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New generation Firefox web browser unleashed
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061025/tc_afp/afplifestyleusinternet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061025/capt.sge.fce69.251006025940.photo00.photo.default-300x247.jpg?x=130&y=107&sig=w5u.FBuGM.aIFPpzDf_OBA--" align="left" height="107" width="130" alt="Mozilla released a new version of its Firefox web browser that has gained popularity as a free alternative to Microsoft's ubiquitous Internet Explorer software.(Mozilla)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Mozilla released a new version of its Firefox web browser that has gained popularity as a free alternative to Microsoft's ubiquitous Internet Explorer software.</p><br clear="all"/>
Could Firefox 2.0 Overtake Internet Explorer 7?
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - On Tuesday, the Mozilla Foundation is expected to release the final version of Firefox 2.0, the latest iteration of the open-source browser that has been nipping steadily at the heels of Microsoft's Internet Explorer. The new Firefox version comes less than a week after Microsoft released the long-awaited version 7 of Internet Explorer.
Microsoft Opens Sender ID Spec To Help Fight Spam
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft has released its Sender ID Framework to developers who want to create services or products that use this particular authentication technology to help ward off the evils of spam.
Microsoft to offer Vista upgrade coupons
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061024/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_vista_coupons"><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 - People who buy certain Windows personal computers this holiday season will be offered free or heavily discounted coupons to upgrade to Microsoft Corp.'s new operating system, Windows Vista, under a program designed to spur sales despite Vista's delay, Microsoft said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft Offering Sender ID For Free
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft Corp. has made its Sender ID framework for email authentication license free.
Microsoft to defer $1.5 billion in sales to third quarter
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061024/bs_nm/microsoft_deferral_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061025/2006_10_24t183752_450x294_us_microsoft_deferral.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=kyiMNASWNIYMm3jFC3xKxg--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Visitors try Microsoft's upcoming Vista operating system at the World PC Expo in Tokyo, October 20, 2006. (Kiyoshi Ota/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. said on
Tuesday it will defer around $1.5 billion in revenue from its
current fiscal second-quarter to its third quarter to account
for its upgrade plan and pre-shipments of its upcoming Windows
Vista operating system and Office 2007 software suite.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft to start Vista coupon plan for PC buyers
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061024/tc_nm/microsoft_upgrade_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061024/2006_10_24t163135_450x377_us_microsoft_upgrade.jpg?x=130&y=109&sig=bi9aSVbR8g2W1G2nib3X5g--" align="left" height="109" width="130" alt="An image courtesy of Microsoft shows the Games Explorer function in the new Vista operating system. Microsoft this week will begin a coupon program for personal computer buyers to upgrade to Vista operating, the company said on Tuesday. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. this week will
begin a coupon program for personal computer buyers to upgrade
to the new Vista operating system when it premiers next year in
an effort to avoid a drop-off in PC sales over the holidays and
ahead of the software's release.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft Offers Discount Coupon for Upgrade to Windows Vista
(PC World)
PC World - Coupons will allow a consumer buying a PC now to upgrade from XP to Vista in 2007.
Microsoft Offers Vouchers In Arkansas Lawsuit Settlement
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - In Arkansas, Microsoft has moved to settle another class action suit that alleged overcharging.
Microsoft Offers Vista Discounts To Holiday Shoppers
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The promotion is aimed at moving Windows XP-based PCs now, while encouraging upgrades to Windows Vista later.
Hacker unlocks Apple music download protection
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061025/tc_nm/apple_itunes_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061025/2006_10_24t220633_450x285_us_apple_itunes.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=oT8mJOvNsjEolPHZ5RllLQ--" 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, California, September 12, 2006. Hacker Jon Lech Johansen has found a way to unlock the code that prevents iPod users from playing songs from download music stores other than Apple's iTunes, his company said on Tuesday. (Dino Vournas/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A hacker who as a teen cracked
the encryption on DVDs has found a way to unlock the code that
prevents iPod users from playing songs from download music
stores other than Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes, his company
said on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft to start Vista coupon plan for PC buyers
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061024/tc_nm/microsoft_upgrade_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061024/2006_10_24t163135_450x377_us_microsoft_upgrade.jpg?x=130&y=109&sig=bi9aSVbR8g2W1G2nib3X5g--" align="left" height="109" width="130" alt="An image courtesy of Microsoft shows the Games Explorer function in the new Vista operating system. Microsoft this week will begin a coupon program for personal computer buyers to upgrade to Vista operating, the company said on Tuesday. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. this week will
begin a coupon program for personal computer buyers to upgrade
to the new Vista operating system when it premiers next year in
an effort to avoid a drop-off in PC sales over the holidays and
ahead of the software's release.</p><br clear="all"/>
Sony says may lose some battery business on recall
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061024/tc_nm/sony_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061025/2006_10_24t031822_450x316_us_sony_battery.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=uRBxdW1MBmcLQQbBpC068g--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Sony Corp Executive Deputy President Yutaka Nakagawa (C) and Senior Vice Presidents Makoto Kogure (L) and Naofumi Hara attend a media briefing regarding recalls of its notebook computer batteries in Tokyo October 24, 2006. (Toru Hanai/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Sony Corp. (6758.T) said on Tuesday that
a recall of up to 9.6 million of its personal computer
batteries was overwhelming its production capacity and warned
it could lose some business to its rivals.</p><br clear="all"/>
Google lets Web sites tailor search to user tastes
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061024/tc_nm/google_search_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061024/2006_10_24t165345_450x294_us_google_search.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=XMY8Mjrjfw9g0DpTq0dnUA--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="The Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, in a file photo. Google is ready to let Web publishers and bloggers create custom searches on their sites, in a move that could make searches more relevant to consumers and allow the company to charge more for advertising, the company said late on Monday. (Clay McLachlan/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Google Inc. is ready to
let Web publishers and bloggers create custom searches on their
sites, in a move that could make searches more relevant to
consumers and allow the company to charge more for advertising,
Google said late on Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Computer beats fastest text messenger
(AP)
AP - Ben Cook's fingers flurried so fast you couldn't see what he was doing until he had done it. But when the cell-phone screens cleared, the world's fastest text messenger was handed his first head-to-head defeat Tuesday: a voice-recognition computer had bested his record time on a complicated 27-word message.
