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Microsoft swallows Danger to make phones fun

Microsoft has wrapped up its acquisition of smartphone maker Danger, setting the stage for a boost to its consumer mobile business. Read more »

Will NineMSN or Yahoo7 be Australia's biggest loser?

If Microsoft acquires Yahoo, the deal may leave the pair's joint venture partnerships with PBL Network and the Seven Network on shaky ground. Read more »

Will Microsoft's acquisition of Yahoo backfire?

Microsoft's US$44.6bn bid to buy Yahoo could backfire if not executed properly, according to analysts -- but the phenomenal price may be worth paying to fend off the challenge from Google. Read more »

Oracle plans content management splash

Oracle is expected to jump into the emerging market for content management software later this year. Read more »

IBM to pay US$1.6 billion for FileNet

IBM has agreed to acquire content-management software maker FileNet for about US$1.6 billion in cash, the companies said on Thursday in the US. Read more »

Oracle touts 11g, hopes for rapid upgrade cycle

Oracle has been talking up its latest database offering -- but the signs are that Oracle customers will wait a few years before moving to 11g. Read more »

Microsoft in 'trouble' as Bill Gates leaves

A Harvard University dropout who ushered in the home computer age and made billions of dollars along the way will have his last official day of work at Microsoft on 27 June. Read more »

Can Google break Microsoft's enterprise chokehold?

A tie-up with Saleforce.com sees Google pushing even further into Microsoft's businesss applications territory Read more »

Yahoo-Microsoft "bear hug" hard to resist

The bold bid unveiled by Microsoft for Yahoo would create a technology titan of unprecedented size to challenge the Internet leadership established by Google, analysts believe. Read more »

Yahoo hyped on Digg-alike Buzz tool

Although Yahoo executives speaking at an online ad conference on Monday were mum on Microsoft's takeover attempt, they were quick to tease a new feature -- due out this week -- on their home page which could be their rumoured competitor to social news aggregator Digg. Read more »

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Deliver RSS content with JSP and JavaScript

You can generate RSS feeds for your JSP-based web site easily. We'll show you how. Read more »

Google vs. Microsoft

At the 2008 Gartner Application Development, Integration and Web Services Summit, David Mitchell Smith, vice president and Gartner fellow gave a presentation titled "Google vs. Microsoft", discussing the seeming battle between the two companies. Read more »

50 significant moments from internet history

We take you through 50 defining moments of the internet. Read more »

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How soon is Semantic?

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- At some point in the future you will be able arrive at work George Jetson-style. Your electric flying car will be streaming content to you from the new Semantic Web while your son in the backseat will be enjoying Duke Nukem Forever. Read more »

Adobe briefly considered its own browser

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Internet Explorer dominates the Web browser market, but are that many people so in love with it? Meanwhile, the Flash player dominates its segment because lots of people find it to be a terrific. So might Adobe one day decide that the next logical step is to try its hand at building its own Web browser? Read more »

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