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Microsoft Wants Vista PCs to Pop
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - The software giant is offering its own design ideas for the PC hardware that will surround its forthcoming Windows Vista operating system.
Microsoft Focuses on User Behavior With New Search Research
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - At the SIGIR information retrieval conference in Seattle this week, Microsoft Research will present some of the analysis techniques it is developing to help improve search-result quality.
Microsoft piracy check draws complaints
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060806/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_s_piracy_check"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060803/capt.1f83b20c33d6473796c70d457c114839.microsoft_hacker_challenge_nvjk101.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=jmk8l5Ji2CEcjGcPhL3xQQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Andrew Cushman, Microsoft's director of security outreach, talks about the security for Microsoft Windows operating system at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2006. (AP Photo/Jane Kalinowsky)" border="0" /></a>AP - When Microsoft Corp. said it planned to begin checking for pirated copies of its Windows operating system using the method it set up to send people security fixes, even some of the company's traditional critics could sympathize.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft Dares Hackers To Test Vista
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - "Think you can break Vista's security? Go ahead and try." That was Microsoft's challenge to some 3,000 attendees at the Black Hat security conference after handing over the beta version of its new operating system.
Microsoft and Yahoo Merge Messaging Services
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft and Yahoo will be launching the full version of their merged instant messaging services worldwide within the next few months. But will it be enough to compete against Google?
Microsoft Says Report On Zune Video Delay 'Speculative'
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft tries to dispel a report that its upcoming Zune media player might be delayed.
MS Watches as Vista Gets '0wn3d' by Rootkit
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Black Hat Briefings: Microsoft security chief Ben Fathi responds to a standing-room-only demo of a new technique used to plant an offensive rootkit in Windows Vista.
Microsoft Readies 12 Windows, Office Patches For Next Week
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - It's almost Patch Tuesday again, and Microsoft is planning to release 10 security patches for Windows and two for Office.
Microsoft Takes LSD to Test Vista Security
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Microsoft recruits some high-profile third-party security consultants to simulate attacks against Windows Vista. Among the pen testers are members of the "Last Stage of Delirium" hacking group that discovered the flaw that caused the Blaster worm.
Microsoft Heads for Another Big Patch Tuesday
(PC World)
PC World - Malicious Software removal tool update, Office and Windows fixes expected.
Sony to launch a new wireless handheld
(AP)
AP - Hoping to tap into the growth of wireless networks across college campuses, other public spaces and within homes, Sony Corp. will announce Tuesday a new pocket-sized gadget for instant messaging and other Internet-based communications.
Google, News Corp. sign search, ad deal
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060808/ap_on_hi_te/google_news_corp"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060808/capt.ef1c7c769dd44d8c820df70093b60b68.google_news_corp_nyol906.jpg?x=130&y=73&sig=Uohbnz4Ifn_dqfUwlvweKA--" align="left" height="73" width="130" alt="This 2004 file photo shows Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Google reached a deal Monday with the owner of MySpace.com to pay at least $900 million in shared advertising revenue and become the exclusive search provider for the popular online hangout. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - Google Inc. reached a deal Monday with the owner of MySpace.com to pay at least $900 million in shared advertising revenue and become the exclusive search provider for the popular online hangout.</p><br clear="all"/>
AOL: Breach of privacy was a mistake
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060808/ap_on_hi_te/aol_search_privacy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060804/capt.494111ec572841bcb6f721480f9e8690.aol_nyr103.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=duw9_Lu.7E.0WZEWqARH0w--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="AOL's home page is shown on a computer screen Friday, Aug. 4, 2006 in New York. AOL will shed as many as 5,000 employees, a quarter of its global work force, within six months as the company seeks more than $1 billion in savings to offset its decision to give more services away for free. That decision, analysts say, may not be enough to draw new visitors. Key to AOL's success will be how well it taps its strengths in video and instant messaging. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)" border="0" /></a>AP - AOL released the Internet search terms that more than 650,000 of its subscribers entered over a three-month period and admitted Monday that what it originally intended as a gesture to researchers amounted to a privacy breach and a mistake.</p><br clear="all"/>
Apple completes switch to Intel chips
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060807/ap_on_hi_te/apple_developers"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060807/capt.a81a67f145a14e8d8745b84c3a603660.apple_developers_caps108.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=PrytZgslZTF9uZY9UFFMnA--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs laughs at his keynote at Apple Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco, Monday, Aug. 7, 2006. Jobs talked about 'Leopard,' the next major update to the Mac OS. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)" border="0" /></a>AP - Apple Computer Inc. completed its switch to Intel Corp. microprocessors and previewed its next-generation operating system Monday, shifting attention — for the moment — from the company's troubles surrounding the mishandling of stock options.</p><br clear="all"/>
Sony introduces Wi-Fi instant message/music device
(Reuters)
Reuters - Sony Corp. said it is set to
introduce its first wireless broadband communications and
entertainment device, aimed at heavy users of instant
messaging.
Sprint seen choosing WiMax technology: report
(Reuters)
Reuters - Sprint Nextel Corp. is expected to
announce it is choosing the WiMax technology to build a new
wireless Internet network in coming years, the Wall Street
Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the
matter.
