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Melitta Peddling Microsoft-Powered Coffeemaker That Tells You The Weather
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The Melitta Smart Mill And Brew, which went on sale Thursday, uses Microsoft's MSN Direct wireless service to display current weather conditions, the day's forecast, and sunrise and sunset times.
Internet search rivals unite to make websites easier to find
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061116/tc_afp/afplifestyleusinternet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061117/capt.sge.mni81.171106003257.photo00.photo.default-512x333.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=uxrtMZF4QjcSQ0R7j93b8w--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Google's headquarters in Mountain View, California. Internet search rivals Google, Yahoo and Microsoft formed an unusual alliance to support a shared standard regarding how websites are pinpointed for their indexes.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Paul Morris)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Internet search rivals Google, Yahoo and Microsoft formed an unusual alliance to support a shared standard regarding how websites are pinpointed for their indexes.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft Wraps Up SharePoint Services 3.0
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Windows SharePoint Services is largely a plug-and-play and template-based tool for creating simple portals and intranets.
Exploits Surface For Critical Microsoft Bug
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Both proof-of-concept exploit code and a public exploit have popped up for the bug fixed in MS06-070, a security update that patched Windows 2000's and Windows XP's Workstation Service.
Microsoft Keeps Software Update Services Alive Until July
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - SUS was to be dropped on Dec. 6, about a week before next month's regularly scheduled security releases. Now, SUS will be kept on life support until July 10.
Google Adds Mac Support To Ajax Toolkit
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The toolkit compiles Java code into JavaScript, necessary for building Ajax applications. It also helps resolve differences between Microsoft Internet Explorer, Apple Safari, and Firefox.
Zune and Vista Incompatible for Now
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft's newly released Zune music player is incompatible with the company's forthcoming operating system, Windows Vista, the software firm has acknowledged.
Microsoft and Sprint Partner on Mobile Search
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Wireless operator Sprint has tapped Microsoft in rolling out a mobile-search service that not only provides information on getting from point A to point B, but also offers the ability to save the query results for future reference.
Bootleg Versions of Vista and Office 2007 Appear
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Reports have surfaced that bootleg copies of Windows Vista and Office 2007 can be obtained from Web sites that offer not only the software itself, but also a working product key and a hack that circumvents Microsoft's activation system.
Microsoft-Sprint Mobile Search Alliance Aims To Bring In Ad Dollars
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - In addition to tapping into Microsoft's rich mapping and directions offerings, users will be able to access Sprint portals that offer music downloading, ring tones, games, and screen savers.
Playstation 3 debuts to long lines
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061117/ap_on_hi_te/playstation3"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061117/capt.dcb8a97ba97941a4aa9913b91ee7b96f.playstation_3_cajh103.jpg?x=130&y=105&sig=mXG5Qs4Z1oKg9BAjpNBL1A--" align="left" height="105" width="130" alt="Professional skateboarder Tony Hawk, left, hands a Sony PlayStation 3 game console to Ralph Cleary, who was the first in line at a Best Buy store in Los Angeles on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2006. Cleary said he had been waiting in line outside the store to buy a PlayStation 3 game console since Tuesday. Sales of the device did not begin until midnight, so Cleary could not keep the PlatStation. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)" border="0" /></a>AP - Days of waiting paid off for Sergio Rodriguez, one of the relatively few able to buy Sony's PlayStation 3 when the coveted console went on sale early Friday.</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"/>
EMI Music agrees to video licensing pact
(AP)
AP - EMI Music has agreed to license music videos by its slate of recording artists to an online video portal and on-demand cable service operated by Gotuit Media Corp., the companies said Thursday.
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.
Rookie screenwriter Arndt basks in "Sunshine"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Look up Michael Arndt on
the Internet Movie Database and you'll find just one credit:
"Little Miss Sunshine." So how did a rookie screenwriter hit a
classic comedy home run his first time up? Simple, it took only
one year to write and 100 drafts -- and another five years
before it went into production.
Gamers, profiteers stake out US stores for Sony's PlayStation 3
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061117/tc_afp/afplifestyleusinternetgamecompanysony"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061117/capt.sge.mok55.171106061233.photo00.photo.default-326x512.jpg?x=82&y=130&sig=sTccSYloZcS99d8NL9wCOw--" align="left" height="130" width="82" alt="People line up to wait for PlayStation 3 to go on sale at a Best Buy store in Miami, Florida. Some customers said they started camping out two days ago to wait for the video game console scheduled to go on sale at midnight 16 November 2006.(AFP/Getty Images/Joe Raedle)" border="0" /></a>AFP - An eager throng lining a downtown San Francisco street cheered as a truck laden with coveted Sony PlayStation 3 consoles arrived under police escort for the game's retail debut.</p><br clear="all"/>
Melitta Peddling Microsoft-Powered Coffeemaker That Tells You The Weather
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The Melitta Smart Mill And Brew, which went on sale Thursday, uses Microsoft's MSN Direct wireless service to display current weather conditions, the day's forecast, and sunrise and sunset times.
