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Microsoft sues counterfeit software dealers
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061031/wr_nm/microsoft_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061027/capt.sge.gcz50.271006171049.photo00.photo.default-512x379.jpg?x=130&y=96&sig=OLBpHmUpKRy6BGPk.ZY1xg--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="Microsoft co-founder and chairman Bill Gates(L), his wife Melinda Gates, seen here in June 2006. A network of European charities, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, was launched to lobby governments and the private sector for more action to improve healthcare in developing nations.(AFP/File/Nicholas Roberts)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. said on Tuesday it
had started 55 legal actions around the world against dealers
it accuses of selling counterfeit software online, its largest
enforcement effort to date.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft toughens anti-piracy actions
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061031/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_piracy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061026/capt.534b66053bb24bcba3300295f7648aa1.earns_microsoft_waet112.jpg?x=54&y=130&sig=xpiqr614yLpllWEaQqz1Pw--" align="left" height="130" width="54" alt="A Microsoft employee takes a break beneath a row of banners promoting new communications software on the company campus Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2006, in Redmond, Wash. Microsoft Corp. said Thursday, Oct. 26, 2006, that quarterly earnings rose by 11 percent, exceeding Wall Street estimates. For the three months ended Sept. 30, Microsoft said it earned $3.48 billion, or 35 cents per share. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)" border="0" /></a>AP - Microsoft Corp. said Monday it has filed more than 50 lawsuits and other legal actions worldwide against people it says sold pirated copies of its software using online auction sites such as eBay.</p><br clear="all"/>
Authentium Asks Microsoft To Approve Vista Kernel Trick
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - A security company that made headlines last week when it announced an end-run around the kernel security in the 64-bit version of Windows Vista says it has opened direct talks with Microsoft.
Microsoft Delivers Free Small Biz Accounting Software
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft updates and renames its small business accounting software.
Danes Finger Another IE 7 Flaw
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - A Danish security vendor says there's another security vulnerability that went unfixed in Microsoft's Internet Explorer 6 that is now shared by the new IE 7.
Analyst Questions Microsoft's New Antipiracy Strategy
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Like any industry expert, Joseph Wilcox, a senior analyst at Jupiter Research, says that piracy, which is a polite term for stealing, has cost the software industry billions of dollars in lost sales. Software makers have a right to protect their property, he says.
Microsoft urged to keep users' choice
(AP)
AP - Google Inc. said Monday that it wants Microsoft Corp. to make sure users can easily choose Internet search engines in future products — but Google refused to say if changes Microsoft has already made to its upcoming operating system, Vista, have gone far enough.
The New Browser Wars: Firefox vs. Internet Explorer
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - With the release of new versions of Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Mozilla's Firefox, the Web has been abuzz with reports on the second outbreak of the browser wars, pitting Microsoft and Mozilla in an overt fight to the death for market share. But that fight is more subtle than most people might assume.
Old Flaw Haunts New Microsoft Browser
(PC World)
PC World - Security firm reports another glitch in newly released Internet Explorer 7.
Microsoft Adds 1080p Support With Xbox Update
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Microsoft said it will issue a Halloween update to its Microsoft Live! service on Tuesday, adding more than 85 new enhancements to its online service, including 1080p support.
Verizon to offer automatic phone contact updates
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061031/tc_nm/telecoms_verizon_plaxo_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061030/capt.7d960db923d643f99a9333cf9c85b3e6.earns_verizon_cajc102.jpg?x=130&y=112&sig=YrD3ZzBuLxM4cHpLmP.VrA--" align="left" height="112" width="130" alt="A woman walks past a Verizon Wireless store in San Francisco, Monday, Oct. 30, 2006. Verizon Wireless dazzled in the third quarter, but not enough to distract from worries about the wired side of Verizon Commmunications Inc., where losses of traditional phone customers accelerated, profit margins eroded and costs from a 'bet the company' push into cable TV rose.(AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Customers of Verizon Wireless, the No.
