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Microsoft lets pros test drive new Internet Explorer software
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060824/tc_afp/usitcompanysoftware"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060824/capt.sge.hgf18.240806231353.photo00.photo.default-512x323.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=Y.jf2D6H6jkJsoyGpgeBQA--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="The logo for Microsoft at their office in Herndon, Virginia. Software giant Microsoft let industry professionals begin testing its next-generation Internet Explorer (IE) web browser due for release by the end of the year.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Software giant Microsoft let industry professionals begin testing its next-generation Internet Explorer (IE) web browser due for release by the end of the year.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft Finally Reissues Botched IE Patch
(PC World)
PC World - Fix for serious security bug in Microsoft browser available via Automatic Update.
Microsoft releases near-finished browser
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060824/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_internet_browser"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060729/capt.sge.aaw34.290706163421.photo00.photo.default-512x345.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=4Yj0cbciye2_VgBl6DPqsA--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Don Lionetti demonstrates Windows Vista in July 2005. Microsoft hedged its bets on the promised release date of its heralded Vista operating system, leaving a cloud of uncertainty in the investment community, analysts said.(AFP/Microsoft-HO/File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Microsoft Corp. released a near-final version of its Internet Explorer 7 browser Thursday, and the company said the free Web-surfing software is on track for completion by the end of the year.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft Takes Games Wireless
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft turns up the heat on the upcoming holiday game sales season, announcing a slew of games and wireless accessories.
Microsoft Repatches IE's August Patch
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft says the revised version of MS06-042 fully resolves the security vulnerability discussed in a prior security advisory.
Microsoft Tests New Wi-Fi Security, Locator Tools
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft is testing to-be-released service that helps users manage wireless connections when using public hotspots.
Microsoft Zaps eEye from IE Flaw Credits
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Microsoft re-releases the problematic MS06-042 browser update and removes eEye Digital Security from the list of companies credited with reporting the flaw.
Microsoft Takes IE 7 To RC1, Firefox 2.0 Slips
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft unveils Internet Explorer 7 Release Candidate 1 (RC1), the last version the company expects to hand out before the new browser goes final later this year.
Internet Explorer 7 Hits RC1 Milestone
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - The next version of Microsoft's browser is almost done. New in the latest test build: More CSS and performance tweaks, plus an automatic uninstall feature.
Microsoft releases compliant Korean-version of Windows
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060824/tc_afp/skoreausitmicrosoft"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060824/capt.sge.gzq29.240806083243.photo00.photo.default-512x335.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=qxfVuxW3N06HwCMIXl5KcQ--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="A Seoul computer user. Microsoft has unveiled new versions of its Windows operating system in South Korea to comply with an anti-trust body's ruling against the US software giant, company officials said(AFP/File/Emmanuel Dunand)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Microsoft has unveiled new versions of its Windows operating system in South Korea to comply with an anti-trust body's ruling against the US software giant, company officials said.</p><br clear="all"/>
Apple recalls 1.8 million Sony batteries
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060825/ap_on_hi_te/apple_battery_recall"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060825/capt.2d7e1a3e24b84f398db72239fb650e4c.apple_battery_recall_ny117.jpg?x=130&y=57&sig=nCMoKz4HoVDhnEpy6tDQHg--" align="left" height="57" width="130" alt="This photo provided by Apple Computer Inc. shows new MacBook laptops with Intel Corp. chips in a Tuesday, May 1, 2006 photo in Cupertino, Calif. The Sony battery bug has bitten another PC maker. Less than two weeks after a battery recall affected more than 4 million laptops, Apple Computer Inc. told customers Thursday to return 1.8 million lithium-ion batteries used in Mac laptops because they could cause the computers to overheat and ignite. (AP Photo/Apple Computer Inc., Johansen Krause, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - In a second major PC battery recall, Apple Computer is telling consumers to return 1.8 million Mac laptop batteries with both product recalls traced to the same manufacturing plight.</p><br clear="all"/>
Lithium-ion technology in the spotlight
(AP)
AP - Lithium-ion batteries are ideal for mobile electronics because they are lightweight, extremely energy-dense, and have a unique chemistry allowing them to be recharged.
