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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 Promises To Patch Word 2000 Bug
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft confirms that a bug in Word 2000 could be used to hijack PCs, and said it was working on a patch.
Microsoft Threatens EU With Vista Delay
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - There they go squabbling again: Microsoft and the European Union just can't same to get along. Now, Microsoft is threatening to delay the release of Windows Vista in the Europe,
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"/>
Popular Christian books spawn video game
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060910/ap_on_en_ot/games_left_behind"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060910/capt.68da3748f9b0488db478df89bb0e296d.games_left_behind_coea202.jpg?x=130&y=108&sig=sfBDYoyic0vXwstCF6VqJg--" align="left" height="108" width="130" alt="Left Behind Games marketing director Greg Bauman explains how 'Left Behind: Eternal Forces' a video game is played during an interview in Denver on July 12, 2006. The video game is based on the best-selling 'Left Behind' book series about the apocalypse. The setting for the game is the streets of New York City. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)" border="0" /></a>AP - The streets of New York have never looked so barren.</p><br clear="all"/>
Web site owner gets 7 years for piracy
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060910/ap_on_hi_te/software_piracy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060907/2006_09_05t224931_450x301_us_china_premier_piracy.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=Yb5Q_TI5lwdlqYCRQlsYxA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A vendor stacks up DVDs in a shop in Nanjing, China, July 20, 2006. China needs more time to deal with copyright piracy as it is a developing country, something the rest of the world should understand, Premier Wen Jiabao said on Tuesday. (Sean Yong/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - The owner of one of the nation's largest Internet software piracy Web sites has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison.</p><br clear="all"/>
12 arrested for prostitution ads on Web
(AP)
AP - Police in Bucks County have charged 12 women after an investigation into prostitutes who allegedly have been advertising on the Web site Craigslist.
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"/>
Profanity concerns prompt CBS to show "9/11" on web
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060910/wr_nm/sept11_cbs_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060910/2006_09_09t125954_450x357_us_sept11_cbs.jpg?x=130&y=103&sig=r4M.uuMaCBYy.iA8PxSiWw--" align="left" height="103" width="130" alt="People stand in the windows of the burning north tower of the World Trade Center in New York City, in this September 11, 2001 file photo. Five years after the Sept. 11 attacks, two-thirds of New Yorkers say they are still 'very concerned' about another attack on the city, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll released September 6, 2006. (Jeff Christensen/Files/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - CBS Corp. said on Saturday it would
broadcast the documentary "9/11" on the Internet as well as the
airwaves after several affiliates said they would delay or
forgo the award-winning film because it includes profanity.</p><br clear="all"/>
Video-Game Analytics Track Players' Behavior
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - A video game software maker wants to look over your shoulder while you play, and the company is developing software that will monitor and analyze every move you make.
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.
Ad-Supported Software Proves Popular With Small Businesses
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Spiceworks is adding more IT management features to its free, ad-supported software, for which over 5,000 customers have signed up in about a month's time.
Profanity concerns prompt CBS to show "9/11" on web
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060910/wr_nm/sept11_cbs_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060910/2006_09_09t125954_450x357_us_sept11_cbs.jpg?x=130&y=103&sig=r4M.uuMaCBYy.iA8PxSiWw--" align="left" height="103" width="130" alt="People stand in the windows of the burning north tower of the World Trade Center in New York City, in this September 11, 2001 file photo. Five years after the Sept. 11 attacks, two-thirds of New Yorkers say they are still 'very concerned' about another attack on the city, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll released September 6, 2006. (Jeff Christensen/Files/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - CBS Corp. said on Saturday it would
broadcast the documentary "9/11" on the Internet as well as the
airwaves after several affiliates said they would delay or
forgo the award-winning film because it includes profanity.</p><br clear="all"/>
Web site owner gets 7 years for piracy
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060910/ap_on_hi_te/software_piracy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060907/2006_09_05t224931_450x301_us_china_premier_piracy.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=Yb5Q_TI5lwdlqYCRQlsYxA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A vendor stacks up DVDs in a shop in Nanjing, China, July 20, 2006. China needs more time to deal with copyright piracy as it is a developing country, something the rest of the world should understand, Premier Wen Jiabao said on Tuesday. (Sean Yong/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - The owner of one of the nation's largest Internet software piracy Web sites has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison.</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.
Xanga To Pay $1 million For Violating Children's Protection Act
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The civil penalty was the largest ever for a Children's Online Privacy Protection Act violation.
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.
Amazon.com Launches Movie Download Service
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Amazon.com launches a video and movie download service that could eventually present a challenge to Apple Computer's iTunes.
News Corp. Taps MySpace For 'Simpsons' Premiere
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - News Corp. picks MySpace to build an online buzz for the season premiere of "The Simpsons" animated comedy.
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"/>
Thieves Targeting MMOGs Prompt Tighter Security
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Growing in popularity, massive multiplayer online games have become targets of organized crime rings and hackers.
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