New generation Firefox web browser unleashed
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061025/tc_afp/afplifestyleusinternet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061025/capt.sge.fce69.251006025940.photo00.photo.default-300x247.jpg?x=130&y=107&sig=w5u.FBuGM.aIFPpzDf_OBA--" align="left" height="107" width="130" alt="Mozilla released a new version of its Firefox web browser that has gained popularity as a free alternative to Microsoft's ubiquitous Internet Explorer software.(Mozilla)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Mozilla released a new version of its Firefox web browser that has gained popularity as a free alternative to Microsoft's ubiquitous Internet Explorer software.</p><br clear="all"/>
World of Warcraft:The Burning Crusade game delayed
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061025/wr_nm/media_videogames_blizzard_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061025/2006_10_24t194953_450x275_us_media_videogames_blizzard.jpg?x=130&y=79&sig=gzVEI6GqeTYSX5ofdt_AlA--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="A screenshot from 'World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade' courtesy of Blizzard Entertainment. The company said on Tuesday it would delay release of the game until January, missing the holiday season, to give developers time to polish the much anticipated online video game. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Vivendi's Blizzard Entertainment
said on Tuesday it would delay release of "World of Warcraft:
The Burning Crusade" until January, missing the holiday season,
to give developers time to polish the much anticipated online
video game.</p><br clear="all"/>
U.S. tech stocks fall on Texas Instruments outlook
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061024/bs_nm/markets_stocks_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061025/2006_10_24t165830_450x286_us_markets_stocks.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=z_LjykNOMU4uyxtq8kf5ag--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="Texas Instruments CEO Richard Templeton during a news conference in Bangalore, March 28, 2006. Tech stocks fell on Tuesday, led by a drop in Texas Instruments, after a disappointing outlook by the No.1 maker of chips for cell phones raised concerns over the outlook for corporate profits. (Jagadeesh Nv/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - U.S. tech stocks fell on Tuesday, led
by a drop in Texas Instruments Inc. , but the Dow
industrials closed at another record high, boosted by General
Motors Corp. on expectations it will report strong
results on Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Could Firefox 2.0 Overtake Internet Explorer 7?
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - On Tuesday, the Mozilla Foundation is expected to release the final version of Firefox 2.0, the latest iteration of the open-source browser that has been nipping steadily at the heels of Microsoft's Internet Explorer. The new Firefox version comes less than a week after Microsoft released the long-awaited version 7 of Internet Explorer.
