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Microsoft strikes Web search deal with Sun (Reuters)

Posted on November 10th, 2008 in Technology | No Comments »

A technician adjusts a spotlight at the exhibition stand of Microsoft in preparation for the CeBIT computer fair in the northern German town of Hanover March 12, 2007. (Christian Charisius/Reuters)Reuters - Microsoft Corp said on Monday that it reached a Web search deal with Sun Microsystems Inc, the latest partnership struck by Microsoft aimed at chipping away at the dominance of Google Inc.


Sun to help old foe Microsoft get search traffic (AP)

Posted on November 10th, 2008 in Technology | No Comments »

AP - In its latest move to increase Internet search traffic, Microsoft Corp. has turned to an old rival, Sun Microsystems Inc., for marketing help.

Music headphones can interfere with heart devices (AP)

Posted on November 9th, 2008 in Technology | No Comments »

MP3 player headphones placed within an inch of pacemakers or implantable defibrillators may interfere with the operation of the lifesaving cardiac devices, as study has found.(AFP/Getty Images/Scott Gries)AP - Have a pacemaker or an implanted defibrillator? Don’t keep your iPod earbuds in your shirt pocket or draped around your neck — even when they’re disconnected. A study finds that some headphones can interfere with heart devices if held very close to them.


Microsoft site makes digital photos into panoramas (AP)

Posted on August 21st, 2008 in Technology | No Comments »

In this screen shot provided by Microsoft, Photosynth, Microsoft's new online tool for presenting a collection of related digital photos, is shown.  Users can upload their pictures and sit back while the software matches pixels and arranges the image. Viewers can 'walk' around the collection in an experience that melds online photo gallery and video player. (AP Photo/Microsoft)AP - Digital cameras have liberated awe-struck travelers and proud parents from worrying about the price of film processing. But showing off those megapixels of memories is still reminiscent of tedious living room slideshows — and perhaps now worse, because instead of one blurry photo of the Eiffel Tower or the high school musical, there might be 50.


IAC completing split into 5 publicly traded parts (AP)

Posted on August 21st, 2008 in Technology | No Comments »

AP - Barry Diller’s IAC/InterActiveCorp completed its split into five publicly traded companies Thursday — a move intended to give each business more focus and value than the previously cluttered whole.