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Ina Fried / ZDNet:
Microsoft sees Dance Dance Revolution in e-mail … Microsoft is looking to make scrolling through e-mail less work for your hands, and more work for your feet. — The software maker's research unit has developed a prototype e-mail program in which cubicle dwellers can wade through e-mail and delete messages using their feet.
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Mary Jo Foley / microsoft-watch.com:
Microsoft StepUI: No More Couch-Potato Excuses — At Microsoft Research's TechFest this week, the company is showing off 155 demonstrations from its five worldwide research labs. Among the highlights: A foot-powered user interface alternative. — Microsoft doesn't believe hands are the only vehicle for driving computers.
Associated Press:
Microsoft Works on Computer Foot Pad — REDMOND, Wash. - Ever feel like you're not making good enough use of your feet when you're catching up on your e-mail or sorting through all those digital pictures you took on that last vacation? — Computer scientists in Microsoft Corp.'s research division …
Dave Winer / Dave's Wordpress Blog:
OPML 2.0 Announcement — Late last year I wrote a series of RFCs and guidelines on the main OPML website, ideas for improvement of the format and the documentation for OPML. They were extensively discussed and refined. In February all this work was rolled into a new format and spec, called OPML 2.0.
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Super-Stealth Ether to Launch Tonight — Tonight at midnight the doors open (to beta testers) at Ether, the new super-stealth startup that is wholly-owned by the pay-per-call folks at Ingenio. — The concept of Ether is straightforward, but it has a massive back end infrastructure (thankfully Ingenio already had it built).
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linuxdevices.com:
Tux-shaped computer runs Linux — Acme Systems is shipping a Penguin-shaped case for a tiny SBC (single-board computer) powered by an innovative MCM (multi-chip module) that runs Linux. The 6.7-inch tall, 30-Euro "Tux Case" houses the company's "Acme Fox," a 2.6 x 2.8-inch, 100-Euro …
Associated Press:
Study: Cellphones can impact cockpit devices — PITTSBURGH (AP) — Talking on cellphones or using laptops on an airplane could disrupt cockpit operations, especially global positioning devices that are increasingly being used to help land planes safely, according to a new study.
Adam Green / Darwinian Web:
Revenge of the M-list — I chose this site's title and tagline, because I am fascinated by the social and technical forces causing change on the Internet. One aspect of that fascination is the role of the blogosphere's A-list. At first there was a single list covering all bloggers …
CNN:
The Next Net 25 — A new Web revolution is picking up steam, and the next Google or Microsoft could emerge from the companies that are in the vanguard. — SAN FRANCISCO (Business 2.0 Magazine) - Things are really crackling in Silicon Valley these days. There's the frenzied startup action …
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lik-sang.com:
Nintendo DS Lite Update: Lik Sang takes the Nintendo DS Lite on a Test Ride [Details + Image Gallery] — Let there be Lite. Lik Sang has today received its very first Nintendo DS Lite, which has been shining in our office since this morning (literally). In this report hereafter …
Tom Krazit / CNET News.com:
AMD's lawyers call on Skype — As part of its ongoing antitrust case against Intel, Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday served Skype with a subpoena demanding documents related to its deal to make one feature in Skype 2.0 available exclusively to Intel users.
MediaPost Publications:
Productivity: Meet, Greet, Then Market — THE INTERNET HAS MATURED INTO the most important medium since television. But the Internet is still evolving, and the latest "killer application" is social engagement, a development paralleled by the rising interest in connection throughout society at large.
T.O. Whenham / mobilemag.com:
MBridge details and photo revealed — Unicon Systems boldly calls their MBridge the key to a computer free life. With all the WiFi wireless features this multimedia bridge has to offer, it will sure make other manufacturers think twice about their next feature sets.
J Matthew Buchanan / Promote the Progress®:
Wall Street Journal on the state of patent law: "Blame the Lawyers" — oday's edition of the Wall Street Journal includes an op-ed piece on the current state of patent law, entitled "Patently Absurd." — You can view the article here (subscription required). — The article is an attack on all things patent.
Owen Thomas / CNN:
Apple's big news: Lights, camera, Mac-tion! — Apple's mysterious summons to Cupertino this afternoon has the rumor mill watching the maker of Macs and iPods closely. The smart money is on movies. — SAN FRANCISCO (Business 2.0) - Apple has issued a vaguely worded invitation to reporters and analysts …
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John Blossom / Shore Communications Inc.:
Email in the Content World - Growing but Dying? — I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Anne Holland for MarketingSherpa today, focusing on what needs to happen for enterprise and media business content producers in the near term to build successful strategies.
Associated Press:
Yahoo sues former workers, alleging trade secrets were stolen — SAN JOSE, Calif. - Yahoo Inc. sued seven former employees Monday, alleging that the workers stole trade secrets as they defected to MForma Group Inc., which provides entertainment and information tailored for wireless phones.
blizzard.com:
SPANISH VERSION OF WORLD OF WARCRAFT® IN DEVELOPMENT — Customer base reaches 6 million players worldwide as Blizzard Entertainment® prepares its award-winning MMORPG for continued growth in Europe — PARIS, France - 28 February, 2006 - Blizzard Entertainment …
Pat McCarthy / Conversion Rater:
Miva to Launch Contextual Network — MarketingVox reports that Miva is going to launch a competitor to Google Adsense and the Yahoo Publisher Network. — Their marketing angle seems to be that they provide more control than Adsense or YPN in whether a page uses their contextual engine or preset keywords the publisher uses.
support.microsoft.com:
INTRODUCTION — Microsoft is releasing a software update to Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 for Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 and for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1. This update changes the way in which Internet Explorer handles some Web pages that use ActiveX controls.
