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Microsoft's Zune player to cost $249.99
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060929/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_zune"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060928/capt.0d4f01fab4714f1ab53122ce81191a65.microsoft_music_se103.jpg?x=130&y=118&sig=1EomFSvZVMEWtVtfC6MTOw--" 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 Zune music player looks a lot like an iPod, acts a lot like an iPod and will cost about the same as an iPod. The software giant said Thursday that it will charge $249.99 for the device, signaling that it isn't planning to spark a major price war to gain market share.</p><br clear="all"/>
Yahoo teams up with HP on search engine
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060929/ap_on_hi_te/yahoo_hp"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060922/capt.sge.qct37.220906170258.photo00.photo.default-512x335.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=5Z1TijM0prTaAPRmwDCOBw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="A sign is seen in front of the Yahoo! headquarters in Sunnyvale, California. Computer software wizards from near and far will camp at the Silicon Valley headquarters of Internet search titan Yahoo next week for an overnight "hack-a-thon" in the spirit of innovation.(AFP/Getty Images/File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Yahoo Inc. said Thursday it has struck a deal with Hewlett-Packard Co. to plant its Internet search engine on millions of computers, the latest volley in a high-stakes battle with Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft sets $250 price for Zune, songs for 99 cents
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060929/wr_nm/zune_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060929/2006_09_28t201612_450x296_us_zune.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=Ro9lCgxWmgCOq48pZ.96RQ--" 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. Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday its new Zune music player will be sold at a price matching Apple Computer Inc.'s market-leading iPod and, as a result, lose money this holiday season. (Robert Sorbo/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday its
new Zune music player will be sold at a price matching Apple
Computer Inc.'s market-leading iPod and, as a result, lose
money this holiday season.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft Zune challenges iPod in stores November 14
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060928/tc_afp/afplifestyleinternet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060928/capt.sge.sch75.280906204223.photo00.photo.default-512x342.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=tzxJPOs6qomG5eRJ6WoFPw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="This photo obtained from the Microsoft Corporation shows the Zune. Software giant Microsoft said that its Zune MP3 player challenge to Apple Computer's internationally popular iPod will hit US stores on November 14.(AFP/Microsoft-HO/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Software giant Microsoft said that its Zune MP3 player challenge to Apple Computer's internationally popular iPod will hit US stores on November 14.</p><br clear="all"/>
Exploit Code Published for Unpatched IE Vulnerability
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - A well-known malware researcher has published exploit code that can be used to attack a flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser that he first publicly detailed in July.
Microsoft Hooks Up with Peter Jackson for Xbox 360 Gaming
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - In a deal that could draw more interest to the Xbox 360 gaming platform in time for the holidays, Microsoft has tapped film director Peter Jackson to create content for the console.
Microsoft Announces Details for Xbox HD DVD
(PC World)
PC World - HD DVD drive for Xbox 360 coming to U.S., Europe in November.
Microsoft Announces Zune Pricing and Ship Date
(PC World)
PC World - Digital media player will ship November 14 for $249; Zune Marketplace details also released.
Microsoft sets price for Zune, songs
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060928/wr_nm/microsoft_zune_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060928/2006_09_28t102858_450x296_us_microsoft_zune.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=nbQrM8vqeNcGDRSRCNIgag--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Microsoft's Zune media player is shown for the first time to the media in Redmond, September 14, 2006. The company said on Thursday its new music player will be sold at a price matching Apple's market-leading iPod and, as a result, lose money this holiday season. (Robert Sorbo/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday its
new Zune music player will be sold at a price matching Apple
Computer Inc.'s market-leading iPod and, as a result, lose
money this holiday season.</p><br clear="all"/>
BBC teams up with Microsoft for digital future
(Reuters)
Reuters - The British Broadcasting Corporation is
teaming up with Microsoft Corp. to help develop the next
generation of Internet services for the world's biggest public
broadcaster.
