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Podcasters Plea For Microsoft's Ear
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Podcasters want little more love from Microsoft. More specifically, they want a podcast aggregator in the next Microsoft Vista and they want podcast-friendly features hard-wired into Zune.
IE 7 May Impact E-tailers' Sales
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - A Web services firm is predicting online holiday sales trouble if Microsoft goes ahead and pushed Internet Explorer 7 to users with its Auto Updates mechanism.
HP Agrees To Include Yahoo Services In New PCs
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Hewlett-Packard has agreed to include Yahoo search and other online services in consumer desktops and notebooks that ship with Microsoft's upcoming Internet Explorer 7 Web browser
Microsoft Steers Firefox Users Wrong On XP SP1
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft incorrectly flags users running Mozilla's Firefox browser that they need to update when they visit the Windows Web site.
Analyst Sees 'Modest Success' for Zune
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/apple_microsoft_analyst_note"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060928/capt.f73e457ad112474286ca398dae8eff06.microsoft_music_waet109.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=jzVWRadxKL6aNNeOHwdJLg--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="A Microsoft portable Zune media player is shown during a demonstration of the device, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2006, in Redmond, Wash. 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. The software maker said Thursday that its portable Zune media player, scheduled to be available around the holiday season in the United States, will include wireless technology to let people share some of their favorite songs, playlists or pictures with other Zune users who are close by. The device comes in black, brown and white. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)" border="0" /></a>AP - Microsoft Corp. will likely lose money on its new music player, Zune, against Apple Computer Inc.'s "industry-leading iPod profitability," an American Technology Research analyst said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Symantec Cries Foul over Windows Vista
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Security software vendor Symantec claimed this week that Microsoft is withholding information about its new Vista operating system in an attempt to create an unfair advantage for its own security software.
Microsoft To Patch Newest IE Flaw
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft has confirmed a new, unpatched vulnerability in Internet Explorer, and promised to fix the problem with an update on Oct. 10.
Vista Update: Microsoft Releases an RC1 Interim Build
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - The company released build 5728 of Windows Vista to certain Vista beta testers.
Study: Microsoft Anti-Phishing Uses Best Bait
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - A comparison of eight anti-phishing technologies places Microsoft's new Internet Explorer 7 Beta 3 ahead of similar tools from companies including eBay and McAfee, which have been marketing anti-malware applications for years.
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/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 allows outsiders to innovate on Yahoo e-mail
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060930/tc_nm/yahoo_email_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061001/2006_09_30t024152_428x450_us_yahoo_email.jpg?x=123&y=130&sig=EXlsQ6Cne7A6ljk0hivA.g--" 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. is
set to allow outsiders to create new services using the world's
most popular consumer e-mail program, in the broadest move the
Web has yet seen to enlist independent programmers to build a
company's products for it.</p><br clear="all"/>
Iranian video game offers chance to blow up U.S. tanker
(Reuters)
Reuters - A new Iranian computer game sets players
the task of blowing up a U.S. tanker in the Gulf to block the
sea route for much of the world's oil supplies, a newspaper
reported on Saturday.
