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Microsoft's Sets New Strategy: Charge for Office 7 Download
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - If you were hoping to get a free beta version of Microsoft Office 2007, you have until
6 pm PDT on Wednesday to keep the "free" part.
Microsoft to Charge for Office 2007 Beta 2
(PC World)
PC World - Users will have to pay $1.50 to download a copy of the software.
EU makes no decision on Microsoft fines
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060731/ap_on_hi_te/eu_microsoft"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060801/2006_07_31t062846_450x305_us_microsoft_eu.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=RpieJd77BbAdoGrzJEnMtA--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="The general counsel of software giant Microsoft, Brad Smith, arrives at the Court of First Instance, the European Union's second-highest court, in Luxembourg April 28, 2006. Microsoft Corp has submitted documents required by the European Commission in an effort to avoid further fines for breaching an antitrust ruling, a spokeswoman for the European Union regulator said on Monday. (Francois Lenoir/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Microsoft Corp. has given the European Union more documents in response to a 2004 antitrust order, but regulators said they do not know yet whether the company will avoid additional fines.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft submits documents in bid to avoid fine
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060731/tc_nm/microsoft_eu_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060801/2006_07_31t062846_450x305_us_microsoft_eu.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=RpieJd77BbAdoGrzJEnMtA--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="The general counsel of software giant Microsoft, Brad Smith, arrives at the Court of First Instance, the European Union's second-highest court, in Luxembourg April 28, 2006. Microsoft Corp has submitted documents required by the European Commission in an effort to avoid further fines for breaching an antitrust ruling, a spokeswoman for the European Union regulator said on Monday. (Francois Lenoir/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp has submitted documents
required by the European Commission in an effort to avoid
further fines for breaching an antitrust ruling, the European
Union regulator said on Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Did Microsoft Patch Miss the Mark?
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Exploit code for a flaw patched in Microsoft's "critical" MS06-035 bulletin is released on the Internet, but the company's security response team says this is a brand-new, unpatched vulnerability.
Microsoft Tools Team Readies 'Rosario'
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - The company preps a new version of its Visual Studio Team System to take on more roles and better integrate the overall enterprise into the development life cycle.
Microsoft Reveals Zune Strategy
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Zune, Microsoft's upcoming digital media device, will not contribute to the software maker's bottom line for several years, top executives told financial analysts. The company predicts that it will take up to five years of investment before the Zune product line will pay off.
Microsoft Says BI Helping Database Growth In Europe
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft says demand for its business intelligence tools in Europe helped boost revenue from its SQL Server database.
Skype Releases New Toolbars For Office, Outlook Express, Thunderbird
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Skype has released three new toolbars for Web, email, and desktop applications, which allow people to make VoIP calls from directly within from popular applications including Microsoft Outlook Express and Internet Explorer
Microsoft Says IPod Rival Zune Will Be Long, Pricey Investment
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft plans to go head-to-head with Apple for a piece of the portable music device market, but it doesn't expect to be an overnight sensation in the field.
Microsoft submits documents in bid to avoid fine
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060731/tc_nm/microsoft_eu_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060801/2006_07_31t062846_450x305_us_microsoft_eu.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=RpieJd77BbAdoGrzJEnMtA--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="The general counsel of software giant Microsoft, Brad Smith, arrives at the Court of First Instance, the European Union's second-highest court, in Luxembourg April 28, 2006. Microsoft Corp has submitted documents required by the European Commission in an effort to avoid further fines for breaching an antitrust ruling, a spokeswoman for the European Union regulator said on Monday. (Francois Lenoir/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp has submitted documents
required by the European Commission in an effort to avoid
further fines for breaching an antitrust ruling, the European
Union regulator said on Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Cingular to raise prices for users of older phones
(Reuters)
Reuters - Cingular Wireless, a venture of AT&T
Inc. and BellSouth Corp. , said on Monday it would
start charging customers with older phones an extra $4.99
monthly fee as early as September unless they upgrade their
phones as it moves toward using a single network technology.
