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Microsoft to release cheaper Xbox 360
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060908/ap_on_hi_te/japan_microsoft_xbox"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20060815/i/r2104995476.jpg?x=88&y=130&sig=X3Hpo8KR1axUgGIMrsqulQ--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="Jay Petersen of Microsoft stands at the Xbox 360 booth at the 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles May 11, 2006. All too familiar with hackers looking to exploit security flaws in its software, Microsoft Corp. warned video game developers on Monday that their PC games are now a target for criminals. REUTERS/Chris Pizzello" border="0" /></a>AP - Microsoft Co. is set to release a cheaper, bare-bones version of the Xbox 360 video game console in Japan to boost flagging sales ahead of the arrival of new machines from rivals later in the year.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft to launch cheaper Xbox in Japan: paper
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060907/tc_nm/microsoft_xbox_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060908/2006_09_07t202137_450x396_us_microsoft_xbox.jpg?x=130&y=114&sig=EZnlX_GuFyrlz15xSosABA--" align="left" height="114" width="130" alt="Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 game console is displayed in Tokyo April 6, 2006. Microsoft Corp. plans to release a cheaper version of its Xbox 360 video game console in Japan this autumn to boost sluggish sales in Japan and better compete with rivals Sony Corp. and Nintendo Co. Ltd., a newspaper said on Friday. (Yuriko Nakao/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. plans to release
a cheaper version of its Xbox 360 video game console in Japan
this autumn to boost sluggish sales in Japan and better compete
with rivals Sony Corp. (6758.T) and Nintendo Co. Ltd.
(7974.OS), a newspaper said on Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>
European Union Criticized for Action Against Microsoft
(PC World)
PC World - Some EU Parliament members fear Europe won't get Vista OS on time.
Analysts: Microsoft Changes Meaning Of 'Release Candidate'
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft is rushing to meet Vista deadlines, and some say their latest Release Candidate looked and felt more like a Beta 3.
EU says rejects Microsoft suggestion it is holding up Vista launch
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060907/tc_afp/eucompanymicrosoft"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060907/capt.sge.lfr77.070906190519.photo00.photo.default-512x345.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=YY5o.oNiT4XJl6Q6GDkLcA--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Windows Vista demonstration. The EU executive commission rejected what it said had been a suggestion from US software giant Microsoft that it was delaying the launch of Microsoft's new Windows Vista operating system in Europe.(AFP/Microsoft-HO/File/Erik S. Lesser)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The EU executive commission rejected what it said had been a suggestion from US software giant Microsoft that it was delaying the launch of Microsoft's new Windows Vista operating system in Europe.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft: Just 3 Security Updates Next Week
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The next round of Microsoft security updates is considerably smaller than the last.
Microsoft hints at delay of Vista in Europe
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060907/tc_nm/microsoft_eu_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060907/2006_09_07t113906_450x323_us_microsoft_eu.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=GeRo8vkeW5t4zNlsOq0jTg--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Software developers attend the Microsoft Professional Developers conference in Los Angeles under the banner of a Windows Vista logo September 13, 2005. Microsoft raised the possibility on Thursday that it might delay the introduction of its new Vista Windows operating system in Europe, depending on antitrust requirements of the European Commission. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft raised the possibility on
Thursday that it might delay the introduction of its new Vista
Windows operating system in Europe, saying it depended on the
European Commission's antitrust requirements.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft Posts Free Office 2007 'Save As PDF' Add-on
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft posts add-ons for Office 2007 that allow users to save files in the electronic paper PDF and XPS file formats.
