Microsoft to Spend $1B to Expand Headquarters

Microsoft to Spend $1B to Expand Headquarters

REDMOND, Washington (Reuters)—Microsoft Corp. on Thursday said it plans to spend $1 billion over the next three years to expand its headquarters outside of Seattle.
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The development will increase the campus of the world’s largest software maker by a third and provide the capacity for an additional 12,000 workers, Microsoft said a news conference with Washington state Gov. Christine Gregoire and local politicians.

Microsoft had received approval from the city of Redmond in May for a 20-year expansion plan, but the company said it accelerated those plans due to the need to house more employees as it rolls out crucial new products over the next few years.

Will BlackBerrys be shut down? – Techrepublic

FAQ: Will BlackBerrys be shut down?

BlackBerry fans have been holding their breath as a five-year intellectual property fight that could lead to the shutdown of their beloved mobile devices heads into its final weeks.
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Lawyers for Research In Motion and patent holder NTP are scheduled to give final arguments later this month before a Virginia judge who could reimpose an injunction on the sales of BlackBerry devices in the U.S. NTP has won several court victories so far, but RIM has prevailed on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to call NTP’s patents into question.

The case is being closely watched by the tech industry amid calls for patent reform and by anxious BlackBerry users wondering how they’ll keep the mobile e-mail flowing in the event of a shutdown. Just to spice things up, RIM claims that it has a “workaround” that could allow it to bypass NTP’s patents simply by upgrading its software.

I really hope not, I’ve started to rely on mine, although whether non-US users will be affected is to be seen.

Google: Making the Same Privacy and Security Mistakes as Microsoft – InterMedia

Google: Making the Same Privacy and Security Mistakes as Microsoft

So I spent a good bit of time on the phone yesterday talking with analysts about Google Desktop’s new “share across computers” feature. Each of them said, without very few qualifications: Dude, don’t use that.

Hmmm, seems to me to be a really bad idea. Damn id10t’s

Yahoo, AOL e-mail move blasted – MyADSL

:: General : Yahoo, AOL e-mail move blasted :: MyADSL: Technology and Broadband News

Industry experts say Yahoo and America Online’s plan to charge businesses for guaranteed delivery of their commercial e-mail could potentially leave the Internet giants exposed to lawsuits for invasion of consumer privacy, reports Red Herring.

The fee is being billed as an ‘electronic postage stamp’ that guarantees compliance with anti-spam legislation.

It would also certify the sender’s e-mail as authentic.

Experts say the plan is “dangerous” and “dead on arrival” because it violates the democratic principles of the Internet and will have little impact on spam, the biggest problem e-mail users face right now.