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Microsoft: No sweeping claim to RSS tech
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061227/ap_on_hi_te/techbit_microsoft_rss"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061207/capt.sge.tej87.071206152307.photo02.photo.default-354x512.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=3t_poe6Ex5lCi6jF92yNMw--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="Microsoft co-founder shadow falls on the company logo during a press conference. Technology heavyweight Microsoft will unveil an online library that will compete with Google's controversial project to digitize the world's books, the company said.(AFP/File/Arko Datta)" border="0" /></a>AP - Despite patent filings, Microsoft Corp. isn't trying to claim all rights to the Really Simple Syndication technology for notifying users of new entries on their favorite news sites and Web journals, a lead product manager says.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft adds behavioral targeting
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061227/ap_on_hi_te/techbit_microsoft_advertising"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061217/capt.sge.bit27.171206233759.photo00.photo.default-512x323.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=kTyFsF8bPGaOLmHkqDgByA--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="The logo for Microsoft at their office in Herndon, Virginia. The communist-run Indian state of Kerala has begun another battle against multinationals, backing the Linux computer operating system over market-leading Microsoft Windows.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)" border="0" /></a>AP - Microsoft Corp. has started linking users' search habits with other personal information as it prepares to show more personalized advertisements.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft Sees Botnets as Top Cyberthreat
(PC World)
PC World - Networks of compromised computers support spam, phishing scams, and denial of service attacks.
Vista flaw discovered, risk believed low
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061226/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_security"><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>AP - Windows Vista, the new computer operating system that Microsoft Corp. is touting as its most secure ever, contains a programming flaw that might let hackers gain full control of vulnerable computers.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft Zune Fails To Reach Top Seller Lists On Amazon.com
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Various models of Apple's iPod, on the other hand, were among the top sellers.
Microsoft Defends RSS Patent Applications
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - A company official denied, as some bloggers asserted, that Microsoft was claiming to have invented RSS, which stands for Really Simple Syndication.
Microsoft Plans NYC Vista Launch On Jan. 29
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft has repeatedly pegged Tuesday, Jan. 30, as the date when the long-anticipated Vista operating system and Office 2007 suite update will be available to consumers.
UPDATE: Level 3's Acquisition Of Savvis Will Boost Microsoft's Web Infrastructure
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - While Savvis' content-delivery network unit serves some 100 customers, Microsoft is thought to be the largest customer and the one with the best potential for growth.
Stock indexes end up on M&A, interest-rate view
(Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday,
recovering from the previous session's fall, as a smattering of
mergers-and-acquisition news and a positive interest-rate
outlook helped buoy equities during what is historically a
positive week for stocks.
Xbox gets a longer warranty
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061225/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"/>
Online shoppers overwhelm iTunes store
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061228/ap_on_hi_te/itunes_slowdown"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061228/capt.6bb260f8c7c14984a25b2107a9ec45b5.itunes_slowdown_nyol972.jpg?x=90&y=130&sig=StqHA52xgWpoXPzNiwR2cw--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="A window display for Apple Computer Inc.'s online music store iTunes is seen at an Apple store in Santa Clara, Calif., in this 2004 file photo. Swarms of online shoppers armed with new iPods and iTunes gift cards apparently overwhelmed the Apple's iTunes music store over the holiday, prompting error messages and slowdowns of 20 minutes or more for downloads of a single song. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - Swarms of online shoppers armed with new iPods and iTunes gift cards apparently overwhelmed Apple's iTunes music store over the holiday, prompting error messages and slowdowns of 20 minutes or more for downloads of a single song.</p><br clear="all"/>
Report: Apple probed on stock options
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061228/ap_on_hi_te/apple_stock_options"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061228/2006_12_28t034008_450x285_us_apple_options.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=NJo_uDiFW4DdGahhEcFyFA--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs introduces new iPod Nanos to the crowd at the Yerba Buena Center of the Arts theater in San Francisco, California, September 12, 2006. Apple Computer Inc. gave Jobs 7.5 million stock options in 2001 without the required authorization of the company's board, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. (Dino Vournas/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Apple Computer Inc.'s stock option troubles underwent extreme twists following reports of a federal probe into the possible forgery of documents to bolster executives' profits and that CEO Steve Jobs received 7.5 million stock options in 2001 without proper board approval.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft adds behavioral targeting
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061227/ap_on_hi_te/techbit_microsoft_advertising"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061217/capt.sge.bit27.171206233759.photo00.photo.default-512x323.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=kTyFsF8bPGaOLmHkqDgByA--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="The logo for Microsoft at their office in Herndon, Virginia. The communist-run Indian state of Kerala has begun another battle against multinationals, backing the Linux computer operating system over market-leading Microsoft Windows.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)" border="0" /></a>AP - Microsoft Corp. has started linking users' search habits with other personal information as it prepares to show more personalized advertisements.</p><br clear="all"/>
Anti-spam tool ceases as spammers evolve
(AP)
AP - The Open Relay Database, a tool e-mail service providers used for years to help curb the spread of spam, is ceasing operations, a death partly attributable to its own success. It was 5.
