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Microsoft Vouchers Offered In Wisconsin Overcharging Case
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Some Microsoft customers in Wisconsin may be eligible for vouchers after an out-of-court settlement in a class action case.
Final Version of Mozilla Firefox 2 Will Be Released Oct. 24
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 is in final version; now its largest competitor will be also.
McAfee, Microsoft Trade Insults Over Vista
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The exchanges between Microsoft and third-party security software makers -- most notably the two biggest, Symantec and McAfee " are growing increasingly testy.
Microsoft, McAfee Trade Barbs Over Vista Security
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft defends process for disclosing key Vista security information after security vendors continue to say it's not enough.
Microsoft v. McAfee: Rhetoric Heats Up
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft and McAfee have raised the rhetoric in their public dispute over access to Vista's kernel.
Microsoft Readies Audio Visual Conferencing Platform
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft has developed an audio and video teleconference system known as RoundTable that will begin shipping next year.
Microsoft Inks Digital Book Deal
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft continued its migration into Google's domain this week when it inked a deal with a digital-scanning company to produce a vast library of online-accessible digitized books.
Microsoft Spars With Security Analysts Over IE 7 Bug
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft argues that bug purportedly in IE 7 is actually an old, unpatched Outlook Express flaw. Security vendors say it doesn't matter. It still needs to be fixed.
Microsoft Re-releases Patch For Windows 2000
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft re-releases one of the 10 security updates it issued last week after discovering that the patch didn't work on Windows 2000 systems.
Microsoft partners fuming over Vista
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061020/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_security_flap"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061020/capt.3b984a55e83e4e1290638f54fcb6295b.microsoft_security_flap_nybz161.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=dyNZZXN3jXBnHiAi2KsjNA--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Don Lionetti of Redmond, Wash., trys out Microsoft's new operating system, Windows Vista in Atlanta, Ga., in this July 22, 2005, file photo. Microsoft Corp. is no stranger to antitrust skirmishes and complaints from competitors about unfair business practices. But the latest fight over its Vista operating system pits Microsoft against an unlikely adversary: the security software vendors who are some of its most intimate partners in protecting its notoriously vulnerable systems from attacks. (AP Photo/Microsoft, Erik S. Lesser, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Microsoft Corp. is no stranger to antitrust skirmishes and complaints from competitors about unfair business practices.</p><br clear="all"/>
Be loyal, kind and don't steal Movies
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061021/ap_on_re_us/scouts_piracy_patch"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061020/capt.ab8ead627ff249e09c02fa52fd23ca7f.scouts_piracy_patch_la102.jpg?x=130&y=123&sig=LAJlEHLtnw9pwo8.KN7tTw--" align="left" height="123" width="130" alt="This undated handout photo provided by the Motion Picture Association of America shows the new merit piracy patch Los Angeles-area Boys Scouts can earn for learning about the evils of downloading pirated movies and music. The movie industry developed the curriculum. (AP Photo/Motion Picture Association of America)" border="0" /></a>AP - A Boy Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, etc., etc. He is also respectful of copyrights. Boy Scouts in the Los Angeles area will now be able to earn an activity patch for learning about the evils of downloading pirated movies and music.</p><br clear="all"/>
Wanna direct? Get out your cell phone
(AP)
AP - "Silence on the set," ordered movie director Xavier Mussel as he grabbed his cell phone — not to make a call but to film another scene for his short film.
Microsoft partners fuming over Vista
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061020/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_security_flap"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061020/capt.3b984a55e83e4e1290638f54fcb6295b.microsoft_security_flap_nybz161.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=dyNZZXN3jXBnHiAi2KsjNA--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Don Lionetti of Redmond, Wash., trys out Microsoft's new operating system, Windows Vista in Atlanta, Ga., in this July 22, 2005, file photo. Microsoft Corp. is no stranger to antitrust skirmishes and complaints from competitors about unfair business practices. But the latest fight over its Vista operating system pits Microsoft against an unlikely adversary: the security software vendors who are some of its most intimate partners in protecting its notoriously vulnerable systems from attacks. (AP Photo/Microsoft, Erik S. Lesser, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Microsoft Corp. is no stranger to antitrust skirmishes and complaints from competitors about unfair business practices.</p><br clear="all"/>
DOD won't award cash in next robot race
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061020/ap_on_hi_te/robot_challenge"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061019/capt.4851d57c27f7463580185cc1103cde75.robot_on_call_dt102.jpg?x=90&y=130&sig=VwQCYzdNS7SFcD6LJlGiyg--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="Neurosurgeon Richard Fesler is shown on the monitor of the RP-7 remote presence robotic system at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Pontiac, Mich., Monday, Oct. 9, 2006. A new program, dubbed the Michigan Stroke Network scheduled to be unveiled Thursday, Oct. 19, will make the Pontiac hospital's specialists available around the clock to any hospital in the state that joins. The on-call specialist will use a laptop and the Internet to connect to a robot in the participating hospital to join the attending physician at the patient's bedside. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)" border="0" /></a>AP - After Stanford University won a Pentagon robot race through the Mojave Desert last year, engineers and students hoisted an oversized $2 million check and poured bubbly champagne over their unmanned Volkswagen SUV.</p><br clear="all"/>
Sony shows off PlayStation 3, new games
(AP)
AP - As the countdown to its Nov. 17 U.S. launch neared, Sony Corp. showed off its PlayStation 3 game console Thursday and named 22 titles that will be available at the same time.
