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Microsoft mulls free Web-based business software
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060922/wr_nm/microsoft_works_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060915/capt.sge.nsf16.150906124707.photo01.photo.default-512x333.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=1zyLeKpajfoTjzIeaBlcsg--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Photo dated March 2006 shows a customer walking past Microsoft Windows XP software at a CompUSA store in San Francisco. 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.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday it may
offer a free, advertising-supported version of its basic word
processing and spreadsheet software, in an apparent bid to fend
off a nascent challenge from Google Inc. in the business
software market.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft Outlook 2003 Vulnerable to Critical IE Bug
(PC World)
PC World - Addition of e-mail client makes VML vulnerability more serious.
Microsoft Gives YouTube a Run for Its Money
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - As part of its MSN Video offering, Microsoft has launched the beta release of Soapbox, a video service similar to the popular YouTube.com site that lets users upload their own videos. Soapbox will be available through MSN's existing video site, and will also be integrated with the company's other online services, including Windows Live Spaces and Windows Live Messenger.
Microsoft Readies Critical Internet Explorer Fix
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft confirmed today that it is aware of a security hole in Internet Explorer that allows attackers to hijack a computer through its popular browser, and is now finzlizing a security update.
Nokia to Offer Microsoft's Live Search
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Nokia will begin offering the search engine on its N-Series multimedia phones and other phones that use its S-60 software.
Yet Another Antitrust Challenge for Microsoft?
(PC World)
PC World - Symantec and Adobe complain to the European Commission about Vista security and electronic document features.
Nokia to put Microsoft search on cellphones
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060921/tc_nm/nokia_microsoft_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060921/2006_09_21t082920_309x450_us_nokia_microsoft.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=o_wOfXtqQ9jQQ1xzAFGCsA--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="Models of the Nokia 8801 cellular phones are displayed during the grand opening of the Nokia store in Chicago, June 24, 2006. The world's top handset maker Nokia said on Thursday it has agreed with Microsoft to integrate Live Search capabilities into Nokia's Mobile Search. (Frank Polich/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The world's top handset maker Nokia
(NOK1V.HE) said on Thursday it has agreed with Microsoft
to integrate Live Search capabilities into Nokia's
Mobile Search.</p><br clear="all"/>
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/nm/20060921/2006_09_21t074847_450x361_us_microsoft_eu.jpg?x=130&y=104&sig=L9Yw5tosKQ3ab7DcU_YZZw--" align="left" height="104" width="130" alt="An undated screenshot of Microsoft's Windows Vista flip 3D function. 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. (Microsoft/Handout/Reuters)" 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"/>
Sony cuts price of PlayStation 3 to $410
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060922/ap_on_hi_te/japan_sony_playstation"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060922/capt.tok10209220338.japan_sony_playstation_tok102.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=rje3ODzfFyWW3sDSe9m0nw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Three different colored models of Sony's new PlayStation 3 video game machine are displayed on the opening of Taiwan's Taipei Game Show, in Taipei, Taiwan, in this February 16, 2006, file photo. Sony Corp. will lower the price of its much-anticipated PlayStation 3 video game console, Kyodo News agency reported Friday September 22, 2006, as competition heats up in next-generation gaming between Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo. (AP Photo, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - Sony Corp. said Friday it will lower the price of its much-anticipated PlayStation 3 video game console, heating up the competition in the next-generation gaming war against rivals Microsoft and Nintendo.</p><br clear="all"/>
Ad assignment goes awry on MySpace.com
(AP)
AP - A university student appears to be responsible for an advertising class assignment that went awry when the teacher's pug was threatened to be killed online, the school said.
Motorola to sell cell phones via machine
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060921/ap_on_hi_te/motorola_robotic_stores"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060919/capt.80de375eaa2144f59002d866916ae2d1.motorola_symbol_tech_cx105.jpg?x=88&y=130&sig=Ns6g9._VcCzc_Cg8YELh_A--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="In this photo released Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2006, by Symbol Technologies is the company's MC70, a digital device that combines a cell phone, PDA, computer, scanner and imager into one portable package. Motorola Inc. announced Tuesday that it has agreed to buy Symbol for $3.9 billion in a deal that boosts the cell phone giant's stakes in the market for business-oriented mobile devices. (AP Photo/Symbol Technologies)" border="0" /></a>AP - Shoppers craving the latest Motorola Inc. cell phones and accessories will be able to buy them at automated sales machines being installed in nearly two dozen malls and airports nationwide.</p><br clear="all"/>
AOL to disband access subscriptions unit
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060921/ap_on_hi_te/aol_restructuring"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060829/capt.sge.imr39.290806223848.photo00.photo.default-341x512.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=G3vwGVvw19V9I68wNxgW4A--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="America Online (AOL) heaquarters are seen here in 2004. took aim at Apple Computer's market-ruling iPod-iTunes duo on Tuesday with a music service that lets US users download unlimited songs for a monthly fee rather than a per tune charge.(AFP/Getty Images/File)" border="0" /></a>AP - AOL will disband its business unit that handled access subscriptions and give product managers more autonomy over designing services for consumers as the company increases its emphasis on generating advertising revenue.</p><br clear="all"/>
HP sponsors 'privacy innovation' award
(AP)
AP - Insert your own punch line: Hewlett-Packard Co., the technology company facing federal and state investigations for spying on board members and journalists, is co-sponsor of an award for "privacy innovation."
