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Gift laptops from Microsoft ignite 'blogosphere' controversy
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061229/tc_afp/ussoftwarechipethics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061229/capt.sge.een20.291206213324.photo00.photo.default-354x512.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=JSj7O_ODAJByXo5_EM_F0w--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="Microsoft co-founder shadow falls on the company logo during a press conference. Laptops that Microsoft sent free to authors of popular weblogs had the 'blogosphere' abuzz with controversy regarding the propriety of the gifts.(AFP/File/Arko Datta)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Laptops that Microsoft sent free to authors of popular weblogs had the 'blogosphere' abuzz with controversy regarding the propriety of the gifts.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft Claims Vista's Aero Interface Doesn't Slow PCs
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Principled Technologies, which conducted the research for Microsoft, is offering a download of the report.
Microsoft Says No Favorable Coverage Expected In Laptop Giveaway
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Recipients encouraged to disclose receiving the expensive computers, which were intended to solicit "valuable feedback" from the influential tech bloggers, says company
Ford and Microsoft Partner on Automotive OS
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The Wall Street Journal reports that Ford and Microsoft have decided to sync. At the Detroit Auto Show and the Consumer Electronics Show in January, the two firms will jointly announce Sync, an in-car navigation and infotainment system built on Microsoft's platform.
Microsoft Looks Beyond Vista Bugs
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Despite recently reported security issues with Windows Vista, Microsoft has expressed confidence that its new operating system is secure and reliable.
Microsoft adds behavioral targeting
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061228/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, AMD Send Free High-End Laptops To Select Bloggers
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Giveaway triggers debate over ethics and whether the companies are really offering bribes. The ensuing publicity reportedly has prompted Microsoft and AMD to reconsider the gift.
Microsoft's Laptop Giveaway Rubs Some the Wrong Way
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - News Analysis: Here is how Microsoft went about putting free laptops into the hands of bloggers.
Microsoft: Vista's Secure, Not Perfect
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Disclosure of a zero-day vulnerability doesn't alter the claim that Vista is the safest Microsoft operating system so far, says company's security manager.
Microsoft RSS Patents Anger Critics
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft has managed to rankle its critics again, this time over a set of patent applications that cover one of blogging's key technologies -- a technology that Microsoft did not invent.
Low-cost laptop could transform learning
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070101/ap_on_hi_te/hundred_dollar_laptop"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061229/capt.e69e58e1f7a54239b5d4c88d9736246f.file_bw5.jpg?x=82&y=130&sig=vkAF9I.9SWtQ8xaYJ4mMlw--" align="left" height="130" width="82" alt="Ruby Kulles, 7, is engrossed in an illustrated children's book from the International Children's Digital Library (ICDL) Foundation. Kulles is part of Kids Team, a research arm of the Foundation at the University of Maryland's Human-Computer Interaction Lab, involving children in the design and testing of the Library's interface for children's books across digital media. The bright green computer she is using is a test model of the new, low-cost laptop developed by the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) organization (www.laptop.org). ICDL Foundation has the world's largest collection of children's literature available freely on the Internet. It's on the Web at www.childrenslibrary.org. (Photo Credit: Aaron Clamage)" border="0" /></a>AP - Forget windows, folders and boxes that pop up with text. When students in Thailand, Libya and other developing countries get their $150 computers from the One Laptop Per Child project in 2007, their experience will be unlike anything on standard PCs.</p><br clear="all"/>
Saddam execution images shown on TV, Web
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061231/ap_on_en_tv/saddam_media"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061230/capt.lon11912301132.iraq_saddam_lon119.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=8Q4uQDwcDUur3RwEInGw0Q--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="This video image released by Iraqi state television shows Saddam Hussein's guards wearing ski masks and placing a noose around the deposed leader's neck moments before his execution Saturday Dec. 30. 2006. Clutching a Quran and refusing a hood, Saddam Hussein went to the gallows before sunrise Saturday, executed by vengeful countrymen after a quarter-century of remorseless brutality that killed countless thousands and led Iraq into disastrous wars against the United States and Iran. (AP Photo/IRAQI TV, HO)" border="0" /></a>AP - Although Iraqi authorities released no video of Saddam Hussein's execution, crude images of the hanging emerged Saturday on the Internet, and some TV networks used portions leading up to the trap door opening.</p><br clear="all"/>
Colorado woman selling snow on eBay