Microsoft's Zune player to cost $249.99
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060929/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_zune"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060928/capt.0d4f01fab4714f1ab53122ce81191a65.microsoft_music_se103.jpg?x=130&y=118&sig=1EomFSvZVMEWtVtfC6MTOw--" 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 Zune music player looks a lot like an iPod, acts a lot like an iPod and will cost about the same as an iPod. The software giant said Thursday that it will charge $249.99 for the device, signaling that it isn't planning to spark a major price war to gain market share.</p><br clear="all"/>
IBM, Lenovo recall ThinkPad batteries
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060929/ap_on_hi_te/battery_recall"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060928/capt.sge.sbj65.280906182610.photo00.photo.default-512x424.jpg?x=130&y=107&sig=0RO4XSzXgPopHuT1QRuXaA--" align="left" height="107" width="130" alt="A Lenovo employee displays a ThinkPad notebook computer in February 2006 in Tokyo. Chinese computer maker Lenovo and IBM announced the worldwide recall of more than 500,000 laptop batteries made by Sony after a ThinkPad notebook caught fire at Los Angeles airport.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)" border="0" /></a>AP - Consumers are being asked to return 526,000 laptop batteries made by Sony Corp. because they could catch fire, the latest in a record-setting recall involving nearly 7 million computers.</p><br clear="all"/>
Yahoo teams up with HP on search engine
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060929/ap_on_hi_te/yahoo_hp"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060922/capt.sge.qct37.220906170258.photo00.photo.default-512x335.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=5Z1TijM0prTaAPRmwDCOBw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="A sign is seen in front of the Yahoo! headquarters in Sunnyvale, California. Computer software wizards from near and far will camp at the Silicon Valley headquarters of Internet search titan Yahoo next week for an overnight "hack-a-thon" in the spirit of innovation.(AFP/Getty Images/File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Yahoo Inc. said Thursday it has struck a deal with Hewlett-Packard Co. to plant its Internet search engine on millions of computers, the latest volley in a high-stakes battle with Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp.</p><br clear="all"/>
HP buys boutique gaming PC maker Voodoo
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060929/ap_on_hi_te/hewlett_packard_voodoo"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060928/2006_09_28t090042_450x298_us_hewlettpackard_counsel.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=ZQM7TLADGg4ymX7tI_Qk2Q--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="The Hewlett Packard logo in Paris in a 2005 photo. HP on Thursday said its general counsel had resigned, effective immediately. (Charles Platiau/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Hewlett-Packard Co. said Thursday it has agreed to buy high-end gaming PC maker Voodoo Computers Inc., giving the computer and printer company access to an elite group of hardcore hobbyists willing to shell out several thousand dollars for turbocharged customizable machines.</p><br clear="all"/>
Bluetooth watches to show who's calling
(AP)
AP - Watches have always done a good job of quickly showing the time and date. But Fossil Inc. is convinced there's another piece of information worth displaying on the wrist: caller ID.
Yahoo software to be preloaded on HP computers
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060929/tc_afp/afplifestyleusit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060929/capt.sge.sdi78.290906022659.photo00.photo.default-512x358.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=_WM.ZhERiTyVXT2P_vt5Kg--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="This handout photo shows Yahoo! corporate headquarters in Sunnyvale, California. Internet search engine Yahoo announced that its software was being preloaded onto Hewlett-Packard personal computers sold in Europe and North America.(AFP/HO/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Internet search engine Yahoo announced that its software was being preloaded onto Hewlett-Packard personal computers sold in Europe and North America.</p><br clear="all"/>
New Manilow DVD showcases first, last shows
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060929/tv_nm/manilow_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060929/2006_09_28t210007_450x330_us_manilow.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=jfjo1oAnwW4jgDFBeY1VLA--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Musician Barry Manilow waits to enter the Governors Ball after the 58th annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles August 27, 2006. Two very different milestones in Manilow's performing career have been joined for the DVD 'First and Farewell,' due in stores October 31. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Two very different milestones in
Barry Manilow's performing career have been joined for the DVD
"First & Farewell," due in stores October 31.</p><br clear="all"/>
Game over for Mobile ESPN
(Reuters)
Reuters - In a rare misstep for the
self-proclaimed "worldwide leader in sports," ESPN said
Thursday it would shut down its Mobile ESPN wireless telephone
service by year's end because the much-hyped venture couldn't
bring in enough subscribers.
OSDL: Patent Infringement Not a Real Open-Source Threat
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - The issues of patents, indemnification and the potential risk of using open-source software took center stage at the keynote panel of industry leaders at the Gartner Open Source Summit.
