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Linux Patent Group Says Microsoft's Claims Are 'Baseless'
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - "In fact, there have been no patent suits against Linux," said the Open Invention Network's chief executive. The group includes IBM, Novell and Red Hat.
Prosecutors: Vista Apparently Complies With Microsoft Antitrust Judgment
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - In a joint status report filed Tuesday with the U.S. District Court, prosecutors said Microsoft's Vista and Internet Explorer plans appear to be compliant with the 2002 antitrust judgment against the company.
Microsoft: No Shutdown Switch for Office 2007
(PC World)
PC World - You'll still have to validate your Office program, however.
Microsoft to face challenge over Linux licenses
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061121/tc_nm/microsoft_linux_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061121/2006_11_21t005703_450x296_us_microsoft_linux.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=jDtLYEF2EROCJ.jOGv3BwA--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer in Tokyo, November 6, 2006. (Kiyoshi Ota/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Supporters of the free PC operating
system Linux are preparing to counter a recent Microsoft Corp.
deal which established for the first time the
principle of paying the software giant to use Linux.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft Says Alcatel Patent Complaint May Stem From Lucent Merger
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Alcatel sues Microsoft for what it said were infringements of patents for digital video and communication network intellectual property.
Adobe CEO Applauds Google For Distracting Microsoft
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Adobe and Microsoft have been at odds over the latter's plan to include a new electronic document format in Vista to compete with PDF.
Is Microsoft Violating Some Patents Covering Open Source?
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - While the software company is not admitting this, it's also not ruling out the possibility that Windows may have infringed on patents held by Novell and others in the open-source community.
Novell Rejects Ballmer's Claims About Linux
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The saga continues. On Monday, Novell distanced itself from comments made by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer about Redmond's motivation for entering a massive partnership with Novell.
Alcatel Sues Microsoft Over Digital Video Technology
(PC World)
PC World - Company says software maker has infringed seven patents, does not say which products use the technology.
Your Online Office
(PC World)
PC World - Internet productivity suites innovate with online sharing and storage, but don't yet challenge Microsoft for document-creation features.
Violent games blamed for German school attack
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061121/tc_nm/germany_school_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061121/2006_11_21t100009_450x326_us_germany_school.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=Vaw.1jOdRhdbe9fWsf6.Kg--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="German police officers guard a secondary school in the western German town of Emsdetten early November 21, 2006. A masked man wearing explosives and brandishing rifles opened fire at a school in the western German town of Emsdetten on Monday, wounding at least 11 people before committing suicide. Police identified the man as an 18-year old former pupil at the Scholl secondary school where the attack took place. Leading German lawmakers demanded a crackdown on violent computer and simulated war games on Tuesday over concerns that they may have helped inspire the young man to attack his former school with guns and explosives. (Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Leading German lawmakers demanded a
crackdown on violent computer and simulated war games on
Tuesday over concerns that they may have helped inspire a young
man to attack his former school with guns and explosives.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft to face challenge over Linux licenses
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061121/tc_nm/microsoft_linux_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061121/2006_11_21t005703_450x296_us_microsoft_linux.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=jDtLYEF2EROCJ.jOGv3BwA--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer in Tokyo, November 6, 2006. (Kiyoshi Ota/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Supporters of the free PC operating
system Linux are preparing to counter a recent Microsoft Corp.
deal which established for the first time the
principle of paying the software giant to use Linux.</p><br clear="all"/>
Universal v. MySpace: Is It Really About Music Piracy?
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Universal Music Group's recently filed lawsuit against MySpace.com has been generating some Internet speculation about the underlying reasons prompting the behemoth music publisher to go after the social-networking site.
California court expands immunity for bloggers
(Reuters)
Reuters - Individuals who use the Internet
to distribute information from another source may not be held
to account if the material is considered defamatory, the
California Supreme Court ruled on Monday in a reversal of a
lower court decision.
Mao's home province puts sex on the Internet
(Reuters)
Reuters - A school in Mao Zedong's home province,
slower than most to adopt reforms that have now swept the
country, has launched its first sex education Web site to stop
children feeling embarrassed by the subject.
