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Microsoft offers tools to all types of game makers
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060814/tc_nm/media_microsoft_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060814/2006_08_14t013928_450x353_us_media_microsoft.jpg?x=130&y=102&sig=aTnVwmFL1Ik5mJwqV89kiw--" align="left" height="102" width="130" alt="An Xbox 360 unit is pictured at the Microsoft XBox 360 2006 E3 media event in Hollywood, May 9, 2006. Microsoft Corp.on Monday will announce the availability of software tools aimed at encouraging independent and hobbyist video game makers to create titles for its new Xbox 360 console. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. on Monday
will announce the availability of software tools aimed at
encouraging independent and hobbyist video game makers to
create titles for its new Xbox 360 console.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft to sell software tools for games
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060814/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_game_software"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20060814/i/r3491320190.jpg?x=130&y=101&sig=ydGQyjKhfFxWoq17.y2Ffw--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="An Xbox 360 unit is pictured at the Microsoft XBox 360 2006 E3 media event in Hollywood, May 9, 2006. Microsoft Corp.on Monday will announce the availability of software tools aimed at encouraging independent and hobbyist video game makers to create titles for its new Xbox 360 console. REUTERS/Fred Prouser" border="0" /></a>AP - Hoping to spur interest among video game enthusiasts, creative types and students, Microsoft Corp. said it plans to offer a consumer version of the professional software tools used to create video games for its Xbox 360 console.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft offers fix for Visual Basic 2005 compiler
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Issues with use of Microsoft's Visual Basic 2005 compiler in large projects have prompted the company to release a QFE (Quick Fix Engineering) update to address major problems. 
Heading Off The Hackers
(BusinessWeek Online)
BusinessWeek Online - File it under the category of "be careful what you wish for." In early August at the Black Hat Conference, an annual meeting of computer security experts in Las Vegas, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT - News) handed out 3,000 test copies of its new operating system, Windows Vista, and challenged attendees to help spot security glitches. A short time later, Joanna Rutkowska obliged. In a packed ballroom at Caesar's Palace , the 25-year-old Polish programming whiz delivered a devastating presentation in how to hack an earlier but similar test version of Vista. ...
Vista Coupons Reportedly Set For October
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Hoping to jump-start the holiday season, Microsoft may begin offering some coupons that may encourage consumers to upgrade Windows XP computers bought in the fourth quarter to Windows Vista.
Microsoft Will Reopen Vista Test With RC1
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft says it will soon re-open Windows Vista to new testers.
Will MS Give Shoppers a Free Pass to Windows Vista?
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Industry watchers say Microsoft will offer holiday PC buyers a free upgrade to the new operating system to boost sales.
Italian team wins Microsoft technical contest
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060811/tc_afp/indiaithealthcontest"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060811/capt.sge.dub95.110806163919.photo00.photo.default-437x512.jpg?x=110&y=130&sig=0NZefdvQT2SHLC3OBLQyMg--" align="left" height="130" width="110" alt="Members of Brazilian team during Imagine Cup contest in Agra, India on 08 August 2006. Brazil came in second in the key software design section of the competion, with a navigation system for the visually impaired. An Italian team won an annual Microsoft technology contest with a device that helps doctors access more complete information about forgetful patients.(AFP/File/Manan Vatsyayana)" border="0" /></a>AFP - An Italian team won an annual Microsoft technology contest with a device that helps doctors access more complete information about forgetful patients.</p><br clear="all"/>
Will Microsoft Offer Vista Upgrade Coupons?
(PC World)
PC World - Rumors spread that well-known PC makers will offer buyers a coupon for a free upgrade to Vista.
Crack in Microsoft Windows worries US anti-terror officials
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060811/tc_afp/usitinternetattacks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060811/capt.sge.drv36.110806120255.photo00.photo.default-354x512.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=dfBjbxKdyLUUs3knHj.W_Q--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="Microsoft co-founder shadow falls on the company logo during a press conference. The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) urged personal computer owners to immediately fix a dangerous vulnerabililty in Microsoft's Windows operating systems.(AFP/File/Arko Datta)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) urged personal computer owners to immediately fix a dangerous vulnerabililty in Microsoft's Windows operating systems.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft to sell software tools for games
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060814/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_game_software"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20060814/i/r3491320190.jpg?x=130&y=101&sig=ydGQyjKhfFxWoq17.y2Ffw--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="An Xbox 360 unit is pictured at the Microsoft XBox 360 2006 E3 media event in Hollywood, May 9, 2006. Microsoft Corp.on Monday will announce the availability of software tools aimed at encouraging independent and hobbyist video game makers to create titles for its new Xbox 360 console. REUTERS/Fred Prouser" border="0" /></a>AP - Hoping to spur interest among video game enthusiasts, creative types and students, Microsoft Corp. said it plans to offer a consumer version of the professional software tools used to create video games for its Xbox 360 console.</p><br clear="all"/>
Fox to sell movies, TV shows for download
(AP)
AP - The new "X-Men" movie and television shows like "24" are coming to a computer near you.
