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Vista RC1 has few new bells, whistles
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - As Microsoft’s five-year-long development effort slouches toward completion, details began to emerge last week that showed the company is (finally) gearing up to release Windows Vista after the new year, as promised.
Microsoft releases near-final Vista test
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060901/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_vista"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060901/2006_08_31t184353_450x337_us_microsoft_compensation.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=DTCqQmwhyifce9qSykBR7Q--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer speaks at the Seoul Digital Forum 2006 in Seoul May 25, 2006. No. 1 software maker Microsoft Corp. on Thursday awarded restricted stock worth $951 million, based on its current share price, as performance bonuses to some 900 executives and managers. (You Sung-Ho/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Microsoft Corp. has released a near-final version of its new Windows Vista operating system to a select group of technical experts who are testing the software.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft Downplays Malware Warnings
(PC World)
PC World - Despite Window Server vulnerability recently reported, company says there's no cause for alarm.
First Windows Vista Release Candidate Available
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft enters the home stretch for completion of its next-generation OS.
Microsoft Ships Windows Media Player 11 Beta 2
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The latest version of Media Player streams content to Xbox 360, sends content to wired and wireless media receivers and integrates with MTV's Urge online music store.
Microsoft Awards $951 Million In Bonuses
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft has given out 37 million shares to 900 executives; business group leader takes home 22.5 million from the company's first stock giveaway since 2003.
Microsoft Hits Vista RC1
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - On Sept. 1, Microsoft began making available for download to the first of an estimated 6 million testers the last public build of its next-generation Windows client. Now it's a race to the finish line.
Microsoft Releases Second Beta of WMP 11
(PC World)
PC World - Media player offers access to more online stores and lets users share content across various devices.
Microsoft Updates Virtual Server 2005
(PC World)
PC World - Beta 2 adds support for AMD's virtualization technology, plus integration with Active Directory.
Microsoft awards executives millions
(AP)
AP - Several high-ranking Microsoft Corp. executives Thursday received millions of dollars in stock awards as part of a compensation program that the company rejiggered several years ago.
Panasonic notebook batteries recalled
(AP)
AP - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said Tuesday it has begun recalling 6,000 lithium-ion batteries used in Panasonic-brand notebook computers in Japan on concerns they might overheat.
Witness says Livedoor doctored earnings
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060905/ap_on_hi_te/japan_internet_trial"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060904/capt.tok80309040159.japan_internet_trial_tok803.jpg?x=90&y=130&sig=GZN6K7v.715wXKGKdu816A--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="Takafumi Horie, founder and former president of Internet startup Livedoor Co,. arrives at the Tokyo District Court in Tokyo Monday, Sept. 4, 2006. The trial for Horie opened Monday in a case that underlines a modernizing Japan's efforts to grapple with the rise of ventures and define the legal boundaries for aggressive stock trading. Horie faces charges of securities laws violations in falsifying earnings data to inflate stock prices. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)" border="0" /></a>AP - The trial of a brash, young Japanese entrepreneur entered its second day Tuesday with a prosecution witness testifying that Livedoor, the Internet company Takafumi Horie founded, doctored its earnings by selling and buying its own stock.</p><br clear="all"/>
Poll: Online viewers shun lengthy videos
(AP)
AP - You won't find Vanita Butler sitting in front of her computer watching a full-length movie or television show, even though she's an avid viewer of video on the Internet.
