With Microsoft Word 2007 due for release later this year, the development team has recently been finalising the list of locale-specific words to be added to the default spelling dictionary. For this version, Microsoft has decided to expand the global lexicon, recognising such delightful (ahem) ‘Aussie’ slang as ‘bogan’, ‘sheila’, ‘bonza’ and ‘sickie’.  Read more »

Microsoft revealed it will extend its VoIP service to cover 11 countries next week as it made its Windows Live Messenger Beta available for download today.

Originally by The Register - Software, 2:21 PM

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Google introduced several services on Wednesday that draw on contributions from users to help identify popular Web sites.

Originally by NYT > Technology, 1:41 PM

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Microsoft evangelist Robert Scoble has weighed in on Gartner's report that says Vista will ship even later than told, in Q2 2007, with a mostly a no comment.

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The idea of mobile lawyering is so enticing: Where do you want to work today? But the price of convenience is security. Protecting your laptop from the various online threats out there -- not to mention good old thieves -- is serious business. Even an innocent mistake can cost you your license to practice law. Attorneys Sheila Blackford and Reid Trautz discuss the mobile lawyer's seven worst enemies, including malware and data loss.

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A9 switches sides in the search wars

Amazon has ended its relationship with Google and is now using MSN to provide search results on its site.…

Originally by The Register - Software, 10:46 AM

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Falling out

Microsoft and Gartner are squabbling again, this time after the analyst predicted yet another delay to Microsoft's already late-running Windows Vista operating system.…

Originally by The Register - Software, 10:46 AM

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Microsoft officially launches adCenter, a program that allows advertisers to purchase space across the whole line of Microsoft properties. Will it prove as lucrative as adWords?

Originally by Ars Technica, 10:45 AM

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VeriSign said many major Web sites were temporarily blocked by a mysterious flood of bogus messages in January and February, raising questions about the Internet’s defenses against one potent form of attack. Though the attacks have abated, VeriSign said it may need to sharply increase spending on additional computing and communications capacity to keep operating in future onslaughts. The claims come  Read more »

'Rumors have been swirling for a while that Google is preparing an online calendaring and scheduling service. Many blogs and news outlets predicted it would hit last week, but several search related industry events that were thought to be launchpads came and went without a Google announcement. More buzz is hitting this week, so I'm keeping a close watch on the Google Blog. Already, I'm getting competitive response email pitches from vendors. I'm guessing the news might arrive Tuesday.  Read more »