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Microsoft makes changes to Vista in EU, S.Korea
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061013/tc_nm/microsoft_eu_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061013/2006_10_13t061615_450x361_us_microsoft_eu.jpg?x=130&y=104&sig=VbiDmlDtHE8anfm1XnO8YQ--" align="left" height="104" width="130" alt="An undated handout image shows Windows Vista's Flip 3D function. Software giant Microsoft told the European Commission it will not delay shipping its new Windows operating system, Vista, to Europe, after fears that it might do so because of its regulatory disputes there. (Microsoft/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp.
said on Friday it had made changes to its new Vista
operating system to meet all the demands of the European Union
and South Korea, hoping to avoid further antitrust action.</p><br clear="all"/>
Ballmer: They Paid How Much For That?
(BusinessWeek Online)
BusinessWeek Online - Even the people running the richest tech companies are awestruck by Web 2.0 valuations. Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT - News) boss Steven A. Ballmer, who sat down with BusinessWeek editors and writers hours before Google (NASDAQ:GOOG - News) finalized its $1.65 billion purchase of YouTube, questioned how the online video service could fetch so much. Here's an edited transcript of the conversation.
Vista on track; changes per EU guidance
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061013/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_vista"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061013/capt.sge.bts65.131006171917.photo01.photo.default-510x359.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=5xHKa5U71m1Ns6MJaG3jOg--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Microsoft founder Bill Gates promotes the Vista operating system during a visit to Japan, April 2006. Microsoft said that it would roll out its new operating system as scheduled after the US software giant made concessions to satisfy EU regulators' competition concerns.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)" border="0" /></a>AP - Microsoft Corp. is making several key changes to its forthcoming Windows Vista operating system in an attempt to soothe European antitrust worries, while keeping its worldwide distribution plans on schedule.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft Getting Ready for Windows Vista Debut
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft's next-gen operating system, Windows Vista, won't be among the gifts given this holiday season, but Microsoft is making sure you will be able to shop for products that are compatible with the OS before it ships to retail stores in January.
Microsoft to roll out Vista as planned after making concessions to EU
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061013/tc_afp/euussoftwarecompany"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061013/capt.sge.bts76.131006171936.photo00.photo.default-512x345.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=2H9Tr_sh8gyOFPLuHI6WUw--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="A Microsoft employee tests the Windows Vista operating system in 2005. Microsoft said that it would roll out its new operating system as scheduled after the US software giant made concessions to satisfy EU regulators' competition concerns.(AFP/Microsoft/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Microsoft said that it would roll out its new operating system as scheduled after the US software giant made concessions to satisfy EU regulators' competition concerns.</p><br clear="all"/>
No delay to Vista, Microsoft says
(FT.com)
FT.com - Microsoft on Friday said it was on track to release the Vista operating system next month, after making significant changes to its new flagship product in an effort to meet concerns expressed by the European Commission and the Korean antitrust authority.
Microsoft: Vista Set to Ship Without Regional Changes
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Microsoft has settled its differences with the EC and South Korea, meaning Windows Vista is on track for worldwide release to volume license business customers in November and for consumers in January 2007.
Microsoft Says Regulations Won't Delay Vista In Europe
(PC World)
PC World - Concerns about monopoly eased after talks with authorities.
Microsoft to roll out Vista on schedule in Europe
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061013/bs_afp/euussoftwarecompanycompetitionmicrosoft"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061013/capt.sge.bux00.131006201856.photo00.photo.default-325x512.jpg?x=82&y=130&sig=N6mfPfvPSCvidpA_QZIFKw--" align="left" height="130" width="82" alt="Suez chairman Gerard Mestrallet, seen here on 06 October 2006. The head of private French energy group Suez said that a planned merger with state-owned gas utility GDF was on track in the face of rumoured friction between the two groups.(AFP/BELGA/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Microsoft has said it will roll out its next-generation operating system as planned in Europe and the rest of the world, amid persistent competition concerns from EU regulators.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft eyes another chance to be a TV player
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061013/tc_nm/microsoft_iptv_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061013/2006_10_12t164629_450x268_us_microsoft_iptv.jpg?x=130&y=77&sig=Mc05_KnIqK4muy.PQY1s0w--" align="left" height="77" width="130" alt="Michael Sievert, corporate vice president of Windows Client Marketing, unveils details about the holiday availability of PCs, software, hardware and games that will work with Windows Vista at DigitalLife 2006 in New York, October 12, 2006. (Shiho Fukada/Microsoft/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp.'s decade-long
push into television is notable for false starts, bold promises
and failed investments, but the company hopes to finally move
into the living room this year with a service delivered over
high-speed Internet networks.</p><br clear="all"/>
Online brokerage account scams worry SEC