Judge Denies Demand To Shut Down Spamhaus
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - A federal judge has rejected an e-mail marketing company's request that the Internet domain assigned to Spamhaus be suspended, giving the anti-spam group's blacklist a reprieve .
Sony Debuts PS3 Games, Online Strategy
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Sony rolls out a list of video game titles and unveiled an online strategy for the PlayStation 3 game console, expected to ship in November.
Calling Timeout For Overconnected Execs In The Workplace
(Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - Mobile phones and handheld devices have made companies more productive. But new findings reveal that those who stay connected to work around the clock can hurt their well-being and their family lives.
Final Version of Mozilla Firefox 2 Will Be Released Oct. 24
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 is in final version; now its largest competitor will be also.
McAfee, Microsoft Trade Insults Over Vista
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The exchanges between Microsoft and third-party security software makers -- most notably the two biggest, Symantec and McAfee " are growing increasingly testy.
Judge Denies Demand To Shut Down Spamhaus
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - A federal judge has rejected an e-mail marketing company's request that the Internet domain assigned to Spamhaus be suspended, giving the anti-spam group's blacklist a reprieve .
Final Version of Mozilla Firefox 2 Will Be Released Oct. 24
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 is in final version; now its largest competitor will be also.
Google gets edge on rival Yahoo! in Internet ads battle
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061020/tc_afp/usitadvertisecompany"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061020/capt.sge.eba76.201006211512.photo00.photo.default-512x333.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=a_xgF84IjYmXrCnEffLIuA--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Google's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Internet giant Google has increased its lead over its rival Yahoo! in the battle for the booming Internet advertising sector, driving its stocks up in trading with its results.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Paul Morris)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Internet giant Google has increased its lead over its rival Yahoo! in the battle for the booming Internet advertising sector, driving its stocks up in trading with its results.</p><br clear="all"/>
Blockbuster ends lowest-priced online video plan
(Reuters)
Reuters - Blockbuster Inc the No. 1 video
rental store chain, has withdrawn its lowest online
subscription price and is testing a program to allow
Blockbuster Online subscribers to exchange DVDs at company
stores as well as by mail.
Sony Debuts PS3 Games, Online Strategy
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Sony rolls out a list of video game titles and unveiled an online strategy for the PlayStation 3 game console, expected to ship in November.
YouTube Pulls Nearly 30,000 Videos
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - YouTube has removed from its Web site nearly 30,000 videos that Japan's entertainment industry said contained copyrighted material.
Microsoft Inks Digital Book Deal
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft continued its migration into Google's domain this week when it inked a deal with a digital-scanning company to produce a vast library of online-accessible digitized books.
Darwin's Works Made Available Online
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The complete works of Charles Darwin followed perhaps its own natural evolutionary process this week when researchers began publishing the material online -- some of it for the first time.
Microsoft Blasts Internet Explorer 7 Vulnerability Reports
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Less than a day after releasing its latest browser update, Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft was hit with reports that the new software had a vulnerability that was present in the last version, Internet Explorer 6, and had gone unpatched.
Video-hungry users could push Net to brink: Nortel
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061020/wr_nm/nortel_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061020/2006_10_20t084847_450x298_us_nortel.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=gH9PSzac7douCodS8WJLaw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A woman watches as her friend uses a video camera in front of a couple of computers at a house in the central Israeli town of Ramle October 12, 2006. Soaring demand for games, video and music will stretch the Internet to its limits, Canada's Nortel Networks Corp. says, and it expects service providers will make big investments in its technology to avoid a crunch. (Yonathan Weitzman/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Soaring demand for games, video and
music will stretch the Internet to its limits, Canada's Nortel
Networks Corp. says, and it expects service providers will make
big investments in its technology to avoid a crunch.</p><br clear="all"/>
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