwQQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Steven Arms of MicroStrain Inc. holds a solar-powered monitoring device in Williston, Vt., Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2007. Arms and his company are experimenting with wireless sensing technology that could play a role as the nation addresses deteriorating bridges and assesses which ones need shoring up the most, in the short term. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)" border="0" /></a>AP - Steve Arms started by designing sensors that could be arthroscopically implanted to measure strain on knee ligaments. These days, Arms and his company, MicroStrain Inc., are experimenting with wireless sensing technology that could play a bigger role in assessing the condition of bridges after one in Minneapolis collapsed two weeks ago, killing at least nine people.</p><br clear="all"/>
SCO to partners, customers: It's business as usual
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - If The SCO Group's future looks grim, CEO and President Darl McBride apparently hasn't gotten the memo. In a letter to partners and customers filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday, McBride said SCO is still committed to doing business as usual even after the company was dealt a crushing blow in its ongoing litigation over Unix copyrights.
PC and software sales boost HP's revenue, profits
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Hewlett-Packard's PC business and software sales from its Mercury Interactive acquisition helped produce a net profit of $1.8 billion, for a 29 percent increase, with a 16 percent boost in revenue in the fiscal third quarter, according to financial results released Thursday.
Google's AdSense to distribute videos
(AP)
AP - Short Internet videos from the creator of the animated TV show "Family Guy" and Raven-Symone, star of the Disney Channel show "That's So Raven," will be distributed over Google Inc.'s AdSense network, it was announced Thursday.
Brands Move Down the Long Tail to Niche Nets
(AdWeek.com)
AdWeek.com - NEW YORK When Levi Strauss launches a new online campaign next week, its ads will be found in the usual portals such as MSN and Yahoo. But the ads will also find their way to some new environments with names not well-known outside fashionista circles, sites like Kaboodle, SheFinds and Zafu.
Niche e-tailers attract bargain hunters
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070816/wr_nm/column_pluggedin_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070816/2007_08_16t154950_450x300_us_column_pluggedin.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=bpxYsz7oFPiIW4mk8.3_5Q--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="People use computers at an internet cafe in Suining, southwest China's Sichuan province, January 11, 2007. Think of a retail boutique with a very, very limited range of products and bargain basement prices. Now, put that on the Internet and you have the next big thing in online shopping. (Stringer/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Think of a retail boutique with a
very, very limited range of products and bargain basement
prices. Now, put that on the Internet and you have the next big
thing in online shopping.</p><br clear="all"/>
CIA, FBI computers used for Wikipedia edits
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070816/wr_nm/security_wikipedia_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070817/2007_08_16t182948_450x295_us_security_wikipedia.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=dwivoXjjH6m4HGFCNDhahQ--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="A screenshot of Wikipedia.com, taken on August 16, 2007. People using CIA and FBI computers have edited entries in the online encyclopedia Wikipedia on topics including the Iraq war and the Guantanamo prison, according to a new tracing program. (www.wikipedia.com/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - People using CIA and FBI computers
have edited entries in the online encyclopedia Wikipedia on
topics including the Iraq war and the Guantanamo prison,
according to a new tracing program.</p><br clear="all"/>
Many Skype users unable to make calls
(AP)
AP - Skype, the popular computer program that lets its users make long-distance phone calls over the Internet, said Thursday that software problems have left many of its millions of users without service worldwide.
Internet use could kill off local newspapers, study finds
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070816/tc_afp/usmediatechnology"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070816/capt.sge.lmi02.160807211403.photo00.photo.default-364x512.jpg?x=92&y=130&sig=BH56_R_hAI82cafzin3Qlw--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="A man surfs the web at an internet cafe. News audiences are ditching television and newspapers and using the Internet as their main source of information, in a trend that could eventually see the demise of local papers, according to a new study Wednesday.(AFP/File/Denis Sinyakov)" border="0" /></a>AFP - News audiences are ditching television and newspapers and using the Internet as their main source of information, in a trend that could eventually see the demise of local papers, according to a new study Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Study Finds Internet Rife with Attack Codes
(PC World)
PC World - Even seemingly safe web addresses are rife with attack code aiming at vulnerable clients, according to a new study from the Honeynet Project. The study also found that methods such as blacklists can be surprisingly successful in stopping client-side attacks.
Google Web applications expanded to 5 universities
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070816/wr_nm/google_university_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070816/2007_08_16t160655_450x272_us_google_university.jpg?x=130&y=78&sig=RvH_OEztumnb06r5IgRVlw--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="A general view of the Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, May 15, 2007. Google Inc said on Thursday that five U.S. universities have signed on for its Internet-based applications including e-mail and instant messaging. (Robert Galbraith/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Google Inc said on Thursday that five
U.S. universities have signed on for its Internet-based
applications including e-mail and instant messaging.</p><br clear="all"/>
Human error limits Schwab Web site capacity
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070816/wr_nm/schwab_website_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070816/2007_08_16t155809_450x303_us_schwab_website.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=PrOmZ56LtNMEwOQGX78PoQ--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="A screenshot of Schwab.com, taken on August 16, 2007. Clients of Charles Schwab Corp. using the discount brokerage's Web site and phone systems to trade on Thursday may have had trouble accessing their accounts due to an error that restricted system capacity. (www.schwab.com/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Clients of Charles Schwab Corp. using
the discount brokerage's Web site and phone systems to trade on
Thursday may have had trouble accessing their accounts due to
an error that restricted system capacity.</p><br clear="all"/>
Windstream says FCC approved CTC acquisition
(Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. telecoms service provider
Windstream Corp said on Thursday the U.S. Federal
Communications Commission approved its acquisition of Internet
service company CT Communications Inc.
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