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Two U.S. software firms lobby EU on Microsoft: WSJ
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060921/tc_nm/microsoft_eu_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060920/capt.3931c1f670164bf6909d74f87edbb643.clinton_global_initiative_nysw131.jpg?x=101&y=130&sig=q5f1JrEpDylhlZg1uEfNbg--" align="left" height="130" width="101" alt="Microsoft Corp.'s Bill Gates sits in the audience at the 2nd annual Clinton Global Initiative Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2006, in New York. The initiative was started by former President Bill Clinton to act as a forum where leaders from all over the world can discuss and develop solutions to global issues. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Two U.S. software firms are asking the
European Commission to take action against Microsoft's
new Vista operating system, the Wall Street Journal reported on
Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
IE Exploit Could Soon Be Used By 10,000-plus Sites
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Security researchers are sounding an alarm over an unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft's Internet Explorer. The bug has already been used to compromise PCs and load them with scores of adware and spyware.
Microsoft unveils HD DVD add-on for Xbox
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060920/ap_on_hi_te/japan_microsoft_xbox"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060920/capt.22e6fa98abb5478db0395b99aba39b3e.games_xbox_360_nyet353.jpg?x=130&y=72&sig=HX6anSyV_eGQcdOgcKPZ3g--" align="left" height="72" width="130" alt="This image from the Xbox 360 video game 'Enchanted Arms' was provided by publisher, Ubisoft. The game features a kid named Atsuma who can summon magical golems. (AP Photo/Ubisoft)" border="0" /></a>AP - Microsoft Corp. is introducing an external high-definition DVD player for the Xbox 360 video game console to match the Blu-ray disc functions of Sony Corp.'s upcoming PlayStation 3. The software maker also announced Wednesday it will launch the Xbox 360 in India this week and in Africa next week.</p><br clear="all"/>
Vista Disc Will Contain All Versions
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft wants to make it easy for users to upgrade among editions of the next Windows.
Microsoft to launch Xbox HD DVD player in Japan
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060920/tc_nm/microsoft_xbox_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060920/2006_09_20t120346_300x450_us_microsoft_xbox.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=TAeCi57kvWQptXwiplufZg--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Microsoft's Xbox 360 game console (L) and HD DVD player are seen in an undated file photo. Microsoft Corp. said on Wednesday it would launch an HD DVD player for its Xbox 360 game console on November 22 in Japan for 20,790 yen ($177), matching rival Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 in high-definition DVD functions. (Microsoft/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. said on
Wednesday it would launch an HD DVD player for its Xbox 360
game console on November 22 in Japan for 20,790 yen ($177),
matching rival Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 in high-definition
DVD functions.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft Outlines Xbox HD DVD Plans, 1080p Support
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Amidst constant speculation Microsoft is planning an internal HD-DVD SKU for next spring, the company's Tokyo Game Show press conference finally revealed some of the first details on the next generation disc drive add-on.
Microsoft testing video sharing website
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060919/tc_afp/afplifestyleitinternet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060920/capt.sge.pba82.200906005045.photo00.photo.default-512x323.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=dhi7ATUZcFIjiBD1YKzx5Q--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="The logo for Microsoft at their office in Herndon, Virginia. US computer software colossus Microsoft was testing a video-sharing service that would go head-to-head with the hip and popular YouTube website.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)" border="0" /></a>AFP - US computer software colossus Microsoft was testing a video-sharing service that would go head-to-head with the hip and popular YouTube website.</p><br clear="all"/>
Hands On: Microsoft's Soapbox Video-Sharing Service
(PC World)
PC World - The beta release of this YouTube competitor is easy to use, but lags in content.
New Exploit Rocks IE, Downloads Scores Of Spyware, Adware
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - An unpatched vulnerability in all editions of Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser is dumping adware, spyware, and Trojans onto PCs whose users simply surf to an infected site.
Microsoft Launches YouTube Challenger
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft launches a video-sharing service that would challenge the popular YouTube.
