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The International Herald Tribune
IHT.com Tech Alert


Paris, Saturday, June 28, 2008

Bill Gates is retiring, sort of
The co-founder of Microsoft will work his last day at the company Friday, leaving it to his successors to overcome new challenges or watch Microsoft's wealth and leadership in the industry steadily erode.

Sony Ericsson issues profit warning
The company, owned by Sony and Ericsson, said demand for its high-end phones was down.
- 'Bill-shock' thwarting downloads in Europe, study finds

'Bill-shock' thwarting downloads in Europe, study finds
The EU telecommunications commissioner, Viviane Reding, is leading a campaign to cut mobile-roaming fees, saying the 27-nation EU represents a single domestic market.

Oracle says damages in SAP suit could reach $1 billion
Oracle is suing TomorrowNow, a U.S. subsidiary of SAP, for corporate theft, and alleges it illegally downloaded masses of Oracle customer service materials and passed those documents to SAP.

Yahoo reorganizes in strategy shift
Yahoo unveiled on Thursday its fourth reorganization in the past 18 months as the embattled company seeks to focus on independent strategy after rebuffing Microsoft's takeover bid.

Euro broadcasters scramble in storm
A signal failure occurred when a violent thunderstorm struck Vienna, where the tournament organizer, UEFA, has its broadcast center. The outage affected scores of broadcasters.

Google tries tighter aim for Web ads
Google is for the first time testing ways to use some of its data about online behavior to aim ads at Web users.

Question of privacy over personal e-mail at work
A lawsuit involves an unsettled area of U.S. law, where changes in technology create tension between expectations of personal privacy and companies' rights to monitor equipment.
- Yahoo announces a reorganization
- Internet agency relaxes rules on domain names

Critics assail laptop searches at the U.S. border
Companies whose employees travel overseas have criticized the inspections, saying that the search of electronic devices could hurt their businesses.

EU plans new push to cut mobile charges
The European Commission plans to use new administrative powers to push national regulators to lower the fees that mobile operators can charge each other to connect calls between their networks. Much of the savings would be passed on to consumers.
- European mobile operator opposes new limits on cellphone fees

Sony aims for profitability in TV and video games
Sony outlined its strategy for growth Thursday geared at regaining its lead in TVs, wiping out the red ink in video games and rolling out movie services to woo Net-savvy consumers.

'Magic' photo memory card tells you where you are
The Eye-Fi Share card includes an automatic Wi-Fi positioning system that is a breakthrough in digital photography.



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