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061013/tc_nm/financial_sec_incursions_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061013/2006_10_13t144640_450x300_us_financial_sec_incursions.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=BWM_9Vy3QhfQ9CvWmo5URQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A keyboard is seen in an undated file photo. High-tech crooks are hijacking online brokerage accounts using spyware and operating from remote locations, sometimes in Eastern Europe, U.S. market regulators said on Friday. (Catherine Benson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - High-tech crooks are hijacking
online brokerage accounts using spyware and operating from
remote locations, sometimes in Eastern Europe, U.S. market
regulators said on Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Sony PS3 to outsell Xbox 360, Wii: Japan publisher
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061013/tc_nm/leisure_japan_videogame_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061013/2006_10_13t103430_450x299_us_leisure_japan_videogame.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=Q7UuiUSzR8UqhA0IbgC1iA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="File photo shows a visitor playing with a Sony's PlayStation 3 (PS3) during Tokyo Game Show 2006 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, east of Tokyo, September 22, 2006. Sony Corp. may fall behind rivals in the initial phase of the next-generation game console race, but is likely to grab the top spot eventually, Japan's top video game magazine publisher, Enterbrain, said on Friday. (Kiyoshi Ota - JAPAN/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Sony Corp. may fall behind rivals in the
initial phase of the next-generation game console race, but is
likely to grab the top spot eventually, Japan's top video game
magazine publisher, Enterbrain, said on Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Fox uses Treo to break N.Y. plane crash news
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061013/tc_nm/treo_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061013/2006_10_13t034108_450x308_us_treo.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=B4UVeoN42nEkcC9md7Vr7A--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="An investigator looks out from the damaged facade of a residential high-rise building which was struck by a small plane in New York October 12, 2006. (Jeff Zelevansky/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - When a single-engine plane
crashed into an Upper East Side apartment building on
Wednesday, Fox News Channel delivered early live video to its
viewers from the crash site using a hand-held mobile phone
souped up with streaming video.</p><br clear="all"/>
PluggedIn: Virtual personal trainers, use with care
(Reuters)
Reuters - The personal trainer, once the
must-have accessory of rich, image-obsessed Californians, is
now within the reach of more people thanks to new technology.
U.S. video game sales jump 29 percent in September: NPD
(Reuters)
Reuters - Sales of video games such as
Electronic Arts Inc.'s "Madden NFL 07" helped push
U.S. game sales up 29 percent to $446 million in September, the
market research group NPD said on Friday.
Bush signs law on security for US ports, ban on online gambling
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061013/pl_afp/usattacksportpolitics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061013/capt.sge.bvo06.131006233946.photo00.photo.default-512x357.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=q.u5n5PGPl7DwwT2ALlSuA--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="US President George W. Bush signs the SAFE Ports Act at the White House. Bush was joined by (L-R) US Representative Peter King, US Senator Susan Collins, US Representative Dan Lungren, US Senator Patty Murray and US Senator Norm Coleman.(AFP/Tim Sloan)" border="0" /></a>AFP - President George W. Bush signed a law designed to bolster security at US ports and prevent terrorists from smuggling in nuclear weapons.</p><br clear="all"/>
Maker defends school 'Bully' video game
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061013/ap_on_hi_te/games_rockstar_s_bully"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061013/capt.1af34212ed2b4fa082b034813aaebbe5.games_rockstar_s_bully_nybz307.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=dPvsZkkU9sOTJf.R4Tgzpw--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="In this undated handout image released by Rockstar, a still scene from the videogame 'Bully' is shown. Rockstar Games is set to release a new title on Tuesday called 'Bully' where players assume the role of Jimmy Hopkins, a 15-year-old wannabe tough guy who thinks he's the big fish in the pond, until he enters Bullworth Academy. (AP Photo/Rockstar)" border="0" /></a>AP - The creators of the popular, but oft-criticized "Grand Theft Auto" games are set to release a new title in which players assume the role of a 15-year-old wannabe tough guy, a premise that drew outcry almost as soon as it was announced last year.</p><br clear="all"/>
Google Goes Into Mobile Search, But Wireless Carriers Resisting
(Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - Google, the online search titan, is fighting for a piece of the nascent cell phone search market. Global mobile search advertising revenue is expected to reach $1.5 billion by 2011, up from virtually nothing today.
Flapjax on the griddle for Web apps
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Flapjax, an open source programming language leveraging AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) and geared toward easier development of Web applications, made its debut this week.
Microsoft makes changes to Vista in EU, S.Korea
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061013/tc_nm/microsoft_eu_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061013/2006_10_13t061615_450x361_us_microsoft_eu.jpg?x=130&y=104&sig=VbiDmlDtHE8anfm1XnO8YQ--" align="left" height="104" width="130" alt="An undated handout image shows Windows Vista's Flip 3D function. Software giant Microsoft told the European Commission it will not delay shipping its new Windows operating system, Vista, to Europe, after fears that it might do so because of its regulatory disputes there. (Microsoft/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp.
