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Users Irked By Windows Defender Beta 2 Expiration
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 users can upgrade to the final program by downloading it from the Microsoft Web site, but Windows 2000 users are out of luck.
Microsoft Ships Early Betas Of 'Cougar' And 'Centro' Servers
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft has released early beta versions of its "Cougar" upgrade of Small Business Server and "Centro," a new integrated server suite for midsize businesses.
Microsoft Gifts Stir Up the Blogosphere
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft: People love it or hate it. When the world's largest software maker recently sent free laptops preloaded with Windows Vista to 90 bloggers, the act did little to bulk up its list of friends.
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.
6 of 75 cities get top disaster rating
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070103/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/emergency_communications"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070102/capt.85a58b23f4c341a69e0bdd0d2ca61838.emergency_communications_lacs113.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=_usoD5Zzexxh5618NIzSrQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A two-way radio is seen on the belt of a New Orleans police officer outside Harrah's Casino in New Orleans, which is serving as temporary operations center in this Sept. 13, 2005 file photo. Only six of 75 U.S. cities and surrounding areas rate top grades for their emergency agencies' ability to communicate during a disaster, according to a federal report obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Ric Francis, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - On Sept. 11, 2001, New York fire battalion chief Dennis Devlin issued an urgent plea: His men were in "a state of confusion" and needed more working radios immediately. Yet, more than five years since Devlin and 342 other members of the city's fire department perished at the World Trade Center, the government says only six U.S. cities have fully answered the late fire chief's call by adopting advanced emergency communications systems.</p><br clear="all"/>
Toyota developing drunken driving system
(AP)
AP - Toyota Motor Corp. is developing a fail-safe system for cars that detects drunken drivers and automatically shuts the vehicle down if sensors pick up signs of excessive alcohol consumption, a news report said Wednesday.
Dutch ban Segways from public roads
(AP)
AP - Dutch police banned Segways from all public roads, bike paths and walkways as of New Year's Day, surprising the nation's official importer of the two-wheeled, self-balancing scooters.
Convicted murderer keeps online journal
(AP)
AP - A man facing the death penalty for the drug-related slayings of five people in northern Iowa is writing about his life in prison.
Low-cost laptop could transform learning
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070103/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"/>
"Light" guiding fans to new Web site
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070103/wr_nm/light_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070103/2007_01_03t040709_450x327_us_light.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=3YX0XQXTjRIvnJi1Yq2UCQ--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="A screenshot of www.FindYourLight.net, taken on January 3, 2007. 'Guiding Light' is launching www.FindYourLight.net Wednesday, an interactive Web site that encourages viewers to upload videos and view behind-the-scenes content featuring the show's cast while introducing the series' yearlong 'Find Your Light' campaign encouraging volunteerism. (www.FindYourLight.net/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - In honor of its 70th
anniversary, the CBS daytime drama "Guiding Light" is throwing
a party online.</p><br clear="all"/>
U.S. group sues Nokia, Samsung over Bluetooth
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070103/tc_nm/bluetooth_patent_infringement_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070103/2007_01_03t042745_450x316_us_bluetooth_patent_infringement.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=yFCFIDJ8fvYXUi0h2v401Q--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="A Nokia bluetooth headset is seen in an undated file photo. The Washington Research Foundation has sued mobile phone makers Nokia, Samsung Electronics and Matsushita-owned Panasonic for infringing on a patent for wireless Bluetooth technology. (Nokia/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The Washington Research Foundation
has sued mobile phone makers Nokia (NOK1V.HE), Samsung
Electronics (005930.KS) and Matsushita-owned (6752.T) Panasonic
for infringing on a patent for wireless Bluetooth technology.</p><br clear="all"/>
Electronics groups sued over Bluetooth
(FT.com)
FT.com - A research foundation backed by the state of Washington has sued three of the world's biggest consumer electronics makers over claims that they have infringed a series of patents surrounding the Bluetooth short-range wireless technology.
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.
Telelogic Giving Away Software Modeling Tool
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Telelogic, which provides development tools to big enterprises, is looking to increase adoption of the Uniform Modeling Language standard, and boost demand for its paid follow-up products.
"Light" guiding fans to new Web site
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070103/wr_nm/light_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070103/2007_01_03t040709_450x327_us_light.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=3YX0XQXTjRIvnJi1Yq2UCQ--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="A screenshot of www.FindYourLight.net, taken on January 3, 2007. 'Guiding Light' is launching www.FindYourLight.net Wednesday, an interactive Web site that encourages viewers to upload videos and view behind-the-scenes content featuring the show's cast while introducing the series' yearlong 'Find Your Light' campaign encouraging volunteerism. (www.FindYourLight.net/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - In honor of its 70th
anniversary, the CBS daytime drama "Guiding Light" is throwing
a party online.</p><br clear="all"/>
Convicted murderer keeps online journal
(AP)
AP - A man facing the death penalty for the drug-related slayings of five people in northern Iowa is writing about his life in prison.
Toyota Adds MySpace-Like Features To Hybrid Owners' Web Site
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Toyota is going with the assumption that since people have very specific reasons for choosing a hybrid (such as concerns about pollution or over-reliance on gasoline), they'll be excited to explain them in an online profile.
Apple Sued in U.S. Over iTunes-iPod Link
(PC World)
PC World - Suit charges Apple with illegally tying together its iTunes music store and iPod digital music players.
Gays Find A Home On MySpace, Friendster
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Excluding e-mail, nearly twice as many gay, lesbian, and bisexual individuals than heterosexuals said they're online between 24 and 168 hours per week, a survey by Harris Interactive says.
Users Irked By Windows Defender Beta 2 Expiration
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 users can upgrade to the final program by downloading it from the Microsoft Web site, but Windows 2000 users are out of luck.
The New AT&T: Wireless At Its Heart
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The new AT&T will increasingly be a wireless communications company that also generates income from advertising and offers television and broadband data services as well.
Microsoft Gifts Stir Up the Blogosphere
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft: People love it or hate it. When the world's largest software maker recently sent free laptops preloaded with Windows Vista to 90 bloggers, the act did little to bulk up its list of friends.
iTunes Sees 1,222% Traffic Increase
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - iTunes defeated Microsoft's Zune by a ratio of 30-to-1, according to Hitwise.
Italy enacts law to block child porn Web sites
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070102/wr_nm/italy_internet_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070102/2007_01_02t135841_450x300_us_italy_internet.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=vFQ3TLIhJ7.umWB2IltK2Q--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A computer keyboard is seen in a file photo. Italy has introduced a new law requiring Internet service providers to block child pornography Web sites within six hours of being told to do so, the communications ministry said on Tuesday. (Catherine Benson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Italy has introduced a new law requiring
Internet service providers to block child pornography Web sites
within six hours of being told to do so, the communications
ministry said on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
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