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Microsoft strengthens developer collaboration tool
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft this week upgraded a tool enabling multiple IDEs to access the company's collaboration server for application lifecycle management, adding branching enhancements.
Microsoft Opens Vista Kernel to Rivals
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft sent some holiday cheer in the direction of security vendors this week by releasing new programming interfaces for developers working to create software that can interact with the Windows Vista kernel.
Microsoft quadruples Xbox 360 warranty in hot video game market
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061222/tc_afp/afplifestyleinternet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061222/capt.sge.cxx63.221206203259.photo00.photo.default-512x350.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=dAzHlO6R1gjbA8DTTtle6A--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="A customer plays a demo Xbox 360 at a San Francisco Best Buy store, November 2005. Microsoft announced that it was extending the warranty on Xbox 360 from 90 days to a year in the United States and Canada to entice buyers in the hot video game console market.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Microsoft announced that it was extending the warranty on Xbox 360 from 90 days to a year in the United States and Canada to entice buyers in the hot video game console market.</p><br clear="all"/>
Well-Known Developer Leaves Novell Over Microsoft Deal
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Jeremy Allison is leaving, apparently terming the Microsoft-Novell patent agreement a "mistake."
Microsoft Extends Warranty On Xbox 360
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The software maker said it was making the change to make the standard Xbox warranty consistent throughout the world.
Microsoft Bulks Up XBox 360 Warranty with Retroactive Offer
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Just in time for the last holiday-shopping push, Microsoft has extended the Xbox 360's warranty from 90 days to one year, providing its fan base with the same warranty length available with consoles from rivals Sony and Nintendo.
Microsoft extends Xbox warranty
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061222/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_xbox"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061222/capt.sge.cxx63.221206203259.photo00.photo.default-512x350.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=dAzHlO6R1gjbA8DTTtle6A--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="A customer plays a demo Xbox 360 at a San Francisco Best Buy store, November 2005. Microsoft announced that it was extending the warranty on Xbox 360 from 90 days to a year in the United States and Canada to entice buyers in the hot video game console market.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)" border="0" /></a>AP - Microsoft Corp. is extending its warranty on the Xbox 360 video game console to one year from the previous limit of 90 days. The change announced Friday applies to future and present owners.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft Seeks RSS Patents; Blogosphere Worries
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Discovery of the patents has led to conjecture among tech bloggers that the software giant may someday try to seek payment for use of the technology, which is related to receiving and organizing news feeds through a Web browser.
Jeremy Allison Quits Novell in Protest over Microsoft Deal
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - A high-level programmer has resigned from Novell, citing the company's patent deal with Microsoft as the reason. The patent deal between Novell and Microsoft is designed to let the two companies collaborate on new technologies that will allow Microsoft's Windows to operate with Novell's SuSE Linux.
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/afplifestyleusinternet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061222/capt.sge.cxb14.221206173531.photo00.photo.default-512x338.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=knZpfr._HmJDqaheHgPeQg--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Logo of web search engine Google seen behing a computer keyboard. 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.(AFP/DDP/File/Torsten Silz)" 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, industry tracker ComScore reported.</p><br clear="all"/>
Cuban exiles send gifts home via Web
(AP)
AP - A small but growing number of Cubans in South Florida are getting around the U.S. embargo that limits what can be sent to the communist island by sending their Christmas gifts through foreign Internet sites.
Battery makers recharge their lineups
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061222/ap_on_hi_te/rechargeable_batteries"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/net/20061222/capt.d90c82a567337a9a10afbf90b2cb8665.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=4WiU6mu1hAovplPkm0vzfA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="**FILE PHOTO** Duracell batteries hang from hooks on display at an office supply store in Boston in March 2001.(AP Photo/Steven Senne)" border="0" /></a>AP - Batteries that can be recharged rather than tossed when the juice runs out are supposed to be more convenient for consumers. But for Wren Wright, they lose their power too quickly and unpredictably, sometimes leaving the shutterbug with a lifeless digital camera.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft extends Xbox warranty
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061222/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_xbox"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061222/capt.sge.cxx63.221206203259.photo00.photo.default-512x350.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=dAzHlO6R1gjbA8DTTtle6A--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="A customer plays a demo Xbox 360 at a San Francisco Best Buy store, November 2005. Microsoft announced that it was extending the warranty on Xbox 360 from 90 days to a year in the United States and Canada to entice buyers in the hot video game console market.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)" border="0" /></a>AP - Microsoft Corp. is extending its warranty on the Xbox 360 video game console to one year from the previous limit of 90 days. The change announced Friday applies to future and present owners.</p><br clear="all"/>
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"/>
Research In Motion 3Q profit rises
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061222/ap_on_hi_te/earns_research_in_motion"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20061213/i/r294142858.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=dJP5HGTWEPSvMUP5WHt6Fg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="File photo shows Blackberry devices being used in Los Angeles, March 3, 2006. Research In Motion Ltd. is suing Samsung Electronics, alleging the South Korean electronics giant has infringed on RIM's well-known BlackBerry trademark name by launching its competing BlackJack smartphone. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni" border="0" /></a>AP - Shares of Research in Motion Ltd. rose nearly 2 percent Friday, a day after the BlackBerry maker said its fiscal third-quarter earnings rose 47 percent and it added 875,000 subscribers for the period.</p><br clear="all"/>
AP Poll shows Santa is enduring
(AP)
AP - Santa has lots going against him — school-yard rumors, older brothers who think they know the deal and tattle to the young ones, errant price tags, the tell-all Internet and so many Made in China labels it seems the North Pole has outsourced to Asia.