Boomer's social Web site comes with death alerts
(Reuters)
Reuters - A social networking Web site for
Americans aged 50-plus went live on Monday -- complete with an
online obituary database that sends out alerts when someone you
may know dies and that plans to set up a do-it-yourself funeral
service.
History without books gets a test in California schools
(Reuters)
Reuters - School children fond of chanting "No
more pencils, no more books" may finally have their wish.
AOL to test-launch video search service
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060731/tc_nm/media_aol_video_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060731/2006_07_31t014513_410x450_us_media_aol_video.jpg?x=118&y=130&sig=usBwurYcaHnSsxZmbGa4jA--" align="left" height="130" width="118" alt="A screenshot of Video.Aol.com, taken on July 31, 2006. AOL plans to announce on Monday it will test launch a new Internet video service in an attempt to demonstrate how much it has learned from mistakes that cost the once reigning king of the online world its leading position. (video.aol.com/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - AOL plans to announce on Monday it
will test launch a new Internet video service in an attempt to
demonstrate how much it has learned from mistakes that cost the
once reigning king of the online world its leading position.</p><br clear="all"/>
Nonprofit may run Boston Wi-Fi network
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060801/ap_on_hi_te/wireless_boston"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060731/capt.88398f6e18f34912831015c57d5803a7.wireless_boston_macr102.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=aaFiIvsY4Oi.P97ImKqT8w--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Pedestrians walk across City Hall plaza in front of Faneuil Hall in Boston, Monday, July 31, 2006, which the city plans to make the first hotspot in a city-wide wireless Internet access network. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)" border="0" /></a>AP - The city is considering an unusual approach to creating a citywide, low-cost wireless Internet network: putting a nonprofit organization, rather than a private service provider, in charge of building and running the system.</p><br clear="all"/>
Verizon launches telephone-music player mobile in the United States
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060801/tc_afp/usittelecomkorea"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060801/capt.sge.apv18.010806022102.photo00.photo.default-512x360.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=9kYl.FRHdOHC_LrqwEbrcw--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="A combination mobile telephone and MP3 digital music player made by South Korean LG Electronics has been introduced to the US market by Verizon Wireless to challenge Apple's popular iPods.(AFP/File/Yeon-Je Jung)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A combination mobile telephone and MP3 digital music player made by South Korean LG Electronics has been introduced to the US market by Verizon Wireless to challenge Apple's popular iPods.</p><br clear="all"/>
Verizon Wireless offers lower song download fees
(Reuters)
Reuters - Verizon Wireless, the No. 2 U.S.
mobile service provider, said on Monday it was offering
wireless music customers to pay a low fee for the time it takes
to download each song instead of a flat monthly charge, in the
hope of improving its music sales.
Novell: Suse 10 Is Drawing a Crowd
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Open source specialist Novell is boasting that the latest iteration of the company's flagship enterprise Linux software suite already is drawing throngs of users worldwide less than two weeks after its launch as a data center alternative.
McAfee security programs may expose data
(AP)
AP - Consumer versions of McAfee Inc.'s leading software for securing PCs is susceptible to a flaw that can expose passwords and other sensitive information stored on personal computers, researchers said Monday.
Boomer's social Web site comes with death alerts
(Reuters)
Reuters - A social networking Web site for
Americans aged 50-plus went live on Monday -- complete with an
online obituary database that sends out alerts when someone you
may know dies and that plans to set up a do-it-yourself funeral
service.
