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Microsoft bets on fast Xbox growth in Brazil
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061110/tc_nm/microsoft_brazil_xbox_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061110/2006_11_10t020310_450x396_us_microsoft_brazil_xbox.jpg?x=130&y=114&sig=nQyCoowys1OKuXjfhtO3mw--" align="left" height="114" width="130" alt="Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 game console is displayed in this April 6, 2006 file photo. Microsoft is going to start selling its Xbox 360 video game console in Brazil next month after years of planning, a company official said on Thursday. (Yuriko Nakao/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft is going
to start selling its Xbox 360 video game console in Brazil next
month after years of planning, a company official said on
Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft Previews Photosynth Picture Viewer Online
(PC World)
PC World - New photo site analyzes and merges pics to create three dimensional images.
Microsoft to share Zune revenues with music labels
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061109/bs_afp/afplifestyleitinternetmusiccompanymicrosoft"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061109/capt.sge.khe96.091106232053.photo00.photo.default-512x342.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=Gu1JCdy6DB4yrsDBmtlvSA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Photo obtained from the Microsoft Corporation shows the company's MP3 player Zune. Microsoft will give Universal Music Group a share of the revenues from its soon-to-be-released Zune MP3 player under the terms of an unprecedented deal.(AFP/Microsoft-HO/File/Douglas Evans)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Microsoft will give Universal Music Group a share of the revenues from its soon-to-be-released Zune MP3 player under the terms of an unprecedented deal.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft to Release Six Windows Security Updates
(PC World)
PC World - Monthly update will patch Windows flaws but not Visual Studio bug.
Sony Ericsson, Vodafone Make Separate Smartphone Partnerships
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Sony Ericsson is making an acquisition to beef up support for "push" wireless e-mail and multimedia apps, while Vodafone is partnering with Microsoft to create new applications and content compatible with Windows Mobile.
Microsoft Releases Sony Rootkit Hunter's Tools
(PC World)
PC World - New software will assist Windows users in detecting hidden system hacks and malware.
Microsoft To Post 6 Patches Next Week
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft plans five updates for Windows and one for XML Core Services; at least two of the updates will be labeled "critical," Microsoft's highest warning rating.
Gates: Vista survived rival challenges
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061109/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_gates"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061109/capt.9a4e4be8e554421fa89e377fd7c287fc.belgium_eu_microsoft_vm104.jpg?x=130&y=80&sig=J5LcbFewPUgAK1Z.cf1fAA--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="Microsoft Corp. chairman and co-founder Bill Gates gestures while speaking during a Microsoft Innovation Day conference in Brussels, Thursday Nov. 9, 2006. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)" border="0" /></a>AP - Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates said Thursday the company's upcoming Windows Vista operating system has survived antitrust complaints by rivals who aimed to "castrate" it.</p><br clear="all"/>
Fake Sites Insist Microsoft Bought Firefox
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The parody sites tout the new Microsoft browser as "It's better now like seriously," but actually download Internet Explorer 7.
Microsoft Ships Windows Vista to Manufacturing
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Despite numerous delays and several previous changes in its shipping schedule, Windows Vista will be available to consumers on January 30, according to the latest news from Microsoft.
