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Microsoft:
Steve Ballmer Kicks Off Most Significant Product Launch in Microsoft's History — Windows Vista and the 2007 release of Office lead the more than 30 new products that will spur the next leap forward in business computing. — At a press conference at NASDAQ MarketSite in Times Square …
Discussion:
Engadget, Paul Mooney, Bink.nu, The Gong Show, larry borsato, Microsoft News Tracker and Full of I.T.
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John C. Dvorak / MarketWatch:
Will Vista make an impact? — Commentary: It's just not the same as earlier Windows releases — BERKELEY (MarketWatch) — Investors want to know if there will be any effect on the market during the rollout of Microsoft's new operating system Vista. Will sales of computers jump? What about peripherals?
Richard MacManus / Read/WriteWeb:
Microsoft Officially Announces Vista and Office 07 - Web Briefly Mentioned — Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced today the business availability of the Windows Vista operating system, the 2007 release of Microsoft Office, and other new business software offerings. Vista and Office 07 be available from 30 January.
Mary Jo Foley / All about Microsoft:
What I learned at the Microsoft Vista business launch — Were there any surprises left for Microsoft's business launch of Windows Vista and Microsoft Office 2007 on November 30? Surprisingly, there were a few. — As expected, Microsoft made available to its volume licensees …
Discussion:
Microsoft News Tracker
Raju Vegesna / Zoho Blogs:
Zoho Announcements - How about three of them? — Today, we announce three different additions to Zoho. — 1. Zoho Plugin for Microsoft Office — 2. Zoho APIs — 3. Desktopize for Zoho (Download) — We are very excited about the plugin for Microsoft Office as this extends …
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sfgov.org:
Missing Person: Kim Family — Missing Family — The San Francisco Police Department is seeking information regarding a missing San Francisco family of four. On Friday, November 24, 2006, James Kim, his wife, Kati Kim, and their children, Penelope Kim and Sabine Kim left on a road trip to Seattle, Washington.
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Masaki Kondo / Bloomberg:
Namco Bandai's Takasu Says PS3 Game Titles Must Sell 500,000 — Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) — Namco Bandai Holdings Inc., Japan's second-biggest maker of video-game software, must sell at least half a million copies of a game for Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 console to make money on the title, said President Takeo Takasu.
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Jeffrey M. O'Brien / Fortune:
Seagate CEO: I help people "watch porn" — You think tech execs are boring? Check out a freewheeling interview with Seagate's Bill Watkins, who might be Silicon Valley's most outspoken CEO. — SAN FRANCISCO (Fortune) — Sitting at the arm of a tech CEO during a corporate dinner is rarely as interesting as you might imagine.
TDavid / Things That:
How to add clickable Skype links inside Second Life and elsewhere — Earlier today I read Phil Wolff's post on new chat functions inside Second Life (SL) at Skype Journal (emphasis mine): … I thought, hey, that's a relatively easy fix and whipped up some code on one of our shorter domains.
Annalee Newitz / Wired News:
Nike+ IPod = Surveillance — If you enhance your workout with the new Nike+ iPod Sport Kit, you may be making yourself a surveillance target. — A report from four University of Washington researchers to be released Thursday reveals that security flaws in the new RFID-powered device …
Discussion:
Engadget, PaulStamatiou.com, The Unofficial Apple Weblog, Web Strategy, All Points Blog, Buzzworthy and dailywireless.org
Bob Sullivan / The Red Tape Chronicles:
ATM system called unsafe — A U.S. Secret Service memo obtained by MSNBC.com indicates that organized criminals are systematically attempting to subvert the ATM system and unscramble encrypted PIN codes. (Will Burgess / Reuters file) — Researchers who work for an Israeli computer security company …
Joe Mandese / MediaPost Publications:
Video Nation: Agency Finds A Majority Now Create Their Own Video, But Few Post Them — IN A FINDING THAT UNDERSCORES the potential of a vast, untapped market for user-generated video, new research conducted by interactive agency Sharpe Partners indicates that more than half (54) …
Dave Winer / Scripting News:
The Rojas-Winer-Calacanis podcast device — Michael Gartenberg made a list for the Rojas-Winer-Calacanis podcast device. Peter responded positively to my query, so we're going to meet on the 21st, here in Berkeley, to talk about the device. I agree with many of the things Michael says, but there are some I strenuously object to.
Adam / Reuters:
Nintendo's Fils-Aime on Wii and Second Life — Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime sat down with bureau chief Adam Reuters on Wednesday for an interview inside the Reuters Auditorium in Second Life to talk about the company's popular new Wii console, the overlap between the Wii and Second Life …
Steve Rubel / Micro Persuasion:
Why Yahoo is Backing Away from RSS — Has anyone noticed that Yahoo's love affair with RSS seems to be withering? In 2004 and 2005 Yahoo was all over feeds. It was an early leader in driving adoption, as a matter of fact. But in recent months I question whether they remain committed to RSS as a platform.
