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Google and Microsoft in mobile search race
(FT.com)
FT.com - Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Microsoft on Wednesday launched separate deals with telecoms operators to place their search engines on handsets, extending their fierce competition into the booming mobile internet search market.
Sprint to put Microsoft search on its mobile phones
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061116/tc_nm/telecoms_sprintnextel_microsoft_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061116/2006_11_15t224558_234x450_us_telecoms_sprintnextel_microsoft.jpg?x=67&y=130&sig=GdS5YqrinBn3xdUrXH551A--" align="left" height="130" width="67" alt="Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer speaks during a conference at 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, Spain February 14, 2006. Wireless carrier Sprint Nextel Corp. said on Wednesday it will place Microsoft Corp's search engine on its mobile phones, marking the software maker's most significant step to gain a U.S. foothold in the budding mobile Internet search market. (Albert Gea/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Wireless carrier Sprint Nextel Corp.
said on Wednesday it will place Microsoft Corp's
search engine on its mobile phones, marking the software
maker's most significant step to gain a U.S. foothold in the
budding mobile Internet search market.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft Launches Office Live Out Of Beta
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The service for small business offers online Web design, ad management, customer information and sales management, integration with Microsoft Office Accounting Express 2007, and tools for eBay, PayPal and credit monitoring through Equifax.
Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo get ready to rumble
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061116/tc_nm/media_videogames_consoles_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061116/2006_11_15t121753_450x208_us_media_videogames_consoles.jpg?x=130&y=60&sig=OLOLNp4jcDiRxZyERTImgg--" align="left" height="60" width="130" alt="A combination image of the (L) Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft XBox 360 (C) and Nintendo Wii. The $30 billion video game industry's own war of the titans reboots this week with the U.S. launch of Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 on Friday and the debut of Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s Wii on Sunday. (Sam Mircovich - L/Fred Prouser - C/Issei Kato - R/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The $30 billion video game
industry's own war of the titans reboots this week with the
U.S. launch on Friday of Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 and
Sunday's debut of Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s Wii.</p><br clear="all"/>
Gates, McNealy, Schwarzenegger at tech summit
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Stanford, Calif. -- Attendees at the TechNet Innovation Summit event at Stanford University on Wednesday got more than they bargained for. Besides an hour of Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates and panels featuring Sun Microsystems Chairman Scott McNealy and other key executives, they were treated to an appearance by newly re-elected California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
1 percent of Web deemed pornographic
(AP)
AP - About 1 percent of Web sites indexed by Google and Microsoft are sexually explicit, according to a U.S. government-commissioned study.
Microsoft Office Live makes debut
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061115/tc_afp/usitinternetsoftware"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061115/capt.sge.mbr68.151106202750.photo00.photo.default-512x323.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=TNRjiW74E2dTdqqDNW5k_g--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="The logo for Microsoft at their office in Herndon, Virginia. Microsoft launched its Office Live suite of online business software in the United States and said it would release test versions in Europe and Japan next week.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Microsoft launched its Office Live suite of online business software in the United States and said it would release test versions in Europe and Japan next week.</p><br clear="all"/>
EBay limits pre-launch auctions of PlayStation 3 and Wii
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061115/tc_afp/afplifestyleinternet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061115/capt.sge.mcc71.151106212429.photo00.photo.default-512x389.jpg?x=130&y=98&sig=8GZPiHllBvr9_nudeNgn3g--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="Gamers in folding chairs and sleeping bags sit outside Sony Style Plaza in New York as they wait in line for the Sony Playstation 3 which goes on sale 16 November 2006 at midnight. US online auction website eBay said it was restricting pre-launch offers of PlayStation 3 and Wii video game consoles to insure sellers could deliver the coveted goods.(AFP/Timothy A Clary)" border="0" /></a>AFP - US online auction website eBay said it was restricting pre-launch offers of PlayStation 3 and Wii video game consoles to insure sellers could deliver the coveted goods.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft and Novell: Harmony or Heartache?
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft and Novell sent tremors through the open-source world -- and much of the business software market -- when they announced a deal to make Windows and SuSE Linux work better together. Some compared the deal to Nixon's landmark trip to China, then one of America's two arch-rivals; others wondered whether the pact was as bad an event as Watergate.
EU Threatens Microsoft With New Fines
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The EU set Nov. 23 as the final deadline for Microsoft to submit technical documentation needed by competitors to make their products interoperate with Windows-based systems.
