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Windows Vista goes on sale at Amazon
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060830/wr_nm/microsoft_windows_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060830/2006_08_29t161955_450x323_us_microsoft_windows.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=XbOFp2KBPefXR5cYunt3Rg--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Software developers are shown at the Microsoft Professional Developers conference in Los Angeles, in this September 13, 2005 file photo. Internet retailer Amazon.com Inc. has started taking early orders for Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Vista operating system at prices ranging from $100 to $399. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Internet retailer Amazon.com Inc. has
started taking early orders for Microsoft Corp.'s long-delayed
Windows Vista operating system, offering versions of the
product from $100 to $399.</p><br clear="all"/>
Amazon.com reveals Windows Vista prices
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060829/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_vista_pricing"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20060829/i/r3631419501.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=w079fIYHUk1EzquCULgNkQ--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="in Los Angeles September 13, 2005. Internet retailer Amazon.com Inc. has started taking early orders for Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Vista operating system at prices ranging from $100 to $399. REUTERS/Fred Prouser" border="0" /></a>AP - Microsoft Corp. will charge $239 for the version of the Windows Vista operating system it hopes most consumers will buy, according to prices listed on Internet retailer Amazon.com's Web site.</p><br clear="all"/>
Amazon.com Lists Vista Prices, Ship Date
(PC World)
PC World - You can preorder Microsoft Windows Vista online; software to ship on January 30, 2007, according to retailer.
Verizon, Microsoft to Join Forces
(PC World)
PC World - Companies plan co-branded Windows Live services.
Microsoft to Update Windows Media DRM
(PC World)
PC World - Move is in response to release of app that can be used to remove digital rights management protection from media files.
Microsoft investigates leak of "Office" videos
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060829/wr_nm/life_video_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060830/2006_08_29t172226_450x307_us_life_video.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=gMJdX6LV7mfnl2H.Wyrvsg--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Actor Ricky Gervais is seen in the award-winning British sitcom 'The Office', in this undated handout photo. Microsoft Corp. said on Tuesday it was investigating how two in-house training videos made by British comedian Ricky Gervais, creator of 'The Office' television series, appeared on two Web sites. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Software giant Microsoft Corp. said on
Tuesday it was investigating how two in-house training videos
made by British comedian Ricky Gervais, creator of "The Office"
television series, appeared on two Web sites.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft Leaks Vista Pricing
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - A slew of Internet buzz was started when the price for Microsoft's upcoming Windows Vista operating system was accidentally leaked on the company's Canadian Web site. Even though the information was immediately taken down from the site, word spread quickly on the Internet that the Home Basic edition of Vista will be $233, the same price as Windows XP Home.
Indian state aims to break Microsoft dominance, provide Linux
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060829/tc_afp/indiaeconomytechnologycompanymicrosoftlinux"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060829/capt.sge.ikf77.290806154854.photo00.photo.default-512x333.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=IIDR10524qCe8_u5N3Dbig--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="A Indian girl uses a computer in a temporary classroom set up during a press conference in New Delhi, March 2006. India's communist-run Kerala state has said it aimed to break US software giant Microsoft's dominance in schools, two weeks after rattling investors by banning Coke and Pepsi sales.(AFP/File/Manpreet Romana)" border="0" /></a>AFP - India's communist-run Kerala state has said it aimed to break US software giant Microsoft's dominance in schools, two weeks after rattling investors by banning Coke and Pepsi sales.</p><br clear="all"/>
Windows Vista RC1 Coming Soon
(PC World)
PC World - Milestone means Microsoft could be on track to ship the OS on time.
Microsoft Leaks Vista Pricing Online
(PC World)
PC World - Canadian Web site reveals prices for premium versions of the upcoming Windows OS.
