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Lawsuit against Microsoft set for court
(AP)
AP - One of the last remaining consumer class-action antitrust lawsuits filed against Microsoft Corp. in a state court is set to go to trial in November, and the company's co-founder and chairman is on the witness list to testify.
Microsoft Patches New Office Flaw
(PC World)
PC World - Monthly set of security patches does not include a fix for Word bug that was identified last week.
Microsoft warns of "critical" security flaw
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060912/tc_nm/microsoft_security_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060913/2006_09_12t185648_450x377_us_microsoft_security.jpg?x=130&y=109&sig=XUVM63EfWQyfGsCFzRx51Q--" align="left" height="109" width="130" alt="A man reads a book near a Microsoft Windows sign at a subway station in Seoul March 27, 2006. Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday released three security patches to fix holes in its Windows and Office software and warned one of the vulnerabilities was 'critical' because it could allow an attacker to take over a user's computer. (Lee Jae-Won/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. on
Tuesday released three security patches to fix holes in its
Windows and Office software and warned one of the
vulnerabilities was "critical" because it could allow an
attacker to take over a user's computer.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft patches Windows, Office
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060912/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_security"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060913/2006_09_12t185648_450x377_us_microsoft_security.jpg?x=130&y=109&sig=XUVM63EfWQyfGsCFzRx51Q--" align="left" height="109" width="130" alt="A man reads a book near a Microsoft Windows sign at a subway station in Seoul March 27, 2006. Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday released three security patches to fix holes in its Windows and Office software and warned one of the vulnerabilities was 'critical' because it could allow an attacker to take over a user's computer. (Lee Jae-Won/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday released several security fixes for its Windows operating system and Office software, and rereleased two previous patches.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft, EC tangle over Vista security
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - The European Commission warned Microsoft again Tuesday that planned security features in the upcoming Windows Vista operating system could run afoul of EU antitrust laws, prompting Microsoft to say that an adverse ruling from European regulators could further delay Vista's ship date.
BSkyB halts film downloads over software cracks
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060912/wr_nm/media_bskyb_microsoft_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060912/2006_09_12t134548_450x282_us_media_bskyb_microsoft.jpg?x=130&y=81&sig=IPn6.FR.Z6S1ggTqyz3Exg--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="A Sky television camera follows the action during a UK soccer match at White Hart Lane in a file photo. UK satellite broadcaster BSkyB has temporarily shut down its fledgling broadband film service after software provided by Microsoft was cracked, enabling the digital protection to be stripped. The problem, caused by hacking software FreeUse4WM, also affected sports clips on the Sky by broadband service, which was launched in January. (Ian Waldie/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - UK satellite broadcaster BSkyB has
temporarily shut down its fledgling broadband film service
after software provided by Microsoft was cracked, enabling the
digital protection to be stripped.</p><br clear="all"/>
EU, Microsoft clash over Vista security features
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060912/tc_nm/microsoft_eu_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060913/2006_09_12t185648_450x377_us_microsoft_security.jpg?x=130&y=109&sig=XUVM63EfWQyfGsCFzRx51Q--" align="left" height="109" width="130" alt="A man reads a book near a Microsoft Windows sign at a subway station in Seoul March 27, 2006. Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday released three security patches to fix holes in its Windows and Office software and warned one of the vulnerabilities was 'critical' because it could allow an attacker to take over a user's computer. (Lee Jae-Won/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The European Union's top competition
regulator clashed with Microsoft on Tuesday over security
upgrades in the U.S. software giant's new Windows Vista
operating system in a re-run of past antitrust battles.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft Posts a New Longhorn Server Build
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - The August Community Technology Preview (CTP) build of Longhorn Server is available for download. It's still not an RC1, but it does include performance, reliability and UI changes, according to Microsoft.
EU warns Microsoft on Vista security
(AP)
AP - European Union officials warned Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday not to shut out rivals in the security software market as the company plans to launch its Windows Vista operating system with built-in protection from hackers and malicious programs.