Latvians clutch sides and cry 'fowl' over Microsoft Vista
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060907/tc_afp/usitsoftwarecompanymicrosoftlatvialanguageoffbeat"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060907/capt.sge.lah73.070906103439.photo00.photo.default-512x416.jpg?x=130&y=105&sig=PJ0z.x_H0iW45E__HH8kSA--" align="left" height="105" width="130" alt="Microsoft founder Bill Gates gestures during a press conference about Windows Vista in Tokyo, April 2006. As global software giant Microsoft proudly previewed its Windows Vista operating system, in the small Baltic nation of Latvia, people were clutching their sides about the system's name -- which means 'fowl' in Latvian.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)" border="0" /></a>AFP - As global software giant Microsoft proudly previewed its Windows Vista operating system, in the small Baltic nation of Latvia, people were clutching their sides about the system's name -- which means 'fowl' in Latvian.</p><br clear="all"/>
No Joke: Microsoft Seeks To Patent Verbs
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The software giant's system is aimed to help students learn to conjugate verbs in a foreign language. But mum's the word on how it plans to use the technology.
Amazon.com launches TV, movie service
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060908/ap_on_hi_te/amazon_online_video"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060907/capt.1caf18e56db54eafb16da58356eb3382.amazon_com_online_video_watw101.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=7tTm5mpdrI.mKSGk9KhuUQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="The front screen from Amazon.com's new video download website, www.unbox.com, is shown Thursday, Sept. 7, 2006 shortly after it went live. The Seattle-based internet retailer launched a digital video downloading service Thursday, ending months of speculation that the company would be getting into the online TV and movie business. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)" border="0" /></a>AP - Amazon.com Inc. launched a digital video downloading service Thursday, ending months of speculation that the Internet retailer would be getting into the online TV and movie business.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft to release cheaper Xbox 360
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060908/ap_on_hi_te/japan_microsoft_xbox"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20060815/i/r2104995476.jpg?x=88&y=130&sig=X3Hpo8KR1axUgGIMrsqulQ--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="Jay Petersen of Microsoft stands at the Xbox 360 booth at the 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles May 11, 2006. All too familiar with hackers looking to exploit security flaws in its software, Microsoft Corp. warned video game developers on Monday that their PC games are now a target for criminals. REUTERS/Chris Pizzello" border="0" /></a>AP - Microsoft Co. is set to release a cheaper, bare-bones version of the Xbox 360 video game console in Japan to boost flagging sales ahead of the arrival of new machines from rivals later in the year.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microchips shipped for Nintendo's Wii
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060908/ap_on_hi_te/ibm_nintendo"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060824/2006_08_23t144328_450x336_us_media_nintendo_europe.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=MKbCxBQ8D9Be2k0giSxrng--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Nintendo's next-generation game console 'Wii' and it's control unit are shown in this June 7, 2006 file photo. Nintendo Co. expects to price its new Wii gaming console below 250 euros ($321.50) in Europe, its head of German operations said on Wednesday. (Issei Kato/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - IBM Corp. said it has shipped the first microprocessors that will be used to power Nintendo Co.'s upcoming Wii video game console.</p><br clear="all"/>
Dell chairman touts video games
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060908/ap_on_hi_te/dell_game_conference"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060907/capt.e6ad6a6c43a54a49af07946ead2b6656.dell_game_conference_at109.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=_Xs.Kob05kd3kQnnzZb3PA--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Dell Inc. chairman Michael Dell responds to a question during a 'fireside chat' at a video game conference Thursday, Sept. 7, 2006, in Austin, Texas. His talk comes a month after the computer giant acknowledged a federal probe and recalled millions of faulty laptop batteries. (AP Photo/Harry Cabluck)" border="0" /></a>AP - A month after being hit by a massive battery recall, Dell Inc. founder and Chairman Michael Dell emphasized the company's — and his own — forays into video games.</p><br clear="all"/>
