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Home Research Site Zillow.com Partners With Microsoft
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The real estate research site provides 45-degree, low-altitude aerial views of property through integration with Microsoft Corp.'s Virtual Earth service.
Microsoft Patch Causing Lockups, Crashes
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Some IT administrators and partners said one of Microsoft latest critical security patches, MS06-015, is causing IE lock ups, Windows hangs and crashes after installation. Microsoft said MS06-015's new Verclsid.exe file conflicts with HP printers, scanner and cameras
Microsoft Updates Anti-Spyware Defender
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft refreshes its anti-spyware Microsoft Defender software with improvements to the user interface and signature updating.
AMD Subpoenas Microsoft In Intel Antitrust Case
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Advanced Micro Devices is asking for a variety of documents, E-mail, and other correspondence related to Microsoft's software development plans, inclusion of AMD in technology planning, and financial discussions about AMD, according to the subpoena.
Microsoft Hooks World Cyber Games
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft has signed on to sponsor the World Cyber Games competition through 2008, the WCG gaming commission said.
Microsoft Updates Atlas Framework With New Web Tools
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft released a new preview this week of its Atlas framework, along with two related tool sets, part of a push to continue the Web developer-tools momentum Microsoft stoked at its Mix06 conference last month
First Look: Windows Live Search Offers New Tools
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft seeks to challenge Google with new beta search service.
Microsoft Office Live Beta Gets Traffic Spike
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Look out, domain registrars, Microsoft has seen more than a 50% spike in the number of users of Office Live beta.
Is Your OS a Pre-XP Version? Kiss Tech Support Good-Bye
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft will discontinue support for Windows 98 and Me in July.
Microsoft signs on as World Cyber Games sponsor
(Reuters)
 Reuters - World Cyber Games said on Thursday
that Microsoft Corp. has signed on as the premier
sponsor for its global video game tournaments through 2008.
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IBM Faces Impatience Despite Retooling
(AP)
 AP - When Sam Palmisano addresses IBM's annual shareholder meeting this month, Big Blue's chief will unfurl plenty of good news. And yet investors in the audience could be forgiven for being impatient with the boss.
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Cell phones ready to start dialing for dollars
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Forget about cash and credit cards.
There's a new payment alternative for buying CDs, DVDs and
other such entertainment pleasures -- your cell phone.
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Robot Birth Simulator Gaining Popularity
(AP)
 AP - Noelle's given birth in Afghanistan, California and dozens of points in between. She's a lifelike, pregnant robot used in increasing numbers of medical schools and hospital maternity wards.
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More Medical Schools Requiring PDAs
(AP)
AP - Brown University medical student Jeremy Boyd leaned on the rail of Marian Thorpe's hospital bed and asked her about her collapse during dialysis. Then he asked whether she had any other medical conditions.
Internet Agency Weighs New Domain Name
(AP)
 AP - Reaching out and touching someone used to be as simple as dialing a string of numbers. But now there are home, cell and work phone numbers from which to choose, and sometimes work extensions to remember.
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Thousands of British credit card details traded online
(AFP)
 AFP - The credit card details of thousands of Britons are being sold on the Internet by hackers intent on committing identity fraud.
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Rum and Coke mixing it up with digital tunes
(Reuters)
Reuters - Beverage giants Coca-Cola and
Bacardi -- regular glass-mates at bars around the globe -- have
launched separate marketing campaigns that use digital music to
connect with consumers.
Private Industry Responding to Hurricanes
(AP)
AP - If government can't do it, business will. Once the domain of government and charitable relief groups, hurricane response and preparedness are a booming billion-dollar business — from the self-heating food packets to the souped-up cell phone towers on wheels. Call it Hurricanes Inc.
Mozilla Fixes 24 Bugs In Firefox, Majority Marked Critical
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Mozilla updates its Firefox browser to patch a mega-batch of 24 vulnerabilities, the bulk of them tagged "critical."
Gartner Analyst Downplays Apple Boot Camp Security Issue
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Don't worry about Boot Camp exposing Apple Computer Inc.'s operating system to malware, viruses and worms, says a Gartner Inc. analyst.
Internet Agency Weighs New Domain Name
(AP)
AP - Reaching out and touching someone used to be as simple as dialing a string of numbers. But now there are home, cell and work phone numbers from which to choose, and sometimes work extensions to remember.
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Thousands of British credit card details traded online
(AFP)
AFP - The credit card details of thousands of Britons are being sold on the Internet by hackers intent on committing identity fraud.
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Report says Rumsfeld allowed Guantanamo abuse
(Reuters)
 Reuters - U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald
Rumsfeld allowed an "abusive and degrading" interrogation of an
al Qaeda detainee in 2002, the online magazine Salon reported
on Friday, citing an Army document.
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Sirius and EMI Music N.A. reach deal: report
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. has
reached a deal with EMI Music North America, settling a dispute
over a portable-music player sold by the satellite broadcaster
that enables users to store digital copies of music, the Wall
St. Journal reported on its Web Site on Friday.
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Janet Jackson Tunes Leaked to Internet
(AP)
 AP - That new Janet Jackson music making the rounds on the Internet is apparently not as new as you might think. The pop superstar, who is working on a new album, says someone has leaked songs she recorded at least two years ago when working with hitmaking producer Rich Harrison.
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China students prep for study abroad
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Chinese students are putting the
"world" back into the Worldwide Web, using the Internet to prep
each other in ultra-fine detail on the unfamiliar and often
laborious process of applying to study abroad.
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World Of Warcraft Purges Thousands Of Cheaters
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Online fantasy game has been plagued with players selling in-game objects, including characters and gold, for real-world money.
Weapons Charges Issued in Proof Shooting
(AP)
 AP - A man was charged Friday with weapons violations in a shooting earlier this week that took the life of hip-hop artist Proof, a close friend of Eminem.
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Beatles Catalog Set To Go Digital
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - After years of refusing to enter the music-download market and sell Beatles tunes online, Apple Corps has decided to bring the Fab Four's recordings into the digital age. The disclosure came during the record label's trademark-infringement lawsuit against Apple Computer that ended last week in London.
Sellers of Internet addresses surf for - and get - some big payoffs
(USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - Domain names are red-hot again. This year, 15 names used in Web addresses have resold for at least six figures to companies and individuals hoping to tap into big audiences. Domain names generated $29 million in 2005. In the first three months of 2006, names have generated $14.2 million.
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