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061231/ap_on_fe_st/selling_snow"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061229/capt.cowp11212291739.winter_storms_cowp112.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=3sob0GBLLmV.rB6DNBfOPg--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="A snowplow clears a pathway from the terminal to the taxiway at Denver International Airport, Friday, Dec. 29, 2006, in Denver. The second major snow storm in a week pounded Colorado on Friday, burying the foothills under another 2 feet of snow, shutting down highways and forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights at the Denver airport. (AP Photo/Will Powers)" border="0" /></a>AP - As if Colorado residents don't have enough snow to dig out from, one resident is offering more for a price on eBay. Starting bids were holding steady Friday at 99 cents for snow from "Blizzard I and Blizzard II" being offered by Mary Walker. She and husband, Jim, got the idea for selling snow after shoveling mounds from two storms a week apart that together dumped more than 4 feet along the Front Range.</p><br clear="all"/>
Apple faces suit over iPod-iTunes link
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061230/ap_on_hi_te/apple_lawsuits"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061229/capt.cajc10112292126.apple_options_cajc101.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=WRZxrllSx4xq2XnsBmCnSw--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="A woman walks past a wall of poster ads for the iPod shuffle outside the Apple store in San Francisco, Friday, Dec. 29, 2006. Apple Computer Inc. cleared Chief Executive Steve Jobs and the rest of its current management of misconduct involving stock option grants, despite Jobs' awareness of favorable grant dates. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)" border="0" /></a>AP - As if its options woes weren't trouble enough, Apple Computer Inc. said Friday it is facing several federal lawsuits, including one alleging the company created an illegal monopoly by tying iTunes music and video sales to its market-leading iPod portable players.</p><br clear="all"/>
Apple says options probe clears execs
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061229/ap_on_bi_ge/apple_options"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061229/capt.cajc10112292126.apple_options_cajc101.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=WRZxrllSx4xq2XnsBmCnSw--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="A woman walks past a wall of poster ads for the iPod shuffle outside the Apple store in San Francisco, Friday, Dec. 29, 2006. Apple Computer Inc. cleared Chief Executive Steve Jobs and the rest of its current management of misconduct involving stock option grants, despite Jobs' awareness of favorable grant dates. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)" border="0" /></a>AP - Apple Computer Inc. gave the most detailed account yet of its stock-option practices Friday, clearing CEO Steve Jobs and other current executives of any misconduct. Yet it still isn't clear who was responsible and how much Jobs was involved.</p><br clear="all"/>
New Year's Eve music party at YouTube despite copyright concerns
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070101/tc_afp/usitinternetmusiccopyrightcompanyyoutubegoogle"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070101/capt.sge.eni44.010107062111.photo00.photo.default-512x340.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=MRcV5LE5qwacIxqNDooRtA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="YouTube webpage. YouTube and Warner Music Group rang in the new year online despite a seemingly broken promise by the superstar video-sharing website to have an anti-piracy system in place by 2007(AFP/File/Samantha Sin)" border="0" /></a>AFP - YouTube and Warner Music Group rang in the new year online despite a seemingly broken promise by the superstar video-sharing website to have an anti-piracy system in place by 2007.</p><br clear="all"/>
Specifications of the inexpensive laptop
(AP)
AP - The XO computer, developed by the One Laptop Per Child project, is slated to ship to schoolchildren in developing countries in 2007. Hardware specifications are not final.
AT&T closes BellSouth deal after FCC OK
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061230/ap_on_bi_ge/att_bellsouth"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061229/capt.ny11912292130.att_bellsouth_ny119.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=T6.cxFjkCNSg6a8LQja4tg--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="The AT&T, Inc. logo is seen on on of the company's buildings in San Antonio, in this April 25, 2006, file photo. While much of Washington enjoyed a holiday break, lawyers for AT&T Inc. and the government worked marathon hours to forge an agreement that would allow the company to complete its $85 billion purchase of BellSouth Corp. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - AT&T Inc. extended its dominance as the nation's largest provider of phone, wireless and broadband Internet services by acquiring BellSouth Corp. in the largest telecommunications takeover in U.S. history.</p><br clear="all"/>
IBM Releases Lotus Notes for the Mac
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Mac users will be able to ring in the New Year knowing that IBM's Lotus Notes 7.0.2 client is now available for Mac OS X, offering enterprise users instant messaging, presence awareness, and Web 2.0 tools such as RSS technology and a blogging template. These Notes functions are already available for users of Linux and Windows operating systems.
Kaspersky Ships Vista AV Support
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - The anti-virus specialist offers support for Microsoft's new operating system, the very same product that some people believe will put increased pressure on Kaspersky's entire business.
