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Interview: Microsoft, Apple eyed for AJAX alliance
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - In February, a group of technology vendors, including BEA Systems, Google, IBM, and Oracle, formed the OpenAjax Alliance, with the goal of promoting the popular AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) Web development technique.
Microsoft releases final test version of Vista
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061006/tc_nm/microsoft_vista_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061007/2006_10_06t220601_450x361_us_microsoft_vista.jpg?x=130&y=104&sig=wPYkcwiMZqkf0InPmrhO8w--" align="left" height="104" width="130" alt="A Windows Vista screen shot is seen in an undated image. Microsoft Corp. released on Friday the final test version of its upcoming Windows operating system and said the launch for the highly-anticipated upgrade is running on schedule. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. released on
Friday the final test version of its upcoming Windows operating
system and said the launch for the highly-anticipated upgrade
is running on schedule.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft Delivers Vista's Final Test Version
(PC World)
PC World - Software giant says Release Candidate 2 should be last before OS release.
Microsoft Unveils Vista RC2; Next Step, Shipping
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Says Microsoft's Jim Allchin: "We are just around the corner from RTM &#91;Release To Manufacturing&#93; and shipping this great product."
Kaspersky Defends Microsoft Over Windows Vista Security
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Security vendor Kaspersky Lab says Microsoft is continuing to cooperate with security vendors. Earlier this week, McAfee claimed Microsoft was making it hard for security vendors to work with Vista.
Microsoft is not trying to block access says Kaspersky
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061006/wr_nm/microsoft_kaspersky_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061006/2006_10_06t133044_450x323_us_microsoft_kaspersky.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=DWt5PBIWFKxprdPTr4sKrw--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="An undated screenshot of Microsoft Windows Vista's Meeting Space. Microsoft's new operating system Vista will not make it more difficult for anti-virus systems to work, Russian computer security group and potential IPO candidate Kaspersky Lab said on Friday, contradicting rivals. (Microsoft/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft's new operating system Vista
will not make it more difficult for anti-virus systems to work,
Russian computer security group and potential IPO candidate
Kaspersky Lab said on Friday, contradicting rivals.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft Gives MVP Honors To Adware Spreader
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - A developer who was recently awarded Microsoft's MVP status distributes adware with the software he creates, security professionals say.
Mozilla Strategizes With Microsoft On Security
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Mozilla may be leveraging insight from Microsoft. They are considering implementing a security feature in the upcoming OS to better protect future versions of Firefox from attack.
Microsoft Releases Vista Release Candidate 2
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Microsoft released the second version of its Vista Release Candidate on Friday, called Windows Vista Release Candidate 2 (RC2).
Analyst: Windows Vista Will Ship on Time
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Although Microsoft's forthcoming operating system, Windows Vista, has slipped from its proposed ship date several times, a Wall Street analyst is now predicting Microsoft will be able to remain on schedule from this point forward.
Classic games hit the spot in new-age dazzle
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061006/tc_nm/column_pluggedin_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061007/2006_10_06t220750_450x300_us_column_pluggedin.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=kzm95uR0eAen02s9gLz3aQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Pac-Man sits atop a display for video game maker Namco at the E3 Convention at the Los Angeles Convention Center, May 19, 2005. Games such as 'Pac-Man' and 'Space Invaders' are enjoying a resurgence in popularity as technology gets cheaper and as new online services make it easier than ever to download and play. (Sam Mircovich/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - In an age when the latest video
games sport ultra-crisp graphics and cinema-like sound, there
is still plenty of love for the good old-fashioned games just
like Mom and Dad used to play.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft releases final test version of Vista
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061006/tc_nm/microsoft_vista_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061007/2006_10_06t220601_450x361_us_microsoft_vista.jpg?x=130&y=104&sig=wPYkcwiMZqkf0InPmrhO8w--" align="left" height="104" width="130" alt="A Windows Vista screen shot is seen in an undated image. Microsoft Corp. released on Friday the final test version of its upcoming Windows operating system and said the launch for the highly-anticipated upgrade is running on schedule. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. released on
Friday the final test version of its upcoming Windows operating
system and said the launch for the highly-anticipated upgrade
is running on schedule.</p><br clear="all"/>
Gadget makers fear new copyright levies hurt sales
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061006/tc_nm/copyright_tax_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061006/2006_10_06t130800_450x396_us_copyright_tax.jpg?x=130&y=114&sig=30W.Cmtj6lIrWDWNCMdQNw--" align="left" height="114" width="130" alt="The new iPod nano is displayed at the Paris Apple Expo, September 13, 2006. Electronics manufacturers railed against a European tax on recordable discs and music players like iPods on Friday, even as a Dutch industry group was getting ready to impose new local levies on recordable media. (Charles Platiau/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Electronics manufacturers railed
against a European tax on recordable discs and music players
like iPods on Friday, even as a Dutch industry group was
getting ready to impose new local levies on recordable media.</p><br clear="all"/>
Google in talks to buy Web video site YouTube: WSJ
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061006/tc_nm/media_google_youtub_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061006/2006_10_06t123757_450x335_us_media_google_youtub.jpg?x=130&y=96&sig=0AVIHyYX6quQUM9YRa8okg--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="A man views the popular web video site YouTube, October 6, 2006. (Peter Jones/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Web search leader Google Inc.
