Check out Mini-Techmeme for simple mobiles or Techmeme Mobile for modern smartphones.
4:10 PM ET, May 2, 2006

Techmeme

 Top Items: 
New York Times:
Microsoft and Google Set to Wage Arms Race  —  Bill Gates, the chairman of Microsoft, described Google in an interview late last year as a worthy adversary, a company to test Microsoft's mettle.  "This is hypercompetition, make no mistake," Mr. Gates observed.
RELATED ITEMS:
Jeremy Zawodny / Jeremy Zawodny's blog:
Google's Double Standard  —  Okay, there's been too much written about this already, so I'll try to keep my 2 cents short.  —  Concerned about Microsoft's decision to make MSN Search the default search engine in Internet Explorer 7 (earth shattering, isn't it?), Marissa Mayer said:
Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Watch Blog:
Google Worried About Microsoft's Browser Advantage?  What Advantage?  —  I was off yesterday (it was a holiday in England), so I merrily missed the fireworks over Google's objections to Microsoft's plans for search in Internet Explorer 7.  Nevertheless, a few calls from reporters penetrated …
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
New Blog Search Engine Sphere Launches  —  New blog search engine Sphere launched just moments ago and has also announced a $3.75 million round of venture financing.  In addition to covering the launch of Sphere here, we have a podcast interview with CEO Tony Conrad and advisor Toni Schneider over at TalkCrunch.
RELATED ITEMS:
John Markoff / New York Times:
Intel to Offer Its Own Plan for Global Internet Access  —  SAN FRANCISCO, May 1 — Aiming to help close the so-called digital divide, the Intel Corporation plans to announce a design for a sub-$400 educational laptop and a five-year, $1 billion program to train teachers and to extend wireless digital Internet access worldwide.
Discussion: IP Democracy
RELATED ITEMS:
Dean Takahashi / siliconvalley.com:   Intel, AMD power up the push for a cheap PC
Mathew / mathewingram.com/work:
Web 2.0 marketing — bottoms up!  —  One of the concepts we're trying to tackle as part of mesh (May 15th and 16th in beautiful downtown Toronto, get your tickets before it's too late, etc. etc.) is the idea that Web 2. and blogs and all that they represent are fundamentally rewriting the rules …
RELATED ITEMS:
Michael McDerment Blog:   McDerment: Bottom Up Marketing
Seth Schiesel / New York Times:
Entropia Universe Players Can Cash Their Online Earnings at the A.T.M.  —  When you put your card into an automated teller machine, view your balance on the screen and then receive money from the dispenser, you probably understand that a merely electronic notion — your bank account …
Discussion: VTOR
Reuters:
Microsoft may delay Windows Vista again — Gartner  —  SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp.'s long- awaited release of the upgrade to its flagship Windows operating system will likely be delayed again by at least three months, research group Gartner Inc. said on Tuesday.
Discussion: Andre
Olga Kharif / Business Week:
Yahoo Woos the Tech User  —  With a new technology channel, the Web portal takes aim at a profitable niche where CNet.com has been a powerful player  —  Web portal Yahoo! (YHOO) made a move to fill a glaring hole in its information lineup on May 1.  It launched a new channel called Yahoo …
RELATED ITEMS:
Elinor Mills / CNET News.com:
Newsmaker: Asking more of Ask.com than of Jeeves  —  Ask.com relaunched earlier this year with new features and a new logo as part of an attempt to shake off its old Ask Jeeves image.  Now it also has a new chief executive—Jim Lanzone, who was promoted this week to replace Steve Berkowitz.
Jenstar / JenSense:
MySpace.com and Yahoo Publisher Network apparently don't mix  —  MySpace has long been a marketing tool and a great way to drive traffic to other sites or advertising.  But if you happen to be monetizing with MySpace and using Yahoo Publisher Network, you may get your account suspended …
Discussion: Clickety Clack and YHOO
Sara Kehaulani Goo / Washington Post:
Amazon Search Finds Microsoft  —  Dropping of Google Means Landmark Gain for Software Giant  —  Amazon.com Inc. said yesterday that it has dropped Google Inc. as the provider of search engine results on its Web site in favor of one powered by Microsoft, a move that signals a small rebellion …
CNET News.com:
Net neutrality missing from sweeping telecom bill  —  update The U.S. Senate took the first serious step on Monday toward rewriting the nation's telecommunications laws, a move that raises politically sensitive questions about digital copyright and Net neutrality and that could take years to complete.
www-306.ibm.com:
IBM acquires BuildForge  —  Organizations are increasingly under pressure to deliver enterprise products and services faster.  Development organizations are hard pressed to manage complex applications, coordinate globally distributed development and production teams while maintaining high software quality.
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
A New Look at Personalized News  —  Israeli startup Spotback, which I've been tracking for a while, will launch tonight (Monday) at 10 PM PST.  Spotback is a personalized news portal that learns from user behavior over time to deliver the news that's just right for them.
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of Techmeme at 4:10 PM ET, May 2, 2006.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 Techmeme Sponsor Posts: 
Tribe AI:
Build AI products that matter  —  Tribe AI helps organizations rapidly deploy AI solutions that have real business impact.  We bring together world class AI talent and tooling to drive differentiated results.
Zoho:
Zoho Sign is a “high growth performer” in the Frost & Sullivan's Frost Radar™ for electronic signature software, 2024  —  We are happy to announce that Zoho Sign has clinched a position as a high growth performer …
Hamming:
Make AI Voice Agents trustworthy  —  Hamming AI automatically tests AI voice agents and continuously monitors them in production.
Techmeme Leaderboards:
Discover the top reporters on AI, VR, policy, and much more  —  We've analyzed Techmeme's news crawl to identify the most influential and prolific writers on 48 news topics.  Download reports immediately for just $100.
Sponsor Techmeme
 
 See Also: 
Techmeme: site main
Techmeme River: reverse chronological Techmeme
Techmeme Mobile: for phones
Techmeme Leaderboard: Techmeme's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
Techmeme RSS feed
Techmeme on X
Techmeme on Mastodon
 
 
 More Items: 
Ryan Block / Engadget Mobile:
Helio launches  —  Alright kids, it's the moment we've …
Jaikumar Vijayan / Macworld:
SANS notes sharp increase in Mac OS X flaws
Om Malik / Business 2.0:
File-sharing is the new email
Discussion: SiliconBeat and GigaOM
Jane Spencer / Associated Press:
PDA popularity triggering eyestrain
Marguerite Reardon / CNET News.com:
Helio kicks off cell phone service
Microsoft:
SAP and Microsoft Introduce Duet Software; Bringing Together …
Cisco Cheng / Gearlog:
Samsung Q1: First UMPC Hits Our Labs
Tony Smith / The Register:
Intel: 90% of Cores to be Duo by year end
 Earlier Items: 
Mike / Techdirt:
Senate Telecom Bill More About Granting Favors Than Improving Telecom?
Discussion: Boing Boing and B2Day
samsung.com:
SAMSUNG's D520: Stylish Simplicity and Stunning
Discussion: Gizmodo and MobileWhack.com
Carlo / Techdirt:
Here's An Idea: If You Don't Like What's On TV, Don't Watch It
John Gaudiosi / next-gen.biz:
Top Industry Figures Muse PS3
Discussion: Xbox 360 Fanboy and Kotaku
Justin Davis / modojo.com:
First Lumines Mobile Screens & Details
Discussion: Kotaku and Game|Life
Chris Anderson / The Long Tail:
Google and the Long Tail of Time
linuxdevices.com:
Linux gains enhanced WiFi stack