Daily Wrap Up - August 13 Tech.<strong>Microsoft prices Zune HD below iPod</strong> Microsoft Corp put its new Zune HD digital music and video player on sale on Thursday, pricing it below comparable Apple Inc iPod devices, in an attempt to claw some market share away from the dominant leader. <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090813/microsoft-prices-zune-hd-below-ipod.htm" target="_blank">Read Full Article here. </a> <strong>Court slaps ban on some Microsoft Word A full-featured word processing program for Windows and the Macintosh from Microsoft. Included in the Microsoft application suite, it is a sophisticated program with rudimentary desktop publishing capabilities that has become the most widely used word processing application on the market. sales</strong> A U.S. federal court has ordered Microsoft Corp to stop selling some versions of its widely used Word software in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. in two months, ruling in favor of a small Canadian firm that accused the software giant of violating its patents. <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090813/court-slaps-ban-on-some-microsoft-word-sales.htm" target="_blank">Read Full Article here.</a> <strong>Asia web connections set to resume by end of Thursday</strong> Up to 90 percent of all voice call and Internet services from parts of East Asia East Asia A region of Asia coextensive with the Far East. East Asian adj. & n. that were disrupted after Typhoon typhoon: see hurricane. Morakot damaged undersea cables will resume by the end of Thursday, a senior Chunghwa Telecom Not to be confused with China Telecom. Chunghwa Telecom (Traditional Chinese: 中華電信; Hanyu Pinyin: official said. <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090813/asia-web-connections-set-to-resume-by-end-of-thursday.htm" target="_blank">Read Full Article here.</a> <strong>Cisco says it can improve tech, music industry ties</strong> Network equipment maker Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. Inc Chief Executive John Chambers said on Wednesday that the company's latest expansion in the online media and entertainment business will help improve relations between the music industry and Silicon Valley. <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090813/cisco-says-it-can-improve-tech-music-industry-ties.htm" target="_blank">Read Full Article here.</a> |
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