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Utility Stamps Out Microsoft's "Phone Home" Anti-Piracy App
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - A French firewall testing site has posted a utility that disables the controversial Microsoft anti-piracy application that's been criticized for "phoning" home daily.
Positives seen in big Microsoft buy: Merrill
(Reuters)
 Reuters - With Google Inc. taking a
dominant lead in the Internet search market, it looks
increasingly likely that Microsoft Corp. could make a
large acquisition, such as of Yahoo Inc. , Merrill
Lynch said on Friday.
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Microsoft Plans Vista Holiday Promotions
(PC World)
PC World - Company hopes to boost PC sales, despite the delay of the OS.
Microsoft Offers Free Copyright Add-In for Office
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft and Creative Commons, a nonprofit organization that provides flexible copyright licenses, have hooked up to create an add-in for Microsoft Office applications that will enable people, particularly writers and other creators, to protect their creative works automatically.
Critical Security Flaw Found in Microsoft Excel
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft is investigating reports of a serious security vulnerability in Excel that not only could cause the program to crash, if attacked remotely, but also could provide a way for hackers to take control of a system.
EU: No Adobe complaint about Microsoft
(AP)
AP - The European Commission said Thursday that software company Adobe Systems Inc. has not made any complaints so far about Microsoft Corp.'s plans to ship its new Office software without Adobe's PDF file reader.
XP Promotions May Give Clues To Vista 'Make Goods'
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Look back to how Microsoft handled promotions for XP in 2001 for clues about how the developer and computer makers might offer free or discounted versions of Windows XP to PC buyers this fall and winter.
EU Talks With Microsoft About PDF And Vista
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - EU Competition Committee officials apparently have been in contact with the Microsoft and Adobe to discuss concerns about how Vista will treat PDF-type documents.
Microsoft Exec: Linux No Threat To Windows On Desktop
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Linux isn't a threat to Windows on the desktop and is losing steam on the server as customers separate the operating system from the development model, according to Bill Hilf, Microsoft's chief platform strategist.
EU says got no complaint from Adobe vs Microsoft
(Reuters)
Reuters - The European Commission said on
Thursday it had received no complaint from Adobe Systems Inc.
against Microsoft over the treatment of PDF
documents in the U.S. software giant's forthcoming Windows
Vista operating system.
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Web generation preserves memories online
(AP)
 AP - John Shin refuses to buy a copy of his high school yearbook. Instead, he's turning to the Internet to preserve and share memories of his sophomore year.
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Sailors' personal data posted on the Web
(AP)
 AP - The Navy has begun a criminal investigation after Social Security numbers and other personal data for 28,000 sailors and family members were found on a civilian Web site.
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Audit: Ohio U. cyber security low priority
(AP)
 AP - Ohio University's Computer Services department was running seven-figure surpluses and spending on generous benefits for employees while it was failing to make adequate investments in firewalls and other computer security measures, according to an outside consultant's report.
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Social sites can help ads reach youth
(AP)
 AP - User-driven sites such as MySpace.com can help advertisers reach coveted youths as long as the marketers are willing to break free from traditional approaches, a MySpace executive said Friday.
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Web services increasingly under attack
(AP)
 AP - As more people turn to Web applications for everyday tasks like e-mail, friendship and payments, cyber criminals are following them in search of bank account details and other valuable data, security researchers said.
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Backstreet Boys say goodbye to Richardson
(AP)
 AP - The Backstreet Boys are saying goodbye to the oldest member of their band, according to a statement posted on the group's Web site Saturday.
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Sites tap into social networks for music discovery
(Reuters)
Reuters - Several new online services
have emerged with their own takes on digital music discovery.
Nokia opens first U.S. flagship store with fanfare
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Against a background of techno music,
video screens and pulsating lights, shoppers on Saturday
checked out the full line of Nokia's products at the opening of
the giant mobile phone maker's first U.S. flagship store.
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New Novell Chief Hovsepian Gears Up To Drive Linux
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Ronald Hovsepian, named Novell's CEO in a management shakeup, said he aims to accelerate the software maker's channel charge to Linux with simplified pricing models and rebates.
Free Web Browser May Give You More Than You Asked For
(PC World)
PC World - Security firm Panda Software says that Browsezilla secretly visits pornographic Web sites if you use the browser.
Backstreet Boys say goodbye to Richardson
(AP)
AP - The Backstreet Boys are saying goodbye to the oldest member of their band, according to a statement posted on the group's Web site Saturday.
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Web generation preserves memories online
(AP)
AP - John Shin refuses to buy a copy of his high school yearbook. Instead, he's turning to the Internet to preserve and share memories of his sophomore year.
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Sites tap into social networks for music discovery
(Reuters)
Reuters - Several new online services
have emerged with their own takes on digital music discovery.
Millions knock on door to France's new 'Geoportal'
(AFP)
 AFP - Nearly five million Internet users have clicked on to "Geoportail," the French answer to Google Earth offering high-resolution aerial imagery of France, in the first day of the site's operation, the portal's developers said.
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Sailors' personal data posted on the Web
(AP)
AP - The Navy has begun a criminal investigation after Social Security numbers and other personal data for 28,000 sailors and family members were found on a civilian Web site.
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BloggerCon IV Attracts Buzzing Group of Online Scribes
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Reporter's Notebook: A group of bloggers meet to discuss citizen journalism, the need for better blogging tools and more.
Free Web Browser May Give You More Than You Asked For
(PC World)
PC World - Security firm Panda Software says that Browsezilla secretly visits pornographic Web sites if you use the browser.
Do TV Spots Have Blog Appeal? JWT Thinks So
(AdWeek.com)
AdWeek.com - Despite frequent reports of its demise, TV advertising is far from dead. JWT, in fact, is looking to prove that the best of it can thrive in the era of consumer control by dipping its toes into online social media. The agency has sewn up all the front page ads on the news blog site HuffingtonPost.com this week, inviting users to view, comment on and share some of the agency's best TV ads.
Digg.com Expands to Current Events
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Online news outlet Digg.com is giving more power to the people with a major upgrade to the site that will include new content beyond its traditional focus on tech.
Music search sites that learn your taste
(Reuters)
 Reuters - The boom in digital music has left a lot
of iPods to fill and made millions of songs available online.
But how to choose which ones? Music recommendation services are
using tech wizardry to solve the problem.
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