Microsoft Patch 'Erases' Outlook Express Addresses; Users Irked

Microsoft Patch 'Erases' Outlook Express Addresses; Users Irked

Another Microsoft patch from the batch released last week is apparently causing problems, at least according to numerous Windows users on the Redmond, Wash. developer's official message boards.

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-read full story from messagingpipeline.com, April 20 2006


Google and Yahoo results show more room for ad growth

The two top Internet search engine companies proved last week there is still plenty of room for advertising growth, though Google's dominance marks a major advantage over Yahoo, according to analysts.

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-read full story from Yahoo!News, April 23 2006


With e-mail, Microsoft looks to hook students 'for life'

The decision to outsource the University of Texas-Pan American's 17,000 student e-mail accounts to Microsoft for free was a simple one for Gary Wiggins, the school's top IT administrator.

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-read full story from ZDNet.com, April 21 2006


China close to being top spammer

Statistics from security firm Sophos show that China is fast catching up the US as a source of junk e-mail. According to Sophos, 23.1% of spam comes from computers in the US and 21.9% comes from China. The UK is tenth on the list of spam sources.

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-read full story from BBC News, April 23 2006


Pioneering Wi-Fi City Sees Startup Woes

Joe Lusardi's friends back in New York couldn't believe it when he told them he'd have free Internet access through this city's new Wi-Fi network. It's free all right, but residents are, to some extent, getting what they pay for.

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-read full story from Yahoo!News, April 24 2006

Mobile phones gain on PCs for Internet

Mobile phones may soon challenge personal computers as the dominant platform for accessing the Internet, a recent survey suggests. A survey released this week by research firm Ipsos Insight showed that 28 percent of mobile phone owners worldwide have browsed the Internet on a wireless handset, up from 25 percent at the end 2004.

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-read full story from Yahoo!News, April 21 2006


First Look: ThinkFree Web App Outshines

Microsoft OfficeIt sounds too good to be true: free word processor, spreadsheet, and presentation programs that are compatible with their Microsoft Office counterparts and that work in a browser. For more on this:-read full story from Yahoo!News, April 24 2006Database considered to stem phone theftA central database of mobile phone identification numbers is being considered to deter the sale of phones stolen in Hong Kong on the black market.

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-read full story from Yahoo!News,com


New internet customers boost China Netcom sales

China Netcom Group (Hong Kong), the nation's second-largest operator of fixed-line telephones, said first-quarter sales rose 4.7 per cent from a year earlier after the company added internet users.

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-read full story from SCMP.com, April 23 2006