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Microsoft hires ex-"Apprentice" star as judge
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061128/bs_nm/usa_microsoft_contest_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061129/2006_11_28t174827_300x450_us_usa_microsoft_contest.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=Q1SyQZ0ZCMiwSzcFCrAS1A--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Carolyn Kepcher is seen in this June 5, 2006 file photo. Kepcher, who helped Donald Trump fire corporate wannabes on 'The Apprentice' television show, took a new role on Tuesday -- helping Microsoft Corp. find the best small-business idea in America. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Carolyn Kepcher, who helped Donald
Trump fire corporate wannabes on "The Apprentice" television
show, took a new role on Tuesday -- helping Microsoft Corp.
find the best small-business idea in America.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft's Zune Player Not Challenging iPod Sales
(PC World)
PC World - Analysts say Zune sales lackluster so far.
Analyst: Microsoft's Revamped WGA Puts Burden On Users
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft is adding a revamped wizard to provide users with more information on validation results and new tools to troubleshoot the problem when the anti-counterfeit software can't make up its mind whether the copy of Windows is legitimate or not.
New Bot Exploits Months-Old Symantec Bug
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The bot, dubbed "Spybot.acyr," includes exploits for seven different vulnerabilities, including five already-patched flaws in Microsoft Windows and one within Symantec's enterprise anti-virus products.
Opera Intros New Version of Mini Web Browser
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Mozilla's Firefox might vie for dominion in desktop browsing, but Opera, makers of an eponymous browser that comes in desktop, smartphone, and cell phone versions, wants to control the mobile space.
The French Say Au Revoir to Microsoft Software
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The French parliament has said au revoir to Microsoft. Starting in June of next year, French deputies will use desktops and servers running Linux, Mozilla's Firefox Web browser, and OpenOffice.org, a free open-source alternative to Microsoft's Office software.
Microsoft Meets EU Deadline; More Fines Still Possible
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The documents will be evaluated and the protocols they outline tested; additional fines may yet be levied if the material doesn't meet muster.
Microsoft Loses S. Korea Patent Ruling
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft might be forced to stop selling its top software products in South Korea as a result of a patent-infringement ruling made over the weekend against the company.
Microsoft Loses Korean Patent Suit
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - A decision last week by South Korea's Supreme Court may force Microsoft to temporarily suspend sales of its Office productivity suite in the Asian country.
Ballmer To Intro New Microsoft Apps
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The time is near. This week, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will unveil the often-delayed and much-discussed upgrades to Windows, Office, and Exchange at an invitation-only event held in New York.
DoCoMo, others plan multimedia for cellphones
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061129/tc_nm/tvphones_japan_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061129/2006_11_29t010643_450x314_us_tvphones_japan.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=VkIZOe793YcoY2HreJ.ZYA--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="A man walks out from a NTT DoCoMo shop in Tokyo, July 28, 2006. NTT DoCoMo, Fuji Television Network, Nippon Broadcasting and other companies will team up to develop television shows for mobile phones, the Nihon Keizai business daily reported on Wednesday. (Yuriko Nakao/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Japan's NTT DoCoMo Inc. (9437.T), Fuji
Television Network Inc. (4676.T), Nippon Broadcasting System
Inc. and other firms will team up to develop new broadcast
services for cellphones, the companies said on Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Nintendo says sells 600,000 consoles in 8 days
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061128/tc_nm/nintendo_wii_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061129/2006_11_28t161147_450x336_us_nintendo_wii.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=Iqr4k2u6KrTeT66gmjmHLQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Nintendo's 'Wii' (L) and it's control unit are seen in this June 7, 2006 file photo. Nintendo Co. Ltd. sold 600,000 units of its new Wii video game console in the first eight days after its release in the Americas, as the company vies with rivals Sony Corp. and Microsoft Corp. for gamers' hearts and wallets. (Issei Kato/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Nintendo Co. Ltd. (7974.OS) sold
600,000 units of its new Wii video game console in the first
eight days after its release in the Americas, as the company
vies with rivals Sony Corp. (6758.T) and Microsoft Corp.