Baidu.com says no plans to go public
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060904/ap_on_hi_te/baidu"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20060903/i/r2071973626.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=CRTfx7YwMa3DpWIPo1hoaA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Chinese construction workers are shown resting near an advertisement for China's largest Internet search provider, Baidu.com in Shanghai in this June 27, 2006 file photo. Baidu.com is considering a domestic listing, a step toward advancing its long-term aim to acquire search engine-related companies, a senior executive said on Saturday. REUTERS/Nir Elias" border="0" /></a>AP - Chinese Internet search provider Baidu.com Inc. has no immediate plans for a mainland listing, a spokeswoman said Monday, rejecting media reports that it was preparing to go public in China.</p><br clear="all"/>
9/11 spawned tech-security market
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060904/ap_on_hi_te/sept11_homeland_tech"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060904/capt.13ab72aa783745259be8dd954a5f3471.sept_11_homeland_tech_xjqb201.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=Y.FIAaiUhYn9RsZrvWyRsg--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="Aiden Doyle smiles as he scans the photographer's camera bag and finds a suspicious object identified by the program as a possible threat for security during a visit at the Optosecurity facilities Tuesday Aug. 22, 2006 in Quebec City. The shape of a gun had accidentally appeared when two pieces of camera gear were sitting side by side. Optosecurity is using an optical recognition technology into something that would let airport X-ray machines automatically detect weapons and their components. Behind is a poster of the finished product that will be attached to the X-Ray unit. (AP Photo/CP, Jacques Boissinot)" border="0" /></a>AP - During the Cold War, Canada's National Optics Institute developed a system to detect which type of enemy tank or fighter jet was approaching. After the Soviet Union's demise, such threats were deemed less likely, and the technology sat on the shelf.</p><br clear="all"/>
ProSiebenSat buys share in MyVideo site
(AP)
AP - ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG, Germany's largest commercial television broadcaster, said it bought a 30 percent stake in MyVideo.de, a Web site that allows users to upload their own videos, for an undisclosed sum.
India's Spice Telecom to raise 300 million dollars via share sale
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060905/tc_afp/indiamalaysiatelecomcompanyspiceipo"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060905/capt.sge.kfa52.050906060014.photo00.photo.default-512x349.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=mknHhWQA4CpeZVfZzsFZLQ--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="An Indian mobile user. Indian mobile phone company Spice Telecom will sell 20 percent of its equity to raise about 300 million dollars through an initial public offering by the end of the year(AFP/File/Manan Vatsyayana)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Indian mobile phone company Spice Telecom will sell 20 percent of its equity to raise about 300 million dollars through an initial public offering by the end of the year.</p><br clear="all"/>
Nokia unveils 3 new phones for fashion collection
(Reuters)
Reuters - Nokia (NOK1V.HE) unveiled on Monday
three new mobile phone handsets, the 7390, the 7373 and the
7360, to boost its new fashion lineup.
Mozilla Updates Firefox 2.0 Beta
(PC World)
PC World - Second beta version of the upcoming browser features an improved interface, phishing protection.
Adobe upgrading e-learning presentation software
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Adobe Systems on Tuesday is announcing Adobe Captivate 2, an upgraded version of its Flash-based software for developing computer-based demonstrations and interactive simulations.
Poll: Online viewers shun lengthy videos
(AP)
AP - You won't find Vanita Butler sitting in front of her computer watching a full-length movie or television show, even though she's an avid viewer of video on the Internet.
Witness says Livedoor doctored earnings
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060905/ap_on_hi_te/japan_internet_trial"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060904/capt.tok80309040159.japan_internet_trial_tok803.jpg?x=90&y=130&sig=GZN6K7v.715wXKGKdu816A--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="Takafumi Horie, founder and former president of Internet startup Livedoor Co,. arrives at the Tokyo District Court in Tokyo Monday, Sept. 4, 2006. The trial for Horie opened Monday in a case that underlines a modernizing Japan's efforts to grapple with the rise of ventures and define the legal boundaries for aggressive stock trading. Horie faces charges of securities laws violations in falsifying earnings data to inflate stock prices. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)" border="0" /></a>AP - The trial of a brash, young Japanese entrepreneur entered its second day Tuesday with a prosecution witness testifying that Livedoor, the Internet company Takafumi Horie founded, doctored its earnings by selling and buying its own stock.</p><br clear="all"/>
ProSiebenSat buys share in MyVideo site
(AP)
AP - ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG, Germany's largest commercial television broadcaster, said it bought a 30 percent stake in MyVideo.de, a Web site that allows users to upload their own videos, for an undisclosed sum.