Facebook feature draws privacy concerns
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060907/ap_on_hi_te/facebook_privacy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20060907/i/r129419539.jpg?x=130&y=129&sig=JVJpo_DYj2hsIbdGbJJt_g--" align="left" height="129" width="130" alt="A screen grab of a response by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to an online petition. Facebook.com, the No. 2 U.S. social network site that is quickly expanding beyond its college student base, has been met with a sudden privacy backlash by users after it made design changes this week. REUTERS/www.facebook.com" border="0" /></a>AP - The operators of the online hangout Facebook wanted to help users save time by highlighting changes their friends make to their personal profile pages. Instead, the new feature has drawn complaints from thousands of its users and even threats of a boycott.</p><br clear="all"/>
NFL to stream games with Yahoo
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060908/wr_nm/yahoo_nfl_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20060908/i/r3028462431.jpg?x=130&y=98&sig=HFdbYDA6hYxwha6iCebtSA--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Heath Miller (83) outruns Miami Dolphins cornerback Will Allen to score a touchdown after catching an 87-yard pass by quarterback Charlie Batch in the fourth quarter of their NFL football game in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 7, 2006. REUTERS/Jason Cohn" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The National Football League said on
Thursday it will stream a full season of live games over the
Internet to gridiron fans outside of North America.</p><br clear="all"/>
Amazon.com launches digital download service
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060908/wr_nm/retail_amazon_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060908/2006_09_07t172024_450x310_us_retail_amazon.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=zAJFWC.pNYO9HbRbv2iUUg--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="A screenshot of Amazon's video download page, Amazon Unbox, taken on September 7, 2006. Amazon.com on Thursday unveiled a widely anticipated Internet service offering movie and television shows that can be downloaded onto consumers' personal computers. (www.amazon.com/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Amazon.com on Thursday unveiled a
widely anticipated Internet service offering movies and TV
shows that can be downloaded to personal computers, moving it
into a nascent and higher-margin business.</p><br clear="all"/>
Plantronics' Wireless Winner
(BusinessWeek Online)
BusinessWeek Online - It's hard to get around the innate geekiness that is associated with wearing a phone headset in the office. One of my co-workers shamed a colleague so much that it put him off wearing one for months. I've been happily using Plantronics' CS70 "Executive" Wireless Headset for months now, content in the knowledge that if I'm a geek, I may be the coolest geek there is.
Eclipse chief cites ‘secret sauce’ for success
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Cambridge, Mass. - Eclipse can attribute its success as an open source tools platform to a "secret sauce" enabling multiple organizations to work together, said Eclipse Foundation Executive Director Mike Milinkovich, in a keynote speech at the EclipseWorld 2006 conference on Thursday.
Gartner: Storage Hardware Sales Up For Top Vendors, Down For 'Others'
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The worldwide external controller-based disk storage market grew in the second quarter of this year compared to the same quarter last year, but the growth was enjoyed by a handful of major vendors at the expense of their smaller peers. Gartner Dataquest on Thursday published a part of its second quarter research results showing the market for external controller-based disk storage, which includes hardware but no software or services, rose 4.3 percent over the same quarter of 2005 to reach a total of $3.6 billion. ...
NFL to stream games with Yahoo
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060908/wr_nm/yahoo_nfl_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20060908/i/r3028462431.jpg?x=130&y=98&sig=HFdbYDA6hYxwha6iCebtSA--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Heath Miller (83) outruns Miami Dolphins cornerback Will Allen to score a touchdown after catching an 87-yard pass by quarterback Charlie Batch in the fourth quarter of their NFL football game in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 7, 2006. REUTERS/Jason Cohn" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The National Football League said on
Thursday it will stream a full season of live games over the
Internet to gridiron fans outside of North America.</p><br clear="all"/>
Sportingbet executive arrested in U.S.
