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Google offering free software package
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061011/ap_on_hi_te/google_software"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061010/capt.sge.ajq52.101006060044.photo02.photo.default-512x361.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=v4_tcu3z_9H9x2xgSl9Lkg--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Headquarters of the internet search engine company Google in Mountain View, California. Google announced a much-anticipated 1.65 billion dollar stock deal to buy hot young video-sharing website YouTube.(AFP/File/Nicholas Kamm)" border="0" /></a>AP - Google Inc. is making its word processing and spreadsheet programs available for free to all comers on its Web site, marking the Internet search leader's latest effort to provide an alternative to Microsoft Corp.'s dominant software applications.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft releases 6 patches for flaws
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061010/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_security"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061006/capt.sge.uib53.061006024149.photo00.photo.default-512x345.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=8ev9SjVC3RigSUuYZ5kCNA--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Windows Vista demonstration. Microsoft confirmed that its soon-to-be-released Vista operation system was designed to cripple pirated copies.(AFP/Microsoft-HO/File/Erik S. Lesser)" border="0" /></a>AP - Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday released six patches to fix software flaws that carry its highest threat rating, including three for defects that attackers were already trying to exploit.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft's Ballmer Vows A Tough Fight For Web 2.0
(Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - A day after rival Google said it would buy video sharing Web site YouTube for $1.65 billion in stock, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer reacted. Sort of.
Networking Snafu Gums Up Microsoft Security Patches
(PC World)
PC World - Problems with Microsoft Update platform delay 26 fixes to many users.
Online Video War Pits Microsoft Tenacity Vs. Google/YouTube
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft will have to call up the bulldog, come-from-behind spirit that has helped it in the past to win the online video war, analysts said Tuesday.
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/20061010/wr_nm/media_blinkx_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061011/2006_10_09t023236_450x287_us_media_blinkx.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=2QrkU04ERUR0pztmr5NGBA--" 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"/>
Symantec Says Microsoft Should Level The Vista Security Playing Field
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Symantec may be launching its next generation of security offerings, but antivirus software is its cash cow. Which is why the company's jostling with Microsoft over Vista
Microsoft Sets New Patch Record, Fixes 26 Flaws
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft releases 10 security updates, one less than anticipated, that patched a record 26 vulnerabilities in Windows, Office, and .Net. More than half of the flaws were pegged "critical" by the Redmond, Wash. developer.
Microsoft Patches 10 Vulnerabilities, 6 Critical
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - The software giant addresses a list of vulnerabilities present in its Windows and Office programs, with six patches released to fix critical issues in both products.
Set-Top Boxes Unveiled For Microsoft's IPTV Software
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft and four set-top box manufacturers said Tuesday that set-top platforms supporting Microsoft's TV IPTV Edition are available.
Google Docs joins word processor with spreadsheet
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061011/tc_nm/google_docs_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061010/capt.sge.arl77.101006203846.photo01.photo.default-512x333.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=U0g.xRFfMBEz_uq_GFuCGg--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Google's headquarters in Mountain View, California. Top TV, film and digital media executives voiced mixed reactions to news that Google had struck a 1.65 billion dollar (1.32 billion euro) deal to buy popular video-sharing website YouTube.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Paul Morris)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Google Inc. is set to
introduce on Wednesday information-sharing software that
combines the company's Web-based Google Spreadsheets with
Writely, the word processor it acquired in March.</p><br clear="all"/>
Classic rock driving ringtone growth
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061011/tc_nm/mobile_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061011/2006_10_10t221129_450x336_us_mobile.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=PC5o3fBZG.g8pKcq4HNDnQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="(L-R) Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison, Robbie Krieger and John Densmore, members of the music group 'The Doors' in an undated publicity photo. Rhino in the coming weeks will begin airing TV commercials supported by viral Internet ads promoting mobile content from the band -- currently its best-selling mobile catalogue act. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - While hip-hop acts may rule