Apple rolls final Macs in move to Intel
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060807/tc_nm/apple_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060807/2006_08_07t162850_450x300_us_apple.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=VFxj8LVoig4l4g9TlAYYSQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Apple Corporation representative Scott Broderick (L) shows off the new Mac Pro desktop computer to the crowd at the Apple 2006 Worldwide Development Conference at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California, August 7, 2006. (Dino Vournas/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Apple Computer Inc. on
Monday introduced the last of its computer models to be
converted to Intel chips and said it would launch the next
version of its operating system in spring 2007, but some
investors expecting a new iPod were disappointed.</p><br clear="all"/>
Alltel to offer podcasts on cellphones
(Reuters)
Reuters - Alltel Corp. the No. 5 U.S.
cellphone provider, said on Tuesday it will provide a service
to download audio clips from the Internet to cellphones in a
bid to expand its business beyond voice services.
VMware Tool Allows Macs to Run x86 OSes
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - New software that will debut at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference lets Intel-based Macs run x86 operating systems, including Windows and Linux.
Apple previews Leopard operating system
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060808/bs_afp/afplifestyleitcompany"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060808/capt.sge.cou52.080806005700.photo00.photo.default-512x369.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=c1mn9TCy46w4fYPlo9cvyg--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Apple CEO Steve Jobs delivers the keynote address at the 2006 Apple Worldwide Developer's Conference in San Francisco, California. Jobs kicked off the annual conference with announcements of a new Mac Pro desktop computer featuring Intel processors and Mac OSX Leopard operating system that is due to launch in the spring of 2007.(AFP/Getty Images/Justin Sullivan)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Apple Computer showcased its Leopard operating system, due out next year, to the cheers of software developers gathered for a major conference.</p><br clear="all"/>
Sprint seen choosing WiMax technology: report
(Reuters)
Reuters - Sprint Nextel Corp. is expected to
announce it is choosing the WiMax technology to build a new
wireless Internet network in coming years, the Wall Street
Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the
matter.
Alltel to offer podcasts on cellphones
(Reuters)
Reuters - Alltel Corp. the No. 5 U.S.
cellphone provider, said on Tuesday it will provide a service
to download audio clips from the Internet to cellphones in a
bid to expand its business beyond voice services.
Sony to launch a new wireless handheld
(AP)
AP - Hoping to tap into the growth of wireless networks across college campuses, other public spaces and within homes, Sony Corp. will announce Tuesday a new pocket-sized gadget for instant messaging and other Internet-based communications.
Google forges ties with MySpace, MTV
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060808/tc_afp/usinternetadvertisingcompanygooglefoxmtv"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060808/capt.sge.cpg44.080806045542.photo00.photo.default-512x367.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=kjMjCXe1TLQiGZE6Xab1Fg--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="A MySpace user. Google has announced deals to handle Internet search and advertising at the popular social networking website MySpace and to distribute ad-laced MTV videos(AFP/File/Nicholas Kamm)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Google has announced deals to handle Internet search and advertising at the popular social networking website MySpace and to distribute ad-laced MTV videos.</p><br clear="all"/>
Sony introduces Wi-Fi instant message/music device
(Reuters)
Reuters - Sony Corp. said it is set to
introduce its first wireless broadband communications and
entertainment device, aimed at heavy users of instant
messaging.
Google, News Corp. sign search, ad deal
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060808/ap_on_hi_te/google_news_corp"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060808/capt.ef1c7c769dd44d8c820df70093b60b68.google_news_corp_nyol906.jpg?x=130&y=73&sig=Uohbnz4Ifn_dqfUwlvweKA--" align="left" height="73" width="130" alt="This 2004 file photo shows Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Google reached a deal Monday with the owner of MySpace.com to pay at least $900 million in shared advertising revenue and become the exclusive search provider for the popular online hangout. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - Google Inc. reached a deal Monday with the owner of MySpace.com to pay at least $900 million in shared advertising revenue and become the exclusive search provider for the popular online hangout.</p><br clear="all"/>
AOL: Breach of privacy was a mistake
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060808/ap_on_hi_te/aol_search_privacy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060804/capt.494111ec572841bcb6f721480f9e8690.aol_nyr103.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=duw9_Lu.7E.0WZEWqARH0w--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="AOL's home page is shown on a computer screen Friday, Aug. 4, 2006 in New York. AOL will shed as many as 5,000 employees, a quarter of its global work force, within six months as the company seeks more than $1 billion in savings to offset its decision to give more services away for free. That decision, analysts say, may not be enough to draw new visitors. Key to AOL's success will be how well it taps its strengths in video and instant messaging. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)" border="0" /></a>AP - AOL released the Internet search terms that more than 650,000 of its subscribers entered over a three-month period and admitted Monday that what it originally intended as a gesture to researchers amounted to a privacy breach and a mistake.</p><br clear="all"/>
Softbank Capital invests $5 mln in Huffington Post
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Huffington Post, an online news
and blogging site run by political commentator Arianna
Huffington, said on Monday that it has received a $5 million
investment led by venture capital firm SoftBank Capital to help
it expand.
MySpace selects Google search system
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060808/wr_nm/media_newscorp_google_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060808/2006_08_07t165658_450x308_us_media_newscorp_google.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=vgtegfGyv9axqPB7xs9svw--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="A laptop screen shows a homepage from Google in this June 8, 2006 file photo. News Corp.'s Fox Interactive Media on Monday said it selected Google Inc. as MySpace.com's search system in a multiyear search and advertising deal that also covers some of Fox's other properties. (Jason Lee/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - News Corp.'s</p><br clear="all"/>
Google Picks MTV Shows Over Music Downloads
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Google silenced a year-long rumor by stating it has no plans to enter the Internet music downloading market in the near future. However, the search engine giant appears to be committed to the video downloading business, judging by a deal it signed with music video broadcaster MTV Networks.
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