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AOL, Microsoft court indie-rock crowd
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061104/wr_nm/aol_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061104/2006_11_03t223856_450x294_us_aol.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=BP.89fOeatqJuzz0Ft4W.g--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Visitors examine Microsoft Corp's new 'Windows Vista' operating system on laptops at a booth during the World PC Expo in Tokyo October 20, 2006. AOL and Microsoft are wooing indie-rock fans to help solidify their digital music strategies. Corporations seeking indie cred are nothing new. But both bids come at critical times for the technology giants. (Kiyoshi Ota/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - AOL and Microsoft are wooing
indie-rock fans to help solidify their digital music
strategies.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft Replacing MSN Music With Zune Store
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Consumers attempting to buy from MSN Music will instead be directed to the Zune store or Real Rhapsody service after Zune goes live Nov. 14.
Windows, Windows And... Linux?
(Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT - News) deal Thursday with Novell (NASDAQ:NOVL - News) is not a sign that Microsoft has fundamentally changed its opinion of free, open-source software. But the deal is an admission by Microsoft that Linux, the best-known open-source software, is here for the long haul.
Microsoft Unlikely To Sue Over Linux Patents Despite Bluster: Experts
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - "What software company on the planet is going to sue someone who might buy their software?" says one analyst.
Microsoft Eschews Auto Push For Japanese IE7
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft launched the Japanese edition of Internet Explorer 7 on Thursday, but said it will delay pushing the new browser to users via Automatic Updates until next year because businesses have asked for more time to configure their Web sites and applications.
OpenOffice Blesses Microsoft-Novell Pact
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The Linux-Windows cooperation deal between Microsoft and Novell is being welcomed by the group behind the free OpenOffice.org applications suite.
Microsoft Keeps The Patent Hammer Handy In Novell Linux Pact
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft and Novell will work more closely with each other under the new deal.
Judge: Microsoft's Gates must testify
(AP)
AP - A district court judge in Iowa has ordered Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates and CEO Steve Ballmer to testify in person at a trial in Iowa later this month.
Facing Complaints, Microsoft Amends Windows Vista License
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Has Microsoft backed down? In response to a raft of complaints, the Redmond-based software giant has changed Vista's End User License Agreement, or EULA, barely a week after releasing it.
Vista: How Soon Until Deployment?
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The average Joe will have to wait until 2007 to get a copy of Windows Vista, but companies will have it as early as November 30, along with new versions of Office and Exchange, according to Microsoft. That's less than a month away, yet it could take years for companies to start -- much less finish -- deployments.
Holiday season may not be joyous for PC makers
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061103/tc_nm/computers_holiday_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061104/2006_11_03t173114_450x350_us_computers_holiday.jpg?x=130&y=101&sig=zm3fP2qRKrahgZrL56W32Q--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="Software developers use computers at a conference in Los Angeles September 13, 2005. Computers may be the last thing left on the shelves this holiday season as the delayed release of Microsoft's Vista operating system, laptop battery recalls and other challenges dent U.S. sales, analysts said. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Computers may be the last thing
left on the shelves this holiday season as the delayed release
of Microsoft's Vista operating system, laptop battery recalls
and other challenges dent U.S. sales, analysts said.</p><br clear="all"/>
Apple adds to iPod line with second red nano
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061103/tc_nm/apple_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061103/2006_11_03t102342_450x374_us_apple.jpg?x=130&y=108&sig=Qtvk7roRpX3IH2ve30ToCQ--" align="left" height="108" width="130" alt="A screenshot of Apple.com showing the new red iPod nano, taken November 3, 2006. Apple Computer Inc. said on Friday that it's adding a red 8-gigabyte version of its tiny iPod nano to its popular line of digital music players, offering to donate money to charity for every player it sells. (www.apple.com/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Apple Computer Inc. said on
Friday that it's adding a red 8-gigabyte version of its tiny