today's ringtone charts, yesterday's stars are introducing the
format to a broader audience and drive tomorrow's growth.</p><br clear="all"/>
GameStop's stores sell out PlayStation 3 pre-orders
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061010/tc_nm/media_gamestop_playstation3_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061010/2006_10_10t120333_450x335_us_media_gamestop_playstation3.jpg?x=130&y=96&sig=cDrHkaANIdTJM6vuM_z0VA--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="File photo of Sony's Playstation 3 game console, which is equipped with a Blu-ray disc drive, displayed at a news conference with movie and music providers supporting the Blu-ray high-definition optical disc standard in Tokyo August 29, 2006. GameStop and EB Games on Tuesday began accepting a limited number of pre-orders for Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 console, the video game retailers said on their Web sites. (Toshiyuki Aizawa - JAPAN/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - GameStop Corp. , said on
Tuesday its 3,600 GameStop and EB Games stores in the United
States have sold out their quota of pre-orders for Sony Corp.'s
(6758.T) new PlayStation 3 video game console.</p><br clear="all"/>
Sirius straps on Stiletto for portable use
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061011/tc_nm/sirius_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060922/2006_09_20t114309_450x260_us_media_sirius_opera.jpg?x=130&y=75&sig=eI0RWtRsjOhTrgoKqsMZ5g--" align="left" height="75" width="130" alt="A Sirius Satellite Radio device is seen in an undated publicity photo. Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. on Wednesday said it will launch a channel programmed primarily by New York's Metropolitan Opera, which will feature live and archived broadcasts. (PRNewsFoto/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. has
stepped into the portable live radio ring with the introduction
of the Stiletto 100.</p><br clear="all"/>
Google to buy YouTube for $1.65 billion
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061010/tc_nm/media_google_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061010/2006_10_10t064620_450x326_us_media_google.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=m.Tz9RaBffHS7HNiXXKyXg--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="An undated screenshot of YouTube.com. 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. (Youtube.com/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"/>
Google's grabs YouTube in reach for Internet's 'holy grail'
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061011/tc_afp/afplifestyleinternetcompanygoogleyoutubeapple"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061011/capt.sge.aud02.111006083653.photo00.photo.default-512x333.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=z0vaMVYHjSHtcQlf2JYjAQ--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Google's headquarters in Mountain View, California. Google's big-ticket buy of online video-sharing superstar YouTube was a shrewd step toward the Internet "holy grail" of bypassing cable and television networks, according to US analysts(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Paul Morris)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Google's big-ticket buy of online video-sharing superstar YouTube was a shrewd step toward the Internet "holy grail" of bypassing cable and television networks, according to US analysts.</p><br clear="all"/>
Best Buy making music with RealNetworks
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061011/wr_nm/bestbuy_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20061005/i/r3059389694.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=.aWNRRrPI3YGFdT_ZxRMiQ--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="A Best Buy store in an undated image. The company on Thursday said it will introduce a new music service with digital music player maker SanDisk and music software company RealNetworks to create the latest competing service to Apple's iPod and iTunes combination. REUTERS/Handout" border="0" /></a>Reuters - CD retail giant Best Buy is getting
into the digital music business. But unlike other
brick-and-mortar merchants building their own solutions, Best
Buy is partnering with an established brand in the digital
space, RealNetworks, to launch its store.</p><br clear="all"/>
Sprint discloses payments to chairman's relative
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061011/bs_nm/telecoms_sprint_payments_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061011/2006_10_10t190646_450x344_us_telecoms_sprint_payments.jpg?x=130&y=99&sig=nhhB8bB2T_Yr7MONH23B1w--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="Outgoing Sprint Nextel chairman Tim Donahue in an undated photo. The company said on Tuesday it had amended its 2005 annual report to disclose about $4 million in payments made to two companies owned by Donahue's brother in-law. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Sprint Nextel Corp. said on
Tuesday it had amended its 2005 annual report to disclose about
$4 million in payments that the No. 3 U.S. wireless company
made to two companies owned by outgoing chairman Tim Donahue's
brother in-law.</p><br clear="all"/>
Box Populi, A Podcast in a Box
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Box Populi, formerly "Webcast in a box," has used Linux to create a podcast capture appliance aimed at corporations, schools, radio stations, and churches.