Nissan sees technology cutting accidents
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060921/ap_on_hi_te/traffic_technology"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20060915/i/r3200105867.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=mcwcLYjZWec8Tr7jR4i11w--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="A navigation screen shows a caution reading 'Watch your speed' with school sign during a test drive of a new intelligent transportation system by Nissan Motors Co., Ltd. in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo September 15, 2006. The system is designed to help reduce traffic accidents and ease congestion by alerting drivers to potential danger from approaching vehicles and warning them when they are speeding in school zones. REUTERS/Kiyoshi Ota (JAPAN)" border="0" /></a>AP - New technology from Nissan could help drivers worried about missing a red light or being hit by cars darting out from hidden alleys.</p><br clear="all"/>
Study: Interest in political news steady
(AP)
AP - Despite generally less interest in politics during the summer months and for midterm elections, Americans were as likely to look up political news and information online in August as they did during the peak of the 2004 presidential campaign.
Virtual keypads are vulnerable to snoops
(AP)
AP - In hopes of fighting Internet fraud, some online banking sites make customers use "virtual keypads" — a method of entering passwords on the screen, generally with a mouse.
Startup urges item registry for recovery
(AP)
AP - An e-commerce startup that sells property seized by police is asking college students to register their iPods, bikes and laptops just in case those items get stolen and later show up.
Fox tries to thwart DVR fast-forwarding
(AP)
AP - Fox is running a 30-second television spot with just one static image in an effort to reach viewers who fast forward through ads using digital video recorders like TiVos.
FCC seen backing airline's broadband at Logan
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060921/tc_nm/broadband_boston_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060921/2006_09_21t045109_450x280_us_broadband_boston.jpg?x=130&y=80&sig=aVrWyuV33w8EcO7hp9i7Bw--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="The Continental airlines Boeing 777 is seen in this July 13, 2006 file photo. Boston airport authorities cannot stop Continental Airlines from offering wireless Internet service in its frequent flier lounge under a proposed Federal Communications Commission ruling, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday. (Richard Carson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Boston airport authorities cannot
stop Continental Airlines from offering wireless Internet
service in its frequent flier lounge under a proposed Federal
Communications Commission ruling, sources familiar with the
matter told Reuters on Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Panasonic to market first Blu-ray DVD player-recorder
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060921/tc_afp/japanelectronicscompanydvdbluraymatsushita"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060921/capt.sge.pms78.210906070706.photo00.photo.default-512x339.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=gGxkX0Bxo8qPPRQLOJl6Lg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A Blu-ray model. Panasonic will sell the first Blu-ray DVD player-recorder in Japan in November, a company official said, months after rival Toshiba released a comparable product in a feud for the next standard of DVDs(AFP/File/Toshifumi Kitamura)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Panasonic will sell the first Blu-ray DVD player-recorder in Japan in November, a company official said, months after rival Toshiba released a comparable product in a feud for the next standard of DVDs.</p><br clear="all"/>
HBO targets Hispanics with mobisodes
(Reuters)
Reuters - HBO is developing a
series of mobile mini-telenovelas designed to entertain
Hispanic viewers and provide an English "phone book" to those
on the go.
Lonelygirl15 Creators Rely On Open Source
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Creators behind the Internet video phenomenon Lonelygirl15 say they rely on open source technology and they are using it to explore bold possibilities in storytelling.
Two U.S. software firms lobby EU on Microsoft: WSJ
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060921/tc_nm/microsoft_eu_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060920/capt.3931c1f670164bf6909d74f87edbb643.clinton_global_initiative_nysw131.jpg?x=101&y=130&sig=q5f1JrEpDylhlZg1uEfNbg--" align="left" height="130" width="101" alt="Microsoft Corp.'s Bill Gates sits in the audience at the 2nd annual Clinton Global Initiative Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2006, in New York. The initiative was started by former President Bill Clinton to act as a forum where leaders from all over the world can discuss and develop solutions to global issues. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Two U.S. software firms are asking the
European Commission to take action against Microsoft's
new Vista operating system, the Wall Street Journal reported on
Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
FCC seen backing airline's broadband at Logan
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060921/tc_nm/broadband_boston_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060921/2006_09_21t045109_450x280_us_broadband_boston.jpg?x=130&y=80&sig=aVrWyuV33w8EcO7hp9i7Bw--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="The Continental airlines Boeing 777 is seen in this July 13, 2006 file photo. Boston airport authorities cannot stop Continental Airlines from offering wireless Internet service in its frequent flier lounge under a proposed Federal Communications Commission ruling, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday. (Richard Carson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Boston airport authorities cannot
stop Continental Airlines from offering wireless Internet
service in its frequent flier lounge under a proposed Federal
Communications Commission ruling, sources familiar with the
matter told Reuters on Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Study: Interest in political news steady
(AP)
AP - Despite generally less interest in politics during the summer months and for midterm elections, Americans were as likely to look up political news and information online in August as they did during the peak of the 2004 presidential campaign.