Microsoft urges EU not to jeopardise security in Vista row
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060912/tc_afp/eusoftwarecomputercompetitioncompanymicrosoft"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060912/capt.sge.mog66.120906124430.photo00.photo.default-512x345.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=CU5_GEHFDpUevGrgOR.gBw--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="A Microsoft employee tests the Windows Vista operating system in 2005. Microsoft's top legal advisor in Europe has urged the European Commission not to insist that key security features be stripped from its new Windows Vista operating system, amid an ongoing dispute.(AFP/Microsoft/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Microsoft's top legal advisor in Europe has urged the European Commission not to insist that key security features be stripped from its new Windows Vista operating system, amid an ongoing dispute.</p><br clear="all"/>
Yahoo and Intel to pipe sports data to TV screens
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060913/tc_nm/yahoo_intel_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060912/capt.sge.mpf87.120906140924.photo00.photo.default-512x358.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=.ivy2GqElnRSKfLFYrJmPw--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="Yahoo corporate headquarters in Sunnyvale, California. Yahoo launched a sign-in service that allowed users of the search engine to create custom seals to thwart scammers out to trick them by imitating the search engine's pages(AFP/HO/File/Brian McGuiness)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Yahoo Inc. and Intel
Corp. said on Tuesday they are teaming up to pipe
sports statistics to TV screens, targeting fans who devour data
about real-world players to manage their fantasy teams.</p><br clear="all"/>
Apple to offer movies on iTunes
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060912/tc_nm/apple_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060913/2006_09_12t204028_450x333_us_apple.jpg?x=130&y=96&sig=Rl2e4QVxUsyuHm140AfplQ--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="Apple Corporation CEO Steve Jobs introduces full-length, high resolution Walt Disney company movie downloads from the iTunes Web site to the crowd at an Apple media event at Yerba Buena Center of the Arts theater in San Francisco, California, September 12, 2006. (Dino Vournas/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Apple Computer Inc. said
on Tuesday it will begin selling movie downloads from Walt
Disney Co.'s film studios, aiming to turn its iTunes
online music store into a one-stop shop for digital
entertainment.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft warns of "critical" security flaw
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060912/tc_nm/microsoft_security_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060913/2006_09_12t185648_450x377_us_microsoft_security.jpg?x=130&y=109&sig=XUVM63EfWQyfGsCFzRx51Q--" align="left" height="109" width="130" alt="A man reads a book near a Microsoft Windows sign at a subway station in Seoul March 27, 2006. Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday released three security patches to fix holes in its Windows and Office software and warned one of the vulnerabilities was 'critical' because it could allow an attacker to take over a user's computer. (Lee Jae-Won/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. on
Tuesday released three security patches to fix holes in its
Windows and Office software and warned one of the
vulnerabilities was "critical" because it could allow an
attacker to take over a user's computer.</p><br clear="all"/>
Reality-TV guru Burnett mines multimedia "Gold"
(Reuters)
Reuters - What began for
reality-TV producer Mark Burnett months ago as a mining
expedition deeper into the online world is set to become
Wednesday a race for $2 million in gold, with the success of
his first interactive reality game, "Gold Rush," at stake.
Justice at the click of a mouse in China
(Reuters)
Reuters - A court in China has used a software
program to help decide prison sentences in more than 1,500
criminal cases, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday.
NBC and MediaZone in Web sports programming deal
(Reuters)
Reuters - NBC Sports and Web broadcaster
MediaZone will announce on Wednesday a joint Internet sports
channel offering viewers of a broader array of sports events
worldwide, from rugby to big-wave surfing.
Apple unveils online movie store
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060913/ap_on_hi_te/apple_digital_movies"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060912/capt.b8d53a6d76b047f5be7621f108b48841.apple_digital_movies_caps109.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=JFbnWsuaaAQpBRjz8WrvbA--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs, right, smiles with Disney CEO Bob Iger, left, during announcement at an Apple event in San Francisco, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2006. Apple Computer launched its long-awaited online movie service Tuesday with minimal participation from Hollywood and showed off a device that will make it easier for consumers to watch the videos on television. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)" border="0" /></a>AP - Seeking to further push digital media into homes, Apple Computer launched its long-awaited online movie service Tuesday and showed off a device that will make it easier for consumers to watch the videos on television.</p><br clear="all"/>
News Corp says no stake talks with Telecom Italia
(Reuters)
Reuters - Media conglomerate News Corp. Inc. on
Tuesday said it still has no plans to buy a stake in Telecom
Italia SpA, which plans to split its fixed network business
from its mobile wireless division to focus on broadband and
media.
Eclipse exec cites dynamic language inclusion, .Net rivalry
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - The Eclipse Foundation has established itself as a premier open source software tools project.
