Archive for January, 2007

Thursday | 1 February, 2007 (ARNnet)

Wednesday 31 January 2007 @ 9:48 pm

A Microsoft executive who helped develop the company's new Zune music player and other products is leaving the company.

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Posted in Zune

Microsoft exec with ties to Xbox resigns (GameSpot)

Wednesday 31 January 2007 @ 8:15 pm

Bryan Lee, corporate VP at Microsoft's entertainment and devices division, will leave post in next few weeks.

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Posted in Zune

Reuters Canada Business Summary (The Globe and Mail)

Wednesday 31 January 2007 @ 7:02 pm

TORONTO (Reuters) - Bank of Montreal said on Wednesday it will cut about 1,000 jobs and take a C$135 million ($115 million) charge in the first quarter as it tries to rein in costs to help meet its 2007 financial targets, a move that took analysts by surprise.

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Microsoft says Zune executive will leave company (ZDNet)

Wednesday 31 January 2007 @ 6:26 pm

Bryan Lee, who also played a key role in shaping the Xbox business, aays he will depart to pursue personal interests.

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Microsoft says Zune executive will leave company (ZDNet)

Wednesday 31 January 2007 @ 6:13 pm

Bryan Lee, who also played a key role in shaping the Xbox business, says he will depart to pursue personal interests.

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Posted in Zune

Microsoft Zune Chief Lee to Retire; Allard Takes Over (Seattle Times)

Wednesday 31 January 2007 @ 6:13 pm

Microsoft said Vice President Bryan Lee, who led the release of its Zune music player, will retire in the next several weeks and be replaced by J Allard...

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Posted in Zune

Reuters Canada Business Summary (The Globe and Mail)

Wednesday 31 January 2007 @ 5:32 pm

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google Inc. said on Wednesday quarterly profit nearly tripled, helped by a lower tax rate, but revenue growth was largely in line with Wall Street expectations despite some hopes of an upside surprise.

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Microsoft says Zune executive to leave the company (The Globe and Mail)

Wednesday 31 January 2007 @ 5:19 pm

SEATTLE (Reuters) - A senior Microsoft Corp. executive who oversaw the launch of its Zune digital music player plans to leave the company, the world's largest software maker said on Wednesday.

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Microsoft says Zune executive to leave the company (Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News)

Wednesday 31 January 2007 @ 5:12 pm

A senior Microsoft Corp. executive who oversaw the launch of its Zune digital music player plans to leave the company, the world's largest software maker said on Wednesday.

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Posted in Zune

Staccato, SK Telecom push for UWB in PANs (Electronic Engineering Times Asia)

Wednesday 31 January 2007 @ 4:09 pm

Staccato and SK Telecom, are staking out new territory in the development of PANs using UWB technology, teaming up to implement a mobile-phone UWB solution that can be used simultaneously for Bluetooth, higher-bandwidth UWB and multipoint WiNet services.

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Posted in Zune