Comcast, Cablevision target businesses for growth
(Reuters)
Reuters - Comcast Corp. said on Wednesday it
could earn annual revenues of $3 billion to $5 billion in five
to seven years from an aggressive push to sell phone and
Internet access to companies.
New Sportingbet head vows to push ahead in US
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060920/tc_afp/britaininternetonline"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060921/capt.sge.plh57.200906235831.photo00.photo.default-258x187.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=YfwIyuBZq46PhuT.ta_UWw--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="Online gambling website Sportingbet will push ahead in trying to find more American customers and acquisitions despite the arrest of its former chairman in the United States, its new chief executive said in an interview published in The Financial Times.(Sportingbet)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Online gambling website Sportingbet will push ahead in trying to find more American customers and acquisitions despite the arrest of its former chairman in the United States, its new chief executive said in an interview published in The Financial Times.</p><br clear="all"/>
Gore's Current TV network airs online at Yahoo
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060920/tc_afp/afplifestyleitinternet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060920/capt.sge.pld69.200906230234.photo00.photo.default-512x376.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=T5C3eXcVkatX4XSfzTG1wg--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="The Current TV network chaired by former US vice president Al Gore, seen here 03 September 2006, to provide young people voices on timely social issues went online at Yahoo's globally popular video website.(AFP/File/Francois Guillot)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The US television network Current TV, co-founded by former US vice president Al Gore to provide young people a forum on social issues, went online at Yahoo's globally popular video website.</p><br clear="all"/>
Web site made to look like war game shut
(AP)
AP - A Web site designed to look like a war game set in a Czech village burnt down by Nazis has been pulled following protests.
Virtual keypads are vulnerable to snoops
(AP)
AP - In hopes of fighting Internet fraud, some online banking sites make customers use "virtual keypads" — a method of entering passwords on the screen, generally with a mouse.
AOL Redesigns Search Page
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - AOL launches in beta a redesign of its search page that makes it easier to find in results links to video, pictures, audio and other content.
AOL revamps divisions, seeks international growth
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060920/wr_nm/media_aol_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20060920/i/r488682018.jpg?x=105&y=130&sig=K6gUr45knJxWn3rqjTYKXQ--" align="left" height="130" width="105" alt="Former AOL CEO Steve Case poses at the Clinton Global Initiative after making a pledge in New York September 20, 2006. Former U.S. President Bill Clinton's annual event brings together world leaders from business, government and philanthropy to try to solve world issues. REUTERS/Chip East (UNITED STATES)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - AOL will reorganize its business
divisions to simplify its structure as it focuses on boosting
Internet advertising sales globally, according to a memorandum
sent to employees on Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Disney chief 'bullish' on iTunes movie delivery
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060920/media_nm/disney_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20060919/i/r1030171964.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=F54Lo8bKs8SCnFP0pCeR8Q--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Robert Iger, president of The Walt Disney Company, is seen in Anaheim, California June 24, 2006. Iger on Tuesday said the company sold 125,000 movie downloads worth $1 million in revenue through Apple Computer Inc's iTunes online music store in the first week Disney movies were offered. REUTERS/Fred Prouser" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Less than a week after
announcing its newest initiative with Apple Computer, the Walt
Disney Co. has sold more than 125,000 feature film downloads
via iTunes.</p><br clear="all"/>
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