Newspapers sign on to syndicated blog service

Newspapers sign on to syndicated blog service

A syndication service that delivers commentary from 600 bloggers for use by newspaper publishers is set to launch on Tuesday, further blurring the lines that divide blogs and mainstream media.

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Cell Phone Industry Steps Closer to VoIP

Wojtek Felendzer held a mobile phone to his ear as he walked across the room, the call automatically switching behind the scenes from a Wi-Fi wireless hotspot to the regular cellular network.

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Now Starring on the Internet: YouTube.com
Internet video sensation YouTube.com seems like a startup straight out of Silicon Valley central casting. A year ago, co-founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen were in between jobs, a pair of twentysomething geeks running up big credit card debts as they tooled around a garage trying to develop an easy way for people to share homemade videos on the Web.

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Business Objects unveils new Web-delivered software

Business Objects SA will introduce a Web-based version of its database marketing software on Monday, the latest company to push into the fast-growing market for applications delivered over the Internet.

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Microsoft readies searches to rival Google

Microsoft confirmed through its public relations firm Friday that it is readying two new searches -- Windows Live Product Search and Windows Live Academic Search.

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-read full story from Infoworld.com, April 7 2006

Is Microsoft playing well with others?

At last year's LinuxWorld, Microsoft executive Bill Hilf stalked the stage dressed as a "Star Wars" storm trooper. This time, he tried a friendlier tack to charm the Linux faithful.

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-read full story from ZDNet Technology News, April 7 2006


Sendmail may turn tools over to open source

Sendmail, whose products are built on the software that delivers many e-mail messages, may release some substantial new technology as open source.

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-read full story from ZDNet Technology News, April 7 2006


Google wins SF wireless gig

Google has won the contract to operate San Francisco's municipal wireless network, in conjunction with Earthlink. San Francisco's mayor Gavin Newsom has described Wi-Fi as "a basic human right" - sort of like gay marriage, but for nerds.

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-read full story from The Register, April 6 2006