U.S. settles case against BetOnSports
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061110/ap_on_hi_te/online_gambling"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/net/20061110/capt.679acebe0d357388f0492c82f1d60560.pjpeg?x=130&y=88&sig=VGpZ7m4AuCMhJaTKJaBRdg--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="**FILE PHOTO** The office of the online gambling company BetOnSports is shown in San Jose, Costa Rica, Aug. 11, 2006. (AP Photo/Kent GIlbert)" border="0" /></a>AP - A federal prosecutor reached a settlement Thursday with online gambling company BetOnSports PLC that permanently bars the London-based company from accepting any bets from the United States.</p><br clear="all"/>
Customers to shop by image on Web site
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061109/ap_on_hi_te/image_shopping"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061109/capt.c146839bec5249f99525e436298c4282.sony_playstation_3_ksd114.jpg?x=92&y=130&sig=4RXvSMAh0fyW2RvJkdZQBA--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="Paris Hilton arrives at a party held by Sony Computer Entertainment America to celebrate the new Playstation 3 game console in Beverly Hills, Calif., Wednesday Nov. 8, 2006. The Playstation 3 game console will be released in U.S. on Friday Nov.17. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)" border="0" /></a>AP - So you want those sleek pair of black boots worn by supermodel Tyra Banks or the bling bling sported by Paris Hilton? This holiday season, customers can get their chance with a new Web site called Like.com that bills itself as the first visual search engine, allowing consumers to search for items by appearance instead of just text and then purchase similar versions — at all price points — from 200 merchants' Web sites.</p><br clear="all"/>
Cell phone companies tout strong gains
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061109/ap_on_hi_te/cellular_revenue"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061107/capt.380d778454364b85a712459493242958.election_rdp_codz115.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=s.fq45kZqvsL1TbsnxITKA--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Elizabeth Moore talks on her cellular telephone while waiting to vote Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2006, in Denver. Voters were reporting long wait times to cast their ballots in Colorado. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)" border="0" /></a>AP - For the billions they've spent to upgrade their wireless networks, cell phone companies are now trumpeting quarter after quarter of strong gains in revenue from services other than phone calls — from messaging and games to music and video clips, as well as wireless Internet access for laptops.</p><br clear="all"/>
More college students taking Web courses
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061109/ap_on_hi_te/colleges_online"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/net/20061109/capt.26c3042c7aea588ed7cf2ccb5ec7d32b.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=ClMOU7yV7isa75TpsfMgbg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="**FILE PHOTO** Andy Steele, a senior at Black Hills State University takes an online course in the library of the campus Tuesday morning, Jan. 10, 2006, in in Spearfish S.D. Steele prefers to take his college courses online rather than in the classroom, which has become a growing trend. He gets better grades and learns more, he says, and insists he isn't missing out on the college experience. (AP Photos/Johnny Sundby)" border="0" /></a>AP - Roughly one in six students enrolled in higher education — about 3.2 million people — took at least one online course last fall, a sharp increase defying predictions that online learning growth is leveling off.</p><br clear="all"/>
Surf 'n' ride: Access the Net in the car
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061109/ap_on_hi_te/autos_mobile_internet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061108/capt.be5aea121ae1461cacba97ecb231b19b.autos_mobile_internet_mass102.jpg?x=130&y=101&sig=eV6p5CSLqHaT7M2vVKIUqw--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="Stephen Devine sits in his conversion van recreational vehicle in Hanover, Mass., Monday afternoon Nov. 6, 2006 using his TracNet internet system made by KVH in Middletown, R.I. TracNet is a mobile internet system for automotive vehicles which uses amplified cellular telephone technology to connect to the internet. Devine, an architect who owns several construction related businesses, uses his system with his Verizon Wireless account for both work and pleasure. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)" border="0" /></a>AP - When Stephen Devine drove with his family from their home in Massachusetts to New York City, he spent two frustrating hours trying to find a place to park his 9-foot-high camper van, which won't fit in most garages. In the end, his 17-year-old daughter found a place to park online — and she didn't even have to leave the van to do it.</p><br clear="all"/>
CBS' canceled "Smith" resurfacing online
(Reuters)
Reuters - CBS will air the four
remaining original episodes of the canceled Ray Liotta crime
drama "Smith" on its Innertube broadband outlet.
Microsoft bets on fast Xbox growth in Brazil
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061110/tc_nm/microsoft_brazil_xbox_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061110/2006_11_10t020310_450x396_us_microsoft_brazil_xbox.jpg?x=130&y=114&sig=nQyCoowys1OKuXjfhtO3mw--" align="left" height="114" width="130" alt="Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 game console is displayed in this April 6, 2006 file photo. Microsoft is going to start selling its Xbox 360 video game console in Brazil next month after years of planning, a company official said on Thursday. (Yuriko Nakao/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft is going
to start selling its Xbox 360 video game console in Brazil next
month after years of planning, a company official said on
Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Helio phone tracks friends by satellite
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061110/tc_afp/afplifestyleusinternettelecomcompanyheliosamsung"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061110/capt.sge.kir23.101106073938.photo00.photo.default-360x363.jpg?x=128&y=130&sig=p9.Lgz4lu.826pe5wyfxdw--" align="left" height="130" width="128" alt="File picture of a mobile phone user. A Helio mobile telephone service launched in the United States lets users track friends and plot routes using satellite-mapping technology. Helio's Drift model telephone, custom-built by South Korea's Samsung Electronics, has a "Buddy Beacon" feature that maps the whereabouts of as many as 25 selected people with similar devices(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A Helio mobile telephone service launched in the United States lets users track friends and plot routes using satellite-mapping technology.</p><br clear="all"/>
How Red Hat Does Support
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Oracle will not find it easy to match Red Hat's Linux support operation. (Linux-Watch)
Microsoft Releases Sony Rootkit Hunter's Tools
(PC World)
PC World - New software will assist Windows users in detecting hidden system hacks and malware.
