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Paul Boutin / Engadget:
Live coverage of Bill Gates CES keynote — 6:25pm We'rekicking back in the Engadget VIP balcony at the Hilton. Paul is on the keys, Ryan on camera. We've justgotten the warning that things are about to start. — 6:34 Still waiting! — 6:36 The thumpy music isgetting louder …
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microsoft.com:
Gates Outlines Vision for the Digital Lifestyle and Showcases New Products and Technologies From Microsoft — CES keynote address features first broad demonstration of Windows Vista; new Xbox 360 peripherals, mobile devices and Windows Live services. — LAS VEGAS — Jan. 4, 2006 …
microsoft.com:
Keynote Remarks by Bill Gates, Chairman and Chief Software Architect, Microsoft Corporation — 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show — Las Vegas, Nevada — ANNOUNCER: Ladies and gentlemen, Chairman and Chief Software Architect of the Microsoft Corporation, Mr. Bill Gates. (Applause.)
Om Malik / Om Malik on Broadband:
In Digital Music, Its Gates Vs Jobs — Napster, Real and other music pretenders you have been warned - Microsoft will own you! If you were looking for proof that you will become one of the minions in Microsoft's grand music strategy, all you needed to do was tune in to the webcast of Bill G's keynote at CES.
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Amanda Cantrell / CNN:
Gates unveils his 'Urge' — In challenge to iTunes, Microsoft unveils music service and other entertainment plans. — LAS VEGAS (CNNMoney.com) - Bill Gates aims to take over your living room and late Wednesday he unveiled a new music service and new software to do it.
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Brier Dudley / Seattle Times:
Gates aims barbs at dueling formats — LAS VEGAS — Bill Gates' annual speech Wednesday to open the Consumer Electronics Show had the usual funny bits and views on future technology. But the Microsoft chairman also used the podium to fire a volley in a war over digital media formats that's erupting …
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Daisuke Wakabayashi / Reuters:
Gates sees IBM not Google as top Microsoft rival — LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Media coverage focuses on Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) competition with Google Inc. (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research), but Chairman Bill Gates sees IBM (IBM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) …
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Microsoft and MTV Networks Unveil New Windows Media Player 11 and Preview URGE, a New Digital Music Service — Seamless integration of Windows Media Player 11 and URGE delivers complete music experience and redefines music discovery for fans. — LAS VEGAS — Jan. 4, 2006 …
Scobleizer / Microsoft Geek Blogger:Bill Gates keynote at CES (that playtable rocks)
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Ars Technica:
Google to sell video, take on Apple; announces Google Pack — Tomorrow Google will announce a new commercial video download service, according to multiple sources. The service, which will be an addition to Google's Video Search, will allow users to buy video content for pre-determined prices …
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lego.com:
What's NXT? LEGO Group Unveils LEGO® MINDSTORMS™ NXT Robotics Toolset at Consumer Electronics Show — LAS VEGAS - LEGO Group today announces LEGO® MINDSTORMS™ NXT, a new system that redefines the consumer robotics category the company created in 1998.
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Guardian:
Behind the magic curtain — Next week Steve Jobs of Apple will grab media attention with another simple-looking stage show. Mike Evangelist tells the insider secrets of his gruelling preparation — If the chief executive of Cadbury-Schweppes speaks at a conference …
Om Malik / Om Malik on Broadband:
Enough Of These Damn VoIP Silos — If you are a consumer going shopping for VoIP-related product/service, welcome to land of confusion. And if you are looking at CES for help, well you are out-of-luck pardner! — You can walk into Radio Shack and look hard for the much vaunted Skype kit …
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Todd Bishop / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
CES 2006: Rhapsody replaces iTunes on HP's PCs — Winning a coveted piece of digital real estate, RealNetworks has struck a deal to make its Rhapsody software the default for playing and buying music on Hewlett-Packard's consumer PCs in the United States — replacing Apple's iTunes in that role.
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David Pogue / New York Times:
A Marriage Not Made in Heaven — YOU thought the apocalypse was upon us when Apple switched to processor chips from Intel, which Mac fans had considered the Dark Side for more than 20 years? — Well, try this on for size: Palm's new Treo 700W cellphone-organizer runs on software from Microsoft.
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PR Newswire:
BitPass Acquires Yaga — Commerce Platform Provider Extends Lead in Digital Content Market, Gains Technology for Subscriptions and Payment Aggregation — MENLO PARK, Calif., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ — BitPass, Inc., provider of the leading commerce platform for digital content and services …