Video game console shortage could linger into '07
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061222/tc_nm/videogames_shortages_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061223/2006_12_22t172203_450x338_us_videogames_shortages.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=G1MwBK23x5b851iqauxP.A--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="A shopper looks at his Sony PlayStation 3 console at a Best Buy store in Duluth, Georgia, November 17, 2006. Shoppers are standing in lines to snap up Sony's PS3 and Nintendo's Wii as they become available, and some analysts do not expect shortages to ease until March or later. (Tami Chappell/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Shoppers are standing in lines to
snap up Sony Corp's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s Wii
video game consoles as they become available, and some analysts
do not expect shortages to ease until March or later.</p><br clear="all"/>
Opera Mobile Lands on Samsung Handsets
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Hot on the heels of a new partnership with Nintendo to offer the Opera Web browser for the Wii game console, Opera has announced plans to put its browser on Samsung phones.
Jeremy Allison Quits Novell in Protest over Microsoft Deal
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - A high-level programmer has resigned from Novell, citing the company's patent deal with Microsoft as the reason. The patent deal between Novell and Microsoft is designed to let the two companies collaborate on new technologies that will allow Microsoft's Windows to operate with Novell's SuSE Linux.
Microsoft Opens Vista Kernel to Rivals
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft sent some holiday cheer in the direction of security vendors this week by releasing new programming interfaces for developers working to create software that can interact with the Windows Vista kernel.
AP Poll shows Santa is enduring
(AP)
AP - Santa has lots going against him — school-yard rumors, older brothers who think they know the deal and tattle to the young ones, errant price tags, the tell-all Internet and so many Made in China labels it seems the North Pole has outsourced to Asia.
Cuban exiles send gifts home via Web
(AP)
AP - A small but growing number of Cubans in South Florida are getting around the U.S. embargo that limits what can be sent to the communist island by sending their Christmas gifts through foreign Internet sites.
U.S. Presidential Candidate Vilsack Seeks Patience, Feedback As He Learns To Vlog
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Vilsack, who is posting video blogs on YouTube and MySpace, admits he's not the most adept net-head ever.
Online sites offer help for holiday grief
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061222/wr_nm/holidays_grief_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061223/2006_12_22t165402_450x291_us_holidays_grief.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=pi6u5ifWu8v7rUMbIVz0Ew--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="A man dressed as Santa Claus at Santa Claus' Village at the Arctic Circle near Rovaniemi, Finland, December 19, 2006. About 32,000 letters a day from across the world are sent to Santa Claus during the Christmas season. (Bob Strong/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - As excitement over
the holidays builds so does the dread for millions of people
grieving loved ones, sparking a rush to Web sites offering
advice on how to cope with what can be a blizzard of emotions.</p><br clear="all"/>
Broadband seen as big task for DirecTV under Malone
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061222/tc_nm/newscorp_libertymedia_directv_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061223/2006_12_22t162624_318x450_us_newscorp_libertymedia_directv.jpg?x=91&y=130&sig=VjFV4lGxXYHXW81829GKPw--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="Liberty Media Chairman John Malone is seen in Los Angeles in a file photo. When Malone takes control of satellite television operator DirecTV Group next year, finding a way to offer broadband Internet services will top his agenda, analysts said. (File/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - When Liberty Media Chairman John
Malone takes control of satellite television operator DirecTV
Group Inc. next year, finding a way to offer broadband
Internet services will top his agenda, analysts said.</p><br clear="all"/>
Westerberg puts screwdriver through hand: friend
(Reuters)
Reuters - Paul Westerberg severely injured his
left hand and could be sidelined for a year, according to a
blog posting from Jim Walsh, a Minneapolis writer and friend of
the former Replacements lead singer.
Google Delivers Major Blogger Update
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Search specialist Google has given its blogging software a major upgrade, adding privacy features, new templates, and tighter integration with Google's other services.
Microsoft Seeks RSS Patents; Blogosphere Worries
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Discovery of the patents has led to conjecture among tech bloggers that the software giant may someday try to seek payment for use of the technology, which is related to receiving and organizing news feeds through a Web browser.
Data Security, Terrorism Top Executive Worries
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - A Harris Interactive online poll shows that more than five years after 9/11, more than half of business leaders are still worried about terrorism.
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/afplifestyleusinternet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061222/capt.sge.cxb14.221206173531.photo00.photo.default-512x338.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=knZpfr._HmJDqaheHgPeQg--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Logo of web search engine Google seen behing a computer keyboard. 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.(AFP/DDP/File/Torsten Silz)" 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, industry tracker ComScore reported.</p><br clear="all"/>
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