2 U.S. mobile provider, can now have the contacts in their
phones automatically updated without manually entering the
data, according to Plaxo Inc, which created the service.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft sues counterfeit software dealers
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061031/tc_nm/microsoft_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061027/capt.sge.gcz50.271006171049.photo00.photo.default-512x379.jpg?x=130&y=96&sig=OLBpHmUpKRy6BGPk.ZY1xg--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="Microsoft co-founder and chairman Bill Gates(L), his wife Melinda Gates, seen here in June 2006. A network of European charities, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, was launched to lobby governments and the private sector for more action to improve healthcare in developing nations.(AFP/File/Nicholas Roberts)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. said on
Tuesday it had started 55 legal actions around the world
against dealers it accuses of selling counterfeit software
online, its largest enforcement effort to date.</p><br clear="all"/>
MySpace to block illegal use of copyrighted music
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061030/tc_nm/media_myspace_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061030/2006_10_30t122513_450x383_us_media_myspace.jpg?x=130&y=110&sig=Hd_VKUuBqydRbkJeqgi0Eg--" align="left" height="110" width="130" alt="Myspace.com site in an undated image. The News Corp site on Monday said it had licensed a new technology to stop users from posting unauthorized copyrighted music on the social networking Web site and oust frequent violators of its policy. REUTER/www.MySpace.com (Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - News Corp.'s (NWSa.N)
MySpace.com on Monday said it had licensed a new technology to
stop users from posting unauthorized copyrighted music on the
social networking Web site and oust frequent violators of its
policy.</p><br clear="all"/>
ABC News courting next generation on Internet
(Reuters)
Reuters - As the news networks come
to grips with the digital revolution, ABC News is merging the
old and new world every day with an original newscast whose
primary audience have video iPods.
Nokia enters car navigation market
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061030/tc_nm/nokia_navigation_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061030/2006_10_30t090139_450x337_us_nokia_navigation.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=O_KkZLpZmm1eixu2pO_h9Q--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="The Nokia 330 Auto Navigation device in a photo released October 30, 2006. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Nokia on Monday became the
latest major consumer electronics company to enter the booming
car-navigation market, upping the ante for Dutch market leader
TomTom.</p><br clear="all"/>
Lost in translation: Chinglish.com steps into fray
(Reuters)
Reuters - As ambitious parents in western
countries cram their children into Mandarin classes and
career-minded Chinese students study English, an online service
has stepped into the fray -- Chinglish.com.
Xbox Gets 1080p Upgrade for Halloween
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - What does Microsoft's Halloween upgrade to Xbox Live hold in store for gamers?
Mobile unit lifts KPN
(FT.com)
FT.com - KPN, the Dutch telecommunications group, on Tuesday upgraded its earnings guidance for 2006 as the performance of its mobile telephony division "more than compensated" for the challenges faced by fading traditional fixed-line activities.
Red Hat Fires Back at Oracle Linux
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Linux software distributor Red Hat has issued a response to Oracle's recent announcement that it would be supporting Linux, clarifying its position in key areas including support, software compatibility, and updates.
Microsoft toughens anti-piracy actions
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061031/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_piracy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061026/capt.534b66053bb24bcba3300295f7648aa1.earns_microsoft_waet112.jpg?x=54&y=130&sig=xpiqr614yLpllWEaQqz1Pw--" align="left" height="130" width="54" alt="A Microsoft employee takes a break beneath a row of banners promoting new communications software on the company campus Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2006, in Redmond, Wash. Microsoft Corp. said Thursday, Oct. 26, 2006, that quarterly earnings rose by 11 percent, exceeding Wall Street estimates. For the three months ended Sept. 30, Microsoft said it earned $3.48 billion, or 35 cents per share. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)" border="0" /></a>AP - Microsoft Corp. said Monday it has filed more than 50 lawsuits and other legal actions worldwide against people it says sold pirated copies of its software using online auction sites such as eBay.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft sues counterfeit software dealers
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061031/wr_nm/microsoft_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061027/capt.sge.gcz50.271006171049.photo00.photo.default-512x379.jpg?x=130&y=96&sig=OLBpHmUpKRy6BGPk.ZY1xg--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="Microsoft co-founder and chairman Bill Gates(L), his wife Melinda Gates, seen here in June 2006. A network of European charities, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, was launched to lobby governments and the private sector for more action to improve healthcare in developing nations.(AFP/File/Nicholas Roberts)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. said on Tuesday it
had started 55 legal actions around the world against dealers
it accuses of selling counterfeit software online, its largest
enforcement effort to date.</p><br clear="all"/>
ABC News courting next generation on Internet
(Reuters)
Reuters - As the news networks come
to grips with the digital revolution, ABC News is merging the
old and new world every day with an original newscast whose
primary audience have video iPods.
