Ed Sutherland

A panel of European judges has turned a skeptical eye toward the European Commission’s ruling that Microsoft isn’t playing fair. In the second day of the software giant’s appeal of the $613 million EC antitrust ruling, a European Union panel asked whether bundling of a media player actually harmed competition, as regulators charge. Today’s questioning […]

Microsoft began its bid to overturn a 2004 $613 million antitrust fine by saying the European Commission decision “must be annulled.” The software giant, by bundling its media player with Windows, will become the Internet’s gatekeeper, according to opponents. The 13-judge court, the second-highest European legal body, will listen to five days of testimony. Microsoft […]

UPDATED: It’s not the sort of send-off Microsoft was hoping for as it prepares to appeal its European antitrust decision. The company said it will end attempts to gain EU information from U.S. companies, following a New York court’s rejection of the its appeal to subpoena IBM. New York judge Colleen McMahon called Microsoft’s subpoena […]

After complaints an earlier security patch interferes with some third-party software, Microsoft said it will re-release next week the fix, eliminating possibly dangerous changes to the Windows registry. Microsoft said it completed an investigation into complaints its MS06-015 update, along with a new binary to police which applications are run from the Windows shell, caused […]

Yahoo is again in the China spotlight. A verdict in a Chinese court case indicates Yahoo helped police identify the e-mail account of a dissident writer who was later sent to prison, according to Paris-based Reporters Without Borders. According to the organization, this is the third such incident involving Yahoo. “Little by little, we are […]

Verizon Communications earlier this week raised prices for its lowest level DSL service to $17.99. The change, a mark-up of 20 percent, affects only new users of the 768 kilobit per second service. Those who subscribed during the $14.95 period are guaranteed the lower price until their one-year contract expires. In August, Verizon made waves […]

UPDATED: Microsoft said a limited range of consumer software is to blame for its latest security update unintentionally backfiring on Office and IE users. The update was among five the company released last week. Some analysts say the software giant’s solution doesn’t go far enough and is courting disaster. Digital photography software from HP and […]

Communications wholesale giant Level 3 Communications continues its philosophy of buy local, grow global. The Colorado-based IP backbone announced plans to acquire ICG Communications for a stock-and-cash purchase worth $163 million. The deal centers on ICG’s more than 2,000 miles of fiber-optic connections in Colorado and Ohio, as well as 500 points of presence (POPs) […]

As motorists look toward spring break and the upcoming summer driving season, automakers are transforming the family car from simple transportation into rolling entertainment and information centers. Tired of watching endless car commercials on TV? How about an entire TV channel brought to you by an auto maker? Whether chasing big game in Africa or […]

Intel China and Baidu.com said today they will work to develop search applications for the growing China Internet market. The two companies will cooperate on “Internet search applications for laptops, handsets and PCs,” according to the chip giant. Baidu already uses the Intel platform. “Baidu is the most frequently used search engine in China with […]

After months of speculation, Internet giant Google released a beta version of Google Calendar. The free Web-based event planner is another step in Google’s pursuit of Microsoft’s domination of productivity applications. It also begins the entry of the Internet powerhouse into social-networking. Integrated with Gmail, the calendar service gives users the ability to easily create, […]

Google is defending its cooperation with the Chinese government’s restrictions on Internet users. CEO Eric Schmidt told reporters Google must abide by Chinese laws limiting online access. But others within the Internet company quietly say it is doing the least possible to keep censors happy. Schmidt, who is in China to announce a new Beijing […]