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Adobe Snoozes Toward Excellence
(The Motley Fool)
The Motley Fool - I find Adobe (Nasdaq: ADBE - News) extremely boring these days. Sure, the Macromedia acquisition was exciting, and there are still potential threats from Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT - News), as Mr. Softy pushes its own platforms to rival Adobe's Flash and PDF formats in its new Vista operating system. However, given Vista's delays and the substantial ecosystem that Adobe/Macromedia has built around its digital formats, the House of Gates faces an uphill struggle to gain competitive traction. ...
EU rules out 'friendly settlement' in Microsoft standoff
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060915/bs_afp/euussoftwarecompanycompetitionmicrosoft"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060915/capt.sge.nrp39.150906114722.photo00.photo.default-435x512.jpg?x=110&y=130&sig=jcVehhQ_TYuXn.Rn1wliRg--" align="left" height="130" width="110" alt="EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes, seen here in July 2006, has ruled out a "friendly settlement" with Microsoft in the EU regulator's long-standing fight to force the US company to respect a 2004 antitrust ruling.(AFP/File/Gerard Cerles)" border="0" /></a>AFP - EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes has ruled out a "friendly settlement" with Microsoft in the EU regulator's long-standing fight to force the US company to respect a 2004 antitrust ruling.</p><br clear="all"/>
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_14t144617_450x335_us_microsoft_allard.jpg?x=130&y=96&sig=qSiw2_lpHrpp6.iOi2MKUA--" 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. 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"/>
Amid privacy backlash, Web publishers turn inward
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060916/tc_nm/column_pluggedin_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060916/2006_09_15t185354_450x266_us_column_pluggedin.jpg?x=130&y=76&sig=_EQsA8TETLv4gmYECQbz_w--" align="left" height="76" width="130" alt="A group of computer hackers work on laptop computers in New York City in this 2002 file photo. Technological changes and personal privacy have been at odds ever since modern notions of privacy emerged more than a century ago. (Jeff Christensen/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Technological changes and
personal privacy have been at odds ever since modern notions of
privacy emerged more than a century ago.</p><br clear="all"/>
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_14t144617_450x335_us_microsoft_allard.jpg?x=130&y=96&sig=qSiw2_lpHrpp6.iOi2MKUA--" 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.
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/20060916/tc_nm/japan_nintendo_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060916/2006_09_14t162309_450x296_us_japan_nintendo.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=FugjueBZXEpWNdIz1QGTGA--" 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"/>
Gameworld: Skywalker storms into Lego Star Wars II
(Reuters)
Reuters - A young Luke
Skywalker sizes up a cadre of white-clad storm troopers then
with his trademark light saber slashes through one storm
trooper after another with the enemy crumbling ... into Lego
pieces.
FX channel tries commercial to combat ad-skipping
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060915/tc_nm/media_fx_pvr_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060915/2006_09_15t111452_450x204_us_media_fx_pvr.jpg?x=130&y=58&sig=.Ha7sDtUCWMuQREuHAMDCg--" align="left" height="58" width="130" alt="A Sky+ personal video recorder is seen in an undated publicity photo. Niche men's channel FX plans to show what it calls the first UK advert specially designed to combat viewers using digital recorders to avoid commercials. The advert for its new drama 'Brotherhood' will show a single image on the screen for the entire 30-second slot, and therefore retain its 'sales message' when viewed even at the 12-times speeds enabled by Sky+ and other digital recorders, also known as personal video recorders, or PVRs. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Niche men's channel FX plans to show
what it calls the first UK advert specially designed to combat
viewers using digital recorders to avoid commercials.</p><br clear="all"/>
Crumbs! Web site gives archivists food for thought
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060916/wr_nm/life_teaandbiscuits_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060916/2006_09_15t225918_450x340_us_life_teaandbiscuits.jpg?x=130&y=98&sig=qL7wFJZCbs2QcEZk78HTYg--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="A screenshot of Nicecupofteaandasitdown.com, taken on September 15, 2006. 'Well I think we should all sit down and have a nice cup of tea, and some biscuits, nice ones mind you. Oh and some cake would be nice as well. Lovely.' The British Library may have raised academic eyebrows when it decided that a Web site with this mission statement should be archived among those that may be of social significance, stamping it a modern classic of British popular culture. (www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - "Well I think we
should all sit down and have a nice cup of tea, and some
biscuits, nice ones mind you. Oh and some cake would be nice as
well. Lovely."</p><br clear="all"/>
Toshiba Launches New HD DVD Players
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Toshiba said today it will make its second generation of high-definition DVD players available for sale in the United States. The players will come in two models -- the entry-level HD-A2 and the higher-end HD-XA2 -- and offer improved player performance over the current line, said Toshiba vice president of marketing Jodi Sally.
Carriers Unite for Future Mobile Networks
(PC World)
PC World - A group of cellular operators have joined up to help guide next-generation mobile technology.
Mozilla Fixes Critical Firefox Flaws
(PC World)
PC World - Updated browser that patches the problems is now available for download.
