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U.K. tech agency: Microsoft's no friend to schools
A British government agency says that Microsoft isn't doing enough to support interoperability standards for tech in schools.2008-05-20 03:41:22 source: CNET News.com
Open Season Episode 17: I can't believe we are still doing podcasts
Podcasts are sometimes more fun than Twitter2008-05-20 03:23:38 source: CNET News.com
If you're Jerry Yang, play that Stanford card for all its worth
Depending upon what happens with the Microsoft negotiations, Yahoo's CEO may be out of a job. But not to worry: The old school tie gives him an in at Google.2008-05-20 01:44:00 source: CNET News.com
Today's must reads: Novell's lead pony, Microsoft on open source, and more
A random sampling of blogs that I would have liked to have tackled in earnest, but ran out of time.2008-05-20 01:36:00 source: CNET News.com
Google execs stew over Microsoft response
Google's triumvirate of top executives is meeting Monday to evaluate what to do in response to a Microsoft offer to buy some Yahoo assets.2008-05-20 00:13:00 source: CNET News.com
Open source in Japan: Q&A with the President of Plat'Home
Plat'Home has been very influential in making Linux big in Japan. Here's an interview with one of the biggest drivers of Japan's Linux market.2008-05-19 23:55:00 source: CNET News.com
Microsoft's advertising pitch, by the notes
Here's a preview of what's to come at this week's advertising conference, including a primer on the key buzzwords that will come from Redmond this week.2008-05-19 23:18:00 source: CNET News.com
So now Eric Schmidt is an al-Qaida fellow traveler?
Senator Joe Lieberman wants Google to pull "terrorist content" from YouTube. His PR director obviously is incapacitated.2008-05-19 22:44:00 source: CNET News.com
A new wrinkle: Microsoft could take 'minority, passive stake' in Yahoo
A report from Reuters says the search giant may want a piece of the Silicon Valley company, even after it buys the search business.2008-05-19 22:32:00 source: CNET News.com
What Google, Yahoo, Microsoft look for when buying a start-up
At the TieCon conference in Santa Clara, Calif., corporate development officers from the three Internet giants discuss their acquisition strategies.2008-05-19 20:28:00 source: CNET News.com
Intel Itanium to go quad-core in early 2009
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Intel Itanium to go quad-core in early 2009 -- Alliance to promote use of Itanium says quad-core version of chip will come out in early 2009, discloses more than a 30 percent jump in volume growth year to year.
Google Apps Premier four days of failure in Firefox -- Google Apps Premier hasn't worked in Firefox for four days already. This is ridiculous.
What Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo don't get -- Don Reisinger thinks Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo don't get each other. Is it true?
Put Office's AutoCorrect feature to work for you -- Customize the AutoCorrect option in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint to make short work of long, common words.
2008-05-19 19:48:00 source: CNET News.com
Steve Ballmer egged at Hungarian University
Steve Ballmer is used to getting egged on. This time he got egged.2008-05-19 18:32:00 source: CNET News.com
Open source "Cloud Tools" for deploying and testing Java EE applications on EC2
A new wave of open source development will make the Cloud real.2008-05-19 18:29:00 source: CNET News.com
Microsoft: Vista is so misunderstood!
The reality is that Vista is almost certainly not as bad as detractors suggest (myself included), nor as good and faultless as Microsoft suggests. Regardless, Microsoft may have to wait until Windows 7 to redeem itself. Will it be too late?2008-05-19 17:36:00 source: CNET News.com
Microsoft, Yahoo forced into each others' arms
The software maker and Internet pioneer have both said they want to move on. But the fact of the matter is they need each other. Will they swoon on cue?2008-05-19 17:31:00 source: CNET News.com
Playing out Microsoft's online strategy
Latest rumor is that it could sign a search ad deal this week with Yahoo to thwart Google, acquire Yahoo as pressure mounts from shareholders, then acquire Facebook.2008-05-19 15:19:00 source: CNET News.com
Yahoo up after Microsoft nudge
Microsoft's announcement over the weekend that parties have re-entered talks gives Yahoo shares a bit of a boost in morning trading.2008-05-19 15:10:00 source: CNET News.com
Flash and Flex continue to blow away Silverlight
Microsoft is trying to win the RIA fight. It's losing. Big time.2008-05-19 14:36:00 source: CNET News.com
Talking with Microsoft's new Office chief
Stephen Elop, president of the business division, hasn't given up his iPhone, but says he has been pleasantly surprised to find plenty of innovation at his new employer.2008-05-19 13:00:00 source: CNET News.com
Microsoft v. DOJ, 10 years later: Did it make a difference?
Knowing how the subsequent decade turned out, do you think the Justice Department would still have gone after Microsoft in 1998?2008-05-19 04:14:00 source: CNET News.com