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YouTube: Waiting For The Payoff
(BusinessWeek Online)
BusinessWeek Online - YouTube Inc. is the Internet company to beat these days. Wowed by its meteoric rise -- the 19-month-old site dishes up 100 million daily videos -- startups and giants alike are crowding into the video-sharing market. Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT - News) is developing its own service. And this fall, the founders of the Skype (NASDAQ:EBAY - News) and Kazaa services will unleash the Venice Project, a wannabe YouTube killer built on file-sharing technology.
Microsoft to Launch Cheaper Xbox 360 in Japan
(PC World)
PC World - Slightly stripped game console to appear just ahead of Sony's PlayStation 3.
Microsoft to release cheaper Xbox 360 in Japan
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060908/tc_afp/japanusitsoftwaremicrosoftxboxcompany"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060908/capt.sge.loe58.080906175950.photo00.photo.default-512x421.jpg?x=130&y=106&sig=bXzPk_217lFaT_69K85l6g--" align="left" height="106" width="130" alt="Japanese customers smile after buying Xbox 360's from a Tokyo store in December 2005. Microsoft says it will release a cheaper, basic version of its Xbox 360 in Japan on November 2 to boost sluggish sales of the video game console.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)" border="0" /></a>AFP - US software giant Microsoft says it will release a cheaper, basic version of its Xbox 360 in Japan on November 2 to boost sluggish sales of the video game console here.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft to sell cheaper Xbox in Japan
(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"/>
HP chair: Board members want her to stay
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060908/ap_on_hi_te/hewlett_packard_directors"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060908/capt.a1bd00c34bc343188fe578bbdf9c1ac5.hewlett_packard_directors_caps101.jpg?x=91&y=130&sig=ll_AXQJB8t5uKu8iCreWUw--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="Hewlett-Packard Company's Patricia Dunn speaks during a news conference about new HP new CEO Mark Hurd at HP headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif., Wednesday, March 30, 2005. Investigators hired by Hewlett Packard Co. to plug a leak on the company's board duped phone companies to obtain the records of at least nine reporters, further convincing California authorities that the state's privacy laws were broken. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)" border="0" /></a>AP - Hewlett-Packard Co. Chairwoman Patricia Dunn said Friday that several of her fellow board members want her to remain on the job despite a criminal investigation into her efforts to plug a media leak.</p><br clear="all"/>
Facebook changes after privacy protests
(AP)
AP - Users of the online hangout Facebook revolted and won as the site agreed Friday to let them turn off a new feature that drew privacy complaints because it lets others easily see changes made to their personal profile pages.
Microsoft to sell cheaper Xbox in Japan
(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"/>
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"/>
Professor gets $1.2 million tech prize
(AP)
AP - The winner of a $1.2 million prize for his inventions in light and laser technology said Friday he will give away some of his money to promote research at universities and organizations that help developing countries.
AT&T, Verizon Hit Streets To Promote DSL Service
(AdWeek.com)
AdWeek.com - When you're delivering an outdoor advertising message in San Antonio's triple-digit heat, it helps if you bring ice cream.
Gateway names Arrow exec Coleman as CEO
(AP)
AP - Shares in Gateway Inc., the third-largest personal computer maker in the United States, rose slightly Friday, a day after the company named a new chief executive.
Altiris Fills Role Of Corporate Security Cop
(Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - Altiris helps companies with a crucial but unglamorous task: managing technology assets, including laptops and mobile devices.
IBM prepares open-source systems management initiative for Eclipse
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Cambridge, Mass. -- IBM and other parties are set to propose an open source systems management initiative for consideration by the Eclipse Foundation, with managing SOA a goal of the plan, an IBM official said at the EclipseWorld 2006 conference on Friday.
Microsoft to release cheaper Xbox 360 in Japan
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060908/tc_afp/japanusitsoftwaremicrosoftxboxcompany"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060908/capt.sge.loe58.080906175950.photo00.photo.default-512x421.jpg?x=130&y=106&sig=bXzPk_217lFaT_69K85l6g--" align="left" height="106" width="130" alt="Japanese customers smile after buying Xbox 360's from a Tokyo store in December 2005. Microsoft says it will release a cheaper, basic version of its Xbox 360 in Japan on November 2 to boost sluggish sales of the video game console.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)" border="0" /></a>AFP - US software giant Microsoft says it will release a cheaper, basic version of its Xbox 360 in Japan on November 2 to boost sluggish sales of the video game console here.</p><br clear="all"/>
AT&T, Verizon Hit Streets To Promote DSL Service
(AdWeek.com)
AdWeek.com - When you're delivering an outdoor advertising message in San Antonio's triple-digit heat, it helps if you bring ice cream.
