Computer Security
Microsoft, Icahn guaranteed $2.3 bln annual revenue for Yahoo (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp and billionaire investor Carl Icahn's joint proposal for Yahoo Inc includes $2.3 billion in guaranteed annual revenue from search advertising for five years, with the option to extend the deal for another five, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday. Read more…
Microsoft cuts Xbox price by $50, plans 60GB model (AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. is trimming the price of its Xbox 360 video game console to make way for a new model with a bigger hard drive. Read more…
Microsoft cuts Xbox 360 price, releases new model (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp cut on Sunday the price of its best-selling Xbox 360 Pro model with a 20 gigabyte hard drive to $299 from $349. Read more…
New Microsoft President Elop Confronts The Services Era (TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Stephen Elop, the new president of Microsoft's business division, describes the challenges he faces in an interview with InformationWeek. Read more…
ZoneAlarm Issues Fix For Problems Caused By Microsoft DNS Patch (TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The fix applies to the ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite, Pro, Antivirus, Anti-Spyware and Basic Firewall editions of the product. Read more…
Yahoo CEO says not likely to meet with Microsoft (Reuters)
Reuters - Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Jerry Yang said he was not likely to meet with representatives of Microsoft Corp at the annual Allen & Co Sun Valley conference. Read more…
Gripes: Vista, iPhones in Canada, Cell Phone Laws (PC World)
PC World - Readers rail against Windows Vista (as usual), iPhone pricing in Canada, and cell phone laws in California. Read more…
Microsoft DNS Security Fix Knocks ZoneAlarm Users Offline (TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The vulnerability is widespread and affects products made by numerous networking and software vendors beyond Microsoft. Read more…
Microsoft May Ship Next Mac Office By 2010 (TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Support for Visual Basic for Applications also will be restored in the next version of Office for Mac, Microsoft says. Read more…
Microsoft Outlines Enterprise and Worker Online Suites (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - At the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference in Houston this month, attendees received new details about the software giant's push into the realm of SaaS (software as a service). Read more…