Baidu.com says no plans to go public
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060904/ap_on_hi_te/baidu"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20060903/i/r2071973626.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=CRTfx7YwMa3DpWIPo1hoaA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Chinese construction workers are shown resting near an advertisement for China's largest Internet search provider, Baidu.com in Shanghai in this June 27, 2006 file photo. Baidu.com is considering a domestic listing, a step toward advancing its long-term aim to acquire search engine-related companies, a senior executive said on Saturday. REUTERS/Nir Elias" border="0" /></a>AP - Chinese Internet search provider Baidu.com Inc. has no immediate plans for a mainland listing, a spokeswoman said Monday, rejecting media reports that it was preparing to go public in China.</p><br clear="all"/>
Japan's fallen Internet kingpin pleads his innocence
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060904/tc_afp/japanitcompanyfraudcourtlivedoor"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060904/capt.sge.jzv06.040906104231.photo00.photo.default-371x512.jpg?x=94&y=130&sig=FW7rHucDdrLqecpI.BgtQg--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="Japan's disgraced Internet tycoon Takafumi Horie, founder of the scandal-tainted Livedoor firm, enters the Tokyo District Court. The 33-year-old entrepreneur, who riled Japan's corporate old guard with his brash business tactics, has pleaded not guilty over a scandal at his once high-flying firm.(AFP/JIJI Press)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Disgraced Internet mogul Takafumi Horie, who riled Japan's corporate old guard with his brash business tactics, has pleaded not guilty over a scandal at his once high-flying Livedoor firm.</p><br clear="all"/>
Foreign sex blogger in China a hoax
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060904/tc_afp/chinasexinternetoffbeat"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060904/capt.sge.jzu84.040906104151.photo00.photo.default-512x361.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=cXKb_V4MLexZ4ci75I4Lhw--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Photo dated July 2004 shows people surfing the Internet in Jinan, in eastern China's Shandong province. An anonymous blog allegedly by a British man that sparked outrage in Shanghai by claiming a long list of sexual conquests among local women may actually be a hoax.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)" border="0" /></a>AFP - An anonymous blog allegedly by a British man that sparked outrage in Shanghai by claiming a long list of sexual conquests among local women may actually be a hoax.</p><br clear="all"/>
Group will unveil mobile security open specs
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - I search, therefore I am. That was the rude lesson AOL subscribers learned last month when the Internet giant thoughtlessly released reams of data on searches that its users conducted. Sure, the users’ identities were removed, but as people quickly figured out, you can tell a lot about who somebody is by looking at what they’re looking for.
Japan ex-Internet icon Horie pleads not guilty
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060904/tc_nm/crime_japan_horie_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060904/2006_09_03t232844_283x450_us_crime_japan_horie.jpg?x=81&y=130&sig=Wn2mOUepYionBaDT4tf4YA--" align="left" height="130" width="81" alt="Former Livedoor Co. CEO Takafumi Horie walks into the Tokyo District Court to plead not guilty to charges of breaking securities laws September 4, 2006. (Kyodo/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Takafumi Horie, the former CEO of
Internet firm Livedoor Co. who came to symbolize a freewheeling
capitalism at odds with Japan's cozy corporate norms, pleaded
not guilty on Monday to charges of breaking securities law.</p><br clear="all"/>
MySpace to sell music from nearly 3 million bands
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060904/wr_nm/media_myspace_songs_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060904/2006_09_01t214846_424x450_us_media_myspace_songs.jpg?x=122&y=130&sig=_yGAnUEv8FqyhK6HBUKFqg--" align="left" height="130" width="122" alt="A screenshot of MySpace's music page, taken on September 1, 2006. MySpace, the wildly popular online teen hangout, said on Friday it will make its first move into the digital music business by selling songs from nearly 3 million unsigned bands. (www.myspace.com/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - MySpace, the wildly popular online
teen hangout, said on Friday it will make its first move into
the digital music business by selling songs from nearly 3
million unsigned bands.</p><br clear="all"/>
Web site steers diners to healthy eats
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060904/ap_on_hi_te/diet_restaurants_online"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060903/capt.e1e1225eb33d46bebec8516b0b9ea101.diet_restaurants_online_ab601.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=5CuMdjv5NR9aoukIvzL_MA--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Tricia Bliss, 35, talks with an unidentified friend at a coffee shop in Albany, N.Y., on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2006. Bliss, always logs online to check nutritional information before going to lunch with co-workers. If they don't have anything she can eat, she'll persuade her friends to go elsewhere. Diners like Bliss are just the type of customers the Healthy Dining Finder is intended to reach. (AP Photo/Candice Choi)" border="0" /></a>AP - Restaurants, under fire from health advocates for too-big servings and not enough detail on nutrition, are fighting back.</p><br clear="all"/>
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