Former top Comverse official pleads guilty to securities fraud
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061025/bs_afp/uscompanyfraud"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061025/capt.sge.fce80.251006030046.photo00.photo.default-387x248.jpg?x=130&y=83&sig=.dUO8NWIH_iSq2gKyXTJDg--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="The Department of Justice seal. The former chief financial officer of software maker Comverse Technology Inc. pleaded guilty to conspiracy and securities fraud for using back-dated stock options, the US Justice Department announced.(DOJ)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The former chief financial officer of software maker Comverse Technology Inc. pleaded guilty to conspiracy and securities fraud for using back-dated stock options, the US Justice Department announced.</p><br clear="all"/>
New generation Firefox web browser unleashed
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061025/tc_afp/afplifestyleusinternet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061025/capt.sge.fce69.251006025940.photo00.photo.default-300x247.jpg?x=130&y=107&sig=w5u.FBuGM.aIFPpzDf_OBA--" align="left" height="107" width="130" alt="Mozilla released a new version of its Firefox web browser that has gained popularity as a free alternative to Microsoft's ubiquitous Internet Explorer software.(Mozilla)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Mozilla released a new version of its Firefox web browser that has gained popularity as a free alternative to Microsoft's ubiquitous Internet Explorer software.</p><br clear="all"/>
Hacker unlocks Apple music download protection
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061025/tc_nm/apple_itunes_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061025/2006_10_24t220633_450x285_us_apple_itunes.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=oT8mJOvNsjEolPHZ5RllLQ--" 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, California, September 12, 2006. Hacker Jon Lech Johansen has found a way to unlock the code that prevents iPod users from playing songs from download music stores other than Apple's iTunes, his company said on Tuesday. (Dino Vournas/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A hacker who as a teen cracked
the encryption on DVDs has found a way to unlock the code that
prevents iPod users from playing songs from download music
stores other than Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes, his company
said on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
World of Warcraft:The Burning Crusade game delayed
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061025/wr_nm/media_videogames_blizzard_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061025/2006_10_24t194953_450x275_us_media_videogames_blizzard.jpg?x=130&y=79&sig=gzVEI6GqeTYSX5ofdt_AlA--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="A screenshot from 'World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade' courtesy of Blizzard Entertainment. The company said on Tuesday it would delay release of the game until January, missing the holiday season, to give developers time to polish the much anticipated online video game. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Vivendi's Blizzard Entertainment
said on Tuesday it would delay release of "World of Warcraft:
The Burning Crusade" until January, missing the holiday season,
to give developers time to polish the much anticipated online
video game.</p><br clear="all"/>
Experts: Ban won't stop online gambling
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061025/ap_on_hi_te/online_gambling"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20061012/i/r1236414844.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=I5s6MtwF7LbyDi76eBT4yg--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="A computer screen displays an online gambling website, October 2, 2006. A looming U.S. ban on Internet gambling is already scaring off London-listed operators, but the industry will continue to thrive in the hands of private operators in locations like Costa Rica, Antigua and Curacao. REUTERS/Toby Melville" border="0" /></a>AP - Gamblers may look over their shoulder now, but experts say a new Internet gambling ban won't keep bettors from ponying up, just turn them on to overseas payment services out of the law's reach.</p><br clear="all"/>
Hacker targets iPod, iTunes restrictions
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061025/ap_on_hi_te/ipod_hack"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/net/20061025/capt.3106d64a6a173a9c252531bbbe12c007.jpg?x=107&y=130&sig=0z8W_2QxPamlSMeu1rOu3Q--" align="left" height="130" width="107" alt="**FILE PHOTO** Norwegian Jon Lech Johansen appears in court in Oslo Dec. 13, 2002. Johansen became a hero to computer hackers and was deemed a villain by Hollywood for writing and distributing a program called DeCSS, software which made it possible to copy protected DVD films. (AP Photo/Bjoern Sigurdsoen/SCANPIX)" border="0" /></a>AP - A hacker known for cracking the copy-protection technology in DVDs claims to have unlocked the playback restrictions of Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod and iTunes music products and plans to license his code to others.</p><br clear="all"/>
Could Firefox 2.0 Overtake Internet Explorer 7?
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - On Tuesday, the Mozilla Foundation is expected to release the final version of Firefox 2.0, the latest iteration of the open-source browser that has been nipping steadily at the heels of Microsoft's Internet Explorer. The new Firefox version comes less than a week after Microsoft released the long-awaited version 7 of Internet Explorer.
EMI label Parlophone seeks online demos
(AP)
AP - A major pop recording label is opening an online portal for aspiring singers and groups, EMI announced Tuesday.
New York opera to broadcast live on Internet
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061024/tc_afp/afpentertainmentmusic"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061024/capt.sge.fbj19.241006213205.photo00.photo.default-512x371.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=gQUENvj6GASUswswgNfJGA--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="Opera fans watch "Madama Butterfly" on an outdoor television screen during the Metropolitan Opera 2006-2007 season opening night at Lincoln Center, September 2006 in New York City. New York's Metropolitan Opera is to relay live broadcasts of its performances on the Internet as part of its policy to open the rarefied world to a wider audience, the company announced.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Evan Agostini)" border="0" /></a>AFP - New York's Metropolitan Opera is to relay live broadcasts of its performances on the Internet as part of its policy to open the rarefied world to a wider audience, the company announced.</p><br clear="all"/>
Amazon.com 3Q earnings fall
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061024/ap_on_hi_te/earns_amazon_com"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061025/2006_10_24t162612_450x302_us_retail_amazon_earns.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=OT7PBTCz0KbZddhaooYqog--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Amazon.com Chairman and CEO Jeff Bezos in a file photo. The company on Tuesday reported sharply lower third-quarter net income as higher spending on technology and a patent litigation settlement squeezed profits at the Web retailer. (Anthony P. Bolante/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Internet retailer Amazon.com said Tuesday that third-quarter earnings fell by more than a third, but the company still managed to beat analysts' expectations.</p><br clear="all"/>
Election Ads Join The Broadband Revolution
(AdWeek.com)
AdWeek.com - American political campaigns haven't quite caught onto the broadband video revolution, but a trickle of activity has begun in several key races as Election Day 2006 nears. And while this year is relatively quiet, observers say that the surging interest in online video coupled with an expanding political Web universe sets up 2008 as a potential breakthrough year for digital political advertising.
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