Car to driver: Please replace my fuel pump
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060930/tc_nm/autos_telematics_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060930/2006_09_29t145353_303x450_us_autos_telematics.jpg?x=87&y=130&sig=qAI4jHmp7WpPPAem3fLTMA--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="Ford Motor Company's Smart Safe Research Vehicle, with a telematics system, is shown in Dearborn, Michigan, in this June 13, 2003 file photo. Imagine your car warning you of an icy road ahead, reading aloud the text messages arriving on your phone and sending you an e-mail that your fuel pump needs replacing soon. This is the vision driving automotive telematics, a technology that has been largely a flop so far but that proponents say needs only a successful business model to be a runaway hit. (John C. Hillery/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Imagine your car warning you of an icy
road ahead, reading aloud the text messages arriving on your
phone and sending you an e-mail that your fuel pump needs
replacing soon.</p><br clear="all"/>
Sony battery woes deepen on more PC maker recalls
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060929/tc_nm/japan_sony_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060929/2006_09_29t072240_450x338_us_japan_sony.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=w9C4MNNZlGRKRlla6bk4jA--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="A recalled notebook battery made by Sony Corp. is displayed in an undated file photo. Sony Corp.'s battery problems deepened on Friday after Toshiba Corp. joined the list of PC makers recalling its batteries including Dell Inc., Apple Computer Inc. and Lenovo. (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Toshiba Corp. and Fujitsu Ltd. joined a
growing list of computer makers recalling Sony Corp. batteries
in the latest blow to consumer confidence in Sony's reputation
as a manufacturer.</p><br clear="all"/>
Internet freedom reigns in Amsterdam
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060930/tc_nm/column_pluggedin_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060930/2006_09_29t141406_450x293_us_column_pluggedin.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=OY9WXcz1WOIQ8eOUTYF.lw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="A tourist boat is shown turning in Amsterdam, in this August 11, 2004 file photo. Amsterdam has the world's busiest Internet exchange, thanks to nuclear physicists and mathematicians who in the 1980s connected their network needs with the academic belief that knowledge needs to be free. (Michael Kooren/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Amsterdam has the world's busiest
Internet exchange, thanks to nuclear physicists and
mathematicians who in the 1980s connected their network needs
with the academic belief that knowledge needs to be free.</p><br clear="all"/>
Thai crown princess launches royal blog
(AP)
AP - In a country where the royal family rarely communicates directly with the public, Thai Crown Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn could be considered a trailblazer.
Video games aim to spice up old people's lives
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060930/tc_afp/afplifestyleusitgameshealthelderly"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060930/capt.sge.son90.300906145626.photo00.photo.default-512x419.jpg?x=130&y=106&sig=F5s1DCtCbyde83Z4eijAOA--" align="left" height="106" width="130" alt="Senior citizens play on computers. For Mihai Nadin, a pioneer in the field of computer graphics and a professor at the University of Texas at Dallas, this vision could become part of electronic games available to seniors in coming years to help them maintain cognitive, anticipatory and physical skills.(AFP/Getty Images/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A 93-year-old resident at an old-age home plays tennis against the wall of his bedroom, using a touch-sensitive glove and wearing a virtual helmet.</p><br clear="all"/>
Cingular sues private eye over records
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060929/ap_on_bi_ge/hp_leaks_cingular"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061001/2006_09_30t024152_428x450_us_yahoo_email.jpg?x=123&y=130&sig=EXlsQ6Cne7A6ljk0hivA.g--" 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>AP - Cingular Wireless LLC, the nation's largest cell phone provider, on Friday sued a private eye caught up in the scandal over the Hewlett-Packard Co. leak investigation, seeking to make him pay for allegedly obtaining customer call records under false pretenses.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft Steers Firefox Users Wrong On XP SP1
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft incorrectly flags users running Mozilla's Firefox browser that they need to update when they visit the Windows Web site.
Apple Fixes 15 Flaws, Updates Mac OS X To 10.4.8
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Apple updates Mac OS X 10.4 to patch 15 vulnerabilities in the operating system and bundled software that can let attackers run malicious code.
Thai crown princess launches royal blog
(AP)
AP - In a country where the royal family rarely communicates directly with the public, Thai Crown Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn could be considered a trailblazer.
