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Microsoft blunder leaks information about Vista
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Microsoft Corp. , the world's
largest software maker, prematurely posted information about
its much-anticipated Windows Vista operating system on one of
its Web sites, the company said on Tuesday.
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Microsoft Business Apps Unit Readies New Web 2.0 Mashups
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Microsoft and its partners are developing new add-ons to Microsoft CRM and ERP products and licensing them under Shared Source. CRM Live and ERP Live, anyone?
Microsoft Previews Office 2007
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft this week unveiled a major upgrade to the company's flagship Office platform, with an array of enhancements ranging from a new user interface to collaboration tools designed to streamline content management and business processes.
Tech Giants Eye Mobile VoIP
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft, Nokia, and Skype are among those bringing Internet calling to cell phones.
Microsoft's Office Live services debut with e-mail, Web hosting services
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - The first installment of Microsoft's Office Live initiative landed in beta form last week. No one really thought an AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) version of MS Office was imminent, but it was still slightly disappointing to see that Office Live went little beyond the fee-based e-mail, HTML template, and Web hosting services that a range of vendors have offered before to small businesses.
Push For Internet Freedom In China Hits Close To Home
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Representatives from Cisco, Google, Microsoft MSN, and Yahoo last week faced hours of tough questioning from lawmakers troubled by their companies' too-close-for-comfort involvement in Chinese human-rights violations.
Microsoft Plans Six Core Windows Vista Versions
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Updated: Microsoft has finalized the members of its next-generation desktop line-up. As expected, standalone Tablet and Media Center Editions are no more.
Firm Offers $10K Reward For Critical Windows Bug
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - For a limited time, iDefense will pay researchers $10,000 for finding Windows vulnerabilities that Microsoft classifies as "Critical."
Microsoft Frowns on iDefense Hacking Challenge
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - iDefense is offering hackers a $10,000 prize for finding flaws that lead to a "critical" Microsoft bulletin; the software maker isn't pleased.
Microsoft Working To Fix Core Duo Battery Bug
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft confirmed Thursday that it's working on a fix for a battery draining problem on Intel Core Duo-equipped notebooks.
China Said Cracking Down on Junk E-Mail
(AP)
 AP - China is cracking down on junk e-mail and "illegal" mobile phone text messages, the official Xinhua News Agency said Tuesday.
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AOL to Charge Same for Dial-Up, Broadband
(AP)
 AP - America Online Inc., seeking to encourage its subscribers to sign up for high-speed connections, is raising the price of its main dial-up plan to equal that of its new broadband offerings.
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Gartner: Server Sales Up Sharply in 2005
(AP)
AP - Worldwide server shipments jumped 12.7 percent in 2005 while revenues increased 4.5 percent to $51.68 billion as companies turned to lower-end — and less expensive — systems for their computing needs, the research firm Gartner Inc. reported.
Sony Unveils High-Definition Camcorder
(AP)
AP - Sony Corp. introduced on Tuesday a high-definition camcorder that is small enough to rest comfortably in the palm of your hand.
Judge Rules Google Infringes on Adult Co.
(AP)
AP - A federal court judge has concluded that an image search service run by Google Inc. infringes on the copyrights of adult entertainment company Perfect 10 Inc. by displaying small versions of its images in search results.
Fifth Livedoor boss arrested, Horie served new warrant
(AFP)
 AFP - Japanese prosecutors arrested a fifth executive at Internet firm Livedoor and served new arrest warrants on its flamboyant founder Takafumi Horie and three associates.
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Review: New 'Star Wars' Game Lacks Variety
(AP)
AP - If you thought Star Wars finally ended last year with "Episode III: Revenge of the Sith," think again. The space opera appears destined to live longer than Jedi Master Yoda as a series of video game spinoffs.
Interview: Tim Bray opens up about open source
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Tim Bray is director of Web Technologies at Sun Microsystems, but is perhaps best known as a co-inventor of XML.
Full-featured Vista Test Version Due This Week
(PC World)
PC World - Conference call on new build of operating system scheduled for Wednesday.
IBM Claims Chip-Making Breakthrough
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - IBM announced that its researchers have developed a way to get more performance out of existing computer chips, postponing the need for a move to alternative chip-making technologies.
Fifth Livedoor boss arrested, Horie served new warrant
(AFP)
AFP - Japanese prosecutors arrested a fifth executive at Internet firm Livedoor and served new arrest warrants on its flamboyant founder Takafumi Horie and three associates.
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Google Hires Web Pioneer Larry Brilliant
(AP)
AP - Google Inc. has hired online pioneer and veteran philanthropist Larry Brilliant to run a charitable foundation that's trying to fulfill the Internet search engine leader's promise to make the world a better place.
NBC's legal precedent: iTunes bow
(Reuters)
Reuters - NBC broke new ground
Tuesday with its legal drama "Conviction," becoming the first
network to premiere a primetime series in the iTunes Music
Store for free and before its televised broadcast.
US Judge: Google infringed copyright by posting thumbnail porn photos
(AFP)
 AFP - Internet giant Google Inc. infringed copyright rules by posting thumbnail-size photos from other websites on its search results pages, a US judge said in a ruling issued.
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Judge Rules Google Infringes on Adult Co.
(AP)
AP - A federal court judge has concluded that an image search service run by Google Inc. infringes on the copyrights of adult entertainment company Perfect 10 Inc. by displaying small versions of its images in search results.
AOL to Charge Same for Dial-Up, Broadband
(AP)
AP - America Online Inc., seeking to encourage its subscribers to sign up for high-speed connections, is raising the price of its main dial-up plan to equal that of its new broadband offerings.
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Google Under Fire for China Presence
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Google has found itself forced to respond to allegations that it is running its Google.cn site, launched in January, without the license necessary to operate in China. The new controversy comes on the heels of strong criticism of Google in the U.S. for acquiescing to Chinese demands to censor search results so that words such as "democracy" and "Tiananmen Square" are removed.
Gartner Warns of Google Desktop Search
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Search giant Google is drawing fire for the latest iteration of its desktop application, with research firm Gartner now advising businesses to monitor use of the tool or disable it altogether.
AOL Plans Business-Messaging Application
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - America Online is developing a version of its instant-messaging service for corporate environments, boosting the service's security, collaboration, and I.T.-management features.
EBay hires dot-com veteran from EDS as CFO
(Reuters)
 Reuters - EBay Inc. on Tuesday named
Electronic Data Systems Corp. Chief Financial Officer Bob Swan,
a dot-com refugee who was once a top executive at bankrupt
online grocer Webvan, as CFO.
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