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Chris Flores / Windows Vista Team Blog:
Microsoft demonstrates Multi-touch — For years Microsoft has been investing in many forms of natural input in order to simplify the way people interact with their PC's and devices. The advent of the original Windows graphical user interface forever changed the way people used their PC's.
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David Kirkpatrick / Fortune:
The man who would run Yahoo — In a Fortune exclusive, Microsoft's Kevin Johnson talks about innovation, disruption, and what he's going to do about Google. — (Fortune Magazine) — He made his mark at Microsoft as head of the company's worldwide sales force at a time when it seemed everyone hated …
Eric Savitz / Tech Trader Daily:
D: Amazon's Bezos: For Titles Where e-Book Exists, Kindle 6% Of Units; Books, Like Horses, Won't Go Away — D: Amazon's Bezos: For Titles Where e-Books Exist, Kindle 6% Of Units; Books, Like Horses, Won't Go Away — In the first session at the D: All Things Digital conference …
John Paczkowski / D6 Highlights:
VIDEO: Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer Highlight Reel, Part One — Here are a few video highlights from the first half of the D6 interview of Microsoft (MSFT) Chairman Bill Gates and CEO Steve Ballmer, conducted by conference co-hosts Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg.
Maggie Shiels / BBC:
Microsoft demos ‘touch Windows’ — Technology reporter, BBC News, in Silicon Valley — Microsoft's next operating system (OS) will come with multi-touch features as an alternative to the mouse. — It is hoped the successor will have a better reception than the much-maligned Vista OS, released last year.
Dan Farber / Outside the Lines:
Gates to spend 20 percent of his time on Microsoft projects in retirement — At a reception prior to the start of the D6 conference, Bill Gates held court among a throng of reporters. He explained some of the specifics of his July 1 “retirement” from daily duties at the company he founded.
John Paczkowski / D6 Highlights:Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, CEO Steve Ballmer and Windows 7 Preview
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John Markoff / New York Times:
The Guessing Game Has Begun on the Next iPhone — SAN FRANCISCO — Can Steven P. Jobs top the iPhone ... with another iPhone? — Last June, Mr. Jobs began selling what has become one of the most talked-about consumer products in history. Now he faces a new challenge as Apple prepares …
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Gene Marcial / Business Week:
Yahoo's End Game — Negotiations with Microsoft and Google are taking place behind the scenes, writes BW's Gene Marcial. A deal of some kind is imminent, according to his sources — Yahoo! finally looks ready to do a deal, according to people familiar with the situation.
Larry Dignan / Between the Lines:
HP packs two independent servers on a blade — HP can now pack two servers one blade and cut energy consumption by 60 percent based on its calculations. — HP was set to announce its new blade set-up on Wednesday. The server twofer-dubbed the HP ProLiant BL2×220c G5 (right) …
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InfoWorld:
Belgian newspapers ask Google for $77.5 million in damages — A group of Belgian newspaper publishers wants Google to pay up to €49.2 million ($77.5 million) in damages for violating copyright law by publishing their articles on Google News and caching their Web pages.
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Aoife White / Associated Press:Belgian newspapers want $77M from Google
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Darryl K. Taft / eWeek:
Google Opens Google App Engine — Google also announces pricing for the development technology.
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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:3,000 Developers To Converge On Google I/O Tomorrow. Here's What To Expect.
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Kevin Poulsen / Threat Level:
Man Allegedly Bilks E-trade, Schwab of $50,000 by Collecting Lots of Free ‘Micro-Deposits’ — A California man has been indicted for an inventive scheme that allegedly siphoned $50,000 from online brokerage houses E-trade and Schwab.com in six months — a few pennies at a time.
Nick Douglas / Gawker:
Host Joanne Colan Leaves Rocketboom — According to a source at the Creative Artists Agency, host Joanne Colan is leaving Rocketboom, one of the Internet's first prominent news videoblogs. During her tenure, Colan never managed to transform the show (directed by creator Andrew Baron) …
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Chris Albrecht / NewTeeVee:
TiVo Adds Disney Movie Rentals — TiVo announced today that its subscribers will soon be able to rent Disney movies through their DVRs directly from their TVs. The service will be provided through an arrangement with CinemaNow. — Details like pricing, titles, and when the service …