AT&T says hackers accessed customers' cards
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060829/tc_nm/telecoms_att_data_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060830/2006_08_29t191921_450x375_us_telecoms_att_data.jpg?x=130&y=108&sig=uNNyy7vu_ciJJ1f_2cc7PA--" align="left" height="108" width="130" alt="The AT and T logo is seen in an undated file photo. AT and T Inc. said on Tuesday that computer hackers illegally accessed credit card data and other personal information from several thousand customers who bought DSL equipment from AT and T's online store. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - AT&T Inc. said on Tuesday
that computer hackers illegally accessed credit card data and
other personal information from several thousand customers who
bought DSL equipment from AT&T's online store.</p><br clear="all"/>
Universal licenses songs for downloads
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060829/ap_on_hi_te/universal_free_music"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060829/capt.sge.imn72.290806214846.photo01.photo.default-512x301.jpg?x=130&y=76&sig=X6ul1hNBxhrK2UXqYTWvqg--" align="left" height="76" width="130" alt="The logo of the German subsidiary of Universal Music is seen in Berlin. A new advertising-based free music website won the backing of Universal Music Group, creating a model that could challenge market leader Apple Computer's iTunes.(AFP/File/John MacDougall)" border="0" /></a>AP - Universal Music, home to artists such as U2, The Killers and Audioslave, will make its catalog of recordings and music videos available for free on an ad-supported Web site launching later this year, the site's operator said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Google CEO joins Apple's board
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060829/tc_nm/apple_schmidt_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060830/2006_08_29t172638_450x265_us_apple_schmidt.jpg?x=130&y=76&sig=cJB0g1KScQ9nMl4o3lyf_w--" align="left" height="76" width="130" alt="Google CEO Eric Schmidt is seen in San Jose, California, August 9, 2006. Schmidt is joining Apple Computer Inc.'s board of directors, the computer maker said on Tuesday, creating a close tie between two of Silicon Valley's most iconic companies. (Kimberly White/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Google Inc. CEO Eric
Schmidt is joining Apple Computer Inc.'s board of
directors, the computer maker said on Tuesday, creating a close
tie between two of Silicon Valley's most iconic companies.</p><br clear="all"/>
AOL challenges iTunes with unlimited songs for monthly fee
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060829/tc_afp/afpentertainmentusit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060829/capt.sge.imr39.290806223848.photo00.photo.default-341x512.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=G3vwGVvw19V9I68wNxgW4A--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="America Online (AOL) heaquarters are seen here in 2004. took aim at Apple Computer's market-ruling iPod-iTunes duo on Tuesday with a music service that lets US users download unlimited songs for a monthly fee rather than a per tune charge.(AFP/Getty Images/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - America Online (AOL) took aim at Apple Computer's market-ruling iPod-iTunes duo on Tuesday with a music service that lets US users download unlimited songs for a monthly fee rather than a per tune charge.</p><br clear="all"/>
Amazon.com reveals Windows Vista prices
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060829/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_vista_pricing"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20060829/i/r3631419501.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=w079fIYHUk1EzquCULgNkQ--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="in Los Angeles September 13, 2005. Internet retailer Amazon.com Inc. has started taking early orders for Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Vista operating system at prices ranging from $100 to $399. REUTERS/Fred Prouser" border="0" /></a>AP - Microsoft Corp. will charge $239 for the version of the Windows Vista operating system it hopes most consumers will buy, according to prices listed on Internet retailer Amazon.com's Web site.</p><br clear="all"/>
Windows Vista goes on sale at Amazon
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060830/wr_nm/microsoft_windows_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060830/2006_08_29t161955_450x323_us_microsoft_windows.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=XbOFp2KBPefXR5cYunt3Rg--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Software developers are shown at the Microsoft Professional Developers conference in Los Angeles, in this September 13, 2005 file photo. Internet retailer Amazon.com Inc. has started taking early orders for Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Vista operating system at prices ranging from $100 to $399. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Internet retailer Amazon.com Inc. has
started taking early orders for Microsoft Corp.'s long-delayed
Windows Vista operating system, offering versions of the
product from $100 to $399.</p><br clear="all"/>
Bob Dylan's satellite show comes to AOL Radio
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060830/wr_nm/dylan_aol_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060830/2006_08_29t205013_329x450_us_dylan_aol.jpg?x=95&y=130&sig=m_Xwv98wpCpBubi4OuU.fA--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="Bob Dylan plays the harmonica at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, April 28, 2006. Online radio destination AOL Radio will begin simulcasting Dylan's weekly XM Satellite Radio show 'Theme Time Radio Hour' on Wednesday. (Lee Celano/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Online radio destination AOL Radio
will begin simulcasting Bob Dylan's weekly XM Satellite Radio
show "Theme Time Radio Hour" on Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
AT&T eyes municipal Wi-Fi deals, 1st in Illinois
(Reuters)
Reuters - AT&T Inc. on Tuesday said Springfield,
Illinois, picked it to offer wireless Internet access to
residents and businesses, and said it was eyeing up to a dozen
more such deals with U.S. cities.
Indian state aims to break Microsoft dominance, provide Linux
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060829/tc_afp/indiaeconomytechnologycompanymicrosoftlinux"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060829/capt.sge.ikf77.290806154854.photo00.photo.default-512x333.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=IIDR10524qCe8_u5N3Dbig--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="A Indian girl uses a computer in a temporary classroom set up during a press conference in New Delhi, March 2006. India's communist-run Kerala state has said it aimed to break US software giant Microsoft's dominance in schools, two weeks after rattling investors by banning Coke and Pepsi sales.(AFP/File/Manpreet Romana)" border="0" /></a>AFP - India's communist-run Kerala state has said it aimed to break US software giant Microsoft's dominance in schools, two weeks after rattling investors by banning Coke and Pepsi sales.</p><br clear="all"/>
Amazon.com Lists Vista Prices, Ship Date
(PC World)
PC World - You can preorder Microsoft Windows Vista online; software to ship on January 30, 2007, according to retailer.
