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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 Opening Up Vista Kernel To Security Vendors
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft has compromised with security vendors who've been demanding access to the kernel of the upcoming Vista operating system so that they can update their security offerings, two analysts confirmed Friday.
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"/>
Microsoft Shuffles Security Teams
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft will merge its security teams and move them into the Windows group to bolster future operating system security, the company said Thursday.
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 Says Regulations Won't Delay Vista In Europe
(PC World)
PC World - Concerns about monopoly eased after talks with authorities.
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.
Reuters opens virtual news bureau in Second Life
(Reuters)
Reuters - Reuters Group Plc
is opening a news bureau in the simulation game Second
Life this week, joining a race by corporate name brands to take
part in the hottest virtual world on the Internet.
Apple's Jobs doesn't see threats to iPod: report
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061015/tc_nm/apple_ceo_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061016/2006_10_16t013252_450x285_us_apple_ceo.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=xK7gth.fMnyA7nsMMiNdww--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs introduces new iPod Nanos to the crowd at the Yerba Buena Center of the Arts theater in San Francisco, September 12, 2006. Apple Computer Inc. doesn't expect the iPod media player to be hurt by Microsoft Corp.'s Zune, Jobs said in a magazine interview. (Dino Vournas/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Apple Computer Inc. doesn't
expect the iPod media player to be hurt by Microsoft Corp.'s
Zune, Chief Executive Steve Jobs said in a magazine
interview.</p><br clear="all"/>
Digital rights in question as business model
(Reuters)
Reuters - If the music industry truly
wants to loosen Apple's iron grip on digital music sales, it
should start allowing music to be sold without digital rights
management protection.
Politicians caught on Internet candid cameras
(Reuters)
Reuters - Want to catch a senator napping
during a congressional hearing? Or letting a possible racial
slur slip out at a campaign rally?
Virtual personal trainers, use with care
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061014/tc_nm/column_pluggedin_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061014/2006_10_14t050716_450x280_us_column_pluggedin.jpg?x=130&y=80&sig=WVxuTNaYARXU_Q4NUnCLGQ--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="A commercial board for the Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod is seen inside a metro station in downtown Paris March 22, 2006. 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. Medical experts and personal trainers see benefits but urge caution in using the new products, which range from audio programs available on Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes Web site to Sony Corp.'s interactive, humanoid trainers Matt and Anna. (Reuters)" border="0" /></a>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.</p><br clear="all"/>
Betcorp suspends U.S. operations, in sale talks
(Reuters)
Reuters - Australian online gaming company Betcorp
Ltd. said on Monday it had suspended its U.S. operations and
was in sale talks with a number of parties after the U.S. moved
to ban online gambling.
Japan's Toshiba, Fujitsu may seek compensation from Sony
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061016/tc_afp/japanitelectronicscompanyrecallsonytoshibafujitsu"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061016/capt.sge.cgi44.161006054549.photo00.photo.default-512x409.jpg?x=130&y=103&sig=H9ur2rhFvwIWHjiMGjWppw--" align="left" height="103" width="130" alt="Sony's Tokyo headquarters. Japanese high-tech giants Toshiba and Fujitsu are considering demanding compensation from Sony over the recall of the electronic giant's batteries used in laptop computers, a report says(AFP/File/Kazuhiro Nogi)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Japanese high-tech giants Toshiba and Fujitsu are considering demanding compensation from Sony over the recall of the electronic giant's batteries used in laptop computers, a report says.</p><br clear="all"/>
Samsung Elec Q3 net beats forecasts
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061016/bs_nm/samsung_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061016/2006_10_15t214020_450x364_us_samsung.jpg?x=130&y=105&sig=m2yzFBUQC7wH6QQQw509sg--" align="left" height="105" width="130" alt="Indian designer Rohit Bal displays Samsung's latest mobile handset 'P310' card size phone during its launch in New Delhi October 5, 2006. (Vijay Mathur/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (005930.KS)
gave a bullish fourth-quarter outlook after delivering a
forecast-beating 16 percent rise in third-quarter net profit,
boosted by gains from its overseas plants and its flat screen
joint venture with Japan's Sony (6758.T).</p><br clear="all"/>
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.