NYPD busts $1B a year Web gambling ring
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061116/ap_on_hi_te/internet_gambling_arrests"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061115/capt.ab84bc5152c04be49c5088457d9e0fcb.internet_gambling_arrests_nyma101.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=TNH55yLD3dg0G9zvWnezIQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly, right, is joined by Queens District Attorney Richard Brown, as he speaks to reporters during a news conference at New York City Police Department headquarters, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2006. Prosecutors brought charges against 27 people in connection with a billion-dollar-a-year Internet sports gambling ring, including men identified by authorities as a professional baseball scout and a high-stakes poker player. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)" border="0" /></a>AP - More than two dozen people, including a professional baseball scout and a high-stakes poker player, were charged Wednesday in connection with a billion-dollar-a-year gambling ring that rivaled casino sports books.</p><br clear="all"/>
Retailers prepare for console launches
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061116/ap_on_hi_te/game_consoles_retailers"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061116/capt.aeb3f7c369364e4daf530b4a3ee5dbe5.game_consoles_retailers_caps112.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=PpvzT16j2AXzR4iALjbs1w--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Sebasthian Perez, 11, plays a game on PlayStation 3 at a Sony store in Palo Alto, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2006. Only established eBay Inc. vendors, those who have racked up comments from at least 50 previous customers and have positive ratings of at least 98 out of 100 points, can list PS3s before Friday. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)" border="0" /></a>AP - Retailers expect to be overwhelmed by demand during the impending video game console launches, but say they're working to keep the spirit festive while trying to prevent chaos and confusion.</p><br clear="all"/>
Nintendo hopes for console comeback
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061116/ap_on_hi_te/nintendo_s_wii_challenge"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061116/capt.e79e6e61fc904353948c4168ff163a8c.new_nintendo_game_ax101.jpg?x=95&y=130&sig=zjYxOi1.NzWzFR5MkRQhyw--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="In this handout photo released by Nintendo, Mike Kingrey, right, a Best Buy store manager, opens the first box of Nintendo Wii systems delivered by UPS driver Mike Bellamy, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2006, in Atlanta. Nintendo is mobilizing to meet the demand for its new video game system, which is scheduled to go on sale Nov. 19. (AP Photo/Nintendo, Michael Schwarz)" border="0" /></a>AP - Nintendo brought the world the mustachioed plumber Super Mario and has sold nearly 200 million Game Boy handheld machines over the years.</p><br clear="all"/>
Watch cable TV on your cell phone? Soon.
(AP)
AP - Embracing a technology that has unnerved media and telecommunications companies, a major European wireless provider will let customers watch their home cable TV on a cell phone if they also have a device called the Slingbox back at the house.
Gamblers take aim at Internet ban
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061116/ap_on_hi_te/internet_gambling"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20061116/i/r3873776649.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=it3wyjK5VUfWrUB3GTdf1g--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Traffic on Tropicana Avenue in Las Vegas, Nevada, passes in front of the MGM Grand, June 15, 2004. New Democratic leadership in the U.S. Congress could provide a chance to explore legalization of online gambling, the chief executive of casino operator MGM Mirage said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Ethan Miller" border="0" /></a>AP - Casino executives and a poker lobby group said that they hope a change in power brought by the midterm elections will help them overturn an Internet gambling ban rushed through Congress while Republicans were still in control.</p><br clear="all"/>
Wikipedia unblocked in China after year-long ban
(Reuters)
Reuters - Online enyclopedia Wikipedia was
accessible again in China on Thursday after being blocked for
more than a year, a move hailed by free media advocacy group
Reporters Without Borders.
LG Philips bets on growing demand for large LCD TVs
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061116/tc_afp/skoreaelectronicslgphilipslcd"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061116/capt.sge.mey75.161106082433.photo00.photo.default-512x307.jpg?x=130&y=77&sig=CH2Bk2UeEYZ1IECNuHgB8A--" align="left" height="77" width="130" alt="LG Philips' 100-inch TFT-LCD television panel. LG Philips is betting on growing demand for flat screen televisions to cement its status as one of the world's largest liquid crystal display (LCD) manufacturers.(AFP/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - LG Philips is betting on growing demand for flat screen televisions to cement its status as one of the world's largest liquid crystal display (LCD) manufacturers.</p><br clear="all"/>
Google and Microsoft in mobile search race
(FT.com)
FT.com - Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Microsoft on Wednesday launched separate deals with telecoms operators to place their search engines on handsets, extending their fierce competition into the booming mobile internet search market.
Major Browsers Battle Over Which One Fights Phishing Better
(PC World)
PC World - Mozilla releases study finding that Firefox's antiphishing tool is better than IE 7, despite Microsoft's claims to the contrary.
Sprint to put Microsoft search on its mobile phones
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061116/tc_nm/telecoms_sprintnextel_microsoft_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061116/2006_11_15t224558_234x450_us_telecoms_sprintnextel_microsoft.jpg?x=67&y=130&sig=GdS5YqrinBn3xdUrXH551A--" align="left" height="130" width="67" alt="Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer speaks during a conference at 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, Spain February 14, 2006. Wireless carrier Sprint Nextel Corp. said on Wednesday it will place Microsoft Corp's search engine on its mobile phones, marking the software maker's most significant step to gain a U.S. foothold in the budding mobile Internet search market. (Albert Gea/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Wireless carrier Sprint Nextel Corp.
said on Wednesday it will place Microsoft Corp's
search engine on its mobile phones, marking the software
maker's most significant step to gain a U.S. foothold in the
budding mobile Internet search market.</p><br clear="all"/>
Wikipedia unblocked in China after year-long ban
(Reuters)
Reuters - Online enyclopedia Wikipedia was
accessible again in China on Thursday after being blocked for
more than a year, a move hailed by free media advocacy group
Reporters Without Borders.
