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Moving beyond Microhoo: News.com's Dan Farber and Ina Fried discuss how the deal fell apart and where the two companies go from here.; Tags: News, ina fried, dan farber, microsoft, yahoo, merger, stock market; Videos 2008-05-05
Touring Microsoft's science fair: Walking around TechFest 2008, Microsoft's chief research and strategy officer Craig Mundie talks to News.com's Ina Fried about the latest from Redmond's labs and where the company is placing its bets these days.; Tags: microsoft techfest 2008, redmond, seattle, bill gates, steve ballmer, ina fried, research and development; Videos 2008-03-11
Steve Ballmer talks heroes and innovation: In an interview with News.com's Ina Fried the Microsoft chief executive talked about where Microsoft's new server products as well as relations with Brussels.; Tags: microsoft, heroes, steve ballmer, bill gates, ina fried, los angeles; Videos 2008-02-27
Gates on free tools, Yahoo, and more.: In an Interview with News.com's Ina Fried, Microsoft's Chairman explains why Microsoft is giving away it's developer tools to students and a glimpse at the rational behind the Yahoo bid.; Tags: bill gates, microsoft, stanford university, yahoo, ina fried; Videos 2008-02-19
A sneak peek at the Pulse smart pen: The digital pen company aims to succeed where others have failed. CNET News.com's Ina Fried gets a sneak peek at the Pulse smart pen from Livescribe CEO Jim Margraff.; Tags: Peek, News.com, ina fried, livescribe, computer, pen, ink, paper, notebook; Videos 2008-01-28

3DV's depth-sensing camera: Tomer Barel, vice president of 3DV Systems, shows CNET News.com's Ina Fried a 3D camera called ZCam. The camera mimics hand moments, enabling gamers to do away with their traditional game controllers.; Tags: Game, Camera, 3DV, Games, Personal Technology, Gaming, 3D, ZCAM, game controllers, motion sensors, Ina Fried; Videos 2007-12-10
Microsoft CEO talks Windows Mobile: From CTIA 07 in San Francisco: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks with CNET News.com's Ina Fried about the importance of Windows Mobile and how he sees it evolving.; Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Corp., CEO, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Advertising & Promotion, Software, Hardware, Marketing, steve ballmer, microsoft, ina fried, windows, mobile, os, smartphone, ctia; Videos 2007-10-24
Ballmer: 'Vista is great for consumers': Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's CEO, speaks with CNET News.com's Ina Fried about Vista's critics and the European Union's regulatory rulings.; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, steve ballmer, microsoft, ina fried, windows, mobile, os, smartphone, ctia; Videos 2007-10-24
Steve Ballmer on the iPhone: With the emergence of the iPhone, Windows Mobile has a strong competitor in the mobile market. CNET News.com's Ina Fried speaks with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer about what he thinks of the device, and how he sees other competitors in the market.; Tags: Apple iPhone, News.com, Advertising & Promotion, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Marketing, Software, steve ballmer, microsoft, ina fried, windows, mobile, os, smartphone, ctia, apple, iphone, competition; Videos 2007-10-24
Gates: Phones should call person, not number: Microsoft CEO and Chairman Bill Gates sat down with CNET News.com's Ina Fried to discuss how Unified Communications software will finally modernize the business phone. Now if you want to reach people, you can just click and see if and how they're available, whether via phone, e-mail or instant message.; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, bill gates, microsoft, unified communications, voicemail, calendar, telephony, phone, email, technology, ina fried; Videos 2007-10-19
Photos: In search of Zune pals: Here's what CNET News.com reporter Ina Fried found when she went looking for Zunes to share tunes.; Tags: Ina Fried, Microsoft Zune; Image galleries 2006-12-11
Map: Looking for Zune love: Reporter Ina Fried searched the streets of San Francisco for other Zune owners.; Tags: San Francisco, Ina Fried, Microsoft Zune; Image galleries 2006-12-11
More hard to believe details of HP's witchhunt emerge (and spyware tactic deemed legal): News.com's Ina Fried and Jim Kerstetter have posted a nearly unbelievable account of the witchhunt involving reporters, HP directors, and HP employees that was ordered by HP chairwoman Patricia Dunn. News.com, a sister-organization to ZDNet under CNET Networks, Inc. has a bit of an inside track on the story...; Tags: honor, Hewlett-Packard Co., Ina Fried, Patricia Dunn; Blog posts 2006-09-20

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Firefox 3 RC1 code complete, due in late May: Mozilla now expects Firefox 3 RC1 will be ready to go in late May. RC1 was originally planned to be released last month but several bugs have arisen during the final phase of development that needed to be addressed, including problems with the new Places bookmarking feature, themes UI and...; Tags: Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Corp., Firefox Team, Web Browsers, Internet, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-05-11
iTunes FairPlay DRM - Protecting artists and labels, or helping Apple sell more iPods?: One day, two emails, two very different viewpoints: Email #1: "DRM on songs sold through iTunes is a necessary evil, there to protect artists and the labels from piracy." Email #2: "Apple's FairPlay DRM is nothing more than a tool that locks you into buying iPods...; Tags: Apple iPod, Digital-rights Management, Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, Digital Media, Digital Music, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Security, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-05-08
Competing with your own channel: Matt Asay has a truly fine piece out today about open source vendors competing with their own channels. What he's talking about are companies that sell support for "community" versions of your product. (I have no idea if John Wingert's sales techniques work, but his picture encapsulates the...; Tags: Matt Asay, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Open Source, Sales, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-07
10 reasons for IT failure: 10 reasons for IT failureThe number one reason...I still say the number one reason for failure is the mind set that in some magical way IT project management is different than other diciplines. (Engineering projects as an example.)One of the short comings I see in most curriculum for computer...; Tags: Strategy, Project management, information technology, IT Failure; Discussion threads 2008-05-02
Will computing save health care?: Carey James Kriz is nothing if not an optimist. Dr. Kriz, who heads the American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine in Orlando, is convinced that technology is the answer to the train wreck called the health care financing system. Predictive Health, knowing what your...; Tags: Dr., Health Care, Computing, Carey James Kriz, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-02
Excess thermal paste causing high temps in MacBook Air (updated): Excess thermal paste causing high temps in MacBook Air (updated)Well, as they sayToo much of a good thing can be bad.Hacker computerThey must switch the CPU with a hacked CPU.Geek-tech globs it on.Thermal grease is only there to fill...any gaps due to imperfections in the heat sink and the cpu...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Federal government, Thermal Grease, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., assembler; Discussion threads 2008-04-30
Possible next steps for Microhoo: CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi and Microsoft beat reporter Ina Fried sit down to discuss where Microsoft's bid for Yahoo stands. Ina breaks down the options and likens the strategy on both sides to a slow-moving game of chicken. Find out why she's not straying far from her desk anytime this...; Tags: News, kara tsuboi, michael kanellos, microsoft, yahoo, bid, merger; Videos 2008-04-30