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Microsoft, Ingenio Sign Mobile Pay-Per-Call Deal
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Ingenio says Microsoft has agreed to carry the company's pay-per-call listings in Windows Live Search for mobile phones.
Blinkx.tv Licenses Video Search Engine to Microsoft
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Blinkx.tv has licensed its video-search engine to Microsoft Corp. for use in some MSN Web properties and Live.com sites.
Microsoft Annuls Adware Spreader's MVP Status
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft nixes the Most Valuable Professional award given to a developer last week because his software is distributed with known adware.
Gartner: Microsoft Should Pay For Vista's Anti-Piracy Hassles
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - A Gartner analyst wants some payback. He says enterprises should demand some kind of compensation from Microsoft for implementing the developer's new product validation and activation schemes baked into Windows Vista.
Microsoft Unveils OneCare Anti-virus For Vista
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft releases a new beta for its Windows Live OneCare security service, marking the first time that the anti-virus software runs on Windows Vista.
Microsoft Releases New OneCare Beta
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Microsoft released a new beta version of Windows Live OneCare on Monday, which is compatible with Vista, has international market support, and includes more back-up options.
Final Test Version of Windows Vista Released
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - With Vista Release Candidate 2 (RC2) now available to beta testers and Microsoft Developer Network subscribers, Microsoft has achieved another major milestone toward the launch of its next operating system.
Web video search site Blinkx signs Microsoft pact
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061009/wr_nm/media_blinkx_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061009/2006_10_09t023236_450x287_us_media_blinkx.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=M8OhyAlvT6T4vIU4FpIYPQ--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="A screenshot of Blinkx.tv, taken on October 9, 2006. For searching video on the Web, Blinkx.tv (http://www.blinkx.tv) is emerging as the way consumers on a range of Web sites and media properties find what is available. (www.blinkx.tv/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - YouTube is a load of laughs.
Finding something specific you want to watch is another matter.</p><br clear="all"/>
EMC, Microsoft sing Duet
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Can three people sing a duet? According to Microsoft, the answer is a resounding "yes."
Microsoft locks down Vista, Longhorn
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft’s long, strange trip to protect its software from piracy took another twist last week after the company introduced Microsoft Software Protection Platform for its upcoming Vista and Longhorn server operating systems.
Google to buy YouTube for $1.65 billion
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061010/ap_on_bi_ge/google_youtube"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061009/capt.ff7e8840ef904074991914106c97ab09.google_youtube_fx102.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=3rA.gL4Dn0HWAIgs.Mu2tA--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="YouTube cofounders Chad Hurley, 29, right, and Steven Chen, 27, pose for a photo with their video cameras at their office loft in San Mateo, Calif., Wednesday, March 29, 2006. Google Inc. is snapping up YouTube Inc. for $1.65 billion in a deal that catapults the Internet search leader to a starring role in the online video revolution. The all-stock deal announced Monday unites one of the Internet's marquee companies with one of its rapidly rising stars. (AP Photo/ Tony Avelar)" border="0" /></a>AP - The founders of YouTube Inc. built this year's standout Web phenomenon by figuring out how to make online video sharing easier than ever.</p><br clear="all"/>
Group warns of more junk e-mail
(AP)
AP - The anti-spam group Spamhaus Project warned more junk e-mail could be on the way as it prepares to lose its domain name thanks to a company it has accused of sending spam.
Retailers pressure studios on Web deals
(AP)
AP - National retailers that control the lucrative DVD market are pressuring Hollywood studios to give them the same favorable deals being offered to Web-based download services such as Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes.
'Second Life' 3-D digital world grows
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061009/ap_on_hi_te/games_second_life"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061009/capt.9ef556c905a6416d8b65d9a7a6dc2114.second_life__ams104.jpg?x=90&y=130&sig=fRX66kk_3jawhXvegLkyOg--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="Philip Rosedale, Philip Rosedale, CEO of Second Life, gestures during a speech at a cross media festival PICNIC '06 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2006. Second Life is a free, hugely-popular persistent 3D virtual world that emphasizes social interaction and enterpeneurship. PICNIC '06 is Amsterdam's first-ever, annual event focused on creativity in cross media content and technology, specifically in the fields of entertainment and communication. (AP Photo/ Evert Elzinga)" border="0" /></a>AP - In the beginning, Philip Rosedale created a virtual heaven and a digital earth, and then he said "let there be 'Second Life.'"</p><br clear="all"/>
Skype founder: Kazaa, Napster help music
(AP)
AP - Kazaa, Napster Inc. and other creators of file-sharing applications have been good for the music industry, Niklas Zennstrom, founder of the now-defunct Kazaa and CEO of Skype, said Monday.
