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FAM Microsoft names September for IE9 beta
Microsoft names September for IE9 beta FAM The beta version of Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 will hit in September. Microsoft's chief operating officer Kevin Turner named the date for Wall Street analysts during the company's annual Financial Analystmore
WikiLeaks Suspect's YouTube Videos Raised 'Red Flag' in 2008
An Army private suspected of leaking classified information to WikiLeaks was admonished as a trainee in 2008 for uploading YouTube videos discussing classified facilities, according to an Army official with direct knowledge of the incident. Bradleymore
Crash First, Ask Questions Later
Notorious Anaheim cop Scott McManus resurfaces in yet another civil-rights lawsuit One of Anaheim?s most notorious cops is at it again. Five years ago, Scott McManus, a gang-unit officer, made headlines for his involvement in a highly questionablemore
Microsoft Says Tablets Top of Mind Amid Apple Success
By Dina Bass (Adds tablet market share data in third paragraph.) July 29 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer said tablet computers are high on his priority list as Apple Inc. takes the lead in a market his company hasmore
Microsoft?s Ballmer Says Tablets Top of Mind Amid Apple Success
By Dina Bass July 29 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer said tablet computers are a big issue for him as Apple Inc. seized the momentum in a category Microsoft has worked on for more than a decade. Today, one of the topmore
Microsoft's Avatar Project Builds on Kinect
While Microsoft's Kinect for its Xbox 360 game console uses your body movements as input, the opposite may eventually be true: Microsoft debuted a video of a robotic "avatar" that may interact with humans. The video, shown at Microsoft's analystmore
Life in the fast lane for Olympic officials in 2012 ... traffic jams for everyone else
Motorists will be banned from using Games lanes reserved for 'marketing partners' as well as athletes The fact that London 2012 is just two years away was marked by the sight of Sir Chris Hoy gliding around the partly built velodrome on Tuesday. Butmore
Ballmer says Microsoft at work to rival iPad
REDMOND, Wash.--Acknowledging Apple's early success with the iPad, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer insisted Thursday that the software maker is hard at work on Windows-based tablets. The Apple iPad: can Microsoft match it? (Credit: Netflix) "They'll bemore
Ballmer talks up Microsoft's consumer business
REDMOND, Wash.--Steve Ballmer made the case Thursday that Microsoft not only gets the consumer market, but is set to grow its business there. Speaking at the company's , Microsoft's CEO began his speech by talking about the current state of the company'smore
Amazon Kindles Lose Weight, Pack On Features
Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) has announced two new Kindle models, one with 3G and WiFi connectivity, the other offering WiFi access only. The new Amazon Kindle The two six-inch-screen devices are smaller and lighter than Amazon's previous six-inch-screenmore
U.S. Stocks Erase Losses as Goldman Sachs, Microsoft Advance
By Michael P. Regan July 29 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks erased losses as Goldman Sachs Group Inc. led gains in financial shares and technology companies pared declines as Microsoft Corp. rallied. The Standard & Poors 500 Index slipped less than 0.1more
Explodemon brings more platform pleasure to PSN
London studio Curve channels the spirits of Bangai-O and Gunstar Heroes into a new Playstation downloadable. One of the most awesome things about the explosion of DLC on current gen consoles, apart from the influx of classic arcade remakes, is themore
Cisco's wasted timeout
On a day when the tech sector is staging a minor meltdown, Cisco is the outfit that got a timeout. Trading in Cisco (CSCO),? the San Jose-based maker of Internet gear, was halted briefly Thursday morning after exchange officials flagged what theymore
Dangerous liaisons at IBM
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Microsoft names September for IE9 beta
FAM The beta version of Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 will hit in September. Microsoft's chief operating officer Kevin Turner named the date for Wall St analysts during the company's annual Financial Analyst Meeting (FAM) in Redmond, Washington.more
Organisations fail to address cross-site scriping attacks
More websites are vulnerable to hackers than a year ago, with security now a concern across all sectors. According to a report from IT testing company NTA Monitor, 7% of sites fall under the high-risk security category, compared to 5% in 2009. Technologymore
Cisco Trading Is Halted by Market Circuit Breakers
By Nick Baker and Nina Mehta (Adds in second paragraph that NYSE says the trades wont be canceled.) July 29 (Bloomberg) -- Cisco Systems Inc. stock was halted for five minutes following a 100-share trade on NYSE Amex that drove the shares up more than 10more
Microsoft makes its case to Wall Street
REDMOND, Wash.--Microsoft kicked off a daylong meeting with analysts on Thursday as the company looks to reassure investors that its future is as bright as its past. The company began the event touting its recent quarterly results which resulted inmore
Microsoft makes its case to Wall Street (live blog)
REDMOND, Wash.--Microsoft kicked off a daylong meeting with analysts on Thursday as the company looks to reassure investors that its future is as bright as its past. The company began the event touting its recent quarterly results which resulted inmore
The first quarter financial figures are coming in...
...good news for Sony, not so good for Nintendo and Capcom... Okay, get your calculators out, it's financial results time! The latest fiscal quarter figures are seeping in, with several major companies handing over their results in the last 24 hours.more
IBM picks up data compression company Storwize
IBM on Thursday said it has acquired Storwize, a privately held company that focuses on data compression. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed, but the acquisition is expected to close in the third quarter. Storwize will give IBM technology to compressmore
IBM buys file compressor
IBM is buying Storwize for its real-time, inline data compression technology and products. Storwize produces appliances, the STN-2100 and STN-6000, which sit in front of NAS (network-attached storage) arrays and compress data being written to the array,more
Nokia goes after Opera Mini
Nokia has unveiled a knock-off of Opera's Mini phone browser, intended for use on its low-end handsets in emerging markets. It's the first manifestation of Nokia's own ad engine. Like Opera Mini, Ovi Browser is a Java client that uses a compression proxymore
Google cleared of wi-fi snooping
Google gathered wi-fi data in more than 30 nations Google did not grab 'significant' personal details when collecting data from wi-fi networks, according to the UK's Information Commissioner Office (ICO). The finding came after the body reviewed some ofmore
Motorola Tops Profit, Sales Estimates on Droid Demand
By Hugo Miller (Updates with analysts comment in eighth paragraph.) July 29 (Bloomberg) -- Motorola Inc., the U.S. mobile-phone maker, reported second-quarter earnings that beat analysts estimates, helped by demand for its new range of smartphones.more
London Stock Exchange CTO Robin Paine leaves
Robin Paine is leaving the role of CTO at the London Stock Exchange after five years in the post. Robin Paine joined the London Stock Exchange from EDS, where he worked on a contract with Dutch bank ABN AMRO. The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is currentlymore
Motorola?s Second-Quarter Profit Tops Estimates on Droid Sales
By Hugo Miller July 29 (Bloomberg) -- Motorola Inc., the U.S. mobile-phone maker, reported second-quarter earnings that beat analysts estimates, helped by demand for its new range of smartphones. Profit, excluding some costs, was 9 cents a share, themore