Microsoft Zune challenges iPod in stores November 14
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060928/tc_afp/afplifestyleinternet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060928/capt.sge.sch75.280906204223.photo00.photo.default-512x342.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=tzxJPOs6qomG5eRJ6WoFPw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="This photo obtained from the Microsoft Corporation shows the Zune. Software giant Microsoft said that its Zune MP3 player challenge to Apple Computer's internationally popular iPod will hit US stores on November 14.(AFP/Microsoft-HO/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Software giant Microsoft said that its Zune MP3 player challenge to Apple Computer's internationally popular iPod will hit US stores on November 14.</p><br clear="all"/>
Yahoo software to be preloaded on HP computers
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060929/tc_afp/afplifestyleusit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060929/capt.sge.sdi78.290906022659.photo00.photo.default-512x358.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=_WM.ZhERiTyVXT2P_vt5Kg--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="This handout photo shows Yahoo! corporate headquarters in Sunnyvale, California. Internet search engine Yahoo announced that its software was being preloaded onto Hewlett-Packard personal computers sold in Europe and North America.(AFP/HO/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Internet search engine Yahoo announced that its software was being preloaded onto Hewlett-Packard personal computers sold in Europe and North America.</p><br clear="all"/>
Yahoo teams up with HP on search engine
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060929/ap_on_hi_te/yahoo_hp"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060922/capt.sge.qct37.220906170258.photo00.photo.default-512x335.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=5Z1TijM0prTaAPRmwDCOBw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="A sign is seen in front of the Yahoo! headquarters in Sunnyvale, California. Computer software wizards from near and far will camp at the Silicon Valley headquarters of Internet search titan Yahoo next week for an overnight "hack-a-thon" in the spirit of innovation.(AFP/Getty Images/File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Yahoo Inc. said Thursday it has struck a deal with Hewlett-Packard Co. to plant its Internet search engine on millions of computers, the latest volley in a high-stakes battle with Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp.</p><br clear="all"/>
Yahoo in deal to feature services on HP computers
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060928/wr_nm/yahoo_hp_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060929/2006_09_28t200547_428x450_us_yahoo_hp.jpg?x=123&y=130&sig=Rf2vJIY5oO9mgVpoCjvMtA--" align="left" height="130" width="123" alt="The Yahoo home page is seen in an undated publicity image. Yahoo Inc. has agreed to a deal with Hewlett-Packard Co. to have Yahoo search and other services appear on HP personal computers sold in the United States and Europe, the company said on Thursday. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Yahoo Inc. has agreed to a deal
with Hewlett-Packard Co. to have Yahoo search and other
services appear on HP personal computers sold in the United
States and Europe, the company said on Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Would-be globe trotters find partners online
(Reuters)
Reuters - Itching to explore
the world but struggling to find friends with time to travel,
Ela Patel signed up to a companion-finding Web site and is now
packing for a trip to Argentina, just weeks after jetting off
to Vietnam.
Hotlines: MSN's Soapbox Enters Viral Video Arena
(AdWeek.com)
AdWeek.com - NEW YORK MSN is jumping on the user-generated content bandwagon with Soapbox on MSN Video, a new Web platform designed for users to upload video clips. Soapbox will be initially available by invitation only during a beta test period that extends through January or February 2007, according to MSN. Like YouTube and the user-generated video hubs managed by Yahoo and Google, Soapbox enables users to post videos as well as search 15 content channels. ...
Only a "moron" would buy YouTube, says Cuban
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060928/wr_nm/media_youtube_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060929/2006_09_28t170601_450x350_us_media_youtube.jpg?x=130&y=101&sig=UUSgYizt.LXA1L_A5uTOnA--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="Mark Cuban is seen in Phoenix, Arizona, May 30, 2006. Billionaire investor and dot-com veteran Cuban had harsh words on Thursday for YouTube, the online site that lets people share video clips, saying only a 'moron' would purchase the wildly popular start-up. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Billionaire investor and dot-com
veteran Mark Cuban had harsh words on Thursday for YouTube, the
online site that lets people share video clips, saying only a
"moron" would purchase the wildly popular start-up.</p><br clear="all"/>
PayPal settles with attorneys general
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060928/ap_on_hi_te/paypal_settlements"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20060928/i/r3342766227.jpg?x=130&y=112&sig=Iv1hDOXp1844up15po0Q7Q--" align="left" height="112" width="130" alt="A screenshot of PayPal.com, taken on September 28, 2006. EBay Inc.'s online payments unit, PayPal, has signed an agreement with attorneys general from 28 U.S. states to clarify how it notifies consumers of the measures it takes to protect their financial data, the company said on Thursday. REUTERS/www.paypal.com" border="0" /></a>AP - The online-payment service PayPal will simplify its user agreement and better inform users about fraud protection under an agreement announced Thursday with 28 state attorneys general.</p><br clear="all"/>
New tool helps online shoppers buy lower-fat food
(Reuters)
Reuters - An Internet-based system that
provides online food shoppers with purchase-specific dietary
advice helps them buy foods that are lower in saturated fat
than the foods they initially set out to buy, according to new
study findings.
PayPal in settlement deal with 28 states
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060928/wr_nm/ebay_paypal_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060928/2006_09_28t143010_450x389_us_ebay_paypal.jpg?x=130&y=112&sig=lHkyHmxDY4FnusHhkqmFTg--" align="left" height="112" width="130" alt="A screenshot of PayPal.com, taken on September 28, 2006. EBay Inc.'s online payments unit, PayPal, has signed an agreement with attorneys general from 28 U.S. states to clarify how it notifies consumers of the measures it takes to protect their financial data, the company said on Thursday. (www.paypal.com/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - PayPal, the online payments unit
of EBay Inc. has agreed with attorneys general from 28 U.S.
states to improve how it notifies users of their consumer
rights, the company said on Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
HP Purchases VoodooPC To Enhance Gaming Division
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Hewlett-Packard has purchased specialty PC maker VoodooPC, according to a blog post made by Rahul Sood, the president and chief technical officer of the company.
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