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Microsoft works to update Windows Media
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060915/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_windows_media"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060914/capt.sge.nkz50.140906165152.photo00.photo.default-512x323.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=RaNC5zQTKlE7C41evy3JkA--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="The logo for Microsoft at their office in Herndon, Virginia. Software giant Microsoft unveiled a "Zune" MP3 player and online store to challenge Apple Computer's internationally popular iPod-iTunes personal entertainment duo.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)" border="0" /></a>AP - Microsoft Corp. is scrambling to update its Windows Media software after a hacker released a program that circumvents a safeguard designed to prevent people from freely copying digital movies and songs.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft Releases Office 2007 Refresh
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Anticipated for weeks by testers, Microsoft Office 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh is here.
Microsoft touts wireless connection as iPod killer
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060914/wr_nm/microsoft_zune_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060915/2006_09_14t214129_450x296_us_microsoft_zune.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=s1XaP2L2VUXvBfig3KgeWQ--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Microsoft's Zune media player is shown for the first time to the media in Redmond, Washington September 14, 2006. (Robert Sorbo/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. unveiled on
Thursday its new "Zune" portable media player, hoping its
ability to share music wirelessly can win over consumers
despite its late entry five years after Apple's
market-dominating iPod.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft unveils 'Zune' challenge to iPod reign
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060914/tc_afp/afplifestyleinternet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060914/capt.sge.nnk62.140906222232.photo00.photo.default-512x342.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=eVhtehr6lwcdvG1iUwIfvQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="This Microsoft Corporation (MC) hand-out shows the company's newly unveiled MP3 player "Zune." Microsoft unveiled Zune" and online store to challenge Apple Computer's internationally popular iPod-iTunes personal entertainment duo.(AFP/MC-HO)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Software giant Microsoft unveiled a "Zune" MP3 player and online store to challenge Apple Computer's internationally popular iPod-iTunes personal entertainment duo.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft offers beta of dev tools for 2007 Office system
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft this week released a beta version of Visual Studio 2005 Tools for the 2007 Microsoft Office System, enabling developers to leverage new features in the upcoming Office package.
Microsoft Unleashes Zune Media Player
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft today unveiled details of its highly anticipated Zune media player in the latest bid to rival Apple's iTunes/iPod combination.
Microsoft Intros PC Hardware
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft introduced three new wireless desktop hardware systems intended to streamline basic PC functions, such as launching software applications and listening to music. The Wireless Entertainment Desktop hardware includes mice, keyboards and videocameras, as well as a start button which opens the forthcoming Vista operating system with one touch.
Microsoft releases details about Zune
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060914/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_music"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060914/capt.794277efac1946ebb01d1db3c5fea44e.microsoft_music_se103.jpg?x=130&y=118&sig=gHyeUUWocPcF7TdL5G89vQ--" align="left" height="118" width="130" alt="In this photo provided by Microsoft on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2006, the new 'Zune' portable media player is shown in white. The device represents Microsoft Corp.'s effort to compete against Apple's iPod will include wireless technology to let people share their favorite songs, playlists or pictures with other Zune users. Microsoft is headquartered in Redmond, Wash. (AP Photo/Courtesy Microsoft)" border="0" /></a>AP - Microsoft Corp.'s effort to compete against Apple's iPod juggernaut will focus on the idea that people want to be able to easily share music with friends and others.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft eyes music, not video, as Zune target
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060914/wr_nm/microsoft_allard_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060914/2006_09_14t144617_450x335_us_microsoft_allard.jpg?x=130&y=96&sig=xd10jtBfQMq7wwaFDVNGFw--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="Microsoft Zune media players are seen in an undated publicity photo. Microsoft Corp. sees expanding the digital music market -- and not necessarily video -- as the priority for its new 'Zune' portable media player, a company executive said on Thursday. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. sees expanding the
digital music market -- and not necessarily video -- as the
priority for its new "Zune" portable media player, a company
executive said on Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft Opens Vista RC1 To Johnny Come Latelies
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft reopens the Windows Vista preview program to users who passed on Beta 2 but want to run RC1.
Microsoft touts wireless connection as iPod killer
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060914/tc_nm/microsoft_zune_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060915/2006_09_14t214129_450x296_us_microsoft_zune.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=s1XaP2L2VUXvBfig3KgeWQ--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Microsoft's Zune media player is shown for the first time to the media in Redmond, Washington September 14, 2006. (Robert Sorbo/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp.
unveiled on Thursday its new "Zune" portable media player,
hoping its ability to share music wirelessly can win over
consumers despite its late entry five years after Apple's
market-dominating iPod.</p><br clear="all"/>
Nintendo to debut console in November
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060914/tc_nm/japan_nintendo_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060915/2006_09_14t162309_450x296_us_japan_nintendo.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=roniHGQ5oZCY_ry8Quxd.g--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="A model displays the Nintendo Wii controller (L) and console in Makuhari, Japan, September 14, 2006. (Kiyoshi Ota/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Nintendo Co. Ltd.