RSA Security holders approve takeover
(AP)
AP - RSA Security Inc., a provider of security software and hardware for networks, on Friday said its shareholders approved the company's $2.1 billion acquisition by data storage provider EMC Corp.
Crumbs! Web site gives archivists food for thought
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060916/wr_nm/life_teaandbiscuits_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060916/2006_09_15t225918_450x340_us_life_teaandbiscuits.jpg?x=130&y=98&sig=qL7wFJZCbs2QcEZk78HTYg--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="A screenshot of Nicecupofteaandasitdown.com, taken on September 15, 2006. 'Well I think we should all sit down and have a nice cup of tea, and some biscuits, nice ones mind you. Oh and some cake would be nice as well. Lovely.' The British Library may have raised academic eyebrows when it decided that a Web site with this mission statement should be archived among those that may be of social significance, stamping it a modern classic of British popular culture. (www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - "Well I think we
should all sit down and have a nice cup of tea, and some
biscuits, nice ones mind you. Oh and some cake would be nice as
well. Lovely."</p><br clear="all"/>
Bits & Bites v25n17
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - DARPA (the United States government's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) is working on a next-generation version of the Internet, dubbed Knowledge Based Networking.
Yahoo to Hold 'Hack Day' for Developers
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - The search company will hold its first public "Hack Day" event at the end of September, giving developers 24 hours to build innovative applications on Yahoo's various platforms.
Universal Threatens To Sue YouTube, MySpace
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Universal Music Group CEO Doug Morris blasted video hosting site YouTube and online community hangout MySpace, accusing them of copyright infringement and alluding to forthcoming legal action.
Crime Syndicates Moving Into Cybercrime
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Cyber scams are increasingly being committed by organized crime syndicates out to profit from sophisticated ruses rather than hackers keen to make an online name for themselves, according to a top U.S. official.
Livedoor chief's right-hand man turns on him in court
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060915/tc_afp/japanitcompanyfraud"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060915/capt.sge.ntf35.150906141714.photo00.photo.default-365x512.jpg?x=92&y=130&sig=LqyYb6IuqS563ddAfahvgA--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="Former Livedoor executive Ryoji Miyauchi enters a Tokyo district court in May 2006. Miyauchi -- the former right-hand man of disgraced Internet mogul Takefumi Horie -- has testified against the Livedoor founder, accusing him of falsifying financial figures.(AFP/JIJI Press/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The former right-hand man of Japan's disgraced Internet mogul Takefumi Horie has testified against the Livedoor founder, accusing him of falsifying financial figures.</p><br clear="all"/>
RSS' Security Deadline
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Opinion: The syndication format's vulnerabilities must be addressed before IE 7 and Vista come out.
Tutu's life to be digitized on Web site
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060915/wr_nm/tutu_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060915/2006_09_15t081808_425x450_uk_tutu.jpg?x=122&y=130&sig=yoa6LzW77TTRybimZvwbjg--" align="left" height="130" width="122" alt="Archbishop Desmond Tutu arrives for meetings at the United Nations in New York September 5, 2006. Tutu's alma mater said on Friday it is launching an Internet archive with thousands of documents and audio tapes on the life of the South African Nobel Peace Prize laureate. (Chip East/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Archbishop Desmond Tutu's alma mater
said on Friday it is launching an Internet archive with
thousands of documents and audio tapes on the life of the South
African Nobel Peace Prize laureate.</p><br clear="all"/>
Cyber crime becoming more organized
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060915/wr_nm/crime_internet_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060915/2006_09_15t073452_450x300_uk_crime_internet.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=NjcLluJRLGvT4zHf5GKwxg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A keyboard is seen in an undated publicity photo. Cyber scams are increasingly being committed by organised crime syndicates out to profit from sophisticated ruses rather than hackers keen to make an online name for themselves, according to a top U.S. official. (File/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Cyber scams are increasingly being
committed by organized crime syndicates out to profit from
sophisticated ruses rather than hackers keen to make an online
name for themselves, according to a top U.S. official.</p><br clear="all"/>
Sony Internet unit to take stake in Gamepot
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060915/tc_nm/sony_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060915/2006_09_15t083418_439x450_us_sony.jpg?x=126&y=130&sig=9SR4U.y_JXedyEl3RXB1gA--" align="left" height="130" width="126" alt="A screen grab of gamepot.co.jp. Sony Communication Network Corp. said on Friday it would buy a 27 percent stake in Gamepot Inc., an operator of a popular online golf game, for 2.6 billion yen ($22 million), as Sony Corp.'s Internet unit strives to beef up its online game operations. (www.gamepot.co.jp/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Sony Communication Network Corp. (3789.T)
said on Friday it would buy a 27 percent stake in Gamepot Inc.
(3792.SP), an operator of a popular online golf game, for 2.6
billion yen ($22 million), as Sony Corp.'s (6758.T) Internet
unit strives to beef up its online game operations.</p><br clear="all"/>
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