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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.
Ex-HP CEO Fiorina returns with memoir
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061007/ap_on_bi_ge/carly_s_comeback"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061007/capt.aaedb09bcc8745d1865840059e38d986.carly_s_comebac_nyol330.jpg?x=113&y=130&sig=vwp4YV3XVTxGGUjxNaFesg--" align="left" height="130" width="113" alt="In this Sept. 15, 2006, file photo, former Hewlett-Packard Chairwoman and CEO Carly Fiorina gestures during an address the Center of Women's Leadership at Babson College in Wellesley, Mass. Fiorina's new memoir is titled 'Tough Choices.' (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)" border="0" /></a>AP - Carly Fiorina's career has followed an uncannily cinematic arc. A restless law school dropout becomes a master sales rep for Ma Bell, then rises higher in business than any other woman, running Hewlett-Packard Co. for six years. She wrestles that stodgy Silicon Valley institution into the Internet age, needing every ounce of her charm to win a huge merger contest.</p><br clear="all"/>
F-14 simulators debut in Pensacola, Fla.
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061007/ap_on_hi_te/f14_simulators"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061006/capt.d762aa32620a477786133c4477e8e0f7.f14_simulators_fltg101.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=AEI2Rqd.4hFJ0GkLZfEQ1g--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Lionel O'Byrn, of Henderson, Nev., and his grandson Jacob Jones, 9, climb out of an F-14 flight simulator at the National Museum of Naval Aviation Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006, in Pensacola, Fla. The machine can replicate the flying characteristics of 26 different types of aircraft over a variety of locations. The National Museum of Naval Aviation this week unveiled four military training simulators for use by the public. The exhibit coincides with last month's retirement of the fighter jet immortalized in the 1986 Tom Cruise movie 'Top Gun.' (AP Photo/Tony Giberson)" border="0" /></a>AP - Ever watched "Top Gun" and wondered if you had what it takes to evade surface-to-air missiles in an F-14 Tomcat? An exhibit that opened this week at the National Museum of Naval Aviation is giving would-be flyboys the chance to climb into the cockpit of a real F-14 military training simulator and experience a 20-minute joyride.</p><br clear="all"/>
Google reportedly talking with YouTube
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061007/ap_on_bi_ge/google_youtube"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061006/capt.610cd07323164d50bc35726a1a80665d.google_youtube_nybz105.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=5XXzTyqce6.pni.ZrAHIcg--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="YouTube cofounders Chad Hurley, 29, left, and Steven Chen, 27, pose for a photo with their laptops at their office loft in a San Mateo, Calif. file photo from March 29, 2006. Internet search leader Google Inc. is in talks to acquire the popular online video site YouTube Inc. for about $1.6 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing a person familiar with the matter. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Internet search leader Google Inc. is in talks to acquire the popular online video site YouTube Inc. for about $1.6 billion in cash and stock, according to published reports.</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.
Community Scoop: 25 Worst Web Sites, Internet Security
(PC World)
PC World - The latest news from our PC World community forums.
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/20061007/wr_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"/>
Three In Four U.S. Adults Have Mobile Phones
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Nearly three quarters of U.S. adults subscribe to a mobile phone services, more than those who say they subscribe to a landline service.
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.
Strong appetite for Tech buyouts seen continuing
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061007/bs_nm/column_mergers_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061007/2006_09_28t165104_362x450_us_column_mergers.jpg?x=104&y=130&sig=aEYtI2.5gJ2MisaAexURbQ--" align="left" height="130" width="104" alt="Dennis FitzSimons, the president and chief executive of the Tribune Company, is seen in New York City January 24, 2006. Tribune Co. jolted the media world last week when it said it was looking at ways to create shareholder value -- shorthand, many analysts say, for putting itself up for sale. (Peter Foley/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The strong appetite by private equity
firms for technology deals shows buyouts in that sector are
only going to continue -- with the focus on semiconductors and
software.</p><br clear="all"/>
Community Scoop: 25 Worst Web Sites, Internet Security
(PC World)
PC World - The latest news from our PC World community forums.
Ethics Investigators
(AP)
AP - Members of the House ethics committee who are on the investigative panel looking into the handling of complaints about former Rep. Mark Foley's conduct toward teenage House pages and Internet messages to former pages:
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.
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