said on Friday it had made changes to its new Vista
operating system to meet all the demands of the European Union
and South Korea, hoping to avoid further antitrust action.</p><br clear="all"/>
Bush signs law on security for US ports, ban on online gambling
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061013/pl_afp/usattacksportpolitics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061013/capt.sge.bvo06.131006233946.photo00.photo.default-512x357.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=q.u5n5PGPl7DwwT2ALlSuA--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="US President George W. Bush signs the SAFE Ports Act at the White House. Bush was joined by (L-R) US Representative Peter King, US Senator Susan Collins, US Representative Dan Lungren, US Senator Patty Murray and US Senator Norm Coleman.(AFP/Tim Sloan)" border="0" /></a>AFP - President George W. Bush signed a law designed to bolster security at US ports and prevent terrorists from smuggling in nuclear weapons.</p><br clear="all"/>
40 live NBA games coming to the Internet
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061013/ap_en_bu/bkn_nba_online"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061012/capt.2e71cfccaa0e46a4a05fbf62c00daaa7.raptors_celtics_basketball_cpth112.jpg?x=81&y=130&sig=gfTyCK7vhA16a0_eyhJ7KQ--" align="left" height="130" width="81" alt="Toronto Raptors Andrea Bargnani drives to the basket during the second half of pre-season NBA action against the Boston Celtics in Toronto Wednesday, October 11, 2006. The Raptors beat the Celtics 118-112. (AP Photo/Aaron Harris, CP)" border="0" /></a>AP - Some 40 NBA games will be available live online each week as the league extends its television subscription package to the Internet.</p><br clear="all"/>
Live pro basketball coming online
(AP)
AP - Some 40 National Basketball Association games will be available live online each week as the league extends its television subscription package to the Internet.
Rosenthal Foresees More Web Use By 'NY Times' Edit Page
(Editor and Publisher)
Editor and Publisher - NEW YORK Expect to see more use of The New York Times' Web site by the paper's editorial page when Andrew Rosenthal takes over as editorial page editor at the end of 2006. Rosenthal, who is currently deputy editorial page editor and slated to replace Editorial Page Editor Gail Collins, says the paper will have to expand even more on the Web in the future.
US schoolgirl investigated for Bush 'threat': report
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061013/pl_afp/afplifestyleusinternet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061013/capt.sge.bva31.131006203945.photo00.photo.default-512x367.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=0qNZvFowIBqWWG_6.fGJ4w--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="A woman looks at the MySpace website in Washington in June 2006. A 14-year-old US schoolgirl was quizzed by Secret Service agents after posting anti-George W. Bush comments on popular Internet chat room MySpace, a US newspaper reported.(AFP/File/Nicholas Kamm)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A 14-year-old US schoolgirl was quizzed by Secret Service agents after posting anti-George W. Bush comments on popular Internet chat room MySpace, a US newspaper reported.</p><br clear="all"/>
Online brokerage account scams worry SEC
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061013/wr_nm/financial_sec_incursions_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061013/2006_10_13t144640_450x300_us_financial_sec_incursions.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=BWM_9Vy3QhfQ9CvWmo5URQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A keyboard is seen in an undated file photo. High-tech crooks are hijacking online brokerage accounts using spyware and operating from remote locations, sometimes in Eastern Europe, U.S. market regulators said on Friday. (Catherine Benson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - High-tech crooks are hijacking
online brokerage accounts using spyware and operating from
remote locations, sometimes in Eastern Europe, U.S. market
regulators said on Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>
University Joins Google Library Project
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Google added to its large scale collection of public domain books online today with a commitment from another world class institution.
British-listed gambling websites suspend, exit US operations
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061013/pl_afp/britaininternetonline"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061013/capt.sge.bub79.131006180419.photo00.photo.default-512x388.jpg?x=130&y=98&sig=_MmJovx6gxwoQJNimFOv0w--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="British-listed gambling websites halted their US operations after President George W. Bush approved a law that bans Internet betting.(AFP Illustration)" border="0" /></a>AFP - British-listed gambling websites halted their US operations after President George W. Bush approved a law that bans Internet betting.</p><br clear="all"/>
Bush signs port security, Internet bill
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061013/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061013/capt.65d3dab68ec84d16b4817911916f879b.bush_whgh101.jpg?x=113&y=130&sig=m03ubkzTIykjD8C5t_o53A--" align="left" height="130" width="113" alt="President Bush waves as he arrives on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006. He was returning from St. Louis, Mo. where he delivered remarks on energy and Chicago, Ill. where he attended a fundraiser. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)" border="0" /></a>AP - President Bush signed a bill Friday to help prevent terrorists from sneaking a nuclear, chemical or germ weapon into the United States inside one of the 11 million shipping containers that enter the nation each year — many without inspection.</p><br clear="all"/>
Privacy options limited for Net services
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061013/ap_on_hi_te/internet_privacy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061013/capt.f632877a2ce94d15aced876e5a8db508.internet_privacy_dcmc101.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=tqtQ5H0VGQ5T6NcmUxDXpw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Center for Democracy and Technology Deputy Director Ari Schwartz, poses at his office, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006, in Washington. If you don't like what your search engine provider or e-commerce company does with information about you, your options are sometimes limited to logging off. While online service providers have become better at offering notices about their data practices, privacy advocates say, they generally don't give consumers real choice. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)" border="0" /></a>AP - If you don't like what your favorite Internet search engine or e-commerce site does with information it collects about you, your options are limited to living with it or logging off.</p><br clear="all"/>
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