Segway launches overhauled scooter
(AP)
AP - Segway Inc. has overhauled its self-balancing scooter with a new batch of technology that allows riders to start the device with a remote control and steer it simply by leaning in the direction they want to go.
Iranian censors clamp down on bloggers
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060814/ap_on_hi_te/iran_blog_backlash"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/net/20060813/capt.7db981192f3e8fe9ceb78c088ef71c46.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=dpRNvBlLytDM.ut30D.MKA--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="**FILE PHOTO** Iranians work at an Internet cafe in Tehran Aug. 8, 2006. Iranian authorities are stepping up arrests and pressure on popular bloggers as part of a wider Internet clampdown launched after hard-liner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad became president. (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian)" border="0" /></a>AP - Sayeed Habibi considers himself a marked man. The reason: his Internet blog that challenges some of the policies of Iran's theocracy.</p><br clear="all"/>
Rural Wyo. city eyes fiber-optic network
(AP)
AP - Hay and beans have fueled this rural economy for years. But it's fiber of another kind that city leaders believe is key to Powell's future.
Casual gaming taking places of daily activities
(Reuters)
Reuters - A substantial minority
of American adults would rather spend their free time playing
casual games -- such online diversions as "Bejeweled" and
"TextTwist" -- than watch television.
Microsoft offers tools to all types of game makers
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060814/tc_nm/media_microsoft_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060814/2006_08_14t013928_450x353_us_media_microsoft.jpg?x=130&y=102&sig=aTnVwmFL1Ik5mJwqV89kiw--" align="left" height="102" width="130" alt="An Xbox 360 unit is pictured at the Microsoft XBox 360 2006 E3 media event in Hollywood, May 9, 2006. Microsoft Corp.on Monday will announce the availability of software tools aimed at encouraging independent and hobbyist video game makers to create titles for its new Xbox 360 console. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. on Monday
will announce the availability of software tools aimed at
encouraging independent and hobbyist video game makers to
create titles for its new Xbox 360 console.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Desperate," "Lost" going mobile via Gameloft
(Reuters)
Reuters - Games based on movies
are common, but only recently have interactive entertainment
companies turned to TV shows for their inspiration. Mobile game
publisher Gameloft, one of the leaders in this genre, is set to
confirm Monday (August 14) an exclusive multiyear agreement
with Touchstone Television to develop, publish and distribute
mobile games based on ABC's hit series "Lost" and "Desperate
Housewives."
AJAX e-mail and more
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - A unique amalgam of Linux mail server and open source development platform, the Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) combines truly integrated e-mail, calendaring, and contacts with a mashup-friendly AJAX client and easy extensibility using Zimlets, which are XML/Web services widgets for initiating content lookups or actions (such as a VoIP phone call) from within messages (infoworld.
'Idol' software brings music-making to home front
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060814/tc_nm/media_idol_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060814/2006_08_14t022548_450x300_us_media_idol.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=0ZwbfnfCEIygYwezKjEZiA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Guests mingle at the party for the 12 finalists of the television show 'American Idol' at the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles, March 9, 2006. FremantleMedia has found another way to bring 'American Idol' into people's homes. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - FremantleMedia has found
another way to bring "American Idol" into people's homes. Sony
Media Software signed a deal with FremantleMedia Licensing
Worldwide Americas to develop two new products designed to
extend the popular show's reach.</p><br clear="all"/>
Casual gaming taking places of daily activities
(Reuters)
Reuters - A substantial minority
of American adults would rather spend their free time playing
casual games -- such online diversions as "Bejeweled" and
"TextTwist" -- than watch television.
Beijing health office opens online gay chatroom
(Reuters)
Reuters - A disease control office in Beijing has
opened the city's first officially sanctioned online gay
chatroom, but most of the posts come from the Web site's
managers, a newspaper reported on Monday.
