http://www.newstin.com/us/software Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57466949 The nonprofit organization's alliance with Microsoft will bring Windows XP to the poorest children, and could give OLPC a much-needed boost Just four months after a messy breakup with tech giant Intel , the One Laptop per Child organization on May 15 announced an alliance with another tech... Fri, 16 May 2008 00:57:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57466949 2008-05-16T00:57:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57440849 This April 30, 2008 file photo shows an exterior view of Yahoo headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif. Billionaire investor Carl Icahn on Thursday, May 15, 2008 officially launched a proxy contest to unseat Yahoo Inc.'s board, writing in a letter to Chairman Roy Bostock "the board of directors of Yahoo... Thu, 15 May 2008 20:46:49 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57440849 2008-05-15T20:46:49Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57437108 By Kevin McLaughlin, ChannelWeb Microsoft has quietly removed a key backup feature from an upcoming update for Windows Home Server, much to the frustration of channel partners who've been touting this particular feature of the product to customers. In January at CES, Microsoft announced Home... Thu, 15 May 2008 19:12:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57437108 2008-05-15T19:12:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57445591 Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) confirmed today that it will support the Linux mobile-phone operating system, and join the LiMo Foundation as a core member, signaling its commitment to the platform. As part of the announcement, LiMo announced a list of other new supporters, including SK Telecom... Thu, 15 May 2008 19:28:41 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57445591 2008-05-15T19:28:41Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57491262 Corporate users may bypass Microsoft's troubled new operating system and hold out for Windows 7 Microsoft introduced Vista, the latest version of its Windows operating system, in New York City in January, 2007, with dramatic fanfare. But now some high-profile corporate customers are taking a pass... Fri, 16 May 2008 01:05:40 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57491262 2008-05-16T01:05:40Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57470546 After years of conflict, Microsoft and the computing and education project One Laptop Per Child, have reached an agreement that will put Windows on the organization's computers. Microsoft long resisted joining the ambitious project because its laptops used the Linux operating system, a freely... Fri, 16 May 2008 01:57:49 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57470546 2008-05-16T01:57:49Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57488118 PCmover is migration utility from Laplink that lets you quickly move pre-installed software applications, files and program settings from an old PC to your new computer. PCmover works with all versions of Windows from 95 to Vista. You may also use PC-mover to transfer files from a Windows PC to... Fri, 16 May 2008 05:02:19 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57488118 2008-05-16T05:02:19Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57476657 A year after the introduction of Microsoft's Silverlight cross-platform, cross-browser media plug-in and streaming technology, Novell has released a Linux version for testing. Dubbed Moonlight, announcement of the test code came through a blog post by Miguel de Icaza, vice president of platform... Thu, 15 May 2008 22:29:54 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57476657 2008-05-15T22:29:54Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57452678 By Rick Whiting, ChannelWeb IBM's Software Group is offering solution providers a free Web syndication service that lets channel partners with limited marketing resources easily add volumes of IBM content to their Websites. Thursday the IBM Software Group also announced that it's expanding its... Thu, 15 May 2008 21:53:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57452678 2008-05-15T21:53:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57465226 By Scott Hillis SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. sales of video game hardware and software rose 47 percent from a year earlier, as Take-Two Interactive Software Inc's "Grand Theft Auto 4" and Nintendo Co Ltd's Wii console stole the show. The popularity of "Grand Theft Auto 4," however, failed to... Fri, 16 May 2008 00:41:28 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57465226 2008-05-16T00:41:28Z