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Apple's jobs questioned by US authorities

Push 2.0: big brands line up to deliver content directly to Windows Vista desktops

SAP sees 2007 margin down, growth outlook unclear

Smartphones aside, Nokia wants your business

Yahoo to debut improved search ad ranking model next month

Analyst: Banks must make credit card accounts useless to data thieves

Cheaper mobiles boom, but chipmakers feel squeeze

Gates, Google convene in Switzerland

Microsoft extends Windows XP support to 2014

Mozilla launches Thunderbird 2.0 Beta 2

AMD posts loss, margins shrink, stock drops

Boffin breakthrough beams bits onto photons

Thursday, 25th January 2007

Headlines

	Apple's jobs questioned by US authorities
	Push 2.0: big brands line up to deliver content directly to Windows Vista desktops
	SAP sees 2007 margin down, growth outlook unclear
	Smartphones aside, Nokia wants your business
	Yahoo to debut improved search ad ranking model next month
	Analyst: Banks must make credit card accounts useless to data thieves
	Cheaper mobiles boom, but chipmakers feel squeeze
	Gates, Google convene in Switzerland
	Microsoft extends Windows XP support to 2014
	Mozilla launches Thunderbird 2.0 Beta 2
	AMD posts loss, margins shrink, stock drops
	Boffin breakthrough beams bits onto photons

Tim Lohman,
Editor

This afternoon, Apple chief executive Steve Jobs has been questioned by US investigators about stock options backdating at the company, according to several reports citing unidentified lawyers.

Also making news, Microsoft and its partners are poised to release dozens of new information services designed to be pushed directly to the Windows Vista desktop.

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Breaking News

Government/Law

Apple's jobs questioned by US authorities
Apple chief executive Steve Jobs has been questioned by US investigators about stock options backdating at the company, according to several reports citing unidentified lawyers.
By Staff writers

Convergence

Push 2.0: big brands line up to deliver content directly to Windows Vista desktops
Microsoft and its partners are poised to release dozens of new information services designed to be pushed directly to the Windows Vista desktop.
By Staff writers

Finance

SAP sees 2007 margin down, growth outlook unclear
SAP failed to give a 2007 outlook for closely watched licence sales on Wednesday but said margins would fall as it invests in software for smaller firms, sending its shares down more than 5 percent.
By Staff writers

Telco/ISP

Smartphones aside, Nokia wants your business
The company's newly launched Business Channel Program expands Nokia's universe with security, mobility, and voice services.
By Staff writers

Internet

Yahoo to debut improved search ad ranking model next month
Ad quality - how effectively the ad elicits consumer interest - will be considered when determining where ads are placed on search results pages.
By Staff writers

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Research/Trends

Analyst: Banks must make credit card accounts useless to data thieves
Adding one-time password capability to credit and debit cards might prevent incidents similar to the data breach last week at TJX Banks.
By Staff writers

Hardware

Cheaper mobiles boom, but chipmakers feel squeeze
Mobile phone sales may be booming worldwide, but many suppliers of component chips aren't happy.
By Staff writers

Finance

Gates, Google convene in Switzerland
High-tech luminaries prepare to talk about technology and philanthropy at this week's World Economic Forum.
By Staff writers

Operating Systems

Microsoft extends Windows XP support to 2014
The extended support for Windows XP Home and Windows XP Media Center matches policies already in place for the business-oriented Windows XP Professional.
By Staff writers

Internet

Mozilla launches Thunderbird 2.0 Beta 2
A Release Candidate for the email client is scheduled for the second half of February.
By Staff writers

Finance

AMD posts loss, margins shrink, stock drops
Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices posted a surprise quarterly loss Tuesday as a price war with Intel took a heavier toll than expected.
By Staff writers

Research/Trends

Boffin breakthrough beams bits onto photons
'It sort of sounds impossible', scientist admits.
By Robert Jaques