iPod nano to its popular line of digital music players,
offering to donate money to charity for every player it sells.</p><br clear="all"/>
AOL, Microsoft court indie-rock crowd
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061104/tc_nm/aol_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061104/2006_11_03t223856_450x294_us_aol.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=BP.89fOeatqJuzz0Ft4W.g--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Visitors examine Microsoft Corp's new 'Windows Vista' operating system on laptops at a booth during the World PC Expo in Tokyo October 20, 2006. AOL and Microsoft are wooing indie-rock fans to help solidify their digital music strategies. Corporations seeking indie cred are nothing new. But both bids come at critical times for the technology giants. (Kiyoshi Ota/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - AOL and Microsoft are wooing
indie-rock fans to help solidify their digital music
strategies.</p><br clear="all"/>
Web tools for the right Medicare drug plan
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061103/tc_nm/column_pluggedin_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061104/2006_11_03t183410_450x309_us_column_pluggedin.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=v0CGvKgv_oPVKgW9rJ76Ag--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="The pharmacy is seen at a Wal-Mart in Chicago, September 27, 2006. Open enrollment for 2007 Medicare prescription drug coverage begins November 15. Next year offers a bigger selection of Medicare Part D coverage, and many existing plans are being tweaked. (Joshua Lott/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Senior citizens, sharpen your
pencils and fire up your computers -- open enrollment for 2007
Medicare prescription drug coverage begins November 15.</p><br clear="all"/>
Politicians beware - Internet prolongs blunders
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061103/tc_nm/usa_elections_internet_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061103/2006_11_03t150639_450x300_us_usa_elections_internet.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=fnzbsm2QxahtGz35T3.G2Q--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Senator John Kerry is shown saluting the delegation at the Democratic National Convention, in Boston, in this July 29, 2004 file photo. Clips of controversial comments made by Kerry were posted on the video-sharing Web site YouTube.com and viewed tens of thousands of times. (Gary Hershorn/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - In the Internet age, political
blunders never die. They don't even fade away.</p><br clear="all"/>
Wireless ventures aim to boost music subscriptions
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061104/wr_nm/cingular_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061104/2006_11_03t220851_450x366_us_cingular.jpg?x=130&y=105&sig=DDSAgVJdYqoqLtCunEttlg--" align="left" height="105" width="130" alt="Cingular Wireless sales consultant Marcell Lane shows how a phone works to a customer at a Cingular Wireless store in Atlanta, February 17, 2004. On Monday (November 6), Cingular Wireless will become the first U.S. operator to provide mobile access to online digital music services such as Napster, eMusic and Yahoo Music. (Tami Chappell/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - On Monday (November 6),
Cingular Wireless will become the first U.S. operator to
provide mobile access to online digital music services such as
Napster, eMusic and Yahoo Music.</p><br clear="all"/>
Hands On: Apple iPod Shuffle
(PC World)
PC World - Redesigned music player offers style and sound at a tiny size.
Cell summons for rapper Rhymes
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061103/ap_en_ce/people_busta_rhymes"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061103/capt.04cd852018a64500995f605d496345fc.people_busta_rhymes_nyll106.jpg?x=74&y=130&sig=F6Q8.a9b7pvHT7zuHAgrmw--" align="left" height="130" width="74" alt="Rapper Busta Rhyme, whose birth name is Trevor Smith, enters Manhattan criminal court on Oct. 24, 2006, in New York. He was appearing in court on an assault charge for allegedly attacking a man who spit on his car in August. The rapper was caught talking on his cell phone while driving past a Manhattan police station, police said Friday. He drove past Thursday evening, Nov. 2, 2006, when police allegedly spotted him on the cell phone and issued a summons to appear for the moving violation. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)" border="0" /></a>AP - Busta Rhymes picked the wrong place to be on his cell phone — behind the wheel, driving past a police station.</p><br clear="all"/>
Windows, Windows And... Linux?
(Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT - News) deal Thursday with Novell (NASDAQ:NOVL - News) is not a sign that Microsoft has fundamentally changed its opinion of free, open-source software. But the deal is an admission by Microsoft that Linux, the best-known open-source software, is here for the long haul.