Mapping the Future of Open Source Data
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - FortiusOne plans to open a public data repository and social network for data sharing to encourage the creation of dynamic online map mashups that combine multiple data sets.
Guidance Software settles FTC charges
(AP)
AP - Guidance Software Inc. said Thursday it's settled Federal Trade Commission charges stemming from a 2005 security failure that allowed hackers to access the credit card information of thousands of customers.
Rookie screenwriter Arndt basks in "Sunshine"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Look up Michael Arndt on
the Internet Movie Database and you'll find just one credit:
"Little Miss Sunshine." So how did a rookie screenwriter hit a
classic comedy home run his first time up? Simple, it took only
one year to write and 100 drafts -- and another five years
before it went into production.
Florida opens criminal probe in Mark Foley case
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061117/pl_nm/crime_foley_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061117/2006_11_16t220637_341x450_us_crime_foley.jpg?x=98&y=130&sig=DVAlMopl2NCXQNeo2ZILPw--" align="left" height="130" width="98" alt="Former Republican congressman Mark Foley (R-FL) poses before the 'Grammy's on the Hill' dinner in Washington in this September 6, 2006 file photo. Florida has opened a full criminal investigation into sexually explicit Internet messages from Foley, whose resignation amid scandal helped Democrats win control of Congress, officials said on Thursday. (Yuri Gripas/Files/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Florida has opened a full criminal
investigation into sexually explicit Internet messages from
disgraced former Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Foley, whose
resignation amid scandal helped Democrats win control of
Congress, officials said on Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
News Corp Internet division president resigns
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061117/media_nm/media_newscorp_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061115/capt.sge.lvl74.151106095532.photo02.photo.default-512x283.jpg?x=130&y=71&sig=7cX2SAn_AA_4RnHHTzEG9A--" align="left" height="71" width="130" alt="A News Corp. display showcases the many companies that make up the media group. Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has said that News Corp. is in a "very healthy" state despite flat advertising revenue in major newspaper markets across the globe.(AFP/File/William West)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Global media conglomerate News Corp.
said on Thursday that its high-profile Internet division
president, Ross Levinsohn, has resigned.</p><br clear="all"/>
eBay Limits PS3 Sales as Demand Soars
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - As the video game war pushes to new heights this week with two of the big three console makers releasing their latest versions, entrepreneurs are taking advantage of a seemingly insatiable public demand by reselling the machines online at huge markups.
Wii to allow users to surf the Internet
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061116/ap_on_hi_te/nintendo_wii"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061113/capt.56d35dad34cb4ba1b2a32614a134b776.video_game_consoles_nybz228.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=KjhQFUB8DUsEaEPDzDWXgA--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="A model shows Nintendo Co.'s new family video-game console Wii and it's controller during a news conference in Tokyo in this June 7, 2006, file photo. After years of hype and speculation, the latest round of video game console wars is finally about to begin. Unlike past battles waged since the 1970s, consumers this time around will have some truly distinct options among three contenders, as each device is tuned to different tastes and budgets. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - For video game addicts facing the conundrum of how to balance hours of nonstop game playing with the occasional need to know what's going on in the outside world, Nintendo may have found a solution.</p><br clear="all"/>
EMI Music agrees to video licensing pact
(AP)
AP - EMI Music has agreed to license music videos by its slate of recording artists to an online video portal and on-demand cable service operated by Gotuit Media Corp., the companies said Thursday.
Purdue Researchers Pioneer Streaming Huge Internet Video
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The video, nicknamed "HugeTube" could be the biggest uncompressed video stream ever over the Internet. It shows the cell structure of a bacterium.
Internet search rivals unite to make websites easier to find
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061116/tc_afp/afplifestyleusinternet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061117/capt.sge.mni81.171106003257.photo00.photo.default-512x333.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=uxrtMZF4QjcSQ0R7j93b8w--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Google's headquarters in Mountain View, California. Internet search rivals Google, Yahoo and Microsoft formed an unusual alliance to support a shared standard regarding how websites are pinpointed for their indexes.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Paul Morris)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Internet search rivals Google, Yahoo and Microsoft formed an unusual alliance to support a shared standard regarding how websites are pinpointed for their indexes.</p><br clear="all"/>
Cisco gains market share in routers: study
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061116/tc_nm/routers_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061110/2006_11_09t101820_450x348_us_cisco_stocks.jpg?x=130&y=100&sig=Xihu031uCB2XZC1dOxycTg--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="The Cisco Systems headquarters in San Jose, California is seen in an undated file photo. Cisco Systems Inc. shares as much as 9 percent on Thursday after the leading network equipment maker reported stronger-than-expected quarterly results and gave an upbeat forecast for the current period. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Cisco Systems Inc. gained
share in global sales of routers in the third quarter, while
the overall market grew with demand for high-speed Internet
services, an industry report showed on Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Is 'We' Really Smarter Than 'Me'? Wharton, MIT, And Pearson Will Find Out
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The idea is to have a collaborative Web site that lets professionals and scholars edit or add to each other's work. Wharton expects to publish the collective work in the fall of next year.
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