Software piracy costing Africa billions
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061015/tc_afp/africakenyaitcomputer"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061015/capt.sge.cfg53.151006205719.photo00.photo.default-440x445.jpg?x=128&y=130&sig=GEKAjMYyGIwueZZSKjYTAg--" align="left" height="130" width="128" alt="Pirated software, DVDs and CDs. A whopping 81 percent of computer software now in use in Africa has been pirated, costing governments and the high-tech industry billions of dollars in revenue and choking growth, experts warn.(AFP/File/Yuri Kadobnov)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A whopping 81 percent of computer software now in use in Africa has been pirated, costing governments and the high-tech industry billions of dollars in revenue and choking growth, experts warn.</p><br clear="all"/>
Reuters opens virtual news bureau in Second Life
(Reuters)
Reuters - Reuters Group Plc is
opening a news bureau in the simulation game Second Life this
week, joining a race by corporate name brands to take part in
the hottest virtual world on the Internet.
Betcorp suspends U.S. operations, in sale talks
(Reuters)
Reuters - Australian online gaming company Betcorp
Ltd. said on Monday it had suspended its U.S. operations and
was in sale talks with a number of parties after the U.S. moved
to ban online gambling.
Howard Stern reaches out to new Internet audience
(Reuters)
Reuters - Ten months after leaving the
commercial airwaves for subscription-based Sirius Satellite
Radio, shock jock Howard Stern is out to attract a broad new
online audience with his first-ever free Internet broadcast.
Politicians caught on Internet candid cameras
(Reuters)
Reuters - Want to catch a senator napping
during a congressional hearing? Or letting a possible racial
slur slip out at a campaign rally?
Teen questioned for online Bush threats
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061015/ap_on_hi_te/myspace_bush_threat"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061013/capt.6c53c6abe67a4d658c86d88101cc043b.myspace_bush_threat_carp101.jpg?x=88&y=130&sig=FU0PvS3gjZXMfwhdLEy_.w--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="Julia Wilson, a student at C.K. McClatchy High School in Sacramento, Calif., is shown with her laptop computer, Friday, Oct. 13, 2006, in Sacramento. The 14-year-old high school student was pulled out of class and questioned by Secret Service agents after posting a message threatening President Bush on the social networking site MySpace.com. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)" border="0" /></a>AP - Upset by the war in Iraq, Julia Wilson vented her frustrations with President Bush last spring on her Web page on MySpace.com. She posted a picture of the president, scrawled "Kill Bush" across the top and drew a dagger stabbing his outstretched hand. She later replaced her page on the social-networking site after learning in her eighth-grade history class that such threats are a federal offense.</p><br clear="all"/>
British Library to store 'blog' of lives of Britons: report
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061014/tc_afp/britainhistoryinternet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061014/capt.sge.can18.141006223443.photo00.photo.default-451x511.jpg?x=114&y=130&sig=7AHa5FCyzVNK_RB5MIFxRg--" align="left" height="130" width="114" alt="Teenagers surf the Web at an Internet cafe. The details of a day in the lives of hundreds of thousands of Britons will reportedly be recorded and compiled into a digital time capsule that will be stored permanently at the British Library.(AFP/File/Francois Guillot)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The details of a day in the lives of hundreds of thousands of Britons will reportedly be recorded and compiled into a digital time capsule that will be stored permanently at the British Library.</p><br clear="all"/>
Badly Drawn Boy's video car up for eBay sale
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Triumph car used by singer Badly
Drawn Boy in his video for "Nothing's Going To Change Your
Mind" is up for auction on eBay, complete with the piano
keyboard instead of the dashboard.
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.
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