Windows Vista goes on sale at Amazon
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060830/wr_nm/microsoft_windows_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060830/2006_08_29t161955_450x323_us_microsoft_windows.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=XbOFp2KBPefXR5cYunt3Rg--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Software developers are shown at the Microsoft Professional Developers conference in Los Angeles, in this September 13, 2005 file photo. Internet retailer Amazon.com Inc. has started taking early orders for Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Vista operating system at prices ranging from $100 to $399. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Internet retailer Amazon.com Inc. has
started taking early orders for Microsoft Corp.'s long-delayed
Windows Vista operating system, offering versions of the
product from $100 to $399.</p><br clear="all"/>
Bob Dylan's satellite show comes to AOL Radio
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060830/wr_nm/dylan_aol_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060830/2006_08_29t205013_329x450_us_dylan_aol.jpg?x=95&y=130&sig=m_Xwv98wpCpBubi4OuU.fA--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="Bob Dylan plays the harmonica at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, April 28, 2006. Online radio destination AOL Radio will begin simulcasting Dylan's weekly XM Satellite Radio show 'Theme Time Radio Hour' on Wednesday. (Lee Celano/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Online radio destination AOL Radio
will begin simulcasting Bob Dylan's weekly XM Satellite Radio
show "Theme Time Radio Hour" on Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
AT&T says hackers accessed customers' cards
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060830/wr_nm/telecoms_att_data_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060830/2006_08_29t191921_450x375_us_telecoms_att_data.jpg?x=130&y=108&sig=uNNyy7vu_ciJJ1f_2cc7PA--" align="left" height="108" width="130" alt="The AT and T logo is seen in an undated file photo. AT and T Inc. said on Tuesday that computer hackers illegally accessed credit card data and other personal information from several thousand customers who bought DSL equipment from AT and T's online store. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Hackers broke into one of AT&T
Inc.'s computer networks and stole credit card data and other
personal information from several thousand customers who
shopped at the telecommunication giant's online store.</p><br clear="all"/>
AT&T eyes municipal Wi-Fi deals, 1st in Illinois
(Reuters)
Reuters - AT&T Inc. on Tuesday said Springfield,
Illinois, picked it to offer wireless Internet access to
residents and businesses, and said it was eyeing up to a dozen
more such deals with U.S. cities.
Amazon.com reveals Windows Vista prices
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060829/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_vista_pricing"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20060829/i/r3631419501.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=w079fIYHUk1EzquCULgNkQ--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="in Los Angeles September 13, 2005. Internet retailer Amazon.com Inc. has started taking early orders for Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Vista operating system at prices ranging from $100 to $399. REUTERS/Fred Prouser" border="0" /></a>AP - Microsoft Corp. will charge $239 for the version of the Windows Vista operating system it hopes most consumers will buy, according to prices listed on Internet retailer Amazon.com's Web site.</p><br clear="all"/>
MTV Goes Broadband
(PC World)
PC World - New online video and chat service being launched in Japan first.
Amazon.com Lists Vista Prices, Ship Date
(PC World)
PC World - You can preorder Microsoft Windows Vista online; software to ship on January 30, 2007, according to retailer.
AOL challenges iTunes with unlimited songs for monthly fee
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060829/tc_afp/afpentertainmentusit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060829/capt.sge.imr39.290806223848.photo00.photo.default-341x512.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=G3vwGVvw19V9I68wNxgW4A--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="America Online (AOL) heaquarters are seen here in 2004. took aim at Apple Computer's market-ruling iPod-iTunes duo on Tuesday with a music service that lets US users download unlimited songs for a monthly fee rather than a per tune charge.(AFP/Getty Images/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - America Online (AOL) took aim at Apple Computer's market-ruling iPod-iTunes duo on Tuesday with a music service that lets US users download unlimited songs for a monthly fee rather than a per tune charge.</p><br clear="all"/>
AT&T aims to build network for Ill. city
(AP)
AP - AT&T Inc. is the lead candidate to build a citywide wireless network for Springfield, Ill., marking the company's first success in the developing market to blanket municipalities with ubiquitous Internet access.
Universal licenses songs for downloads
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060829/ap_en_bu/universal_free_music"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060829/capt.sge.imn72.290806214846.photo01.photo.default-512x301.jpg?x=130&y=76&sig=X6ul1hNBxhrK2UXqYTWvqg--" align="left" height="76" width="130" alt="The logo of the German subsidiary of Universal Music is seen in Berlin. A new advertising-based free music website won the backing of Universal Music Group, creating a model that could challenge market leader Apple Computer's iTunes.(AFP/File/John MacDougall)" border="0" /></a>AP - Universal Music, home to artists such as U2, The Killers and Audioslave, will make its catalog of recordings and music videos available for free on an ad-supported Web site launching later this year, the site's operator said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
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