(7974.OS) said on Thursday it will start selling its new video
game console, the Wii, in the United States on November 19 for
about $250, as it girds for a three-way holiday showdown with
Microsoft and Sony.</p><br clear="all"/>
Toshiba to buy patents from Micron for $288 mln
(Reuters)
Reuters - Toshiba Corp. (6502.T) said on Friday it
would buy certain chip-related patents from Micron Technology
Inc. and secure licences for all the patents held by
Micron unit Lexar Media Inc. for $288 million, ending lawsuits
between the Japanese electronics maker and Lexar.
Fastweb, Vodafone reach commercial accord: sources
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060915/tc_nm/telecoms_fastweb_vodafone_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060911/capt.sge.mgu64.110906153455.photo00.photo.default-512x323.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=_q6I2vhd_twINhMzSNNPrQ--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="Pedestrian walks past a Vodafone sign in London. Vodafone says it plans to launch a high-speed broadband Internet service for its millions of customers in Britain.(AFP/File/Carl De Souza)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Italian broadband company Fastweb
and the Italian unit of mobile phone giant Vodafone
on Friday will announce a commercial agreement, sources
familiar with the deal told Reuters.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Star Trek" heads back to TV with digital makeover
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060914/tc_nm/leisure_startrek_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060915/2006_09_14t172025_450x302_us_leisure_startrek.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=4OWHBIwwxP9YouGYGvgOAA--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="William Shatner (L) and Leonard Nimoy pose for a photo during an interview for the 40th anniversary of the science-fiction television series 'Star Trek' in Los Angeles August 9, 2006. Four decades after Capt. Kirk and crew zoomed off at warp speed to 'the final frontier,' the iconic sci-fi series 'Star Trek' returns to broadcast television this week with an extensive digital face-lift. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Four decades after Capt. Kirk and
crew zoomed off at warp speed to "the final frontier," the
iconic sci-fi series "Star Trek" returns to broadcast
television this week with an extensive digital face-lift.</p><br clear="all"/>
No end in sight for Wikipedia block in China
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060915/wr_nm/china_wikipedia_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060915/2006_09_14t215045_450x296_us_china_wikipedia.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=xA3Fnyl.YaC1gKAG4IveDA--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="A screenshot of Wikipedia.org, taken on September 14, 2006. Last October, the Chinese government blocked access to Wikipedia, which has more than 5 million articles in 229 languages. (www.wikipedia.org/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Shi Zhao slides the computer mouse,
making rapid-fire clicks and in the space of a minute or so
finds about a dozen minor errors to be tweaked on Wikipedia,
the popular online encyclopedia that anyone can edit.</p><br clear="all"/>
Major CD, DVD pirate outfit uncovered
(AP)
AP - In what music and movie industry leaders say is a significant blow to the nation's piracy market, police on Thursday raided an office and a garage, confiscating 208 CD and DVD burners and about 40,000 bootlegged discs.
Indonesia begins rolling out 3G service: report
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060915/tc_afp/indonesiatelecom3gtelkomselcompany"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060915/capt.sge.nol78.150906051027.photo00.photo.default-367x512.jpg?x=93&y=130&sig=T014tjxB.Ed7Ao7SwbVHUA--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="A man passes an advert for an Indonesian moblie phone provider in Jakarta. Indonesia has begun rolling out its first-ever third generation (3G) cellular services, a report has said.(AFP/File/Bay Ismoyo)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Indonesia has begun rolling out its first-ever third generation (3G) cellular services, a report has said.</p><br clear="all"/>
Mozilla's New Security Chief: Dump Old Code
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Mozilla Corp. has hired a former Microsoft security strategist to help secure its open-source software, particularly its Firefox browser.