Web site preserves Pearl Harbor survivor memories
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060908/wr_nm/media_pearlharbor_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060909/2006_09_08t200138_450x278_us_media_pearlharbor.jpg?x=130&y=80&sig=zWBve6aYLq1lsC3adfxJ7Q--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="A World War II veteran salutes wreaths lining the waters edge in front of the Arizona Memorial at sunrise in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, December 7, 2005. Historians and survivors of Japan's surprise air attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 are using the latest online technology to preserve their memories of the day that drew the United States into World War II. (Lucy Pemoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Historians and survivors of Japan's
surprise air attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 are
using the latest online technology to preserve their memories
of the day that drew the United States into World War II.</p><br clear="all"/>
Facebook changes after privacy protests
(AP)
AP - Users of the online hangout Facebook revolted and won as the site agreed Friday to let them turn off a new feature that drew privacy complaints because it lets others easily see changes made to their personal profile pages.
Guard your Game Boys kids, here comes Grandma!
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060908/wr_nm/column_pluggedin_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060908/2006_09_08t165357_450x292_us_column_pluggedin.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=YhvFujL0U.PE9WZtic9OYg--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Barbara Sainte-Hilaire plays in her gaming room in Mantua, Ohio September 8, 2006. (Aaron Josefczyk/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Unbeknownst to many of her peers,
70-year-old Barbara Sainte-Hilaire, MTV's "senior" video game
correspondent and star of the blog "Old Grandma Hardcore," is a
sensation in video game circles.</p><br clear="all"/>
Facebook adds new privacy controls; protests abate
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060908/wr_nm/media_facebook_privacy_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060908/2006_09_07t103845_450x447_us_media_facebook_privacy.jpg?x=130&y=129&sig=TX6loz.k9DEEG43hVQ0d0g--" 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. (www.facebook.com/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Fast-growing U.S. social network
Web site Facebook said on Friday it has adopted new privacy
controls following an unprecedented online backlash over a new
feature that let users track their friends online.</p><br clear="all"/>
Broadcasting rocked as TV viewers become producers
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060908/media_nm/television_internet_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060909/2006_09_08t215416_450x375_us_television_internet.jpg?x=130&y=108&sig=NivG76Cyq6xaIltexcP3ag--" align="left" height="108" width="130" alt="An undated screenshot of YouTube.com. An increasing number of television viewers are producing their own shows, and the TV industry is frantically trying to figure out how to combine broadcasts, Internet movies and home videos into one package. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - An increasing number of television
viewers are producing their own shows, and the TV industry is
frantically trying to figure out how to combine broadcasts,
Internet movies and home videos into one package.</p><br clear="all"/>
IBM Poised to Set New Mark in Supercomputing
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is getting ready to do some serious number crunching at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. The NNSA recently selected IBM to construct the world's first supercomputer using Cell Broadband Engine (B.E.) processors that can perform a mind-boggling 1,000 trillion calculations per second, or one petaflop.
Dell founder sees gaming in PC industry future
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060908/wr_nm/dell_gaming_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060908/2006_09_08t140833_450x330_us_dell_gaming.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=abWv.GWcmDgm3jHRNH0upg--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="A competitor takes part in a gaming tournament during the World Cyber Games in Singapore, November 20, 2005. Dell Inc. founder and Chairman Michael Dell sees computer gaming becoming a $4 billion-per-year industry by 2010 as consumers hook up to high-speed Internet services to battle monsters on-line. (Nicky Loh/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Dell Inc. founder and Chairman
Michael Dell sees computer gaming becoming a $4
billion-per-year industry by 2010 as consumers hook up to
high-speed Internet services to battle monsters on-line.</p><br clear="all"/>
Samsung probes snappy Internet video clip
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060908/tc_afp/skoreaitsamsungphone"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060908/capt.sge.lns38.080906170513.photo00.photo.default-349x512.jpg?x=88&y=130&sig=SiXUOzvdy4C_zyo9CODQxg--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="A promoter shows the Samsung Ultra Edition mobile phone at the CommunicAsia 2006 exhibition in June 2006. Samsung has fought back against an Internet video clip which alleges that its new slimline mobile phone is easy to break.(AFP/File/Roslan Rahman)" border="0" /></a>AFP - South Korea's high-tech giant Samsung Electronic said it was probing an Internet video clip which alleges that its new slimline mobile phone is easy to break.</p><br clear="all"/>
Who Cares About Internet TV
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The race is on to reshape television programming for the Internet. Take a peek at the future and find out whats on the horizon in this new TV land, where the viewer truly rules.
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