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New Security Group Patches Latest IE Flaw
(PC World)
PC World - But Microsoft doesn't recommend users try ZERT's fix for Internet Explorer's VML bug.
Symantec Calls Out Microsoft Over Vista Security Center
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The Cupertino, Calif. security company has a beef with Microsoft over the new operating system's Security Center.
Third-Party Patch Out For IE's VML Bug
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - A group posts an unsanctioned patch for the Internet Explorer VML bug as pressure on Microsoft to fix the flaw appears to be mounting.
Microsoft Releases New Vista Build
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft on Friday released a refresh of Vista Release Candidate 1, just days after Intel launches "Multiply" campaign for its newle released Core 2 Duo processors
Microsoft To Ship All Versions Of Vista On One DVD
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft says it will ship all versions of Windows Vista would be on one DVD to make it easy for customers to upgrade.
New Build of Windows Vista Released
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Microsoft released build 5728 to testers, which includes a number of enhancements and changes, including the ability to turn off start up music and general stability and bug fixing.
Microsoft Asks For Vista UI Critiques
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft is asking testers of Windows Vista to give it feedback on the user interface's "fit & finish" as it pushes toward a final release of the operating system.
Microsoft Hints at New Web Software
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - After Microsoft mentioned the possibility of launching Web-based versions of its software in an interview with Reuters, analysts and journalists have set the Internet abuzz.
Microsoft's Security Efforts Noted
(PC World)
PC World - Software giant has clamped down, although experts say there's still room for improvement.
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/tc_nm/microsoft_works_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060922/2006_09_22t100417_450x275_us_microsoft_works.jpg?x=130&y=79&sig=xywPci.epOIFF8CiNrPSlw--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="An employee works at a Microsoft office in Seoul in this December 7, 2005 file photo. Microsoft 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. (You Sung-Ho/Reuters)" 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"/>
Mercora to debut mobile music service
(AP)
AP - Mercora Inc., which distributes software for webcasting music, is making a bid for the bourgeoning mobile music market with a new application that enables users of select wireless devices to listen to tracks stored on PCs or other users' computers.
Startup to develop new online video games
(AP)
AP - A small startup with a shiny glass office overlooking the headquarters of video game publishing titan Electronics Arts Inc. is seeking to tap into the lucrative industry by developing new forms of online video games.
Cuts Inc. to offer video-editing service
(AP)
AP - A new video-editing service will let anyone sit in the director's chair to edit and mix copyrighted videos — and even allow users to share their works online.
Messages that go `poof' after sending them
(AP)
AP - A hallmark of "Mission: Impossible" was the message that would self-destruct after a spy played it. Now a startup communications company promises that same level of secrecy with a Web-based messaging system designed to leave no traces.
DEMOfall 2006 to showcase new technology
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060925/ap_on_hi_te/demo_tech_show"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060920/capt.2de8efd801a445f5ab952d6c5381d45a.space_shuttle_dn322.jpg?x=130&y=101&sig=6eexT_jrDVzSi6pRH0Q7Fw--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="In this image from NASA TV, space shuttle Atlantis is shown in an overhead veiw from a camera on the robot arm during a photo survey, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2006, to see if the heat shield was damaged when a mystery object floated off the orbiter. (AP Photo/NASA TV)" border="0" /></a>AP - Instant messages. Text messages. E-mail. Voicemail. Blogs. Online social networks. And the good ol' cell phone. If you thought there were enough ways to communicate with others and express yourself, think again.</p><br clear="all"/>
Malaysia to set up domestic Internet exchange
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060925/tc_afp/malaysiasingaporeustelecominternet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060925/capt.sge.qri32.250906093101.photo00.photo.default-512x342.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=z2vP0Wfixwb6OuKa0LKH5Q--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Malaysians work on their lap-tops in a coffee shop in Kuala Lumpur, June 2004. Malaysia, which mostly sees Internet access through Singapore or US servers, will set up its own exchange to improve connectivity and reduce foreign exchange leakages, a minister has said.(AFP/File/Jimin Lai)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Malaysia, which mostly sees Internet access through Singapore or US servers, will set up its own exchange to improve connectivity and reduce foreign exchange leakages, a minister has said.</p><br clear="all"/>
Despite Sony's woes, PlayStation still has its fans
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060925/tc_afp/japangameelectronicscompanysonyplaystation"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060925/capt.sge.qqf82.250906065052.photo00.photo.default-512x363.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=.fF0VFsCA9.4CFPcElvKMQ--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Visitors try out Sony's new game console, Playstation 3 (PS3) during the Tokyo Game Show 2006 in Makuhari, Chiba prefecture, west of Tokyo.(AFP/File/Toshifumi Kitamura)" border="0" /></a>AFP - It may be late, pricey and facing a crowded market, but the PlayStation 3 still created a buzz at a Tokyo game show as Japanese gamers got their first chance to play the new console.</p><br clear="all"/>
Savvy marketers using text messaging
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060924/ap_on_hi_te/corporate_text_messaging"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060924/capt.83818d500b444fa98b840f127c4ddc75.corporate_text_messaging_inmc202.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=QeNJeqK2aG5d44j7qjgwGg--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Tom Gruss poses with his mobile device near the Meijer store in Carmel, Ind., Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2006. Meijer sends out text messages to customers who sign up alerting them to changing gasoline prices. Companies are adopting text messaging as a way to target consumers on the move. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)" border="0" /></a>AP - Like any normal consumer, Tom Gruss was leery about the idea of a company sending promotional text messages straight to his cell phone. Who needs a bombardment of sales pitches in yet another format?</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.