Lost in translation: Chinglish.com steps into fray
(Reuters)
Reuters - As ambitious parents in western
countries cram their children into Mandarin classes and
career-minded Chinese students study English, an online service
has stepped into the fray -- Chinglish.com.
Travel search site SideStep buys hotel reviewer
(Reuters)
Reuters - SideStep Inc., an Internet search
site for travelers, said it is set to announce on Tuesday that
it has acquired TravelPost.com, a site for consumers to review
hotels and resorts.
Microsoft toughens anti-piracy actions
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061031/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_piracy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061026/capt.534b66053bb24bcba3300295f7648aa1.earns_microsoft_waet112.jpg?x=54&y=130&sig=xpiqr614yLpllWEaQqz1Pw--" align="left" height="130" width="54" alt="A Microsoft employee takes a break beneath a row of banners promoting new communications software on the company campus Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2006, in Redmond, Wash. Microsoft Corp. said Thursday, Oct. 26, 2006, that quarterly earnings rose by 11 percent, exceeding Wall Street estimates. For the three months ended Sept. 30, Microsoft said it earned $3.48 billion, or 35 cents per share. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)" border="0" /></a>AP - Microsoft Corp. said Monday it has filed more than 50 lawsuits and other legal actions worldwide against people it says sold pirated copies of its software using online auction sites such as eBay.</p><br clear="all"/>
Viacom asks YouTube to purge certain clips -source
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061031/wr_nm/media_viacom_youtube_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061031/2006_10_30t205233_450x300_us_media_viacom_youtube.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=tRj31GqmNGs8OPg6njjaRQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A man looks at YouTube's web site in a file photo. Viacom Inc. has requested that video Web site YouTube take down some Viacom videos, including shows by comedians Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, as part of ongoing discussions on how the two companies can work together, a Viacom source said on Monday. (Peter Jones/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Viacom Inc. has requested that video
Web site YouTube take down some Viacom videos, including shows
by comedians Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, as part of
ongoing discussions on how the two companies can work together,
a Viacom source said on Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Second Life Interest Grows, With Age Of Its Visitors
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Second Life, a three-dimensional virtual online world, is increasing in popularity and drawing older people and institutions.
New Internet technology aids paedophiles, conference told
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061030/tc_afp/australiainternet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061030/capt.sge.gxx94.301006231410.photo00.photo.default-512x359.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=6m5TN1Mf5U895cAYuY_EDQ--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Computer at an Internet cafe. New high-tech advances were making Internet crimes against children easier for paedophiles to commit and more difficult to detect, experts told a conference in Australia.(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)" border="0" /></a>AFP - New high-tech advances were making Internet crimes against children easier for paedophiles to commit and more difficult to detect, experts told a conference in Australia.</p><br clear="all"/>
MySpace Moves Against Unauthorized Copyrighted Music Postings
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - News Corp.'s MySpace has licensed technology from Gracenote designed to stop users from posting unauthorized copyrighted music on its Web site.
Online Holiday Sales Pegged At $27 Billion
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The study finds that consumers expected to spend more this year on a few core categories: toys, DVDs and video.
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