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Microsoft program suffers public glitch
(AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. was hoping new voice-recognition software would impress an auditorium full of financial analysts, but a glitch turned the demonstration into a bit of an embarrassment.
Microsoft: Reporter faked story on Gates
(AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. said Wednesday a Norwegian journalist fabricated an interview with Bill Gates.
Microsoft Rolls Out Windows Live Spaces
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Windows Live Spaces is the company's blogging service that replaces MSN Spaces.
Google, Microsoft, Yahoo Set Click-Fraud Guidelines
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - They hope to ease tensions between advertisers and Internet companies and others organization that count clicks to determine payment.
Microsoft Launches Live Spaces Online Community
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft today officially opened Windows Live Spaces, an online community site for creating and sharing messages, blogs, music, and photos among friends. It represents an upgrade of the existing MSN Spaces offering from the software giant that needs to keep pace with the likes of MySpace and Facebook in helping people connect in social networking settings.
Alohabob to See Light of Day with Vista RC1
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Microsoft's recently acquired technology will streamline the application transfer process between older and newer computers, with an emphasis on Windows Vista migration, the company says.
What's Next for Microsoft's adCenter?
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Microsoft's online advertising platform is at the crux of its growing stable of services. After an admittedly 'rocky' July with adCenter, Microsoft is working to improve the performance and roll out its contextual-ad pilot this fall.
Microsoft Launches Windows Live Spaces
(PC World)
PC World - Upgraded MSN Spaces service allows users to quickly create a Web site and build a network of contacts.
Chinese Microsoft staff to attend Taiwan meeting
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060802/bs_afp/taiwanchinamicrosoftcompany"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060802/capt.sge.bbx07.020806114907.photo00.photo.default-512x323.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=lm7zwfHeVeRCUaRdAitBrA--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="the logo for Microsoft at their office in Herndon, Virginia. Hundreds of Microsoft employees from China will attend a meeting in Taiwan later this month as local authorities prepare to allow in more Chinese visitors for business purposes.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Hundreds of Microsoft employees from China will attend a meeting in Taiwan later this month as local authorities prepare to allow in more Chinese visitors for business purposes.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft To Add Firefox Support To AdCenter
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - AdCenter is Microsoft's attempt to catch up with Google and Yahoo in the multi-billion-dollar search advertising market.
Apple in deals to connect iPod in new car models
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060803/tc_nm/apple_automakers_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060803/2006_08_03t092040_450x274_us_apple_automakers.jpg?x=130&y=79&sig=Q2rQMEdDdnu2qc3.SBOKmQ--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="An iPod is displayed at the Apple Store on Chicago's Magnificent Mile November 25, 2005. Apple Computer Inc.on Thursday said it had reached agreements with Ford Motor Co., General Motors and Mazda Motor Corp to make it easier to connect its popular iPod music player to car stereos. (John Gress/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Apple Computer Inc. on
Thursday said it had reached agreements with Ford Motor Co.
, General Motors and Mazda Motor Corp (7261.T) to
make it easier to connect its popular iPod music player to car
stereos.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Love me, love my blog," as Netorati couple-surf
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060803/tc_nm/life_cybercouples_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060803/2006_08_03t054910_450x338_uk_life_cybercouples.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=w0AuVKEbPH2VrNX4JvX45w--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Nick Currie and his girlfriend Shizu Yuasa (R) surf the internet over breakfast in Tokyo in this handout photo. As the Internet evolves -- with its webcams, iPods, Instant Messaging, broadband, wi-fi and weblogs -- its image as a relationship-wrecker is changing. Now a sociable habit is emerging among the Netorati: couple-surfing. (Nick Currie/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A man and a woman sit side-by-side in a
New York cafe, drinking beer, sharing food, and not saying a
word. Instead of chatting, they are typing on a laptop about
the tunes played through a shared iPod.</p><br clear="all"/>
Google, Real, Mozilla in pact
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060803/tc_nm/google_realnetworks_tech_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060803/2006_08_03t033601_450x282_us_google_realnetworks_tech.jpg?x=130&y=81&sig=vC7STDa4MifRbMnTawhlmA--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="The Google booth is seen at the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, January 5, 2006. Google Inc. has extended a multi-year deal with RealNetworks Inc. to promote Google software across Real's entertainment and multimedia products, the companies said on Wednesday. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Google Inc. has extended a
multi-year deal with RealNetworks Inc. to promote Google
software across Real's entertainment and multimedia products,