FTC fines adware firm $3M
(AP)
AP - An online media and advertising company accused of unfairly and deceptively downloading its software onto consumers' computers has agreed to pay a $3 million fine to the Federal Trade Commission.
Wireless ventures aim to boost music subscriptions
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061104/wr_nm/cingular_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061104/2006_11_03t220851_450x366_us_cingular.jpg?x=130&y=105&sig=DDSAgVJdYqoqLtCunEttlg--" align="left" height="105" width="130" alt="Cingular Wireless sales consultant Marcell Lane shows how a phone works to a customer at a Cingular Wireless store in Atlanta, February 17, 2004. On Monday (November 6), Cingular Wireless will become the first U.S. operator to provide mobile access to online digital music services such as Napster, eMusic and Yahoo Music. (Tami Chappell/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - On Monday (November 6),
Cingular Wireless will become the first U.S. operator to
provide mobile access to online digital music services such as
Napster, eMusic and Yahoo Music.</p><br clear="all"/>
Tariff a Catch "22" for Canadian college stations
(Reuters)
Reuters - Canadian college radio could be under
threat, with a number of stations saying they will be forced to
pull their online feeds if a tariff proposed by Canada's
performing rights society comes into force next year.
Philips sponsors free New York Times Web access
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061104/media_nm/media_newyorktimes_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061104/2006_11_03t220006_450x362_us_media_newyorktimes.jpg?x=130&y=104&sig=.xBa.sC2Zi8ov1.I30qzYA--" align="left" height="104" width="130" alt="A screen grab of NYTimes.com. The New York Times Co. said on Friday it will offer free access to its Times Select online opinion section through a sponsorship deal with Royal Philips Electronics as it aims to get more people to subscribe to the $49.95-per-year service. (www.nytimes.com/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The New York Times Co. said on Friday
it will offer free access to its Times Select online opinion
section through a sponsorship deal with Royal Philips
Electronics as it aims to get more people to subscribe to the
$49.95-per-year service.</p><br clear="all"/>
Texas begins online test of Mexico border cameras
(Reuters)
Reuters - Texas began testing a Web site on
Friday that enables anyone with Internet access to keep watch
on the state's border with Mexico.
Cable Companies Winning Against Telcos In Bundled Services
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Fully 90% of homes that have the so-called "triple play" of TV, voice, and broadband services are cable TV subscribers.
FTC fines adware firm $3M
(AP)
AP - An online media and advertising company accused of unfairly and deceptively downloading its software onto consumers' computers has agreed to pay a $3 million fine to the Federal Trade Commission.
Microsoft Eschews Auto Push For Japanese IE7
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft launched the Japanese edition of Internet Explorer 7 on Thursday, but said it will delay pushing the new browser to users via Automatic Updates until next year because businesses have asked for more time to configure their Web sites and applications.
UN Forum Examines Internet Accessibility
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The first UN-backed conference on the Internet focused on access in developing countries, access for people with disabilities, the dominance of English, and government censorship online.
Fury at Internet video of youth pranks in Scottish leader's house
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061103/tc_afp/britainpolitics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061103/capt.sge.ihw65.031106224147.photo00.photo.default-389x512.jpg?x=98&y=130&sig=IdG93KfV.4WQ74wmU3Uqeg--" align="left" height="130" width="98" alt="Scottish First Minister Jack McConnell, seen here in Edinburgh in 2005, was left seething after a video was posted on the Internet of his son's mates larking about in his official residence.(AFP/File/Carl De Souza)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Scottish First Minister Jack McConnell was left seething after a video was posted on the Internet of his son's mates larking about in his official residence.</p><br clear="all"/>
Wikipedia critic finds copied passages
(AP)
AP - A critic of an online encyclopedia written and edited by its users has identified dozens of biographical articles that appear to contain passages lifted from other sites, prompting its administrators to delete several pending a review.
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