Party politics goes high-tech in the battle for new, younger votes
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061001/tc_afp/britainpoliticsinternet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061001/capt.sge.ssb25.011006100957.photo00.photo.default-395x512.jpg?x=100&y=130&sig=DS03EkCmpRM3tGHY3Wc59A--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="David Cameron, the leader of Britain's opposition Conservative Party seen here in June 2006. The governing Labour Party is at it, as are the opposition Conservatives and Liberal Democrats. Political blogging, podcasting and online video is taking off in Britain as politicians look to widen the net for new -- and importantly younger -- voters.(AFP/POOL/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The governing Labour Party is at it, as are the opposition Conservatives and Liberal Democrats. Political blogging, podcasting and online video is taking off in Britain as politicians look to widen the net for new -- and importantly younger -- voters.</p><br clear="all"/>
Internet freedom reigns in Amsterdam
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060930/wr_nm/column_pluggedin_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060930/2006_09_29t141406_450x293_us_column_pluggedin.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=OY9WXcz1WOIQ8eOUTYF.lw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="A tourist boat is shown turning in Amsterdam, in this August 11, 2004 file photo. Amsterdam has the world's busiest Internet exchange, thanks to nuclear physicists and mathematicians who in the 1980s connected their network needs with the academic belief that knowledge needs to be free. (Michael Kooren/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Amsterdam has the world's busiest
Internet exchange, thanks to nuclear physicists and
mathematicians who in the 1980s connected their network needs
with the academic belief that knowledge needs to be free.</p><br clear="all"/>
GOP aims to crack down on Web gambling
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060930/ap_on_hi_te/internet_gambling"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060929/2006_09_29t114637_450x299_us_leisure_sportingbet.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=wrZRnlzE9PaeMAzRjaQVvg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A pair of dice in an undated photo. A New York judge on Friday dismissed the arrest warrant for the former chairman of online gambling firm Sportingbet, allowing him to return to Britain. (File/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Congressional Republicans attached a measure cracking down on Internet gambling to a bill aimed at enhancing port security that passed Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Yahoo allows outsiders to innovate on Yahoo e-mail
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060930/wr_nm/yahoo_email_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061001/2006_09_30t024152_428x450_us_yahoo_email.jpg?x=123&y=130&sig=EXlsQ6Cne7A6ljk0hivA.g--" 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. is set to
allow outsiders to create new services using the world's most
popular consumer e-mail program, in the broadest move the Web
has yet seen to enlist independent programmers to build a
company's products for it.</p><br clear="all"/>
Congress approves Internet gambling ban bill
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060930/wr_nm/congress_tech_gambling_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060930/2006_09_29t212030_450x274_us_congress_tech_gambling.jpg?x=130&y=79&sig=lak.uAsQqEsXoupHoTeSFA--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="Dice are rolled onto a gambling table at a casino in London March 26, 2002. Most forms of Internet gambling would be banned under a tentative agreement reached on Friday by U.S. congressional negotiators. (Dan Chung/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Most forms of Internet gambling
would be banned under a bill that received final U.S.
congressional approval early Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Internet gambling ban added to U.S. port security bill
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060930/pl_nm/security_congress_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060930/2006_09_29t185117_450x282_us_security_congress.jpg?x=130&y=81&sig=14a6UGlB6CYXGHmx2rPhBA--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="A cargo ship berths at the Port of Baltimore February 24, 2006. Congress was pushing on Friday to finish legislation that would boost security at U.S. ports, but the bill was attracting a flurry of last-minute amendments with both parties viewing it as a must-pass measure ahead of November elections. (Joe Giza/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Congress was pushing on Friday to
finish legislation that would boost security at U.S. ports, but
at the last minute lawmakers added provisions to prohibit
Internet gambling.</p><br clear="all"/>
Hotlines: GSD&M Goes 'Freestyle' For Norwegian Cruise Line
(AdWeek.com)
AdWeek.com - DALLAS Launching its first major brand advertising campaign in a decade, Norwegian Cruise Line last week presented work from Omnicom's GSD&M built around the theme "Free-style Cruising." The Austin, Texas, agency's two 30-second television commercials and several 15-second spots will run on network and cable. Eight print spreads will appear in newspapers and more than 20 national consumer and trade magazines. Other elements include a new Web site, direct mail, onboard and outdoor advertising. NCL will also sponsor weather and traffic reports on New York-area radio stations. ...
Google Opens Up VoIP Service
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Google has opened up its Internet telephony service to everyone, not just users of its Web mail.
Government keeps control of Web domain group ICANN
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060929/wr_nm/icann_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060929/2006_09_29t155041_450x303_us_icann.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=Qzbuv3CvKUq.6evQCu0xoA--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Chinese use computers at an Internet cafe in Hefei, eastern China's Anhui province March 14, 2006. The government said it signed a new three-year agreement with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), which controls addresses such as '.com' and country domain names such as '.cn' for China. (Stringer/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The U.S. Commerce Department said on
Friday it would retain oversight for three more years of the
company that manages Internet domain names, renewing an
agreement that was scheduled to expire this weekend.</p><br clear="all"/>
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