Nonprofit may run Boston Wi-Fi network
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060801/ap_on_hi_te/wireless_boston"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060731/capt.88398f6e18f34912831015c57d5803a7.wireless_boston_macr102.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=aaFiIvsY4Oi.P97ImKqT8w--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Pedestrians walk across City Hall plaza in front of Faneuil Hall in Boston, Monday, July 31, 2006, which the city plans to make the first hotspot in a city-wide wireless Internet access network. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)" border="0" /></a>AP - The city is considering an unusual approach to creating a citywide, low-cost wireless Internet network: putting a nonprofit organization, rather than a private service provider, in charge of building and running the system.</p><br clear="all"/>
Carruthers to stay in custody after plea
(AP)
AP - The former chief executive of one of the world's largest online gambling companies, BetOnSports, will remain in federal custody after pleading not guilty Monday to charges of mail and wire fraud and racketeering.
Nonprofit May Manage Boston's Wi-Fi
(PC World)
PC World - Mayor suggests a different approach for citywide Internet access project.
TV Tidbits: Notes of Interest
(Mediaweek.com)
Mediaweek.com - Mark Steines, co-anchor of Paramount's Entertainment Tonight, has been named host of Gold Rush, the upcoming interactive reality series created by Mark Burnett on AOL.com. For a preview of Gold Rush, which debuts on Wednesday, Sept. 13, click on www.aol.com/goldrush. Once the game begins, Steines will offer commentary into each rounds on-location finale.
'Mel-tdown' - Gibson lashed by Jews for reported slurs
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060731/en_afp/afpentertainmentusfilm"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060801/capt.sge.apo00.010806002353.photo00.photo.default-327x512.jpg?x=82&y=130&sig=x85rjQ8zusrJWsHYOOpUxA--" align="left" height="130" width="82" alt="Actor Mel Gibson, seen here in February 2005, has checked into a rehabilitation program following his drunk driving arrest, as the controversy over his alleged anti-Semitic remarks during the incident continued to rage.(AFP/Getty Images/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - "Mel Gibson Has Had Better Weekends" one Hollywood gossip Internet site opined before amending that thought into a more succinct headline: "Mel Gibson: A How Screwed Is That Guy? Round-Up."</p><br clear="all"/>
AOL Serves Up Video to Draw Users
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - AOL is poised to deliver an array of online video entertainment that may well be unmatched in its scope, ranging from MTV's "The Real World" to Nickelodeon's "SpongeBob SquarePants" and including some 34 channels in all. Most of the video-on-demand channels will be ad-supported, although some will cost subscribers.
Rice's 'renegade' fashion sense gets her on best dressed list
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060731/en_afp/afpentertainmentus"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060731/capt.sge.apf40.310706220038.photo00.photo.default-417x512.jpg?x=105&y=130&sig=5uFWU2mQJImxMT._IeWpKA--" align="left" height="130" width="105" alt="US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice seen here at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Presidential Palace in New Delhi, in March 2006. Rice's "renegade" fashion sense and "dominatrix boots" earned her a spot on Vanity Fair's best dressed list alongside the likes of actress Renee Zellweger and Britain's Prince William.(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)" border="0" /></a>AFP - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's "renegade" fashion sense and "dominatrix boots" earned her a spot on Vanity Fair's best dressed list alongside the likes of actress Renee Zellweger and Britain's Prince William.</p><br clear="all"/>
Judge extends BETonSPORTS' ban on US bets
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060731/wr_nm/leisure_betonsports_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060731/2006_07_31t140421_450x299_us_leisure_betonsports.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=jBlQcbKNMSd34s3HemvMeQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="David Carruthers is seen in an undated publicity photo. Several figures indicted in the U.S. crackdown on online bookmaker BETonSPORTS Plc pleaded innocent in U.S. District court on Monday to racketeering, fraud and other charges. But Carruthers, the fired chief executive of BETonSPORTS who was arrested earlier this month, did not appear in court to face charges as originally scheduled. (Vismedia/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A federal judge on Monday extended
for a second time her order barring BETonSPORTS Plc from taking
wagers from U.S. bettors.</p><br clear="all"/>
CNN Exchange Connects with Users
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - CNN.com launched on Monday a new interactive and user-generated Web site dubbed CNN Exchange.
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