Adobe says performance is improving
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060915/ap_on_bi_ge/earns_adobe_systems"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060914/capt.af75cb5883044aa48f86b17ff3635abc.earns_adobe_nybz105.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=_g2FeLHC0x2D6mN.U61mdA--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="Adobe Systems Inc. Photoshop Elements on display at a Best Buy store in a Mountain View, Calif. file photo from June 13, 2006. Adobe Systems, which makes the popular Acrobat and Photoshop software programs, said Thursday its third-quarter profit declined 54 percent, weighed down by stock options expenses and charges related to its acquisition of Macromedia. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - After reporting solid third-quarter earnings Thursday, Adobe Systems Inc. hopes to crush Wall Street's long-standing concerns that the company can't perform consistently and across all divisions.</p><br clear="all"/>
Fastweb, Vodafone reach commercial accord: sources
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060915/tc_nm/telecoms_fastweb_vodafone_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060911/capt.sge.mgu64.110906153455.photo00.photo.default-512x323.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=_q6I2vhd_twINhMzSNNPrQ--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="Pedestrian walks past a Vodafone sign in London. Vodafone says it plans to launch a high-speed broadband Internet service for its millions of customers in Britain.(AFP/File/Carl De Souza)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Italian broadband company Fastweb
and the Italian unit of mobile phone giant Vodafone
on Friday will announce a commercial agreement, sources
familiar with the deal told Reuters.</p><br clear="all"/>
No end in sight for Wikipedia block in China
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060915/wr_nm/china_wikipedia_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060915/2006_09_14t215045_450x296_us_china_wikipedia.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=xA3Fnyl.YaC1gKAG4IveDA--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="A screenshot of Wikipedia.org, taken on September 14, 2006. Last October, the Chinese government blocked access to Wikipedia, which has more than 5 million articles in 229 languages. (www.wikipedia.org/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Shi Zhao slides the computer mouse,
making rapid-fire clicks and in the space of a minute or so
finds about a dozen minor errors to be tweaked on Wikipedia,
the popular online encyclopedia that anyone can edit.</p><br clear="all"/>
Web site linked to Montreal shooting defends Goths
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060914/wr_nm/crime_canada_website_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20060914/i/r1223141788.jpg?x=111&y=130&sig=Ugg80jeDwbyHBmtdBOSIEQ--" align="left" height="130" width="111" alt="An undated photo from the internet website vampirefreaks.com shows Montreal school killer Kimveer Gill. Gill went on a shooting spree at Dawson College in Montreal on September 13, 2006, in which one woman died and 19 people were injured. REUTERS/vampirefreaks.com/Handout (CANADA)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The Web site used by the "angel of
death" gunman who killed one and wounded 19 at a Montreal
college on Wednesday claims 600,000 members and millions of
page hits a day, and says it's wrong to link it to the bloody
shooting spree.</p><br clear="all"/>
Morris: YouTube, MySpace abuse copyright
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060914/ap_en_bu/universal_music_ceo"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20060914/i/r2369804783.jpg?x=130&y=108&sig=SZMj1WIifeMjHrHxryeO3g--" align="left" height="108" width="130" alt="An undated screenshot of YouTube.com. Universal Music Group, the world's biggest record company, is stepping up pressure against popular online sites YouTube and MySpace, accusing them of infringing the copyrights of its artists' music videos. REUTERS/Handout" border="0" /></a>AP - Universal Music Group, the world's largest record company, contends the wildly popular Web sites YouTube and MySpace are violating copyright laws by allowing users to post music videos and other content involving Universal artists.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft unveils 'Zune' challenge to iPod reign
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060914/tc_afp/afplifestyleinternet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060914/capt.sge.nnk62.140906222232.photo00.photo.default-512x342.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=eVhtehr6lwcdvG1iUwIfvQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="This Microsoft Corporation (MC) hand-out shows the company's newly unveiled MP3 player "Zune." Microsoft unveiled Zune" and online store to challenge Apple Computer's internationally popular iPod-iTunes personal entertainment duo.(AFP/MC-HO)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Software giant Microsoft unveiled a "Zune" MP3 player and online store to challenge Apple Computer's internationally popular iPod-iTunes personal entertainment duo.</p><br clear="all"/>
Acer, Yahoo Team for Search
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Taiwan-based PC maker Acer and Yahoo signed a multi-year partnership to set Yahoo as the default search engine on all Acers sold globally.
Sportingbet Chairman Peter Dicks resigns
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060914/ap_on_hi_te/online_gambling"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060914/capt.1d1628011cf24cbcb1a8d6170cddeef5.online_gambling_peter_dicks_nyr102.jpg?x=101&y=130&sig=s5dS1iy8n.M8HC9xbjJcIw--" align="left" height="130" width="101" alt="Sportingbet PLC Chairman Peter Dicks arrives for an extradition hearing at Queens State Supreme Court Thursday, Sept. 14, 2006 in New York. Dicks case has been postponed until the next court date of Sept. 28. Dicks, was detained last week in New York following his arrival on a flight from London. Customs officials discovered he had an outstanding warrant issued by Louisiana authorities for illegal Internet gambling. (AP Photo/Rick Maiman)" border="0" /></a>AP - The chairman of British online gambling company Sportingbet PLC, who was arrested last week after New York customs officials discovered his name on a Louisiana warrant charging him with illegal online gambling, resigned on Thursday, the company said.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft Unleashes Zune Media Player
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft today unveiled details of its highly anticipated Zune media player in the latest bid to rival Apple's iTunes/iPod combination.
Sudden fame amazes 'Lonelygirl15' star
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060914/ap_on_hi_te/online_mystery_solved"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060911/capt.6e6ed7b10d6d46409a11dc1d1a85a8ac.online_mystery_la201.jpg?x=129&y=130&sig=SmxnLvZvLGhr2sLNpi1cBQ--" align="left" height="130" width="129" alt="In this image from the website youtube.com, the online video of self proclaimed 16-year-old Bree, known as Lonleygirl15, is seen on YouTube, one of the most popular sites for amateur videos. The Lonleygirl15 'channel' has 26,930 subscribers, meaning they regularly view videos posted there. More than 2.3 million people have viewed Bree's videos, according to YouTube. (AP Photo/youtube.com)" border="0" /></a>AP - Lonelygirl15 speaks! And she says she's amazed at her newfound fame.</p><br clear="all"/>
Morocco sees good in hacker's conviction
(AP)
AP - Morocco's most internationally famous criminal of late is not a terrorist or serial killer, but a teenager with a knack for computers.
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