|
|
|
|
|
|
|
REVIEW: OpenOffice a strong competitor
May 5 2005 8:42PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - It's weird how things can come back to bite you. Microsoft Corp. killed off the competition for office software suites and became a de facto monopoly in the area, with what result? The competition is back and, this time, it's free!
|
|
|
Yahoo video search tool out of test phase
May 5 2005 8:38PM (CT)
SUNNYVALE, Calif. (AP) - Yahoo Inc. shifted its online video search tool out of its test phase Wednesday, marking another step in the Internet powerhouse's plan to use other media to lure more visitors to its Web site.
|
|
|
Review: Cheaper laptops full of features
May 5 2005 8:38PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - When you're buying something as pricey as a new laptop, it takes courage to stray from the comfort of established names like Dell, IBM and Sony. And it's the sort of courage that can easily lead to "penny-wise, pound-foolish" regrets after the purchase.
|
|
|
Microsoft to offer technology licensing
May 5 2005 8:38PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Microsoft Corp. is trying to make some money off some of its spare technology, offering entrepreneurs and venture capitalists licenses to such inventions as tamperproof identification card software and computer tricks that make chintzy speakers sound top-notch.
|
|
|
Gore to get lifetime award for Internet
May 5 2005 7:28AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Al Gore may have been lampooned for taking credit in the Internet's development, but organizers of the Webby Awards for online achievements don't find it funny at all.
|
|
|
Army to get energy-converting sheeting
May 5 2005 7:26AM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - The Army is bringing to the battlefield flexible plastic sheeting that converts light into energy _ technology that could someday find its way into the casing of laptops or even clothing to power portable devices.
|
|
|
Internet cuts need for bike messengers
May 5 2005 7:20AM (CT)
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Bicycle messengers once crowded downtown traffic to deliver court papers, business documents and blueprints. Today, only one such company and one lone courier pump along on any given workday in Maine's biggest city.
|
|
|
|
|
|