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Microsoft to test PC tuneup service
May 12 2005 11:29PM (CT)
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) - Microsoft Corp. is rolling out a test version of an all-in-one subscription service that will give computer users automated security updates, back up their files and run tuneups to make machines speedier. The Redmond-based software company is distributing Windows OneCare to its 60,000 employees this week. It plans to run a larger invitation-only test this summer, then launch a full-scale test by year's end.
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Microsoft touts graphics on new Xbox 360
May 12 2005 8:30PM (CT)
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) - Microsoft Corp. says its next version of Xbox will thrill hard-core gamers with mind-blowing graphics and lure in newcomers with free online games, slideshows, music and video chats with friends.
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Report: Gates says iPod success won't last
May 12 2005 8:10PM (CT)
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates says Apple Computer Inc. shouldn't get too comfortable atop the portable music playing world.
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Tech firms owe debt to 'Star Wars' creator
May 12 2005 8:09PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - After filming the first "Star Wars" movie with special effects far from special, George Lucas spent millions to develop a complete digital editing system to populate his sequels with armies of X-wing fighters and Gungan warriors. Then, he virtually gave it away.
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Survey: 43 percent of adults get 'phished'
May 12 2005 8:09PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - Rebecca Tennille considered herself a savvy consumer, but when she got an e-mail that looked like it was from her bank, she followed its instructions to go to a Web site to verify some personal information.
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Microsoft's share of browser market slips
May 12 2005 8:09PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Microsoft Corp.'s share of the U.S. browser market has slipped below 90 percent as the Firefox browser continues to grow in popularity, according to independent tracking by WebSideStory.
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Company tries to purge Web criticism
May 12 2005 8:09PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The developer of a spam-fighting service is trying to airbrush the Web, asking some Web sites to remove references to criticisms that it sent out spam two years ago.
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Details on new Xbox 360 slip out via pics
May 12 2005 8:09PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The difficulty of keeping secrets in the instantaneous age of the Internet and digital cameras should come as no surprise to the world's leading technology company, Microsoft Corp. But this week, the behemoth software maker apparently was caught off guard.
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DARPA says funding to universities rising
May 12 2005 6:32PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - The Pentagon has not cut funds for university studies of fundamental science and technology in favor of projects with more of an immediate impact to the military, the director of the Defense Department's research agency said Thursday.
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Estonian lawmakers OK Internet voting
May 12 2005 11:26AM (CT)
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) - Lawmakers authorized Internet voting Thursday for Tallinn's local elections in October as the first step toward a nationwide system.
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Yahoo low-cost music service hurts rivals
May 12 2005 8:07AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Yahoo Inc.'s steeply discounted foray into online music subscriptions struck a sour note Wednesday with the shareholders of Napster Inc. and RealNetworks Inc. _ the owners of the rival services that stand to lose the most from the new competitive threat.
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