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060908/wr_nm/leisure_online_gaming_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060908/2006_09_07t092419_450x328_us_leisure_online_gaming.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=BuGy7lnSkpFedtugqC0mKQ--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="A screen grab of SportingBet.com. The United States detained a second Internet gaming executive on Thursday, adding to fears it is cracking down on the lucrative industry and sparking share price falls that wiped over $1.5 billion off the market value of the sector. Online bookmaker Sportingbet Plc said its chairman, Peter Dicks, had been detained by U.S. authorities -- a move that mirrored the detention in July of another online gaming CEO on racketeering charges. (www.sportingbet.com/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The United States has arrested
a second Internet gaming executive, adding to fears of a
crackdown on the lucrative industry and wiping over $1.5
billion off the stock market value of the UK-listed sector on
Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Amazon now sells films via Internet on demand
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060908/tc_afp/afpentertainmentusinternetfilmcompanyamazon"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060908/capt.sge.lhs57.080906060821.photo00.photo.default-220x163.jpg?x=130&y=96&sig=a0RgzRy3UbZ5JjiiDDKCQQ--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="Amazon began selling movies and television shows in digital format on the Internet, fulfilling the expectations of market watchers.(Amazon)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Amazon began selling movies and television shows in digital format on the Internet, fulfilling the expectations of market watchers.</p><br clear="all"/>
Amazon.com launches TV, movie service
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060908/ap_on_hi_te/amazon_online_video"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060907/capt.1caf18e56db54eafb16da58356eb3382.amazon_com_online_video_watw101.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=7tTm5mpdrI.mKSGk9KhuUQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="The front screen from Amazon.com's new video download website, www.unbox.com, is shown Thursday, Sept. 7, 2006 shortly after it went live. The Seattle-based internet retailer launched a digital video downloading service Thursday, ending months of speculation that the company would be getting into the online TV and movie business. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)" border="0" /></a>AP - Amazon.com Inc. launched a digital video downloading service Thursday, ending months of speculation that the Internet retailer would be getting into the online TV and movie business.</p><br clear="all"/>
A sneak peek of "Simpsons" online Friday
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060908/wr_nm/simpsons_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060908/2006_09_08t011736_450x327_us_simpsons.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=zV2o5k_bnLUKjlaFw3l_yA--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="The animated cast of 'The Simpsons' in an image courtesy of Fox. Viewers who take pleasure in the antics of Bart and Homer will be treated to an exclusive online look at the season-premiere episode of the show beginning Friday, two days before its network debut on Fox. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Viewers who take
pleasure in the antics of Bart and Homer Simpson will be
treated to an exclusive online look at the season-premiere
episode of "The Simpsons" beginning Friday, two days before its
network debut on Fox.</p><br clear="all"/>
Amazon.com launches digital download service
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060908/wr_nm/retail_amazon_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060908/2006_09_07t172024_450x310_us_retail_amazon.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=zAJFWC.pNYO9HbRbv2iUUg--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="A screenshot of Amazon's video download page, Amazon Unbox, taken on September 7, 2006. Amazon.com on Thursday unveiled a widely anticipated Internet service offering movie and television shows that can be downloaded onto consumers' personal computers. (www.amazon.com/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Amazon.com on Thursday unveiled a
widely anticipated Internet service offering movies and TV
shows that can be downloaded to personal computers, moving it
into a nascent and higher-margin business.</p><br clear="all"/>
Google To Offer Katie Couric News Feeds
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Google is offering news feeds from the CBS Evening News With Katie Couric to users of the search engine's personalized homepages.
Facebook feature draws privacy concerns
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060907/ap_on_hi_te/facebook_privacy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20060907/i/r129419539.jpg?x=130&y=129&sig=JVJpo_DYj2hsIbdGbJJt_g--" align="left" height="129" width="130" alt="A screen grab of a response by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to an online petition. Facebook.com, the No. 2 U.S. social network site that is quickly expanding beyond its college student base, has been met with a sudden privacy backlash by users after it made design changes this week. REUTERS/www.facebook.com" border="0" /></a>AP - The operators of the online hangout Facebook wanted to help users save time by highlighting changes their friends make to their personal profile pages. Instead, the new feature has drawn complaints from thousands of its users and even threats of a boycott.</p><br clear="all"/>
Nokia puts Yahoo Internet search software on new phones
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060907/tc_afp/afplifestyleusfinland"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060907/capt.sge.lgq23.070906223830.photo00.photo.default-512x329.jpg?x=130&y=83&sig=2k0QIVx94qNCr9sIoUa8hA--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="Nokia logo. Nokia took a step toward online mobility announcing a new line of "smart phones" with Yahoo Internet search software already installed.(AFP/LEHTIKUVA/File/Markku Ulander)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Nokia took a step toward online mobility announcing a new line of "smart phones" with Yahoo Internet search software already installed.</p><br clear="all"/>
Xanga settles with FTC for $1 million
(AP)
AP - The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday announced its largest-ever settlement involving the Children Online Privacy Protection Act.
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