New, old media lines blur-AOL CEO
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061122/media_nm/media_aol_ceo_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061116/2006_11_16t141554_450x294_us_media_aol_hbo.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=kJW9EDqwohJuazySbxowSw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Actor James Gandolfini in a scene from 'The Sopranos' courtesy of HBO. Pay cable TV network HBO, whose shows such as 'The Sopranos' have earned critical acclaim, will launch an Internet channel with original programming early next year in partnership with AOL. (Craig Blankenhorn/HBO/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - AOL's new chief, Randy Falco, sees the
line dividing traditional and new media blurring even further
as he takes the reins of the online division of the world's
biggest media company Time Warner Inc.</p><br clear="all"/>
Companies pursue game console supremacy
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061122/ap_on_hi_te/games_console_war"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061119/capt.1c967145798a4029955eda5a02405f36.nintendo_wii__cabr103.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=ZLT9x.dA7o3.ZsvGsl5bhg--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="In this photo released by Nintendo, GameStop managers Danny Lemos, left, and Tim Toney prepare for the first sales of Nintendo's new Wii console, in Los Angeles, Nov. 18, 2006. (AP photo/Nintendo, Bob Riha, Jr.)" border="0" /></a>AP - The game-console war is officially under way with the sold-out launches of Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii, but there are still a lot of battles to fight — and dragons to slay.</p><br clear="all"/>
US Bush daughter robbed of purse, phone in Argentina
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061122/en_afp/usbushargentinatheft"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061122/capt.sge.obo03.221106065818.photo00.photo.default-349x512.jpg?x=88&y=130&sig=t156SBY2xja0Ou30DAouiA--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="Barbara, seen here, one of US President George W. Bush's daughters has been robbed of her mobile phone and purse in Argentina, despite her heavy Secret Service protection(AFP/File/Alberto Pizzoli)" border="0" /></a>AFP - One of US President George W. Bush's daughters has been robbed of her mobile phone and purse in Argentina, despite her heavy Secret Service protection, ABC News reported.</p><br clear="all"/>
New Technology Seeks To Let Startups Build Their Own Googles
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Open source search projects like Hadoop, Lucene, and Nutch, combined with affordable, on-demand computing through Amazon Web Services, is putting scalable search infrastructure within the reach of most startups.
Free software bypasses attachment limits
(AP)
AP - There's a new way to send large movie, music and other files without worrying about whether the e-mail systems can handle large attachments.
New, old media lines blur-AOL CEO
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061122/media_nm/media_aol_ceo_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061116/2006_11_16t141554_450x294_us_media_aol_hbo.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=kJW9EDqwohJuazySbxowSw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Actor James Gandolfini in a scene from 'The Sopranos' courtesy of HBO. Pay cable TV network HBO, whose shows such as 'The Sopranos' have earned critical acclaim, will launch an Internet channel with original programming early next year in partnership with AOL. (Craig Blankenhorn/HBO/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - AOL's new chief, Randy Falco, sees the
line dividing traditional and new media blurring even further
as he takes the reins of the online division of the world's
biggest media company Time Warner Inc.</p><br clear="all"/>
New Technology Seeks To Let Startups Build Their Own Googles
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Open source search projects like Hadoop, Lucene, and Nutch, combined with affordable, on-demand computing through Amazon Web Services, is putting scalable search infrastructure within the reach of most startups.
Prosecutors: Vista Apparently Complies With Microsoft Antitrust Judgment
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - In a joint status report filed Tuesday with the U.S. District Court, prosecutors said Microsoft's Vista and Internet Explorer plans appear to be compliant with the 2002 antitrust judgment against the company.
New AOL chairman sees parallels with TV
(AP)
AP - The incoming head of AOL said Tuesday he left a 31-year career at NBC for the chance to transform the online business into a formidable rival to television and other traditional media.
Judge tosses out suit against Craigslist
(AP)
AP - A federal judge has tossed out a lawsuit against Craigslist, saying the online classified site is protected from liability even if the housing ads it carries are discriminatory.
Google adds indexing tools for News portal
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Google Inc. has developed new tools it says will make it easier for webmasters and publishers of news sites to control how the search engine indexes their content for inclusion in the Google News portal.
Zune's Sharing Capability More Than Just A Feature
(AdWeek.com)
AdWeek.com - Microsoft sees the youthful audience for the Zune wireless-sharing MP3 player (which allows music sharing for three days or three plays, then gives users a chance to buy it) and associated downloading service as more than just a target market, said industry analysts: It also sees it as an ally in its quest to topple the king-of-the-hill Apple iPod/iTunes.
Spokane Paper's Dispute With 'Frontline' On Hold
(Editor and Publisher)
Editor and Publisher - NEW YORK After the PBS series Frontline last week aired an hour-long documentary about the Spokesman-Review of Spokane, Wash., and its coverage of former Mayor Jim West -- who was booted out of office after the paper revealed his online searches for young gay men -- strong reaction raged for several days. It climaxed with the newspaper's editor, Steve Smith, making strong charges against Frontline for allegedly committing several key factual errors -- and the producers of the program answering with a strong point-by-point reply that pointed out mistakes on the paper's part.
Newspaper ad revenues fall
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061121/media_nm/media_newspapers_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061121/2006_11_21t141924_450x286_us_media_newspapers.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=0CI2tWGTZY2JBWP_Mkr_9Q--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="A man reads a local newspaper on the subway in New York, December 23, 2005. Combined print and online advertising revenue at U.S. newspapers slid 1.5 percent to $11.8 billion in the third quarter, hurt by falling automobile and help-wanted classified sales, an industry group said on Tuesday. (Seth Wenig/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Combined print and online advertising
revenue at U.S. newspapers slid 1.5 percent to $11.8 billion in
the third quarter, hurt by falling automobile and help-wanted
classified sales, an industry group said on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Enterprise Blogging Software Proliferates
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Software vendors are eager to satisfy businesses hungry to use blogging tools.
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