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The International Herald Tribune
IHT.com Tech Alert


Paris, Thursday, October 30, 2008

Microsoft to test Windows 7, a successor to Vista
Microsoft plans to give out test copies to developers of the latest version of its next Windows operating system, while unceremoniously dropping the brand name Vista for the new product.

As print media decline, so does the amount of available information
Paper is not just how news is delivered; it is how it is paid for, and newsroom cuts affect the information you get online.
- Gannett to cut 10% of workers as its profit slips
- Time Inc. plans about 600 layoffs
- Christian Science Monitor to publish online only

Video Web site shows that, with ads, less is more
On Hulu, an online video Web site, only one ad is shown during each segment break. Fewer ads make the ones on the site more memorable, Hulu executives say.

Time Inc. plans about 600 layoffs
The restructuring, which will cut 6 percent of the company's workforce, could alter the culture at the venerable publishing house.

Broader financial turmoil threatens biotech's innovation and cash
Biotech companies, some of the riskiest stock around because most experimental drugs fail, have been negatively impacted by the financial crisis.

Christian Science Monitor to publish online only
The cost-cutting measure makes The Monitor the first national newspaper to essentially give up on print.

Finding a gold mine in digital ditties
Joel Moss Levinson has won over $200,000 in money and prizes for his homemade corporate commercials.

Web site's formula for success: TV content with fewer ads
The online video Web site Hulu distinguishes itself with a memorable advertising experience, with fewer ads and more control over them for the viewer.

Gannett to cut 10% of workers as its profit slips
The 10 percent figure translates to roughly 3,000 people at the nation's largest newspaper chain, which has indicated its flagship paper, USA Today, would not be affected.

Google settles suit over book-scanning project
Google will pay $125 million and legal fees to settle a class-action lawsuit over its book-scanning project.

Microsoft presents 'cloud' operating system
The company said it would begin offering a new "cloud" operating system that would manage the relationship between software inside the computer and on the Web.

Tech giants and human rights groups plan effort to protect online speech
Google, Microsoft and Yahoo are the starting point for a new effort, called the Global Network Initiative, which commits the companies to "avoid or minimize the impact of government restrictions on freedom of expression," according to a final draft of documents.

Profit up at Verizon on strong wireless sales
Third-quarter profit rose to $1.67 billion from $1.27 billion a year earlier as Verizon Wireless added 2.1 million subscribers in the quarter.



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