Web Life: If you don't want to fly, check in here
(Reuters)
Reuters - If the prospect of air travel is
no longer alluring for security, environmental or other
reasons, check in at www.seat61.com, an online travelogue that
has evolved into an information bank on alternatives to air.
Nintendo Could Beat Sony in Game Console Race, Experts Say
(PC World)
PC World - A low price and innovative controller could push Nintendo's Wii to the top spot in Japan.
Cell phone concerto may be music to your ears
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060921/tc_nm/life_phones_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060921/2006_09_21t153127_450x300_us_life_phones.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=8MvpPpm1IvXTiEpgCrLRyQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A man speaks on his cell phone in Helsinki July 20, 2006. Jazz composer David Baker is encouraging people to use their phones during the debut performance of 'Concertino for Cellular Phones and Orchestra' that will open the 20th anniversary season of the Chicago Sinfonietta classical music festival next month. Members of the audience and the orchestra will be asked to use their cell phones at various points throughout the piece with red and green lights telling them when to turn their phones on and off. NO THIRD PARTY SALES (Lehtikuva/Marja Airio/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - It's one musical performance where your
cell phone can -- and should -- ring.</p><br clear="all"/>
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.
Microsoft mulls free Web-based business software
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060922/wr_nm/microsoft_works_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060915/capt.sge.nsf16.150906124707.photo01.photo.default-512x333.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=1zyLeKpajfoTjzIeaBlcsg--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Photo dated March 2006 shows a customer walking past Microsoft Windows XP software at a CompUSA store in San Francisco. 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.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday it may
offer a free, advertising-supported version of its basic word
processing and spreadsheet software, in an apparent bid to fend
off a nascent challenge from Google Inc. in the business
software market.</p><br clear="all"/>
Ad assignment goes awry on MySpace.com
(AP)
AP - A university student appears to be responsible for an advertising class assignment that went awry when the teacher's pug was threatened to be killed online, the school said.
Web Life: If you don't want to fly, check in here
(Reuters)
Reuters - If the prospect of air travel is
no longer alluring for security, environmental or other
reasons, check in at www.seat61.com, an online travelogue that
has evolved into an information bank on alternatives to air.
Microsoft mulls free Web-based business software
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060922/wr_nm/microsoft_works_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060915/capt.sge.nsf16.150906124707.photo01.photo.default-512x333.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=1zyLeKpajfoTjzIeaBlcsg--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Photo dated March 2006 shows a customer walking past Microsoft Windows XP software at a CompUSA store in San Francisco. 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.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday it may
offer a free, advertising-supported version of its basic word
processing and spreadsheet software, in an apparent bid to fend
off a nascent challenge from Google Inc. in the business
software market.</p><br clear="all"/>
Time Warner says YouTube, Facebook overvalued: FT
(Reuters)
Reuters - Media companies looking to acquire
Internet sensations YouTube and Facebook would need to take a
"big leap of faith" to pay current valuations on the takeover
targets, Time Warner Inc's boss was quoted as saying in an
interview.
Microsoft Gives YouTube a Run for Its Money
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - As part of its MSN Video offering, Microsoft has launched the beta release of Soapbox, a video service similar to the popular YouTube.com site that lets users upload their own videos. Soapbox will be available through MSN's existing video site, and will also be integrated with the company's other online services, including Windows Live Spaces and Windows Live Messenger.
Microsoft Readies Critical Internet Explorer Fix
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft confirmed today that it is aware of a security hole in Internet Explorer that allows attackers to hijack a computer through its popular browser, and is now finzlizing a security update.
Boston cardinal adopts new habit with Vatican blog
(Reuters)
Reuters - Looking to marry the Roman Catholic
Church's 2,000-year-history with the modern world's
technological bent, Boston's Cardinal Sean O'Malley on Thursday
became the first U.S. cardinal to launch a blog.
Computer hacker group offers stealth Internet surfing
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060921/tc_afp/afplifestyleusit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060921/capt.sge.pux51.210906212914.photo00.photo.default-512x359.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=CZvZnlG2m8R0fvPGTFLNQA--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Computer at an Internet cafe. A group calling itself "Hacktivismo" launched a web browser that promises to protect the privacy of Internet surfers from "hostile governments" or "data thieves."(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A group calling itself "Hacktivismo" launched a web browser that promises to protect the privacy of Internet surfers from "hostile governments" or "data thieves."</p><br clear="all"/>
Nokia to Offer Microsoft's Live Search
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Nokia will begin offering the search engine on its N-Series multimedia phones and other phones that use its S-60 software.
New Browser Lets Web Surfers Hide Online
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - A new Web browser called Torpark that lets users navigate the Internet without leaving a trace is now available for download from a consortium of would-be hackers, security experts, and human rights activists with an eye on boosting online security.
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