is in talks to buy YouTube Inc., the world's leading
Web site for video entertainment, for close to $1.6 billion,
the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing a person
familiar with the matter.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft is not trying to block access says Kaspersky
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061006/tc_nm/microsoft_kaspersky_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061006/2006_10_06t133044_450x323_us_microsoft_kaspersky.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=DWt5PBIWFKxprdPTr4sKrw--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="An undated screenshot of Microsoft Windows Vista's Meeting Space. Microsoft's new operating system Vista will not make it more difficult for anti-virus systems to work, Russian computer security group and potential IPO candidate Kaspersky Lab said on Friday, contradicting rivals. (Microsoft/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft's new operating system Vista
will not make it more difficult for anti-virus systems to work,
Russian computer security group and potential IPO candidate
Kaspersky Lab said on Friday, contradicting rivals.</p><br clear="all"/>
Foley could face charges in some states
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061007/ap_on_go_co/foley_criminal_case"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061006/capt.sge.uje85.061006075704.photo00.photo.default-404x512.jpg?x=102&y=130&sig=wl3xKF4r6g9452JFLaEYmg--" align="left" height="130" width="102" alt="Former Rep. Mark Foley, R-FL, in Washington in 2005. A US House of Representatives ethics panel launched an investigation into a sex scandal that has rocked President George W. Bush's Republican party ahead of key elections next month.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Joe Raedle)" border="0" /></a>AP - Even if former Rep. Mark Foley did not violate federal laws by exchanging sexually explicit Internet communications with underage boys, he still could find himself charged under state statutes.</p><br clear="all"/>
U.S. Marine base probes missing laptop
(AP)
AP - A laptop computer loaded with personal information on 2,400 residents of the Camp Pendleton Marine Corps base has been lost, authorities said Friday.
T-Mobile to launch mixed-signal phone
(AP)
AP - T-Mobile USA is set to launch by year's end a new breed of mobile phones that can pass live phone calls between cellular and Wi-Fi networks, a top executive told The Associated Press on Friday.
Mozilla Strategizes With Microsoft On Security
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Mozilla may be leveraging insight from Microsoft. They are considering implementing a security feature in the upcoming OS to better protect future versions of Firefox from attack.
Microsoft Delivers Vista's Final Test Version
(PC World)
PC World - Software giant says Release Candidate 2 should be last before OS release.
Foley could face charges in some states
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061007/ap_on_go_co/foley_criminal_case"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061006/capt.sge.uje85.061006075704.photo00.photo.default-404x512.jpg?x=102&y=130&sig=wl3xKF4r6g9452JFLaEYmg--" align="left" height="130" width="102" alt="Former Rep. Mark Foley, R-FL, in Washington in 2005. A US House of Representatives ethics panel launched an investigation into a sex scandal that has rocked President George W. Bush's Republican party ahead of key elections next month.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Joe Raedle)" border="0" /></a>AP - Even if former Rep. Mark Foley did not violate federal laws by exchanging sexually explicit Internet communications with underage boys, he still could find himself charged under state statutes.</p><br clear="all"/>
Google,YouTube Mum On WSJ Report
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Google and YouTube don't want to talk about it, but the prospect remains intrinsically intriguing to observers of Internet media.
Interview: Microsoft, Apple eyed for AJAX alliance
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - In February, a group of technology vendors, including BEA Systems, Google, IBM, and Oracle, formed the OpenAjax Alliance, with the goal of promoting the popular AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) Web development technique.
Cisco Sets Up Four-Square-Mile Hotspot In Ohio City
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The network was built by DHB Networks of Ohio provides wireless broadband and fiber internet services to municipalities.
Google in talks to buy YouTube for 1.6 billion dollars
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061006/tc_afp/afplifestyleitinternet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061006/capt.sge.upl20.061006202703.photo00.photo.default-333x222.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=zl.TITivVXgpmzSyKgVunw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="The YouTube video-sharing website and Google internet giant sternly declined to comment on reports that they were discussing a 1.6 billion dollar takeover by Google.(YouTube)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The YouTube video-sharing website and Google internet giant sternly declined to comment on reports that they were discussing a 1.6 billion dollar takeover by Google.</p><br clear="all"/>
Google in talks to buy Web video site YouTube: WSJ
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061006/wr_nm/media_google_youtub_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061006/2006_10_06t123757_450x335_us_media_google_youtub.jpg?x=130&y=96&sig=0AVIHyYX6quQUM9YRa8okg--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="A man views the popular web video site YouTube, October 6, 2006. (Peter Jones/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Web search leader Google Inc. is
in talks to buy YouTube Inc., the world's leading Web site for
video entertainment, for close to $1.6 billion, the Wall Street
Journal reported on Friday, citing a person familiar with the
matter.</p><br clear="all"/>
Sunny Web Ad Forecast Belies Current Of Concern
(AdWeek.com)
AdWeek.com - Internet executives gathered for Advertising Week here gave off the palpable feel of a winning team at a victory celebration. Greg Stuart, outgoing CEO of the Interactive Advertising Bureau, told a packed room at the group's MIXX Conference, for instance, that, by its own calculations, Web advertising was nearly an $8 billion business in the first half of the year, continuing a four-yearlong rapid expansion.
Hotlines: Pace of Online Ad Growth Show Signs of Slowing
(AdWeek.com)
AdWeek.com - NEW YORK Online advertising continues to demonstrate robust gains in 2006, though the pace of such growth will slow slightly.
MySpace Attracting An Older Internet Crowd
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - A recent analysis of the users of leading social networking sites found significant shifts in MySpace's demographics.
Google Reportedly in Talks to Buy YouTube for $1.6 Billion
(PC World)
PC World - Search engine giant may want to solidify its place in hot online video market.
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