Microsoft enlists Seinfeld for ad campaign: source (Reuters)
Photosynth Stitches Photos Into a 3-D Web Canvas (NewsFactor)
Apple tries to de-bug iPhone (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - Apple acknowledged that a software update for the iPhone partly fixes the connection snags that have caused a global firestorm for the new iPhone 3G. Salesforce.com stock drops on cautious outlook (AP) AP - Salesforce.com Inc. kept its financial guidance within the range of analyst estimates Wednesday, disappointing investors who expected a more bullish forecast from one of the Internet's most popular software services. Microsoft Eases Server-Virtualization Restrictions (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Microsoft has elected to jettison certain licensing restrictions that previously discouraged its customers from moving the software giant's server applications within a server farm at will. Google Invites Security Researchers To Debug Android (NewsFactor)
Apple Reportedly Plans Another Fix for the iPhone (NewsFactor)
Centrino 2 Owners Get Free PAN Upgrade in 2009 (PC Magazine) PC Magazine - Next year, those users who purchased Intel Centrino 2-based laptops will be able to upgrade to a delayed, wireless personal-area-network technology dubbed "Cliffside" that Intel will make available via a software download. Palm unveils Treo Pro to battle BlackBerry (Reuters)
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Reuters - Comedian Jerry Seinfeld will star
in a $300 million marketing campaign for Microsoft Corp aimed
at burnishing the image of its computer operating system, a
person familiar with the effort said on Thursday.
NewsFactor - Microsoft's name has never been synonymous with photography, visual imaging or innovative online applications. But its release Wednesday of Photosynth -- a hybrid software/service that allows users to create 3-D environments by stitching multiple photographs together -- suggests the company has more than a few cards up its sleeve.
NewsFactor - In a move that could help it avoid an iPhone 3G-like software drama, Google wants bug hunters to test its Android mobile platform. On Monday, the Android Security Team posted a message to introduce itself to the security research and vulnerability communities.
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Reuters - Palm Inc unveiled a Treo smartphone
Wednesday based on Microsoft Corp software to compete for
business users against rivals such as Research In Motion's
BlackBerry.