Fox to sell movies on IGN, MySpace
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060814/media_nm/media_fox_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060814/2006_08_14t021216_450x353_us_media_fox.jpg?x=130&y=102&sig=ZHaAyJV9itlQUCzJzu26mg--" align="left" height="102" width="130" alt="Halle Berry waves to photographers during the premiere of the movie 'X-Men: The Last Stand' in Tokyo, July 14, 2006. Twentieth Century Fox will start to sell movies including 'X-Men: The Last Stand' and TV shows like '24' from Web sites owned by parent News Corp. in the company's first step in the online movie market. (Toru Hanai/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Twentieth Century Fox will start to
sell movies including "X-Men: The Last Stand" and TV shows like
"24" from Web sites owned by parent News Corp. in the company's
first step in the online movie market.</p><br clear="all"/>
Iranian censors clamp down on bloggers
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060814/ap_on_hi_te/iran_blog_backlash"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/net/20060813/capt.7db981192f3e8fe9ceb78c088ef71c46.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=dpRNvBlLytDM.ut30D.MKA--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="**FILE PHOTO** Iranians work at an Internet cafe in Tehran Aug. 8, 2006. Iranian authorities are stepping up arrests and pressure on popular bloggers as part of a wider Internet clampdown launched after hard-liner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad became president. (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian)" border="0" /></a>AP - Sayeed Habibi considers himself a marked man. The reason: his Internet blog that challenges some of the policies of Iran's theocracy.</p><br clear="all"/>
20th Century Fox to sell movies on IGN, MySpace
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060814/wr_nm/media_myspace_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060811/capt.sge.dsu11.110806140613.photo01.photo.default-512x367.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=DBDNvcMQ4ZDiVinV0Z0lIw--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="A woman looks at the MySpace website in Washington, June 2006. Personal computers have transformed society in a mere 25 years and they are just getting warmed up.(AFP/File/Nicholas Kamm)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Twentieth Century Fox will start to
sell movies including "X-Men: The Last Stand" and TV shows like
"24" from Web sites owned by parent News Corp. in the company's
first step in the online movie market.</p><br clear="all"/>
British pensioner becomes surprise YouTube star
(Reuters)
Reuters - YouTube, the popular online home video
site, has an unexpected star -- a septuagenarian British
widower -- whose soft-spoken, humble manner has won the hearts
of users of the youth dominated Web site.
Images of Katrina aftermath alive on Web
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060813/ap_on_hi_te/katrina_videos"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060810/capt.da84c9d16b9147a2add6a3a3e3ae7f95.katrina_videos_msny103.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=XyLN17i9nS.nBn_KLNyLeg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Nearly one year after Hurricane Katrina devastated the small beach town of Long Beach, Miss, native shrubs and weeds are taking over slabs where manicured lawns used to be on Wednesday Aug. 9, 2006. Andrew Preston, 18, a Long Beach resident created a video showing the damage of his hometown hoping it will serve as a reminder of Katrina's wrath. (AP Photo/Nicole LaCour Young)" border="0" /></a>AP - When friends ask Bill Tyler what Hurricane Katrina did to his cottage in Bay St. Louis, he sends them a link to the online video sharing site YouTube.</p><br clear="all"/>
Indian village uploads itself onto Internet
(Reuters)
Reuters - An Indian village has uploaded
itself onto the Internet, giving the outside world a glimpse of
life in rural India.
Judge orders online sale of Unabomber goods
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060812/wr_nm/crime_unabomber_court_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060812/2006_08_12t153105_360x450_us_crime_unabomber_court.jpg?x=103&y=130&sig=kSdi62nDqlfw48o8grnPTA--" align="left" height="130" width="103" alt="Theodore Kaczynski is shown in his booking mugshot from April 1996 in this file photo. Also known as the 'Unabomber', Kaczynski's journal, as well as axes, typewriters and books seized from his Montana cabin will be sold in an Internet auction to help pay restitution to his victims, a federal judge has ordered. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski's
journal, as well as axes, typewriters and books seized from his
Montana cabin will be sold in an Internet auction to help pay
restitution to his victims, a federal judge has ordered.</p><br clear="all"/>
Will AOL Goof Trigger New U.S. Law?
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The news that AOL released the search histories of 658,000 of its users is renewing calls for federal legislation to protect consumer privacy online.
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