AOL to sell movies, shows through portal
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060824/ap_on_hi_te/aol_video_downloads"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060825/2006_08_24t105528_450x336_us_media_aol_movies.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=iuXScQ2RDxoBxWuFYZQLdQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="The AOL video site in an image courtesy of AOL. The company said on Thursday it will offer movies from four major Hollywood studios for downloading on its new Internet video service. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - "Hitch," "24" and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" are among the movies and television shows that AOL will sell through its new video portal under deals the Internet company has forged with major Hollywood studios.</p><br clear="all"/>
TiVo to provide DVR software to Cox
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060824/ap_on_hi_te/tivo_cox"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20060818/i/r2815988333.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=r2chjrI4TgVDWwCLMHZ14g--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="A screen shows Internet services available through an broadband-connected TiVo digital video recorder at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada January 5, 2006. TiVo Inc. on Friday said a federal court in Texas has ordered EchoStar Communications Corp. to halt the use and sale of several of its digital video recorders (DVRs) after a jury ruled in April that EchoStar had infringed on a TiVo patent. REUTERS/Steve Marcus" border="0" /></a>AP - TiVo Inc. Thursday said it had agreed to provide cable company Cox Communications with software for digital video recorders.</p><br clear="all"/>
Nev. OKs IGT license for mobile gambling
(AP)
AP - Slot machine giant International Game Technology was approved Thursday by Nevada regulators to compete in an emerging market for hand-held, mobile gambling devices.
Dutch farmers dating site loses Google court case
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060825/wr_nm/google_farmdate_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20060823/i/r662926298.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=LsgWmbYQn.xisTJgGaTFfQ--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="A laptop screen shows the homepage of Google.cn. June 8, 2006. Google Inc., the world's biggest Internet search engine, said on Wednesday it is opening the Japanese-language version of its email service to anyone who wants to sign up. REUTERS/Jason Lee" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A dating site for Dutch farmers lost
a court case against Google on Thursday after demanding that
the world's biggest Internet search engine stop publishing
sponsored links to sex sites.</p><br clear="all"/>
Apple Computer recalls around 1.8 million laptop batteries
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060825/tc_afp/usjapanitcompany"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060825/capt.sge.hhq55.250806074656.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=z_yb2HGYhRDB_36Gklps0w--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Logo of US Apple computer group. Apple Computer is voluntarily recalling more than one million laptop computer batteries due to the risk they could burst into flames, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission said.(AFP/File/Joel Saget)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Apple Computer is voluntarily recalling more than one million laptop computer batteries fearing they could burst into flames, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission said.</p><br clear="all"/>
Belgacom buys Vodafone stake in mobile unit for 2 billion euros
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060825/bs_afp/belgiumtelecomcompanytakeoverbelgacomvodafone"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060825/capt.sge.hhw21.250806082334.photo00.photo.default-341x512.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=gVpgaoiooxz5B9qzcadzsw--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Belgian telecommunications operator Belgacom said that it was buying Vodafone's 25-percent stake in its mobile phone unit Proximus for two billion euros (2.55 billion dollars).(AFP/BELGA/File/Jacques Collet)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Belgian telecommunications operator Belgacom said that it was buying Vodafone's 25-percent stake in its mobile phone unit Proximus for two billion euros (2.55 billion dollars).</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft backs Firefox on MSDN Wiki
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - In a concession to the open source software paradigm, Microsoft has added support for the Mozilla Firefox browser to its MSDN (Microsoft Developer Network) Wiki, company officials are reporting this week.
Cox To Offer TiVo DVR Software
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Cox Communications, the fourth largest U.S. cable TV operator, has agreed to offer subscribers the option of downloading to their set-top boxes TiVo's digital video recorder service.