the companies said on Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Web site fosters "comedy community"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060803/tc_nm/media_funny_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060803/2006_08_03t064634_450x342_us_media_funny.jpg?x=130&y=98&sig=tNFJdsPJfxlstzIEaHaq.A--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="A screenshot of DailyComedy.com, taken on August 3, 2006. Cyberspace just got a little funnier with the launch of http://www.DailyComedy.com, where professional comics can post up-to-the-minute material poking fun at the physical world. (www.DailyComedy.com/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Cyberspace just got a
little funnier with the launch of http://www.DailyComedy.com,
where professional comics can post up-to-the-minute material
poking fun at the physical world.</p><br clear="all"/>
Napster subscribers decline
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060803/tc_nm/media_napster_tech_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060803/2006_08_03t022442_450x343_us_media_napster_tech.jpg?x=130&y=99&sig=3bpG9AuWQgbrVPV_gAxmhA--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="A Napster pre-paid card is displayed in New York in this December 2, 2003 file photo. Napster Inc. on Wednesday provided a disappointing outlook for its online music service and said its subscriber base had fallen 7 percent as it focused on promoting a new free Web site . (Jeff Christensen/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Napster Inc. on Wednesday
provided a disappointing outlook for its online music service
and said its subscriber base had fallen 7 percent as it focused
on promoting a new free Web site.</p><br clear="all"/>
Norway and Apple still at odds over iTunes
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060803/tc_afp/norwaytechnology"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060803/capt.sge.bma36.030806143250.photo00.photo.default-512x330.jpg?x=130&y=83&sig=JtoQ2Z3JoxwdOAXvHxZ_pA--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="Apple's iTunes website is reflected in an iPod in London, March 2006. Norway's consumer agency has said it remained at odds with Apple Computers over the company's exclusive link between its iPod music players and online iTunes store, insisting that the songs downloaded at a cost ought to be playable on other music devices.(AFP/File/John D McHugh)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Norway's consumer agency has said it remained at odds with Apple Computers over the company's exclusive link between its iPod music players and online iTunes store, insisting that the songs downloaded at a cost ought to be playable on other music devices.</p><br clear="all"/>
Apple's iPod compatibility in more cars
(AP)
AP - In the latest boost to its dominance in portable music players, Apple Computer Inc. is teaming with General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. and Mazda Motor Corp. to integrate the iPod into car audio systems.
Alcatel buys out Fujitsu for full control of joint venture
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060803/tc_afp/francejapantelecom"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060803/capt.sge.bly99.030806142737.photo00.photo.default-512x365.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=rOX5jKgxukA1GrpLbvxI2w--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="A hostess displays Alcatel mobile phones during the GSM World congress in Cannes, February 2005. French technology group Alcatel has said that it had bought the 34.0 percent stake it did not already own in a third-generation mobile technology joint venture with Japanese group Fujitsu.(AFP/File/Pascal Guyot)" border="0" /></a>AFP - French technology group Alcatel has said that it had bought the 34.0 percent stake it did not already own in a third-generation mobile technology joint venture with Japanese group Fujitsu.</p><br clear="all"/>
Google, Real, Mozilla in Pact
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Google Inc. has extended a multi-year deal with RealNetworks Inc. to promote Google software across Real's entertainment and multimedia products, the companies said on Wednesday.
Indian tech firms eye 40-billion-dollar opportunity in engineering services
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060803/tc_afp/indiatechnologyreport"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060803/capt.sge.blh02.030806133140.photo00.photo.default-512x349.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=W91LNQzPJ9Uiv6A191_ZZQ--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Indian call center employees work during their night shift in Mohali, in the northern state of Punjab, May 2005. India's premier software body has said outsourcing of engineering services by global firms presented the country with a 40-billion-dollar opportunity.(AFP/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - India's premier software body has said outsourcing of engineering services by global firms presented the country with a 40-billion-dollar opportunity.</p><br clear="all"/>
Norway and Apple still at odds over iTunes
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060803/tc_afp/norwaytechnology"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060803/capt.sge.bma36.030806143250.photo00.photo.default-512x330.jpg?x=130&y=83&sig=JtoQ2Z3JoxwdOAXvHxZ_pA--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="Apple's iTunes website is reflected in an iPod in London, March 2006. Norway's consumer agency has said it remained at odds with Apple Computers over the company's exclusive link between its iPod music players and online iTunes store, insisting that the songs downloaded at a cost ought to be playable on other music devices.(AFP/File/John D McHugh)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Norway's consumer agency has said it remained at odds with Apple Computers over the company's exclusive link between its iPod music players and online iTunes store, insisting that the songs downloaded at a cost ought to be playable on other music devices.</p><br clear="all"/>
French iTunes law goes into effect
