Microsoft Lifts Video Onto A Soapbox

The company released a beta version of its YouTube competitor called Soapbox to users of MSN Video, and noted it will be integrated with various services like Windows Live Spaces and Live Messenger.

Picasa Meets The Web

Google unveiled the latest updates to its Picasa photo organizer, and those included a new feature called Picasa Web Albums.

No Pirate Day For Google

Google's only interest in pirates is keeping them out of Google Video, as it has opted out of Talk Like A Pirate Day, which comes every year on September 19.

MySQL Gets Telecom-Specific

Due to demand, MySQL AB announced the expansion of its telecom-specific services and consulting for MySQL software. Specifically, the company is promoting its MySQL Cluster, a high-end version of the standard database designed for fault-tolerant, mission-critical network and telecommunications applications at carrier-grade.

Intel Creates Super-Spiffy New Chip

The latest prototype from Intel involves some very popular buzzwords - "silicon," "hybrid," and "laser" are all present, and the company's Silicon Hybrid Laser (HSL) chip could act as "a breakthrough that will propel the world of computers into the light-based transmission era."