New Year's Eve music party at YouTube despite copyright concerns
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070101/tc_afp/usitinternetmusiccopyrightcompanyyoutubegoogle"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070101/capt.sge.eni44.010107062111.photo00.photo.default-512x340.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=MRcV5LE5qwacIxqNDooRtA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="YouTube webpage. YouTube and Warner Music Group rang in the new year online despite a seemingly broken promise by the superstar video-sharing website to have an anti-piracy system in place by 2007(AFP/File/Samantha Sin)" border="0" /></a>AFP - YouTube and Warner Music Group rang in the new year online despite a seemingly broken promise by the superstar video-sharing website to have an anti-piracy system in place by 2007.</p><br clear="all"/>
The Internet -- a fragile system threatened by natural disaster
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061231/tc_afp/asiaquakeinternet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061231/capt.sge.emf82.311206192126.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=L_flfGYJPfhZPEt0wJmVJw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A woman surfs the internet at Changi International Airport in Singapore. Internet users across Asia have been a glimmer of light at the end of a digital black hole as slow surfing speeds gradually improved four days after an earthquake cut them off from the Web.(AFP/Jewel Samad)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The earthquake off Taiwan last Tuesday that shattered Internet connections for millions in Asia demonstrated starkly how vulnerable the vital network is to interruptions.</p><br clear="all"/>
Apple faces suit over iPod-iTunes link
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061230/ap_on_hi_te/apple_lawsuits"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061229/capt.cajc10112292126.apple_options_cajc101.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=WRZxrllSx4xq2XnsBmCnSw--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="A woman walks past a wall of poster ads for the iPod shuffle outside the Apple store in San Francisco, Friday, Dec. 29, 2006. Apple Computer Inc. cleared Chief Executive Steve Jobs and the rest of its current management of misconduct involving stock option grants, despite Jobs' awareness of favorable grant dates. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)" border="0" /></a>AP - As if its options woes weren't trouble enough, Apple Computer Inc. said Friday it is facing several federal lawsuits, including one alleging the company created an illegal monopoly by tying iTunes music and video sales to its market-leading iPod portable players.</p><br clear="all"/>
Gift laptops from Microsoft ignite 'blogosphere' controversy
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061229/tc_afp/ussoftwarechipethics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061229/capt.sge.een20.291206213324.photo00.photo.default-354x512.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=JSj7O_ODAJByXo5_EM_F0w--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="Microsoft co-founder shadow falls on the company logo during a press conference. Laptops that Microsoft sent free to authors of popular weblogs had the 'blogosphere' abuzz with controversy regarding the propriety of the gifts.(AFP/File/Arko Datta)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Laptops that Microsoft sent free to authors of popular weblogs had the 'blogosphere' abuzz with controversy regarding the propriety of the gifts.</p><br clear="all"/>
Washington Post aims for closer print, Web ties
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Washington Post Co. plans to have
its veteran editors help shape the way stories appear on the
Web in the latest example of how top U.S. publishers are
retooling news operations for the Internet.
IBM Releases Lotus Notes for the Mac
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Mac users will be able to ring in the New Year knowing that IBM's Lotus Notes 7.0.2 client is now available for Mac OS X, offering enterprise users instant messaging, presence awareness, and Web 2.0 tools such as RSS technology and a blogging template. These Notes functions are already available for users of Linux and Windows operating systems.
Untangle the World Wide Web with RSS
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061229/wr_nm/column_pluggedin_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061229/2006_12_29t134630_450x300_us_column_pluggedin.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=g2_kMDsKbs4ZW5K.AHhO3g--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A woman works at a computer in an office in an undated file photo. Short for 'Really Simple Syndication,' a name that seems designed to induce maximum eye glazing, RSS is in fact one of the best time-savers online. And it's getting easier to use. (Catherine Benson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - "RSS" is one of the coolest things
you've never heard of when it comes to the Internet.</p><br clear="all"/>
Yahoo Closes News Forums
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The company plans overhaul of message boards linked to individual articles on the portal's news site.
China's Internet population reaches 132M
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061229/ap_on_hi_te/china_internet_boom"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061206/capt.sge.svg63.061206164305.photo00.photo.default-512x345.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=2w52FZ01xk6pWo08CJH0eQ--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="People surf the Internet in Beijing. China had 19.87 million Internet bloggers at the beginning of November -- a 24 percent increase over the past 12 months.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)" border="0" /></a>AP - China's population of Internet users has risen by 30 percent over the past year to 132 million, a state news agency said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Movie group claims win in Chinese piracy
(AP)
AP - A Beijing court has ordered the popular Chinese Web portal Sohu.com to pay $140,000 in damages for distributing Hollywood movies online without permission, the movie industry's trade group said Friday.
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