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060803/ap_on_hi_te/france_itunes_law"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060803/capt.sge.bma36.030806143250.photo00.photo.default-512x330.jpg?x=130&y=83&sig=JtoQ2Z3JoxwdOAXvHxZ_pA--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="Apple's iTunes website is reflected in an iPod in London, March 2006. Norway's consumer agency has said it remained at odds with Apple Computers over the company's exclusive link between its iPod music players and online iTunes store, insisting that the songs downloaded at a cost ought to be playable on other music devices.(AFP/File/John D McHugh)" border="0" /></a>AP - A closely watched French law that allows regulators to force Apple Computer Inc. to make its iPod player and iTunes online store compatible with rival offerings went into effect Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Love me, love my blog," as Netorati couple-surf
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060803/wr_nm/life_cybercouples_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060803/2006_08_03t054910_450x338_uk_life_cybercouples.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=w0AuVKEbPH2VrNX4JvX45w--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Nick Currie and his girlfriend Shizu Yuasa (R) surf the internet over breakfast in Tokyo in this handout photo. As the Internet evolves -- with its webcams, iPods, Instant Messaging, broadband, wi-fi and weblogs -- its image as a relationship-wrecker is changing. Now a sociable habit is emerging among the Netorati: couple-surfing. (Nick Currie/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A man and a woman sit side-by-side in a
New York cafe, drinking beer, sharing food, and not saying a
word. Instead of chatting, they are typing on a laptop about
the tunes played through a shared iPod.</p><br clear="all"/>
New program allows online book browsing
(AP)
AP - HarperCollins, which announced last year that it was digitizing its vast catalog, has set up a "Browse Inside" program that will allow readers worldwide to view online excerpts from books by Michael Crichton, Isabel Allende and several other writers.
AOL scraps fees in bid to keep users
(USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - AOL, the online service that ushered in the Internet era for millions, said Wednesday it will begin offering its services for free.
Web site fosters "comedy community"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060803/wr_nm/media_funny_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060803/2006_08_03t064634_450x342_us_media_funny.jpg?x=130&y=98&sig=tNFJdsPJfxlstzIEaHaq.A--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="A screenshot of DailyComedy.com, taken on August 3, 2006. Cyberspace just got a little funnier with the launch of http://www.DailyComedy.com, where professional comics can post up-to-the-minute material poking fun at the physical world. (www.DailyComedy.com/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Cyberspace just got a
little funnier with the launch of http://www.DailyComedy.com,
where professional comics can post up-to-the-minute material
poking fun at the physical world.</p><br clear="all"/>
Fortunes of online search firms rooted in advertising
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060803/tc_afp/usinternetitadvertisetimewarneraol"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060803/capt.sge.blb07.030806130428.photo00.photo.default-512x373.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=.Y.LaYVQIYgftpDrdVDb1A--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="An ad for free email is seen on the AOL website in San Rafael, California. AOL's decision to stop charging broadband Internet users for access to its services confirmed that the money-making model for online search engines is rooted in advertising, analysts say.(AFP/Getty Images/Justin Sullivan)" border="0" /></a>AFP - AOL's decision to stop charging broadband Internet users for access to its services confirmed that the money-making model for online search engines is rooted in advertising, analysts say.</p><br clear="all"/>
Napster Subscriptions in Decline
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Napster on Wednesday provided a disappointing outlook for its online music service and said its subscriber base had fallen 7 percent as it focused on promoting a new free Web site.
UK singer adds Hollywood agent to MySpace pals
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060803/wr_nm/myspace_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20060727/i/r3327090261.jpg?x=130&y=119&sig=UJJv6ehzkIlmzpbsihM9WQ--" align="left" height="119" width="130" alt="A screenshot of Snocap.com, taken on July 27, 2006. Snocap, the digital music company founded by Napster creator Sean Fanning, is testing a new service that enables bands to sell their music from Web sites like MySpace. REUTERS/www.snocap.com" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Just as film lore says
Lana Turner was discovered at Schwab's Drugstore on Sunset
Boulevard, Internet lore has it that recording artist Lily
Allen was found in cyberspace.</p><br clear="all"/>
Napster subscribers decline
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060803/wr_nm/media_napster_tech_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060803/2006_08_03t022442_450x343_us_media_napster_tech.jpg?x=130&y=99&sig=3bpG9AuWQgbrVPV_gAxmhA--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="A Napster pre-paid card is displayed in New York in this December 2, 2003 file photo. Napster Inc. on Wednesday provided a disappointing outlook for its online music service and said its subscriber base had fallen 7 percent as it focused on promoting a new free Web site . (Jeff Christensen/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Napster Inc. on Wednesday provided
a disappointing outlook for its online music service and said
its subscriber base had fallen 7 percent as it focused on
promoting a new free Web site.</p><br clear="all"/>
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