Tuesday, March 2, 2010

PImail (Business Stories) for 3/2/2010

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Microsoft CEO: Google merits regulatory scrutiny
The Associated Press reports: Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer intends to keep the regulatory heat on Google as his company strives to lessen its rival's dominance of Internet search.

C'mon Seattle -- not changing your name to 'Google'?
Talk about commitment. In an effort to persuade Google to select it as a testbed for an experimental fiber-optic network, Topeka – the capital of Kansas – has changed its name to "Google" for one month.

EADS reportedly wants Northrop Grumman to bid on tanker
EADS executives want Northrop Grumman to bid on the Air Force's aerial refueling tanker request, despite concerns that the the request favors rival Boeing, Rueters reported Tuesday.

Yahoo CEO: Would I have accepted Microsoft buyout? 'Sure'
BartzEveryone's favorite loud-mouthed CEO was at it again Tuesday in an interview with CNBC (video below). Yahoo's Carol Bartz was asked whether, if she had been the chief executive in February 2008, she would have accepted Microsoft's buyout offer.

Video of fourth Boeing 787 Dreamliner's first flight
Boeing has posted video from the first flight of its fourth 787 Dreamliner.

Ballmer: Google leads because 'they did it right first'
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer didn't really know how to answer. Can Bing be No. 1 in the U.S. search market?

Northrop: Design chosen to fix stealth bomber deck
Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Air Force are close to resolving an issue that has plagued the B-2 stealth bomber for more than two decades, Northrop announced Tuesday.

International airline passenger demand up in January
International air travel demand continued to improve in January, the International Air Transport Association reported Tuesday.

Boeing's Albaugh: Puget Sound 'is where we want to be'
UPDATE: Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace reaction added

NASA: Chile quake shortened our days
Chile's massive Feb. 27 earthquake didn't kill as many people as Haiti's temblor a month earlier, but it may have shortened all of our days, according to NASA.

$84 million grant to expand Internet in Washington
The Associated Press reports: An $84 million Recovery Act grant will add 830 miles of fiber and eight new microwave sites to a high-speed network to help bring high-speed Internet access to some remote parts of Washington.

Chrome continues to eat away at Internet Explorer
Another month, another – well, 0.4 points. Google's Web browser, Chrome, gained that many percentage points in February as it ate away at Microsoft Internet Explorer's market share, according to Net Applications data.

Microsoft researchers working on Mobile Surface projector
Courtesy of Microsoft You know the downside of the Microsoft Surface table? It's giant, heavy and expensive. Wouldn't the average consumer be more apt to get excited about a smaller, lightweight, portable version?

 

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