for gamers' hearts and wallets.</p><br clear="all"/>
TiVo sets ads on programs to be deleted
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061129/tc_nm/tivo_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20061114/i/r1615523012.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=tVkCDl_xtPz2SQTDeW6sKg--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="A screen shows Internet services available through a TiVo at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, January 5, 2006. TiVo said on Tuesday it would expand a service that brings Web video to regular television sets with a series of programming deals with media companies. REUTERS/Steve Marcus" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Before deleting that
television show you just watched courtesy of TiVo, you'll be
given the option to view a commercial, the latest in a series
of enhancements the DVR pioneer will launch in an effort to
profit from the proliferation of ad-skipping.</p><br clear="all"/>
Make room for the 70-inch LCD TV: Bernstein
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061128/tc_nm/research_television_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061128/2006_11_28t133149_450x286_us_research_television.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=XuZ4l8wBd5nMQ3dMgmzTLg--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="A flat panel LCD television is displayed at a store in Seoul July 11, 2005. With 42-inch flat-panel TVs flying off retailers' shelves this holiday season as prices dip below $1,000, brokerage house Sanford C. Bernstein said in a research note on Tuesday that 70-inch TVs could be the 'right size' in 2009. (You Sung-Ho/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Move out that old armoire and clear
off the living room wall -- it will soon be time to make room
for that new 70-inch LCD television.</p><br clear="all"/>
EU clears sale of AOL German access unit
(AP)
AP - European Union regulators cleared on Tuesday an agreement by Telecom Italia SpA to buy AOL's German access business, saying the combined company still would face formidable competition.
The Truth About Shopping Engines, Part 1: How They Work
(PC World)
PC World - We help you save money, time, and headache by examining how online shopping comparison engines gather prices for you and make money for themselves.
Chinese firms seek to replace DVDs with home-grown technology
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061129/tc_afp/chinatradetechnologydvd"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061129/capt.sge.qhl33.291106085734.photo00.photo.default-512x339.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=_23vJuFTxpaLZOkkf_IHsA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Chengdu DVD browsers. Leading Chinese makers are to stop making DVD players from 2008 as part of China's plan to replace foreign technology with a new home-grown standard, an industry alliance chief said(AFP/File/Liu Jin)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Leading Chinese makers are to stop making DVD players from 2008 as part of China's plan to replace foreign technology with a new home-grown standard, an industry alliance chief said.</p><br clear="all"/>
Intel to put pre-standard 802.11n in Centrino
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - During a presentation at the IEEE Globecom 2006 Expo in San Francisco on Tuesday, Alan Crouch, director and general manager at Intel's Communications Technology Lab told the audience to expect Intel to put a pre-standard version of IEEE 802.11n Wi-Fi into its Centrino chips by next year.
Opera Intros New Version of Mini Web Browser
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Mozilla's Firefox might vie for dominion in desktop browsing, but Opera, makers of an eponymous browser that comes in desktop, smartphone, and cell phone versions, wants to control the mobile space.
CA Upgrades Application Performance Manager Introscope
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - CA enhances the integration between Wily Introscope, software for managing application performance, and the Unicenter Network and Systems Management framework.
The Truth About Shopping Engines, Part 1: How They Work
(PC World)
PC World - We help you save money, time, and headache by examining how online shopping comparison engines gather prices for you and make money for themselves.
NBC Universal to go online for tree lighting
(Reuters)
Reuters - You won't need to be in
New York this year to attend NBC Universal's annual Christmas
tree lighting at Rockefeller Center.
Opera Upgrades Mobile Web Browser
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Opera Mini 3.0 also includes a reader for RSS feeds and a secure connection for online banking or shopping on eBay or Amazon.com.
Beatles And Apple Could Come Together Over iTunes
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Apple Computer and Apple Corps may forge an agreement to offer Beatles music over iTunes, according to published reports.
Cyber Monday Sales Look Strong
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Predictions indicate online retailers could ring up $599 million in sales for that day.
Canada experts find path round Internet firewalls
(Reuters)
Reuters - Canadian university researchers have
developed software that will let users hop over governments'
Internet firewalls, raising the prospect of unfettered Internet
access in countries that have long tried to control how
residents use the Web.
French Film Company Targets Google Video
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - It has been a busy time for legal departments at many video-oriented Web sites recently, as more and more content producers are getting litigious about online copyright violations. Now, Google has found itself among the growing number of Web properties having to defend themselves from copyright suits.
Singer Buffett wins trademark settlement
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061128/en_nm/buffett_lawsuit_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061129/2006_11_28t160156_266x450_us_buffett_lawsuit.jpg?x=76&y=130&sig=0tdokvqtiu87XlG4Njegog--" align="left" height="130" width="76" alt="Singer Jimmy Buffett performs on NBC television's 'Today' show in New York, on June 25, 2004. Buffett has settled his trademark infringement suit against an online merchandise retailer who agreed to stop selling Buffett-related items after a brief stay in jail, the performer's lawyer said on Tuesday. (Albert Ferreira/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Singer Jimmy Buffett has settled his
trademark infringement suit against an online merchandise
retailer who agreed to stop selling Buffett-related items after
a brief stay in jail, the performer's lawyer said on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Poison Of Ex-Spy For Sale On The Web
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Polonium-210, which experts say is far more lethal than cyanide, can be bought legally online.
Tabblo A Blow To iPhoto
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The company releases a browser-based book editor that offers the ability to collaboratively assemble and print photo books online.
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