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Adobe says Photoshop Express glitch fixed

Ina Fried — Fri, 09 May 2008 21:54:00 GMT

Adobe Systems said on Friday that it has fixed a bug that delayed a planned update of its Photoshop Express program this week. The software maker said in a statement that the updated version of the free, Web-based photo editing program is now available.

"We're happy to report we ...

Mundie: Microhoo totally dead, unless...

Ina Fried — Thu, 08 May 2008 14:52:00 GMT

It's become a morning ritual for me: grab a bagel and a cup of tea and sit down and parse the latest comments from a Microsoft executive interviewed overseas.

This morning, instead of my usual Lemon Lift, I'm trying a cup of mandarin orange green tea. And, instead of Bill Gates, ...

Glitch delays Photoshop Express update

Ina Fried — Thu, 08 May 2008 02:25:00 GMT

Adobe Systems has delayed a planned update to Photoshop Express after discovering a last-minute glitch.

"As you know, we were preparing updates to the Photoshop Express beta on May 7th that added significant new functionality to the product," Adobe said in a statement. "However, prior to going live, we discovered

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Microsoft denies putting 'copyright cop' in Zune

Ina Fried — Wed, 07 May 2008 23:01:00 GMT

The New York Times suggested Wednesday that future versions of the Zune might come with a tiny cop capable of catching digital lawbreakers.

And no, I'm not talking about some sort of bundled action flick.

In a blog, the Times' Saul Hansell said that, as part of Microsoft's ...

Microsoft to show new search tech this month

Ina Fried — Wed, 07 May 2008 21:00:00 GMT

Microsoft hopes to back up its refrain that it has a plan to catch Google by showing off some improvements to its Live Search product at a company-sponsored advertising conference later this month.

"We will start to show you the next version of the search," Chairman Bill Gates said in ...

Zune struggles to find the right pitch

Ina Fried — Wed, 07 May 2008 11:00:00 GMT

After a decent freshman year, the Zune appears to be having a bit of a sophomore slump.

In its first year on the market, Microsoft shipped 1.2 million Zunes, reaching about 3 percent of the U.S. market for MP3 players by the first quarter of 2007. A year ...

Microsoft resumes XP, Vista updates

Ina Fried — Tue, 06 May 2008 19:03:00 GMT

Microsoft on Tuesday said it is resuming two major Windows updates that had been halted because of a conflict with one of its own software products.

A week ago, Microsoft delayed the release of Windows XP Service Pack 3 because of a problem that could lead to data loss when ...

Microsoft exec on Yahoo: 'We've moved on'

Ina Fried — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:51:00 GMT

In the wake of Microsoft's decision to pull its Yahoo offer, executives are trying to make the case that Redmond's online business can go it alone.

Speaking to investors Tuesday, Windows Live General Manager Brian Hall tried to bring the focus back to what Microsoft is doing on ...

Zune: Welcome to the video

Ina Fried — Tue, 06 May 2008 03:57:00 GMT

A year and a half after debuting its first Zune, Microsoft is finally offering some content that makes use of that big color screen.

The software maker is releasing an update Tuesday to its Zune service that adds a video store with about 800 TV show episodes from NBC Universal, ...

Yahoo-Google tie-up may not be so close

Ina Fried — Mon, 05 May 2008 22:34:00 GMT

When Microsoft was threatening to go hostile in its Yahoo bid, Google appeared close to a deal. Now that Microsoft has pulled its offer, things appear to have cooled considerably.

While such a deal is apparently still simmering, it appears to be relegated to the back burner and indeed, may ...