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Google overtakes Yahoo in user visits: industry tracker
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061222/tc_afp/afplifestyleusinternetcompanygoogleyahoo"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061222/capt.sge.csj80.221206054753.photo00.photo.default-512x425.jpg?x=130&y=107&sig=Zm3QLZwkpfT7CD9od.gdGQ--" align="left" height="107" width="130" alt="Google overtook Yahoo as the second most popular Internet destination for Web surfers worldwide in November while Microsoft held on to the top spot, ComScore repor(AFP/File/John D McHugh)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Google overtook Yahoo as the second most popular Internet destination for Web surfers worldwide in November while Microsoft held on to the top spot, ComScore reported.</p><br clear="all"/>
Xbox Live challenge is to reach masses
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061221/wr_nm/gaming_microsoft_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061221/2006_12_21t113827_450x356_us_gaming_microsoft.jpg?x=130&y=102&sig=lU8VM.MmMFCzCUshog.0fg--" align="left" height="102" width="130" alt="Visitors play with Microsoft's Xbox 360 game consoles in Spain, November 7, 2006. Letting video game players compete against others online has distinguished Xbox from Nintendo and Sony, but casual gamers have yet to embrace the service in droves. (Victor Fraile/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Letting video game
players compete against others online has distinguished
Microsoft Corp's Xbox 360 console from Nintendo and Sony Corp.
rivals, but casual gamers have yet to embrace the service in
droves.</p><br clear="all"/>
Zune and Vista Ready To Cooperate at Last
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - As promised, Microsoft has released a software update for the Zune media player so it will work with the soon-to-be-released consumer editions of Windows Vista, scheduled to hit retail outlets at the end of January.
Microsoft Loses More Ground In Online Search
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The number of online searches made on Microsoft Windows Live Search fell 12% in November to 8.2% of the total number of Web searches, according to Nielsen/NetRatings.
Microsoft Gets Positive Feedback for Vista APIs
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - The software giant and its security partners say they have made progress in building links that allow third-party applications to interact more closely with Vista's PatchGuard kernel protection technology.
Microsoft Rereleases Mac Office Patches
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft rereleased the Office 2004 and Office v. X updates; the former adds improvements to PowerPoint and Entourage, while the latter includes stability enhancements for PowerPoint.
How Microsoft Botched Marketing The Ultra-Mobile PC -- And Why You Might Want To Buy One Anyway
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft's mobile product code-named Origami generated a lot of buzz when it was just a rumor, but consumers lost interest when it hit the streets as an Ultra-Mobile PC. Here's why a UMPC in your holiday stocking is better than a lump of coal.
For Microsoft, 2006 Ends as a Sprint to the Finish Line
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - While 2006 may have started off as a casual walk in the park for Microsoft, it ended as a sprint to the finish line as the software maker rushed to get Vista and Office out the door.
Microsoft Releases Vista Kernel APIs To Rival Security Firms
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The APIs are meant to give security software makers access to information heading into the Vista kernel so that they can create software similar to what they now write for earlier versions of Windows.
Microsoft Settles Major Software Counterfeiting Dispute
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Following a three-year international investigation, Microsoft has reached agreement with a contractor that illegally produced and distributed counterfeit copies of the company's server software.