Microsoft: No sweeping claim to RSS tech
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061227/ap_on_hi_te/techbit_microsoft_rss"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061207/capt.sge.tej87.071206152307.photo02.photo.default-354x512.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=3t_poe6Ex5lCi6jF92yNMw--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="Microsoft co-founder shadow falls on the company logo during a press conference. Technology heavyweight Microsoft will unveil an online library that will compete with Google's controversial project to digitize the world's books, the company said.(AFP/File/Arko Datta)" border="0" /></a>AP - Despite patent filings, Microsoft Corp. isn't trying to claim all rights to the Really Simple Syndication technology for notifying users of new entries on their favorite news sites and Web journals, a lead product manager says.</p><br clear="all"/>
Fox streaming bowl games on Web
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061228/media_nm/foxsports_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061228/2006_12_28t044613_450x339_us_foxsports.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=LupPfqZA6BxYVvN9fspbDg--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Ohio State University head coach Jim Tressel (L) applauds his team as linebacker John Kerr (52) in the third quarter of their NCAA football game against the University of Michigan in Columbus, Ohio, November 18, 2006 file photo. (Matt Sullivan/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Fox Sports will digitally
distribute college football bowl games and preview shows on
several Web sites beginning Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Web hit "Soup of the Day" served on DVD
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061228/wr_nm/dvd_soup_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061228/2006_12_28t042427_450x300_us_dvd_soup.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=xgXgYArGrTfy2dk_yt5MLQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A man looks at YouTube's web site in a file photo. The sexy sitcom 'Soup of the Day' never made it onto any of the TV network schedules. But the series, about a guy with three girlfriends, has been a big hit on the Internet. It has gotten 9 million online views since its launch in May, with a series of three- to eight-minute webisodes posted to YouTube, Break.com and other viral video sites. (Peter Jones/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The sexy sitcom "Soup of
the Day" never made it onto any of the TV network schedules.
But the series, about a guy with three girlfriends, has been a
big hit on the Internet. It has gotten 9 million online views
since its launch in May, with a series of three- to
eight-minute webisodes posted to YouTube, Break.com and other
viral video sites.</p><br clear="all"/>
Bidders jostle for India's Hutchison Essar
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061228/bs_nm/hutchison_essar_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061228/2006_12_28t032436_450x322_us_hutchison_essar.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=5YN8vsVd1Yh2fp0hSpD3yQ--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="A Japanese woman passes Vodafone's logo in Tokyo March 17, 2006. India's Essar group has met with Vodafone Group Plc and offered a deal on the British firm's planned takeover of mobile phone operator Hutchison Essar, the Times of India reported on Thursday. (Yuriko Nakao/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Bidders for Indian mobile
operator Hutchison Essar jostled for position on Thursday as
analysts urged main shareholder Hutchison Telecom to set a high
price on any exit from India's vibrant telecoms sector.</p><br clear="all"/>
Red Hat Soldiering On
(The Motley Fool)
The Motley Fool - What does a good soldier do when he's outnumbered and outmaneuvered? He calls in reinforcements, of course. That's why Red Hat (NYSE: RHT - News) is beefing up its troops for the coming campaign, at the expense of giving up some ground today.
Comverse says receives letter of default
(Reuters)
Reuters - Comverse Technology Inc.
said on Wednesday it has received a letter of default from The
Bank of New York Trust Company over the software maker's
failure to file certain financial statements with federal
regulators.