US develops software that could track global press
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061011/tc_afp/usmediaitrights"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061011/capt.sge.auc99.111006083634.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=FCmcg4QvD03npJM57k8wSA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Young girl looks through a magazine next to a sleeping newspaper vendor in Kabul. The US Department of Homeland Security plans to develop software that analyzes and summarizes opinions expressed in articles, providing a possible tool for better monitoring what is written about the United States in the global press.(AFP/File/Farzana Wahidy)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The US Department of Homeland Security plans to develop software that analyzes and summarizes opinions expressed in articles, providing a possible tool for better monitoring what is written about the United States in the global press.</p><br clear="all"/>
Google's grabs YouTube in reach for Internet's 'holy grail'
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061011/tc_afp/afplifestyleinternetcompanygoogleyoutubeapple"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061011/capt.sge.aud02.111006083653.photo00.photo.default-512x333.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=z0vaMVYHjSHtcQlf2JYjAQ--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Google's headquarters in Mountain View, California. Google's big-ticket buy of online video-sharing superstar YouTube was a shrewd step toward the Internet "holy grail" of bypassing cable and television networks, according to US analysts(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Paul Morris)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Google's big-ticket buy of online video-sharing superstar YouTube was a shrewd step toward the Internet "holy grail" of bypassing cable and television networks, according to US analysts.</p><br clear="all"/>
Google offering free software package
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061011/ap_on_hi_te/google_software"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061010/capt.sge.ajq52.101006060044.photo02.photo.default-512x361.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=v4_tcu3z_9H9x2xgSl9Lkg--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Headquarters of the internet search engine company Google in Mountain View, California. Google announced a much-anticipated 1.65 billion dollar stock deal to buy hot young video-sharing website YouTube.(AFP/File/Nicholas Kamm)" border="0" /></a>AP - Google Inc. is making its word processing and spreadsheet programs available for free to all comers on its Web site, marking the Internet search leader's latest effort to provide an alternative to Microsoft Corp.'s dominant software applications.</p><br clear="all"/>
Google Docs joins word processor with spreadsheet
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061011/wr_nm/google_docs_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061010/capt.sge.arl77.101006203846.photo01.photo.default-512x333.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=U0g.xRFfMBEz_uq_GFuCGg--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Google's headquarters in Mountain View, California. Top TV, film and digital media executives voiced mixed reactions to news that Google had struck a 1.65 billion dollar (1.32 billion euro) deal to buy popular video-sharing website YouTube.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Paul Morris)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Google Inc. is set to introduce
on Wednesday information-sharing software that combines the
company's Web-based Google Spreadsheets with Writely, the word
processor it acquired in March.</p><br clear="all"/>
MySpace wants to expand relationship with Google: report
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061011/media_nm/media_myspace_google_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061011/2006_10_11t010748_450x341_us_media_myspace_google.jpg?x=130&y=98&sig=doWPV4P31czjz43a5uxQlw--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="A screenshot of MySpace.com, taken on October 11, 2006. MySpace, the popular social networking Web site owned by News Corp, wants to expand its commercial relationship with Google, after the Internet search giant snapped up online video sharing site YouTube, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday. (www.myspace.com/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - MySpace, the popular social networking
Web site owned by News Corp, wants to expand its commercial
relationship with Google, after the Internet search giant
snapped up online video sharing site YouTube, according to a
report in the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Google merger ups pressure on Yahoo to strike deal
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061011/wr_nm/internet_deals_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061011/2006_10_10t213047_450x311_us_internet_deals.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=qA49a4wI_aa9DaVT70TfjA--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Yahoo is under pressure to clinch a deal to acquire Facebook.com to recapture momentum from Google after that company struck a deal to buy YouTube, analysts said on Tuesday. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Yahoo Inc. is under
pressure to clinch a deal to acquire Facebook.com, the No. 2
U.S. social networking site, to recapture momentum from Google
after that company struck a deal to buy YouTube, analysts said
on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Google seen inheriting YouTube's legal challenges
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061011/wr_nm/media_google_legal_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061011/2006_10_10t202251_450x326_us_media_google_legal.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=qR8ZL30epURhq8MZcU8tOw--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="The youtube.com website, which grew in 19 months from a start-up in a garage to serving 100 million videos daily. (Youtube.com/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Google Inc., no stranger to lawsuits,
may find a whole new class of complainers lining up for a check
after the Web search leader buys video entertainment site
YouTube Inc. for $1.65 billion.</p><br clear="all"/>
eBay Best Match Search Worrying Sellers
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Not everyone is upbeat after eBay introduces this optional way to sort search results for listings the auction site could soon launch across its network of stores.
Google Launches Mac Blog
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Google has launched a blog to keep Mac users abreast of new services for the Apple Computer machine.
Google Tries To Think Outside The (Search) Box
(AdWeek.com)
AdWeek.com - Google's roaring financial success can be credited almost entirely to the plain old text link, but these days, it's hoping to get a bigger slice of branding budgets with video-based ad vehicles.
Online Video War Pits Microsoft Tenacity Vs. Google/YouTube
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft will have to call up the bulldog, come-from-behind spirit that has helped it in the past to win the online video war, analysts said Tuesday.
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