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Microsoft Seeks Partners for Push into Design Tools
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Microsoft says its foray into the design space with its Expression family of products is a perfect opportunity for ISV and service partners to help the software giant gain a foothold in a new arena.
Microsoft Still Gunning to Launch Vista and Office 2007 Together
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Update: Microsoft's plan of record remains to launch its two biggest cash cows on the same day in January 2007, company officials are telling software and hardware partners.
Microsoft Has Come a Long Way with IIS
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Opinion: Windows Web servers aren't the pushovers they used to be, and the next generation should make them even more secure.
Microsoft's Vista, Office delays complicate partner plans
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Partner pricing deals, cash incentives key for success in new markets
Microsoft, Apple Reworking MP3 Player Market?
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - SAN FRANCISCO (Billboard) - If the rampant speculation over the digital music plans of Microsoft and Apple Computer are to be believed, the digital music landscape is about to change radically in the very near future.
Microsoft software to improve India's cricket umpires
(AFP)
 AFP - India's cricket chiefs are negotiating with Microsoft for new software aimed at raising umpiring standards in the country, an official said.
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Microsoft Touts Tool Against Blog Spam
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Anyone with a blog or Web site can attest to the fact that spam has increasingly become the bane of the blogosphere and search engines. As a result, researchers at Microsoft Labs have developed a tool to seek out and stymie the efforts of the spammers.
Microsoft Developing Wireless Keyboard for Vista, Windows Live
(PC World)
PC World - Backlit keyboard provides easier access to Windows Live services and Windows Vista features.
Microsoft Extends Ancient PCs' Lives
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft rolls out thin-client software that turns older PCs into cousins of ones running Windows XP SP2.
Microsoft Kills Off 'My Private Folder' App
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Don't get used to using Microsoft Private Folder 1.0. As of 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time on Friday, it no longer exists.
Intel to debut powerful new chip
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Intel Corp. is set to
introduce a long-delayed chip for high-end computers on
Tuesday, hoping to breathe life into a product line that has
lagged expectations despite billions of dollars of investment.
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Scanner helps Ind. police find stolen cars
(AP)
AP - Lawrence police officers are using a new scanning device that can quickly identify stolen cars. The system has helped the department recover 21 stolen cars in seven weeks. It uses two cameras attached to a squad car that scans license plates and compares them in less than a second to a nationwide FBI database of reported stolen vehicles.
Yahoo invites its users to shoot ads
(USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - Yahoo first encouraged consumers to create blogs and photo pages with text and pictures. Now, the Internet portal wants them to make advertisements, too. On Monday, Yahoo touts a new look for its front page by asking people to pull out the video camera, open up the editing software and create 12-second spot for Yahoo.
Malware Now a Group Effort
(PC World)
PC World - McAfee says hackers are learning from open-source developers.
HP Labs touts tiny wireless chip
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Researchers at Hewlett-Packard
Co. have developed a tiny wireless data chip that can
store up to 100 pages of text and could ultimately be used in a
variety of consumer and commercial applications, HP said late
on Sunday.
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Movielink licenses DVD-burning tools
(AP)
AP - Movielink LLC has licensed technology that allows the online movie service's customers to transfer downloaded films to DVDs for playback on standard DVD players.
AOL Offers PC Protection Package
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Internet portal AOL hopes to assuage the fears of its customers and other PC users facing a broad array of cyber threats and other technical problems with a combination security/computer troubleshooting service being launched today in a beta version.
Intel Haifa staff tap away in WiFi bomb shelters
(Reuters)
Reuters - Staff at Intel Corp's Haifa research
center have been forced into bomb shelters as Hizbollah rockets
rained on the northern Israeli city, but they are still
working, thanks to wireless connections underground.
Notes on Linux: One small step
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Officially, a version of IBM’s Lotus Notes client for Linux wasn’t supposed to arrive until sometime in 2007 with the planned next release of the Notes platform. But IBM surprised customers last week with a Linux version of Lotus Notes 7, as much as a year ahead of schedule.
Microsoft Seeks Partners for Push into Design Tools
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Microsoft says its foray into the design space with its Expression family of products is a perfect opportunity for ISV and service partners to help the software giant gain a foothold in a new arena.
Movielink licenses DVD-burning tools
(AP)
AP - Movielink LLC has licensed technology that allows the online movie service's customers to transfer downloaded films to DVDs for playback on standard DVD players.
Online age verification may prove complex
(AP)
 AP - At MySpace.com and many other popular online hangouts, a 30-something woman can celebrate her Sweet 16 over and over with just a click of the mouse. A 12-year-old can quickly mature to meet the sites' minimum age requirements, generally 14, while an adult looking to chat with teens can virtually shed several years.
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AOL Offers PC Protection Package
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Internet portal AOL hopes to assuage the fears of its customers and other PC users facing a broad array of cyber threats and other technical problems with a combination security/computer troubleshooting service being launched today in a beta version.
Report: Chinese Clone Cracks Skype
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - A research group in China has reportedly developed a third-party application that allows users to communicate with Skype Voice-over-Internet (VoIP) phone calls.
Avril Lavigne marries Sum 41 frontman
(AP)
 AP - Avril Lavigne has married a fellow Canadian musician.
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Yahoo to launch new finance features
(AP)
 AP - Yahoo Inc. is beefing up the finance section of its Web site with more interactive stock charts and other features to help it maintain its longtime lead over rival financial information sites.
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Yahoo invites its users to shoot ads
(USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - Yahoo first encouraged consumers to create blogs and photo pages with text and pictures. Now, the Internet portal wants them to make advertisements, too. On Monday, Yahoo touts a new look for its front page by asking people to pull out the video camera, open up the editing software and create 12-second spot for Yahoo.
Intel to debut powerful new chip
(Reuters)
Reuters - Intel Corp. is set to
introduce a long-delayed chip for high-end computers on
Tuesday, hoping to breathe life into a product line that has
lagged expectations despite billions of dollars of investment.
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FeedBurner buys BlogBeat, expanding blog analysis
(Reuters)
 Reuters - FeedBurner.com, which syndicates
Web postings for 200,000 publishers, said it has acquired blog
analytics company BlogBeat.net for undisclosed terms.
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Bartering Blogger Turns Paper Clip Into a Home
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - It's official. One red paper clip plus the Internet equals a house in Saskatchewan.
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