| | |
Microsoft, Yahoo Reach IM Partnership (AP)
 AP - Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc.'s move to make their instant messaging programs work together comes just as the popular communications tool is beginning to expand into such fields as video chatting and Internet telephone functions.
]]>
Microsoft, Yahoo to launch instant messaging connection (AFP)
 AFP - Yahoo and Microsoft said they signed an interoperability agreement that will allow people who use their respective consumer instant messaging services to interact with each other.
]]>
Microsoft and Yahoo to Link IM Networks (PC World)
PC World - Users will be able to exchange text messages, PC-to-PC voice chat.
Microsoft, Yahoo hook up instant message networks (Reuters)
 Reuters - Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. will
link up their free instant messaging services to create a
combined community of 275 million users, the companies said on
Wednesday.
]]>
Analysis: Microsoft, Yahoo Take Aim At IM Competition (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft and Yahoo will let instant-messaging subscribers communicate across their networks for the first time, a move seen as a response to new competitive pressures from America Online, EBay, and Google.
Expect Bigger IM Attacks After Microsoft, Yahoo Merger (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Security experts say that the merger will make IM an even bigger target for hackers and hucksters.
Microsoft, Yahoo! Aim for Convergence (The Motley Fool)
The Motley Fool - Many of us have been waiting for this move toward convergence for years. Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT - News) and Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO - News) announced today that their instant messenger services will finally be compatible with one another. Given some of the rather serious competitive trends at hand, it seems that there was little other choice for these two.
Windows XP To Get Vista's "Gadgets" (TechWeb)
TechWeb - A feature mimicking Apple's "widgets," scheduled to appear in Microsoft's Windows Vista, will also show in the current Windows XP.
Microsoft Updates Worm Detection Tool (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft updates the Windows Malicious Software Tool, a free utility that detects and deletes a select number of worms, viruses, Trojans, and rootkits.
Deal with Real ends Microsoft's last big lawsuit (SiliconValley.com)
SiliconValley.com - Microsoft ended the last major U.S. antitrust feud of its past in a deal Tuesday with RealNetworks that gives both an advantage in the battle for the future of digital entertainment.
Comcast, Google Said in Talks Over AOL (AP)
 AP - Google Inc. and Comcast Corp. are talking with Time Warner Inc. about acquiring ownership stakes in America Online's Web portal AOL, according to a person familiar with the discussions.
]]>
Japan to Offer VoIP for Cell Phones (AP)
AP - Japan is readying a new network for cell phones that will allow people to connect to the Internet to talk over the phone more cheaply and transmit data more quickly.
Apple Introduces Video iPod, TV Deals (AP)
 AP - After revolutionizing the way people listen to music with the popular iPod, Apple Computer Inc. is trying to do the same with video.
]]>
Microsoft, Yahoo Reach IM Partnership (AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc.'s move to make their instant messaging programs work together comes just as the popular communications tool is beginning to expand into such fields as video chatting and Internet telephone functions.
]]>
Yahoo to Bar Minor-Adult Sex Chat Rooms (AP)
AP - Yahoo Inc. said Wednesday it will bar chat rooms that promote sex between minors and adults and restrict all chat rooms to users 18 and older.
]]>
Google, Comcast in talks to invest in AOL (Reuters)
![The Time Warner Inc. headquarters building in New Yorks Rockefeller Center, January 10. Photo by Mike Segar REUTERS [Photo via NewsCom]](http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/rids/20051013/i/r1893823433.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=VPqxyISl4UuutEroGVnA5w--) Reuters - Web search engine Google Inc. and
cable company Comcast Corp. are in discussions to buy a stake
in Time Warner Inc.'s America Online, two sources said, in a
deal reportedly worth as much as $5 billion.
]]>
Pentax, Samsung unit in digital camera tie-up (Reuters)
Reuters - Japan's Pentax Corp. (7750.T) said on
Wednesday it has tied up with a unit of South Korea's Samsung
Electronics (005930.KS) to jointly develop digital single lens
reflex (SLR) cameras, aiming to pool resources and cut costs.
Palm unveils new PDAs in hopes of reviving demand (Reuters)
Reuters - Palm Inc. on Wednesday
unveiled two pocket digital assistants, one with the power to
wirelessly surf the Internet, hoping to renew interest in the
flagging market for digital devices that don't have phones.
IBM, Novell To Offer Chassis-Based Blade Linux Licensing (TechWeb)
TechWeb - IBM and Novell are making it easier to buy and manage blade servers by offering a one-price licensing agreement for Novell SUSE Linux on IBM's BladeCenter chassis.
Three charged in massive US music, software piracy scheme (AFP)
 AFP - A federal grand jury indicted three men on charges of music and software piracy in what the recording industry says is the largest CD manufacturing seizure in the United States, authorities said.
]]>
Japan to Offer VoIP for Cell Phones (AP)
AP - Japan is readying a new network for cell phones that will allow people to connect to the Internet to talk over the phone more cheaply and transmit data more quickly.
Comcast, Google Said in Talks Over AOL (AP)
AP - Google Inc. and Comcast Corp. are talking with Time Warner Inc. about acquiring ownership stakes in America Online's Web portal AOL, according to a person familiar with the discussions.
]]>
Google, Comcast in talks to invest in AOL (Reuters)
Reuters - Web search engine Google Inc. and
cable company Comcast Corp. are in discussions to buy a stake
in Time Warner Inc.'s America Online, two sources said, in a
deal reportedly worth as much as $5 billion.
]]>
Jobs-Iger rapport could spur Pixar talks (Reuters)
Reuters - When Walt Disney Co. CEO
Robert Iger joined his Apple Computer counterpart Steve Jobs on
a theater stage Wednesday to announce that Disney-produced TV
series will be made available for downloading via Apple's
iTunes, he might have been moving one step closer to renewing a
fragile deal with Jobs' Pixar Animation Studios as well.
Disney offers next-day iTune downloads (Reuters)
 Reuters - ABC's unprecedented plan to offer
next-day downloads of its biggest prime-time hits for $1.99 per
episode via Apple's online iTunes store opens a new revenue
stream for the TV industry and a new era of digital portability
for viewers, experts said on Wednesday.
]]>
Google, Comcast eye AOL stake: WSJ (Reuters)
Reuters - Google Inc. and Comcast Corp. could
bid as much as $5 billion to buy a minority stake in America
Online's Web site network and instant messaging businesses, the
Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, citing people familiar
with the situation.
Microsoft, Yahoo Reach IM Partnership (AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc.'s move to make their instant messaging programs work together comes just as the popular communications tool is beginning to expand into such fields as video chatting and Internet telephone functions.
]]>
Record Labels Bank on IPod for Video Sales (AP)
 AP - Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod and iTunes online music store made paying for music downloads cool, but can they fuel a similar revenue-boosting boom for record labels with music videos?
]]>
Apple Introduces Video IPod (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Attempting to dominate a market that doesn't really exist yet, Apple also introduced a new desktop that includes built-in video camera and remote control, as well as a new version of iTunes.
Internet? Give us irrigation, Peru farmers say (Reuters)
Reuters - Hundreds of Peruvian farmers living
near the huge Las Bambas copper project plan a two-day protest
on Sunday against a government program to spend a social fund
on Internet connections in an area where many cannot read or
write.
|
|
|
|