Google buys YouTube in 1.65 billion dollar stock deal
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061010/tc_afp/afplifestyleinternetfilmcompanygoogleyoutube"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061010/capt.sge.akn93.101006080231.photo00.photo.default-512x333.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=7OHWHYrZHPejUmGhCcawRA--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Google's headquarters in Mountain View, California. Google announced a much-anticipated 1.65 billion dollar stock deal to buy hot young video-sharing website YouTube.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Paul Morris)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Google bought hot young video-sharing website YouTube in a 1.65 billion dollar stock deal that the companies proclaimed was a natural for the evolving Internet.</p><br clear="all"/>
Samsung starts marketing world's first 10 megapixel camera phone
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061010/tc_afp/skoreaitmobilesamsung"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061010/capt.sge.akq34.101006081309.photo00.photo.default-365x512.jpg?x=92&y=130&sig=mY2ZyZRvQOqJYHSKS6FHlA--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="Samsung's 10 megapixel multimedia SCH-B600 phone. It will sell for around 900,000 won (US$937) in the South Korean market.(AFP/HO)" border="0" /></a>AFP - South Korea's Samsung Electronics has started selling what it claims is the world's first 10 megapixel multimedia phone that offers crisp video and top-notch digital camera functions.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft, Ingenio Sign Mobile Pay-Per-Call Deal
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Ingenio says Microsoft has agreed to carry the company's pay-per-call listings in Windows Live Search for mobile phones.
Baynote Launches Open Source Search Tool
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Baynote releases an open source application that provides businesses with an intuitive search tool for their Web site.
Network computer guru Ray Noorda dies at 82
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061010/wr_nm/noorda_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061010/2006_10_09t200515_450x358_us_noorda.jpg?x=130&y=103&sig=1dhJRfLtVw6YvJgthWxLHQ--" align="left" height="103" width="130" alt="Ray Noorda in an undated photo. The former Novell chief executive hailed as 'The Father of Network Computing' and one of the early leaders of the software industry died on Monday of an Alzheimer's-related illness at his Utah home, his venture capital firm said. (Handout/File/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Ray Noorda, the former Novell
Inc. chief executive hailed as "The Father of Network
Computing" and one of the early leaders of the software
industry, died on Monday of an Alzheimer's-related illness at
his Utah home, his venture capital firm said.</p><br clear="all"/>
Google buys YouTube in 1.65 billion dollar stock deal
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061010/tc_afp/afplifestyleinternetfilmcompanygoogleyoutube"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061010/capt.sge.akn93.101006080231.photo00.photo.default-512x333.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=7OHWHYrZHPejUmGhCcawRA--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Google's headquarters in Mountain View, California. Google announced a much-anticipated 1.65 billion dollar stock deal to buy hot young video-sharing website YouTube.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Paul Morris)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Google bought hot young video-sharing website YouTube in a 1.65 billion dollar stock deal that the companies proclaimed was a natural for the evolving Internet.</p><br clear="all"/>
YouTube founders discuss meaning of big deal
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061010/media_nm/media_youtube1_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061010/2006_10_10t043301_450x326_us_media_youtube1.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=XGy3FutpOhjbFBqqGwte2g--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="An undated screenshot of Youtube.com. From offices above a pizza parlor in San Mateo, Calif., YouTube founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen birthed a video-sharing Web site that has made a huge mark in the Internet and entertainment world after barely a year in operation. (Youtube.com/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - From offices above a
pizza parlor in San Mateo, Calif., YouTube founders Chad Hurley
and Steve Chen birthed a video-sharing Web site that has made a
huge mark in the Internet and entertainment world after barely
a year in operation.</p><br clear="all"/>
Google to buy YouTube for $1.65 billion
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061010/wr_nm/media_google_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061010/2006_10_09t191400_450x300_us_media_google.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=eaFMCksTHZkgE7br4J6I6A--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Video website YouTube co-founders Steven Chen (L) and Chad Hurley in a 2006 publicity photo released to Reuters October 9, 2006. (YouTube/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Web search leader Google Inc.
said on Monday it agreed to acquire top video entertainment
site YouTube Inc. for $1.65 billion in stock, the highest price
yet paid for a consumer-generated media site.</p><br clear="all"/>
Blinkx.tv Licenses Video Search Engine to Microsoft
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Blinkx.tv has licensed its video-search engine to Microsoft Corp. for use in some MSN Web properties and Live.com sites.
Search Engines Accused of Being Soft on Scammers
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Search engines are getting away with running deceptive ads, says spyware researcher Ben Edelman.
Baynote Launches Open Source Search Tool
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Baynote releases an open source application that provides businesses with an intuitive search tool for their Web site.
Retailers pressure studios on Web deals
(AP)
AP - National retailers that control the lucrative DVD market are pressuring Hollywood studios to give them the same favorable deals being offered to Web-based download services such as Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes.
Study: Europeans Spend More Time Online Than On Print Media
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - A study says European Internet users are spending more time surfing the Web.
Google to buy video site YouTube for $1.65 billion
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061009/wr_nm/media_youtube_google_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061010/2006_10_09t151538_450x300_us_media_youtube_google.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=blyZUbr0ujvPCagSIzzyQg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A man views the online video service YouTube on October 6, 2006. (Peter Jones/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Web search leader Google Inc. on
Monday said it agreed to acquire top video entertainment site
YouTube Inc. for $1.65 billion in stock, putting a lofty new
value on consumer-generated media sites.</p><br clear="all"/>
Google Sees New Video Investments Beyond YouTube
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Web search leader Google
Inc.'s $1.65 billion deal to acquire Web video-sharing
site YouTube.com is part of a broader strategy to invest in the
emerging market online video, a top executive said Monday.
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