http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (AP) -- Antitrust regulators fined Microsoft Corp.'s German subsidiary 9 million euros ($11.8 million) and said the world's largest software maker illegally influenced retail prices for its Office 2007 programs. http://www.physorg.com/news158592721.html Technology Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:32:40 EST news158592721 A federal jury ordered US software giant Microsoft on Wednesday to pay 388 million dollars to Uniloc for infringing on an anti-piracy software patent held by the Singapore- and US-based company. http://www.physorg.com/news158479784.html Technology Thu, 09 Apr 2009 07:10:13 EST news158479784 (AP) -- Without IBM Corp.'s $7 billion takeover offer, Sun Microsystems Inc., a Silicon Valley rebel known for independence, is possibly alone again. Unless a new suitor somehow emerges, Sun will have to overcome the wobbly finances that forced it to shop itself around. http://www.physorg.com/news158255927.html Technology Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:59:21 EST news158255927 (AP) -- Verizon Wireless considers Linux-based software a possible long-term contender for use on its phones, but doesn't view it as a "preferred" solution, the carrier's head said. http://www.physorg.com/news157829284.html Technology Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:28:46 EST news157829284 (AP) -- I procrastinated for nearly two weeks before installing Microsoft Corp.'s new Web browser. http://www.physorg.com/news157819550.html Technology Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:46:29 EST news157819550 (AP) -- Shopping on eBay just got a bit more rewarding, at least for some users of the online auction site. http://www.physorg.com/news157806065.html Technology Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:01:51 EST news157806065 (AP) -- The Conficker worm, a nasty computer infection that has poisoned millions of PCs, will start ramping up its efforts Wednesday to use those machines for cybercrimes. It's unclear whether everyday PC users will even notice, but this is as good an excuse as any to make sure your computer is clean. http://www.physorg.com/news157728313.html Technology Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:26:20 EST news157728313 Research firm Gartner Inc. said Monday the market for software sold to businesses is likely to grow only 0.3 percent this year compared to 2008, a downward revision from the firm's previous forecast of 6.6 percent growth. http://www.physorg.com/news157655970.html Technology Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:20:34 EST news157655970 (AP) -- Microsoft Corp., the world's largest software maker, on Monday said it settled a patent dispute over car navigation technology with TomTom NV for an undisclosed amount. http://www.physorg.com/news157646011.html Technology Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:34:37 EST news157646011 (AP) -- Apple's Macintosh computers may be cool, but Windows PCs are easier on the wallet. http://www.physorg.com/news157311636.html Technology Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:41:19 EST news157311636 (AP) -- Google Inc. prides itself on setting trends, but it appears to be copying some of its smaller rivals with the latest refinements to the way it displays Internet search results. http://www.physorg.com/news157140195.html Technology Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:03:55 EST news157140195 Microsoft and NASA on Tuesday announced an alliance to focus the software giant's virtual WorldWide Telescope on space agency images of Mars and other celestial bodies. http://www.physorg.com/news157130619.html Space & Earth Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:24:56 EST news157130619 (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Steve Ballmer is still signaling an interest in a deal to buy part of Yahoo Inc. http://www.physorg.com/news156682317.html Technology Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:52:28 EST news156682317 (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. released a new version of Internet Explorer Thursday, adding features meant to speed up common Web surfing tasks and bringing the browser's security measures in line with those of major competitors. http://www.physorg.com/news156663747.html Technology Thu, 19 Mar 2009 06:43:01 EST news156663747 Money management websites promising to save the Internet generation from financial disaster have made their case to technology trendsetters. http://www.physorg.com/news156520324.html Technology Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:52:34 EST news156520324 (PhysOrg.com) -- Microsoft has a lot at stake with the success of Internet Explore 8 since they lost 7 percent of their browser market to Firefox, Safari, and Chrome browsers. IE8 has been in release candidate since January of 2009 and will mostly likely be a target for criticism for similar features already existing in Firefox, Safari, and Chrome browsers. http://www.physorg.com/news156431248.html Technology Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:08:13 EST news156431248 (AP) -- Google Inc.'s recent pledge to be more open about periodic service outages appears to be drawing more attention to the breakdowns when they occur, even if it's a minor hiccup affecting a sliver of its users. http://www.physorg.com/news156105369.html Technology Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:36:54 EST news156105369 Q. I have a lot of e-mails in separate folders of my Microsoft Outlook program, and I want to take some of them off my Windows XP computer and save them on CDs. How can I do that? http://www.physorg.com/news156066884.html Technology Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:55:33 EST news156066884 (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. plans a central market to sell programs for cell phones running the Windows Mobile system. It hews closely to the setup of Apple Inc.'s App Store for iPhones, with one notable exception - Microsoft promises to communicate more openly with outside software developers. http://www.physorg.com/news155990039.html Technology Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:34:41 EST news155990039 Rights groups called on Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft on Friday not to censor their Web search engines one day next week to help protest cyber censorship. http://www.physorg.com/news155574479.html Technology Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:08:29 EST news155574479 It's widely known Microsoft has a large contingent work force in addition to its 96,000 direct, regular employees worldwide. But the company has never publicly quantified these people, who typically work through third-party firms and do everything from mow the lawns to write software. http://www.physorg.com/news155407095.html Technology Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:38:50 EST news155407095 Microsoft on Tuesday confirmed it is testing a new Internet search engine it hopes will power the US software giant out of distant third place in a market dominated by Google. http://www.physorg.com/news155324905.html Technology Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:49:01 EST news155324905 Microsoft announced on Monday that it is going intercontinental with touch-screen Surface computers and a suite of business software offered online as services "in the cloud." http://www.physorg.com/news155288163.html Technology Tue, 03 Mar 2009 07:36:58 EST news155288163 Microsoft's mobile efforts are facing a critical stretch. After a lull in activity, the company this week formally announced a marketplace for mobile applications, a new backup-and-restore service and the latest version of its mobile operating system. The plans were aired at Mobile World Congress, the biggest trade show for the wireless industry, taking place in Barcelona, Spain. http://www.physorg.com/news154199862.html Technology Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:19:23 EST news154199862 (PhysOrg.com) -- At the Mobile World Congress 2009 in Barcelona, Microsoft officially revealed the new Windows phones featuring new user-friendly software and services. The next generation of Windows phones will be based on Windows Mobile 6.5 and feature a new user interface and a richer browsing experience. http://www.physorg.com/news154100661.html Technology Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:44:55 EST news154100661 Soon after he was named chief executive of Yahoo, Jerry Yang turned to Steve Jobs for advice. http://www.physorg.com/news152773916.html Technology Mon, 02 Feb 2009 05:12:28 EST news152773916 (PhysOrg.com) -- Security firm F-Secure has advised that the Downadup worm has spread to more than 3.5 million computers by exploiting a vulnerability Microsoft patched last October. This is achieved by trying to connect to various Web addresses. The worm then looks for an active Web server at one of these domains and downloads and runs a particular executable file. This allows the malware to do whatever it wants with all of the infected computers. http://www.physorg.com/news151319896.html Technology Fri, 16 Jan 2009 09:18:16 EST news151319896 Microsoft Corp. has bested rivals Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. by securing an agreement to become the default provider of Internet search service to mobile phone customers of Verizon Wireless, a Verizon executive said Wednesday. http://www.physorg.com/news150653373.html Technology Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:09:33 EST news150653373 (PhysOrg.com) -- The world-wide economic indigestion has slightly impacted CES 2009 newcomer company demonstrations and gawker attendance. So, far Formula One Sponsors, (the big Kahunas) like Microsoft, ASUS, Hitachi, and Toshiba are in the tweaking, refining, perfecting and slimming mode. http://www.physorg.com/news150649786.html Electronics Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:09:46 EST news150649786 Not that he needed one, but Bill Gates had rock star Slash help him cap his performance at the International Consumer Electronics Show last year. http://www.physorg.com/news150463945.html Technology Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:32:25 EST news150463945