Black Duck spruces up UI in software compliance system
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Black Duck Software on Monday is releasing an upgrade to its protexIP system for software compliance management featuring an AJAX-based (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) user interface to increase responsiveness. A new software development kit also is a highlight.
Malaysia to set up domestic Internet exchange
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060925/tc_afp/malaysiasingaporeustelecominternet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060925/capt.sge.qri32.250906093101.photo00.photo.default-512x342.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=z2vP0Wfixwb6OuKa0LKH5Q--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Malaysians work on their lap-tops in a coffee shop in Kuala Lumpur, June 2004. Malaysia, which mostly sees Internet access through Singapore or US servers, will set up its own exchange to improve connectivity and reduce foreign exchange leakages, a minister has said.(AFP/File/Jimin Lai)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Malaysia, which mostly sees Internet access through Singapore or US servers, will set up its own exchange to improve connectivity and reduce foreign exchange leakages, a minister has said.</p><br clear="all"/>
Startup to develop new online video games
(AP)
AP - A small startup with a shiny glass office overlooking the headquarters of video game publishing titan Electronics Arts Inc. is seeking to tap into the lucrative industry by developing new forms of online video games.
Cuts Inc. to offer video-editing service
(AP)
AP - A new video-editing service will let anyone sit in the director's chair to edit and mix copyrighted videos — and even allow users to share their works online.
DEMOfall 2006 to showcase new technology
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060925/ap_on_hi_te/demo_tech_show"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060920/capt.2de8efd801a445f5ab952d6c5381d45a.space_shuttle_dn322.jpg?x=130&y=101&sig=6eexT_jrDVzSi6pRH0Q7Fw--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="In this image from NASA TV, space shuttle Atlantis is shown in an overhead veiw from a camera on the robot arm during a photo survey, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2006, to see if the heat shield was damaged when a mystery object floated off the orbiter. (AP Photo/NASA TV)" border="0" /></a>AP - Instant messages. Text messages. E-mail. Voicemail. Blogs. Online social networks. And the good ol' cell phone. If you thought there were enough ways to communicate with others and express yourself, think again.</p><br clear="all"/>
Criminals flock to the Internet, survey finds
(Reuters)
Reuters - Criminals are increasingly trying to
trick citizens into giving them their bank account details,
according to a survey published on Monday which showed such
"phishing" attempts almost doubled in the first six months.
China rolls out next generation Internet: report
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060925/tc_afp/chinainternettechnology"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060925/capt.sge.qpo56.250906041209.photo00.photo.default-512x361.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=jDIwVz_1c4_Z1TFXoDqC3g--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Chengdu residents surf the web at an Internet cafe in the city. China has built its own version of an ultra-fast, next-generation Internet network that promises to reduce the nation's dependency on foreign firms, the state media has said.(AFP/File/Jin Liu)" border="0" /></a>AFP - China has built its own version of an ultra-fast, next-generation Internet network that promises to reduce the nation's dependency on foreign firms, the state media has said.</p><br clear="all"/>
Encryption expert teaches security
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060925/ap_on_hi_te/internet_profile_schneier"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060924/capt.b5cbc37db18647d5a8577d76aff2edd3.profile_schneier_mnah101.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=sl8we1aR9wx3RLpRAa8TBw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Bruce Schneier poses in the living room of his south Minneapolis home, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2006, where he says he works from his sofa. Schneier, a computer encryption expert turned all-purpose security guru, describes his life as surreal. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)" border="0" /></a>AP - It must say something about our times that Bruce Schneier, a geeky computer encryption expert turned all-purpose security guru, occasionally gets recognized in public. "My life is just plain surreal," he says.</p><br clear="all"/>
MySpace, Seventeen launch parents education plan
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060924/wr_nm/media_myspace_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060925/2006_09_24t185349_450x319_us_media_myspace.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=OvOHTJpyzQLSjNtyCLKZMw--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Top global social networking site MySpace.com plans on Monday to unveil a campaign to educate parents, schools and teenagers about Internet safety as it moves to protect many of its young users. File photo taken May 19, 2004. (Sherwin Crasto/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Top global social networking site
MySpace.com plans on Monday to unveil a campaign to educate
parents, schools and teenagers about Internet safety as it
moves to protect many of its young users.</p><br clear="all"/>
On Handicapped Access, Target Fights the Wrong Fight for the Wrong Reason
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Opinion: When a judge agreed that a lawsuit from the National Federation for the Blind can proceed against Target's Web site, e-commerce executives should have breathed a collective sigh of relief. They didn't.
Internet "refuseniks" may be planning terror acts in coming years: survey
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060924/tc_afp/afplifestyleusinternetpoll"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060924/capt.sge.qod36.240906173946.photo00.photo.default-439x512.jpg?x=111&y=130&sig=qOtxjnAuLwx_0fr1qmKMzw--" align="left" height="130" width="111" alt="A row of Apple computers at a cybercafe. An underclass of Internet "refuseniks" may be breeding and planning terror acts in coming years in reaction to technological advances, according to a survey.(AFP/File/Marie Hippenmeyer)" border="0" /></a>AFP - An underclass of Internet "refuseniks" may be breeding and planning terror acts in coming years in reaction to technological advances, according to a survey.</p><br clear="all"/>
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