HBO, AOL launch site This Just In
(Reuters)
Reuters - Time Warner divisions HBO
and AOL are collaborating to launch a comedy Web site, This
Just In, early next year, marking the first time advertisers
will be able to work with the premium cable channel.
Comedy Central tweaks video platform
(Reuters)
Reuters - With uncertainty looming
over its presence on YouTube, Comedy Central is refining its
broadband video strategy.
Gamblers take aim at Internet ban
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061116/ap_on_hi_te/internet_gambling"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20061116/i/r3873776649.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=it3wyjK5VUfWrUB3GTdf1g--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Traffic on Tropicana Avenue in Las Vegas, Nevada, passes in front of the MGM Grand, June 15, 2004. New Democratic leadership in the U.S. Congress could provide a chance to explore legalization of online gambling, the chief executive of casino operator MGM Mirage said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Ethan Miller" border="0" /></a>AP - Casino executives and a poker lobby group said that they hope a change in power brought by the midterm elections will help them overturn an Internet gambling ban rushed through Congress while Republicans were still in control.</p><br clear="all"/>
NYPD busts $1B a year Web gambling ring
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061116/ap_on_hi_te/internet_gambling_arrests"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061115/capt.ab84bc5152c04be49c5088457d9e0fcb.internet_gambling_arrests_nyma101.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=TNH55yLD3dg0G9zvWnezIQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly, right, is joined by Queens District Attorney Richard Brown, as he speaks to reporters during a news conference at New York City Police Department headquarters, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2006. Prosecutors brought charges against 27 people in connection with a billion-dollar-a-year Internet sports gambling ring, including men identified by authorities as a professional baseball scout and a high-stakes poker player. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)" border="0" /></a>AP - More than two dozen people, including a professional baseball scout and a high-stakes poker player, were charged Wednesday in connection with a billion-dollar-a-year gambling ring that rivaled casino sports books.</p><br clear="all"/>
Sprint to put Microsoft search on its mobile phones
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061116/tc_nm/telecoms_sprintnextel_microsoft_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061116/2006_11_15t224558_234x450_us_telecoms_sprintnextel_microsoft.jpg?x=67&y=130&sig=GdS5YqrinBn3xdUrXH551A--" align="left" height="130" width="67" alt="Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer speaks during a conference at 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, Spain February 14, 2006. Wireless carrier Sprint Nextel Corp. said on Wednesday it will place Microsoft Corp's search engine on its mobile phones, marking the software maker's most significant step to gain a U.S. foothold in the budding mobile Internet search market. (Albert Gea/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Wireless carrier Sprint Nextel Corp.
said on Wednesday it will place Microsoft Corp's
search engine on its mobile phones, marking the software
maker's most significant step to gain a U.S. foothold in the
budding mobile Internet search market.</p><br clear="all"/>
YouTube in Web video deal with National Hockey League
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061116/wr_nm/media_youtube_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061115/2006_11_15t131330_450x282_us_media_youtube_nhl.jpg?x=130&y=81&sig=LBB20MRzfcPJEmjEaJH_lw--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="Anaheim Ducks defenceman Chris Pronger (R) shoots the puck past New York Rangers goalie Kevin Weekes to score a second period goal during their NHL ice hockey game in Anaheim, California November 1, 2006. Popular online video company YouTube Inc. on Wednesday said it would show short clips of NHL games in its first agreement with a professional sports league. (Mike Blake/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Popular online video company YouTube
Inc. on Wednesday said it would show short clips of National
Hockey League games in its first agreement with a professional
sports league.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft Launches Office Live Out Of Beta
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The service for small business offers online Web design, ad management, customer information and sales management, integration with Microsoft Office Accounting Express 2007, and tools for eBay, PayPal and credit monitoring through Equifax.
Online Ad Startup Aims to Automate Marketing
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Turn Inc. provides tools designed to help advertisers move away from the cost-per-click model, which is prone to click fraud.
AOL taps NBC Universal TV veteran as CEO
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061116/media_nm/media_aol_ceo_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061023/2006_10_23t032911_450x300_us_aol_sales.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=SRkoISCSQ11vs2ymMNji9A--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A woman views AOL.com in an undated file photo. Internet service provider AOL's sales may shrink for the next two years as it gives away services to win more users and attract advertising, its chief executive said in an interview published on Saturday. (Peter Jones/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Media conglomerate Time Warner
Inc. on Wednesday appointed a television industry veteran from
NBC Universal to lead its AOL Internet division seeking to turn
around its business amid a major restructuring.</p><br clear="all"/>
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