Dutch farmers dating site loses Google court case
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060825/wr_nm/google_farmdate_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20060823/i/r662926298.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=LsgWmbYQn.xisTJgGaTFfQ--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="A laptop screen shows the homepage of Google.cn. June 8, 2006. Google Inc., the world's biggest Internet search engine, said on Wednesday it is opening the Japanese-language version of its email service to anyone who wants to sign up. REUTERS/Jason Lee" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A dating site for Dutch farmers lost
a court case against Google on Thursday after demanding that
the world's biggest Internet search engine stop publishing
sponsored links to sex sites.</p><br clear="all"/>
Home sales to rebound in Aug, Web searches say
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060825/wr_nm/economy_housing_internet_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060824/capt.sge.hfy81.240806215121.photo01.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=v..SyY7HzTugCzBOvyfKlw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="New US home sales tumbled 4.3 percent in July from June, according to the latest data to cast a shadow over growth and consumer spending in the world's largest economy.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Joe Raedle)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Sales of existing U.S. homes should
rise in August, snapping a four-month decline, according to
Hitwise, an Internet information company.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft lets pros test drive new Internet Explorer software
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060824/tc_afp/usitcompanysoftware"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060824/capt.sge.hgf18.240806231353.photo00.photo.default-512x323.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=Y.jf2D6H6jkJsoyGpgeBQA--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="The logo for Microsoft at their office in Herndon, Virginia. Software giant Microsoft let industry professionals begin testing its next-generation Internet Explorer (IE) web browser due for release by the end of the year.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Software giant Microsoft let industry professionals begin testing its next-generation Internet Explorer (IE) web browser due for release by the end of the year.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft releases near-finished browser
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060824/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_internet_browser"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060729/capt.sge.aaw34.290706163421.photo00.photo.default-512x345.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=4Yj0cbciye2_VgBl6DPqsA--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Don Lionetti demonstrates Windows Vista in July 2005. Microsoft hedged its bets on the promised release date of its heralded Vista operating system, leaving a cloud of uncertainty in the investment community, analysts said.(AFP/Microsoft-HO/File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Microsoft Corp. released a near-final version of its Internet Explorer 7 browser Thursday, and the company said the free Web-surfing software is on track for completion by the end of the year.</p><br clear="all"/>
AOL to sell movies, shows through portal
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060824/ap_en_bu/aol_video_downloads"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060825/2006_08_24t105528_450x336_us_media_aol_movies.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=iuXScQ2RDxoBxWuFYZQLdQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="The AOL video site in an image courtesy of AOL. The company said on Thursday it will offer movies from four major Hollywood studios for downloading on its new Internet video service. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - "Hitch," "24" and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" are among the movies and television shows that AOL will sell through its new video portal under deals the Internet company has forged with major Hollywood studios.</p><br clear="all"/>
Net-Addicted Teens Have A Place To Crash In China
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - China's young Internet addicts can now frequent China's first halfway house for Internet addiction.
AOL to offer movie downloads from four studios
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060824/wr_nm/media_aol_movies_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060825/2006_08_24t105528_450x336_us_media_aol_movies.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=iuXScQ2RDxoBxWuFYZQLdQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="The AOL video site in an image courtesy of AOL. The company said on Thursday it will offer movies from four major Hollywood studios for downloading on its new Internet video service. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Time Warner Inc.'s AOL said on
Thursday it will offer movies from four major Hollywood studios
for downloading on its new Internet video service.</p><br clear="all"/>
AOL Signs Studios For Movie Downloads
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - AOL has deals with four studios to offer movie downloads on its video portal.
Microsoft Takes IE 7 To RC1, Firefox 2.0 Slips
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft unveils Internet Explorer 7 Release Candidate 1 (RC1), the last version the company expects to hand out before the new browser goes final later this year.
IBM Buys Security Systems Provider for $1.3 Billion
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - In a move designed to demonstrate the company's commitment to providing businesses with a comprehensive I.T. protection package, IBM is acquiring Internet Security Systems (ISS) and integrating ISS software into its on-demand security systems portfolio.
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