Fox streaming bowl games on Web
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061228/media_nm/foxsports_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061228/2006_12_28t044613_450x339_us_foxsports.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=LupPfqZA6BxYVvN9fspbDg--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Ohio State University head coach Jim Tressel (L) applauds his team as linebacker John Kerr (52) in the third quarter of their NCAA football game against the University of Michigan in Columbus, Ohio, November 18, 2006 file photo. (Matt Sullivan/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Fox Sports will digitally
distribute college football bowl games and preview shows on
several Web sites beginning Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Online shoppers overwhelm iTunes store
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061228/ap_on_hi_te/itunes_slowdown"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061228/capt.6bb260f8c7c14984a25b2107a9ec45b5.itunes_slowdown_nyol972.jpg?x=90&y=130&sig=StqHA52xgWpoXPzNiwR2cw--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="A window display for Apple Computer Inc.'s online music store iTunes is seen at an Apple store in Santa Clara, Calif., in this 2004 file photo. Swarms of online shoppers armed with new iPods and iTunes gift cards apparently overwhelmed the Apple's iTunes music store over the holiday, prompting error messages and slowdowns of 20 minutes or more for downloads of a single song. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - Swarms of online shoppers armed with new iPods and iTunes gift cards apparently overwhelmed Apple's iTunes music store over the holiday, prompting error messages and slowdowns of 20 minutes or more for downloads of a single song.</p><br clear="all"/>
Asia back online after quakes but access patchy
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061228/wr_nm/internet_asia_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061228/2006_12_27t073922_450x312_us_internet_asia.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=g8hNyBFVtYS5GqNIeMuv4w--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="A man walks past a monitor of an internet service point in Hong Kong December 27, 2006. (Paul Yeung/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Asia's telecommunications services
were partly restored on Thursday after earthquakes off Taiwan
cut undersea cables and knocked millions of users offline, but
with few alternative routes, access was slow and patchy.</p><br clear="all"/>
Beyond Search: Google Specialty Services
(PC World)
PC World - We test-drive a few of the myriad Web offerings from the search giant.
Internet chaos shows system's weakness
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061228/tc_afp/asiaquakeinternetdepend"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061228/capt.sge.dto98.281206081843.photo00.photo.default-512x338.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=i5Kr3VvTuUW9UMpDPLPLWQ--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="An man plays a game at a nearly empty Internet cafe in Manila. Much of Asia is still without Internet access after undersea cables were damaged by a powerful earthquake that struck Taiwan earlier in the week. he chaos in Asia's Internet service sparked by an undersea earthquake shows the region's cable network is too fragile and overly reliant on connections to the United States, industry observers have said.(AFP/Joel Nito)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The chaos in Asia's Internet service sparked by an undersea earthquake shows the region's cable network is too fragile and overly reliant on connections to the United States, industry observers have said.</p><br clear="all"/>
Indonesia says aid workers have priority for Internet use
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061228/tc_afp/asiaquakeinternetindonesiafloodsaid"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061228/capt.sge.dtk89.281206075611.photo00.photo.default-512x355.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=HFhGIAl0bzuVLIOM4MqIbQ--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="A convoy of aid trucks passes flooded areas in Bendahara in Aceh Tamiyang. Indonesian troops and rescue workers are struggling to deliver food supplies to thousands of people stranded due to flooding. Indonesia's head telecommunications official has called on people to limit Internet use to give priority to aid workers in disaster areas.(AFP/Adek Berry)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Indonesia's head telecommunications official has called on people to limit Internet use to give priority to aid workers in disaster areas.</p><br clear="all"/>
Web hit "Soup of the Day" served on DVD
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061228/wr_nm/dvd_soup_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061228/2006_12_28t042427_450x300_us_dvd_soup.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=xgXgYArGrTfy2dk_yt5MLQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A man looks at YouTube's web site in a file photo. The sexy sitcom 'Soup of the Day' never made it onto any of the TV network schedules. But the series, about a guy with three girlfriends, has been a big hit on the Internet. It has gotten 9 million online views since its launch in May, with a series of three- to eight-minute webisodes posted to YouTube, Break.com and other viral video sites. (Peter Jones/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The sexy sitcom "Soup of
the Day" never made it onto any of the TV network schedules.
But the series, about a guy with three girlfriends, has been a
big hit on the Internet. It has gotten 9 million online views
since its launch in May, with a series of three- to
eight-minute webisodes posted to YouTube, Break.com and other
viral video sites.</p><br clear="all"/>
Wikipedia founder envisions people's online search engine
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061227/tc_afp/afplifestyleusit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061227/capt.sge.dsf89.271206234437.photo00.photo.default-347x512.jpg?x=88&y=130&sig=Bmydmfw6rMXBVpn6LlN2cw--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, pictured March 2006, is calling for people to join him in an Internet search engine revolution, his weblog showed.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mario Tama)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The founder of communally-crafted online encyclopedia Wikipedia is calling for people to join him in an Internet search engine revolution, his weblog showed.</p><br clear="all"/>
Prime-Time Metered Market Tuesday Ratings: CBS Wins Despite Below Average Kennedy Center Honors
(Mediaweek.com)
Mediaweek.com - -Ratings Breakdown:
CBS led this mundane Tuesday in the overnights, with a 20 percent advantage over second-place Fox. But annual older-skewing CBS special The Kennedy Center Honors is not expected to bode well among adults 18-49, with leadership in the demo likely to fall in favor of either NBC or Fox once the fast national rating results are posted at www.pifeedback.com by 12 p.m. ET.
Report: New Wiki Search Engine Underway
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The founder of online encyclopedia Wikipedia said he is planning to launch a search engine which he hopes will be a potential threat to search leaders such as Google and Yahoo.
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