Microsoft patches Windows, Office
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060912/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_security"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060913/2006_09_12t185648_450x377_us_microsoft_security.jpg?x=130&y=109&sig=XUVM63EfWQyfGsCFzRx51Q--" align="left" height="109" width="130" alt="A man reads a book near a Microsoft Windows sign at a subway station in Seoul March 27, 2006. Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday released three security patches to fix holes in its Windows and Office software and warned one of the vulnerabilities was 'critical' because it could allow an attacker to take over a user's computer. (Lee Jae-Won/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday released several security fixes for its Windows operating system and Office software, and rereleased two previous patches.</p><br clear="all"/>
Reality-TV guru Burnett mines multimedia "Gold"
(Reuters)
Reuters - What began for
reality-TV producer Mark Burnett months ago as a mining
expedition deeper into the online world is set to become
Wednesday a race for $2 million in gold, with the success of
his first interactive reality game, "Gold Rush," at stake.
NBC and MediaZone in Web sports programming deal
(Reuters)
Reuters - NBC Sports and Web broadcaster
MediaZone will announce on Wednesday a joint Internet sports
channel offering viewers of a broader array of sports events
worldwide, from rugby to big-wave surfing.
Creators confess to Lonelygirl15 mystery
(AP)
AP - The creators behind the Internet video mystery teen Lonelygirl15 have revealed themselves and want their fans to know they are not a front for a big Hollywood studio marketing some upcoming film.
Apple unveils online movie store
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060913/ap_on_hi_te/apple_digital_movies"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060912/capt.b8d53a6d76b047f5be7621f108b48841.apple_digital_movies_caps109.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=JFbnWsuaaAQpBRjz8WrvbA--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs, right, smiles with Disney CEO Bob Iger, left, during announcement at an Apple event in San Francisco, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2006. Apple Computer launched its long-awaited online movie service Tuesday with minimal participation from Hollywood and showed off a device that will make it easier for consumers to watch the videos on television. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)" border="0" /></a>AP - Seeking to further push digital media into homes, Apple Computer launched its long-awaited online movie service Tuesday and showed off a device that will make it easier for consumers to watch the videos on television.</p><br clear="all"/>
NBC launches online video syndication business
(Reuters)
Reuters - NBC Universal said on Tuesday it is
launching a new venture to distribute and profit from video
footage on the Internet, tapping its affiliate television
stations as well as other media companies for material.
News Corp says no stake talks with Telecom Italia
(Reuters)
Reuters - Media conglomerate News Corp. Inc. on
Tuesday said it still has no plans to buy a stake in Telecom
Italia SpA, which plans to split its fixed network business
from its mobile wireless division to focus on broadband and
media.
Covad unveils Web-based phone system
(AP)
AP - Broadband provider Covad Communications Group Inc. is launching an inexpensive Internet-based phone system for very small companies that is compatible with conventional telephones.
Schwarzenegger rival's campaign downloaded audio
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060912/pl_nm/schwarzenegger_hacking_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060912/2006_09_11t175234_450x333_us_schwarzenegger_hacking.jpg?x=130&y=96&sig=5lBgzSnAkA0AaFyJBxoXEA--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (C) is joined by his wife Maria Shriver and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa during ceremonies marking the fifth anniversary of the September 11th attacks on New York City's World Trade Center, in Los Angeles September 11, 2006. (Robert Galbraith/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Staffers for the Democrat aiming
to unseat California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger did not have to
hack a state Web site to download an audio file storing a
private talk between the Hollywood icon and aides, the
campaign's manager said on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Apple to offer movies on iTunes
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/apple_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060913/2006_09_12t204028_450x333_us_apple.jpg?x=130&y=96&sig=Rl2e4QVxUsyuHm140AfplQ--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="Apple Corporation CEO Steve Jobs introduces full-length, high resolution Walt Disney company movie downloads from the iTunes Web site to the crowd at an Apple media event at Yerba Buena Center of the Arts theater in San Francisco, California, September 12, 2006. (Dino Vournas/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Apple Computer Inc. said
on Tuesday it will begin selling movie downloads from Walt
Disney Co.'s film studios, aiming to turn its iTunes
online music store into a one-stop shop for digital
entertainment.</p><br clear="all"/>
Apple sells films at iTunes online, grows iPod line
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060912/tc_afp/afpentertainmentus"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060912/capt.sge.mty96.120906230255.photo00.photo.default-361x512.jpg?x=91&y=130&sig=reZ9aDT5G7wnIBWBF7u9Kg--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="Apple CEO Steve Jobs delivers a keynote address during an Apple media event in San Francisco, California. Apple said it began selling Walt Disney Company movies at its iTunes online store.(AFP/Getty Images/Justin Sullivan)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Apple Computer fired a much-anticipated salvo in its battle to rule personal entertainment by announcing online sales of Walt Disney Company movies.</p><br clear="all"/>
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