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Making Sense of Microsoft's iPod-Killer Line Up

By Mary Jo | Posted: 2006-07-20

Code names are flying, when it comes to products and services that Microsoft allegedly is planning to go head-to-head with the iPod and iTunes. BetaNews attempts to connect the dots around "Project Argo,"
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Work Anywhere, Play Anywhere

By Mary Jo | Posted: 2006-07-20

If you've seen the latest demos at Microsoft's Center for Information Work or during some of the company's more futuristic keynote addresses, you probably have seen a system that can turn a tabletop into a computer display and user interface. That technology may be closer than it originally appeared.

Where Will Microsoft Spend in 2007?

By Mary Jo | Posted: 2006-07-20

For fiscal 2006, Microsoft's revenues hit record levels, even if profits declined. Microsoft also announced on July 20 that it is planning to undertake an up-to $40 billion stock buyback program. Microsoft also reminded company watchers where it plans to spend its money in FY 2007: About $450 million

Microsoft's Tenets: Old Words in New Bottles

By Mary Jo | Posted: 2006-07-20

For Microsoft historians who've kept tabs on Microsoft's dealings with its PC and software partners during the past decade, the words "Microsoft" and "principle" make strange bedfellows. It was ten years
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Testers: Vista Build 5472 Looking Better

By Mary Jo | Posted: 2006-07-19

Early reviews of the new Windows Vista test build are trickling in. While there are definitely still problems, many testers say the new July build (No. 5472) shows solid progress. Testers note there are new icons and sounds, as well as the addition of the new Vista Basic

Microsoft Clues in Google's Growing List of Domain Names?

By Mary Jo | Posted: 2006-07-19

Google has registered more than 520 domain names, according to ProNet Advertising's Neil Patel. (Whether all of these names actually belong to Google is up for debate.) Regardless, given the tit-for-tat
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Microsoft Licenses Another Piece of Its IP

By Mary Jo | Posted: 2006-07-19

Microsoft has licensed its "Touchlight" touch-screen technology to EON Reality, a visual-content-management software vendor. With the deal, announced July 19, EON joins a handful of other companies that
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Microsoft Licenses its 'Touchlight' Touch-Screen Technology

By Mary Jo | Posted: 2006-07-19

From Microsoft Watch: Microsoft is continuing to line up licensees for the 20 Microsoft-Research-developed technologies that it made available starting a year ago, via its IP Ventures group. The latest
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