Automakers use better dummies in tests
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061222/ap_on_hi_te/a_better_dummy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061221/capt.mico10412212202.a_better_dummy_mico104.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=3nYgh1V9kjlIRbWIUPBNSw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A General Motors new i-Dummies test dummy is exposed to show the recorder the size of a cell phone located on the back of the spine at the automaker's proving grounds in Milford, Mich., Dec. 15, 2006. The i-Dummies, made by Plymouth, Mich.-based First Technology Safety Systems, are being used in GM's new rollover testing facility and helps engineers learn more about injuries to the head, neck, chest and pelvis. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)" border="0" /></a>AP - When General Motors Corp. engineer Jack Jensen started working with crash test dummies in the 1990s, the data collected from the devices was routed to recorders the size of a phone booth.</p><br clear="all"/>
Feds: 5th Samsung exec to plead guilty
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061222/ap_on_hi_te/samsung_price_fixing"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061212/capt.sge.unu74.121206103841.photo00.photo.default-512x363.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=EfXuI01Nsbw1wHC4TQQQ1w--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="A flat panel screen displays the logo of Samsung in the lobby of its main office building in Seoul in September 2005. South Korea, the United States and Japan are jointly investigating Samsung Electronics over possible price-fixing on its flat panels.(AFP/File/Jung Yeon Je)" border="0" /></a>AP - A Samsung Electronics Co. executive agreed to plead guilty and serve 10 months in prison for his role in a global price-fixing scheme involving a common form of computer memory, federal prosecutors said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Queen's Christmas speech on podcast
(AP)
AP - Queen Elizabeth II's traditional Christmas speech will be available as a podcast this year for the first time. A download can be ordered in advance for free on the British monarchy's Web site http://www.royal.gov.uk, royal officials said Friday.
Sony BMG settles with 39 states
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061221/ap_on_hi_te/sony_bmg_copy_protection"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061219/capt.sge.caf57.191206233022.photo00.photo.default-359x512.jpg?x=91&y=130&sig=hVc1XY3XI4QEZv4Y0i6c_A--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="Sony headquarters in Tokyo. Sony BMG Music Entertainment will pay 750,000 dollars and finance computer fixes to settle a lawsuit charging it hid invasive anti-piracy software on CDs, California officials said.(AFP/File/Yoshikatsu Tsuno)" border="0" /></a>AP - Sony BMG Music Entertainment will pay $4.25 million as part of a settlement with 39 states to resolve investigations into problems caused by music CDs loaded with hidden anti-piracy software.</p><br clear="all"/>
Australian ruling could affect search
(AP)
AP - Providing Web links to copyright-protected music is enough to make a site legally liable, an Australian court ruled in a case that created legal uncertainty for search engines around the world.
This Blog for Hire
(PC World)
PC World - Some bloggers pitch products for pay, often without telling their readers.
Xbox Live challenge is to reach masses
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061221/wr_nm/gaming_microsoft_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061221/2006_12_21t113827_450x356_us_gaming_microsoft.jpg?x=130&y=102&sig=lU8VM.MmMFCzCUshog.0fg--" align="left" height="102" width="130" alt="Visitors play with Microsoft's Xbox 360 game consoles in Spain, November 7, 2006. Letting video game players compete against others online has distinguished Xbox from Nintendo and Sony, but casual gamers have yet to embrace the service in droves. (Victor Fraile/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Letting video game
players compete against others online has distinguished
Microsoft Corp's Xbox 360 console from Nintendo and Sony Corp.
rivals, but casual gamers have yet to embrace the service in
droves.</p><br clear="all"/>
Vodafone eyes Hutchison India as Reliance circles
(Reuters)
Reuters - Mobile phone giant Vodafone Group
Plc is considering buying a controlling interest in India's
Hutchison Essar, raising the prospect of a $13-billion-plus bid
battle with Reliance Communications for the operator.
Red Hat 3Q profit drops but beats views
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061222/ap_on_bi_ge/earns_red_hat"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061221/capt.nybz10212211543.earns_red_hat_nybz102.jpg?x=88&y=130&sig=WavC43nymSWsfaEfNH35xA--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="Red Hat Chairman and CEO Matthew J. Szulik is interviewed on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange after he rang the opening bell in a file photo from Dec. 12, 2006. Linux distributor Red Hat Inc. is expected to post third-quarter results. Analysts expect the company to earn 12 cents per share. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Stock-compensation expenses cut into profits for the second consecutive quarter for Red Hat Inc., but the company again exceeded analysts' expectations.</p><br clear="all"/>
Atlanta Licenses Cognos BI
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The City of Atlanta has licensed Cognos's business intelligence platform as the software foundation of its citywide performance management initiative.
This Blog for Hire
(PC World)
PC World - Some bloggers pitch products for pay, often without telling their readers.