U.S. settles case against BetOnSports
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061110/ap_on_hi_te/online_gambling"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/net/20061110/capt.679acebe0d357388f0492c82f1d60560.pjpeg?x=130&y=88&sig=VGpZ7m4AuCMhJaTKJaBRdg--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="**FILE PHOTO** The office of the online gambling company BetOnSports is shown in San Jose, Costa Rica, Aug. 11, 2006. (AP Photo/Kent GIlbert)" border="0" /></a>AP - A federal prosecutor reached a settlement Thursday with online gambling company BetOnSports PLC that permanently bars the London-based company from accepting any bets from the United States.</p><br clear="all"/>
CBS' canceled "Smith" resurfacing online
(Reuters)
Reuters - CBS will air the four
remaining original episodes of the canceled Ray Liotta crime
drama "Smith" on its Innertube broadband outlet.
IBM accelerates push into 3D virtual worlds
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061110/wr_nm/ibm_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061110/2006_11_09t203705_450x343_us_ibm.jpg?x=130&y=99&sig=LC01zZgmdDlxtJ5kRDU67A--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="A in-game screenshot of the Linden Lab's Second Life is seen in an undated publicity image. IBM is ramping up its push into virtual worlds with an investment of roughly $10 million over the next 12 months, including an expanded presence within the popular 3D online universe Second Life. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - IBM is ramping up its push into virtual
worlds with an investment of roughly $10 million over the next
12 months, including an expanded presence within the popular 3D
online universe Second Life.</p><br clear="all"/>
Medics might find Dr Google a help, says study
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061110/wr_nm/google_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061110/2006_11_09t193458_450x290_us_google.jpg?x=130&y=83&sig=Wldf_Dd4Os5CN_OofhZ_tg--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="An internet surfer views the Google home page at a cafe in London, August 13, 2004. Searching the worldwide web with engines such as Google Inc may also help doctors to diagnose perplexing medical conditions, Australian researchers said on Friday. (Stephen Hird/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Patients are not the only people turning
to the Internet for medical information.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft Previews Photosynth Picture Viewer Online
(PC World)
PC World - New photo site analyzes and merges pics to create three dimensional images.
Customers to shop by image on Web site
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061109/ap_en_bu/image_shopping"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061109/capt.c146839bec5249f99525e436298c4282.sony_playstation_3_ksd114.jpg?x=92&y=130&sig=4RXvSMAh0fyW2RvJkdZQBA--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="Paris Hilton arrives at a party held by Sony Computer Entertainment America to celebrate the new Playstation 3 game console in Beverly Hills, Calif., Wednesday Nov. 8, 2006. The Playstation 3 game console will be released in U.S. on Friday Nov.17. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)" border="0" /></a>AP - So you want those sleek pair of black boots worn by supermodel Tyra Banks or the bling bling sported by Paris Hilton? This holiday season, customers can get their chance with a new Web site called Like.com that bills itself as the first visual search engine, allowing consumers to search for items by appearance instead of just text and then purchase similar versions — at all price points — from 200 merchants' Web sites.</p><br clear="all"/>
Largest U.S. Websites Get More Foreign Traffic
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Sites like Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo get more than three-quarters of their traffic from overseas.
Yahoo, Linksys Partner On Cordless VoIP Phone
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The new cordless phone lets people make calls over a landline and a broadband Internet connection.
Cell phone companies tout strong gains
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061109/ap_on_hi_te/cellular_revenue"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061107/capt.380d778454364b85a712459493242958.election_rdp_codz115.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=s.fq45kZqvsL1TbsnxITKA--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Elizabeth Moore talks on her cellular telephone while waiting to vote Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2006, in Denver. Voters were reporting long wait times to cast their ballots in Colorado. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)" border="0" /></a>AP - For the billions they've spent to upgrade their wireless networks, cell phone companies are now trumpeting quarter after quarter of strong gains in revenue from services other than phone calls — from messaging and games to music and video clips, as well as wireless Internet access for laptops.</p><br clear="all"/>
Report Shows Online Learning Growing
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Students taking online courses account for 17% of the total population of 17 million, the Sloan Consortium says.
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