Windows 7 Starter Edition, the edition of the upcoming operating system targeted to small "netbook" computers, will be able to run more than just three applications at a time, Microsoft said today. Previous versions of Starter Edition have imposed a limit.
Bellevue's Motricity has named Jim Ryan -- a former Sprint PCS and AT&T Mobility exec -- to the post of chief strategy and marketing officer.
Scientists from the University of Washington, the Nature Conservancy and the University of Southern Mississippi are introducing a tool called ClimateWizard that lets people track temperature and precipitation changes in their local area, the Seattle Times reports.
Rivals to Microsoft's Internet Explorer are pushing the European Commission to require the company to offer alternative browsers as part of Windows, and to distribute them to existing Windows users via an automatic update, the Wall Street Journal reports.
An interesting report from the Directions on Microsoft research firm explains how Microsoft phases out products.
The Susan G. Komen foundation recently got a boost from Seattle-based Varolli Corp., which donated software to help the cancer research organization drive sign ups for its Race for the Cure on June 7. Using the Varolli technology, race organizers sent personalized voice messages from Mona Locke to more than 10,000 past participants of the race.
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