Video Downloads Take Off
(PC World)
PC World - Plus: Products Ship Bug-laden, and Online Apps Go Offline.
Google overtakes Yahoo in user visits: industry tracker
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061222/tc_afp/afplifestyleusinternetcompanygoogleyahoo"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061222/capt.sge.csj80.221206054753.photo00.photo.default-512x425.jpg?x=130&y=107&sig=Zm3QLZwkpfT7CD9od.gdGQ--" align="left" height="107" width="130" alt="Google overtook Yahoo as the second most popular Internet destination for Web surfers worldwide in November while Microsoft held on to the top spot, ComScore repor(AFP/File/John D McHugh)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Google overtook Yahoo as the second most popular Internet destination for Web surfers worldwide in November while Microsoft held on to the top spot, ComScore reported.</p><br clear="all"/>
Japan prosecutors seek jail for ex-Internet icon
(Reuters)
Reuters - Prosecutors sought a four-year jail term
on Friday for Takafumi Horie, the flamboyant former chief
executive of Japanese Internet firm Livedoor, who is on trial
for fraud, media said.
NetSuite Launches Online Employee Self-Service Center
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Online software provider NetSuite has launched an employee resource management service that the company says reduces costs and boosts productivity by enabling workers to perform project-related chores, and access human resource-related documents.
Queen's Christmas speech on podcast
(AP)
AP - Queen Elizabeth II's traditional Christmas speech will be available as a podcast this year for the first time. A download can be ordered in advance for free on the British monarchy's Web site http://www.royal.gov.uk, royal officials said Friday.
Former Rocketboom Host Amanda Congdon Launching New Video Blog
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The vlog, called Starring Amanda Congdon, goes live Friday. It will document life in Los Angeles.
Xbox Live challenge is to reach masses
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061221/wr_nm/gaming_microsoft_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061221/2006_12_21t113827_450x356_us_gaming_microsoft.jpg?x=130&y=102&sig=lU8VM.MmMFCzCUshog.0fg--" align="left" height="102" width="130" alt="Visitors play with Microsoft's Xbox 360 game consoles in Spain, November 7, 2006. Letting video game players compete against others online has distinguished Xbox from Nintendo and Sony, but casual gamers have yet to embrace the service in droves. (Victor Fraile/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Letting video game
players compete against others online has distinguished
Microsoft Corp's Xbox 360 console from Nintendo and Sony Corp.
rivals, but casual gamers have yet to embrace the service in
droves.</p><br clear="all"/>
YouTube helps police find murder suspect
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061221/tc_nm/crime_youtube_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061221/2006_12_21t130621_450x262_us_crime_youtube.jpg?x=130&y=75&sig=RBJobJYPyzokc8lI7Vfs5Q--" align="left" height="75" width="130" alt="A frame from a video posted on the ultra-popular Web site YouTube by the Hamilton Police. The 12-second clip from a surveillance tape, which showed suspects arriving at a local nightclub, has helped Canadian police find a man they believe responsible for a murder. (Hamilton Police/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A video posted on the ultra-popular Web
site YouTube has helped Canadian police find a man they believe
responsible for a murder.</p><br clear="all"/>
Boston cardinal launching podcasts
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061221/wr_nm/religion_podcasts_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061222/2006_12_21t183019_450x354_us_religion_podcasts.jpg?x=130&y=102&sig=wHrHXcXY3qnNsu8XnWOl.g--" align="left" height="102" width="130" alt="Boston's Cardinal Sean O'Malley holds Pope John Paul's hand after receiving the palliumin this June 29, 2004 file photo. O'Malley, the Internet-savvy leader of the fourth-largest U.S. Roman Catholic diocese, is bringing the church's 2,000-year-old message to the world's millions of iPod owners. (Tony Gentile TG/WS/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Boston's Cardinal Sean O'Malley, the
Internet-savvy leader of the fourth-largest U.S. Roman Catholic
diocese, is bringing the church's 2,000-year-old message to the
world's millions of iPod owners.</p><br clear="all"/>
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