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Ford, Microsoft offer new in-dash gizmos
(AP)
AP - CD players in automobiles could go the way of eight-track tapes with in-dash systems like one Ford Motor Co. and Microsoft Corp. are jointly producing to link cars with cell phones and personal music players.
Ford and Microsoft launch car software system
(Reuters)
Reuters - Ford Motor Co. unveiled on
Saturday a new entertainment and communication system running
on software from Microsoft Corp. that aims to bring
the connectivity of a computer to the car.
Apple, Microsoft to unveil digital media systems
(Reuters)
Reuters - Forget about iPod versus Zune. As
popular as portable music devices are, they no longer represent
the cutting edge of the digital music market today.
Microsoft Interviews Itself About The New Word
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft corporate VP Peter Pathe explains how new features and a new user interface will benefit users.
Microsoft OneCare Security Suite Loses Ground
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - While OneCare accounted for nearly 11% of U.S. consumer security suite sales in June, by October its slice had shrunk to 6%.
Microsoft Schedules Eight Bug Fixes Next Week
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft announced it would issue three updates for Windows, three for its Office productivity suite, one that affects both Windows and Office, and another that impacts both Windows and the Visual Studio development platform.
Microsoft to kick off 2007 with 8 security updates
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft plans to release eight sets of security patches next Tuesday, addressing flaws in its Windows, Office, and Visual Studio products.
French game maker sues Microsoft
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - A legal battle between Microsoft and a French video game publisher appears to be holding up the development of a mobile version of "Halo," the popular Xbox game.
Patch Tuesday: Critical MS Office Fixes Coming
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - On Jan. 9, Microsoft plans to release eight bulletins with patches for critical holes in Office, Windows and Visual Studio.
Microsoft's 'Enchanted Office' Comic Touts Ribbon
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - The software giant is using a Web-based comic strip to try to convince consumers that the new Ribbon-based user interface found in Office 2007 is an innovation they can benefit from.
Ford, Microsoft offer new in-dash gizmos
(AP)
AP - CD players in automobiles could go the way of eight-track tapes with in-dash systems like one Ford Motor Co. and Microsoft Corp. are jointly producing to link cars with cell phones and personal music players.
Plan would create '.xxx' Web porn domain
(AP)
AP - The Internet's key oversight agency has revived a proposal it earlier rejected to create an online red-light district, after adding stronger provisions to prohibit child pornography and require labeling of Web sites with sexually explicit materials.
Google stock boom boosts Calif. coffers
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070107/ap_on_bi_ge/google_tax_infusion"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070106/capt.f0732481233c4ce4b2fd37b1c90947f5.google_tax_infusion_sc101.jpg?x=130&y=67&sig=TZhYcEVXMcmoEWZ7ubq2Qg--" align="left" height="67" width="130" alt="Google co-founders Larry Page, bottom, and Sergey Brin pose at company headquarters in this file photo taken Jan. 15, 2004, in Mountain View, Calif. After cashing in 9 million shares valued a $3.6 billion last year, 17 Google employees will owe California about $360 million in taxes. Tax filings by Brin and Page show the pair paying over half the tab themselves. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Someday, this era may simply be known as The Google Years. California, whose budget revenue slides up and down like a yo-yo with changes in capital gains and stock options, is once again counting on outsized income tax filings from a handful of tech executives to help balance its budget.</p><br clear="all"/>
Secret codes unlock ads in video games
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070106/ap_on_hi_te/video_game_advertising"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070105/capt.fx20201051626.video_game_advertising_fx202.jpg?x=130&y=73&sig=bQU1V3NBu7ocVzsVdJImBw--" align="left" height="73" width="130" alt="In this is an undated screen grab from the video game 'Rainbow Six Vegas,' provided by Ubisoft Inc., product placement advertising for Unilever Corp.'s Axe shower gel is seen. Welcome to the new world of marketing campaigns deeply embedded in a growing number video games. (AP Photo/Ubisoft Inc.)" border="0" /></a>AP - Crouched in military fatigues, you peer through night-vision goggles and brandish a semiautomatic gun as you hunt down terrorists who've overtaken Las Vegas.</p><br clear="all"/>
Cisco shifts executives to India
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070107/ap_on_bi_ge/cisco_executives_india"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070107/capt.7d5bfbac817b45c49f861016d1055f73.cisco_executive_india_nybz202.jpg?x=84&y=130&sig=GqmjarIzAoalVrPLO6pEeg--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="Cisco Systems' new chief globalization officer, Wim Elfrink, smiles during an analyst meeting in San Jose, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2006. Elfrink's climb up the corporate ladder has taken him from Holland to France, Italy, Switzerland and the United States. But his latest promotion will take the Dutch polyglot far from his Western comfort zone. As the chief globalization officer at Cisco Systems Inc., Elfrink is taking his wife, two daughters and the family dog from suburban Silicon Valley to Bangalore, India. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)" border="0" /></a>AP - Wim Elfrink's climb up the corporate ladder has taken him from Holland to France, Italy, Switzerland and the United States.</p><br clear="all"/>
British charity issues anorexia Internet warning
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070106/wr_nm/anorexia_health_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070107/2007_01_07t030558_450x331_us_anorexia_health.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=JDGgtrj_5UEQxK5TsDGSgA--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Web sites that promote anorexia and bulimia as a lifestyle choice rather than as diseases are killing people, a British charity helping people with eating disorders said on Saturday. Mannequins are shown in this February 24, 2003, file photo. (Simon Kwong/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Web sites that promote anorexia and
bulimia as a lifestyle choice rather than as diseases are
killing people, a British charity helping people with eating
disorders said on Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/>
U.S. consumer electronics sales to hit record in 2007
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070106/tc_nm/electronics_show_forecast_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070107/2007_01_06t172119_450x297_us_electronics_show_forecast.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=Rcu9vknSW8JHF2gweTfeYg--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Exhibitors look over Samsung televisions in the Las Vegas Convention Center during set up for 2007 International CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas, Nevada January 6, 2007. This year's show runs from January 8-11 and is expected to draw over 150,000 attendees. (Steve Marcus/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - U.S. consumer electronics sales are
expected to hit a record $155 billion in 2007, fueled by
consumers' fascination with video games, digital music, and
flat-screen displays, an industry group said on Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Verizon to offer TV shows on cellphones: NY Times
(Reuters)
Reuters - Verizon Wireless is expected to
announce on Sunday that it will offer full-length programing to
its cellular subscribers from major U.S. television networks,
The New York Times reported on Saturday.
MySQL Rejects GPL Version 3 For Now
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Version 3 of the General Public License has proposed a digital rights management provision and other optional restrictions that some open-source developers don't like.
Ford and Microsoft launch car software system
(Reuters)
Reuters - Ford Motor Co. unveiled on
Saturday a new entertainment and communication system running
on software from Microsoft Corp. that aims to bring
the connectivity of a computer to the car.
Plan would create '.xxx' Web porn domain
(AP)
AP - The Internet's key oversight agency has revived a proposal it earlier rejected to create an online red-light district, after adding stronger provisions to prohibit child pornography and require labeling of Web sites with sexually explicit materials.
British charity issues anorexia Internet warning
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070106/wr_nm/anorexia_health_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070107/2007_01_07t030558_450x331_us_anorexia_health.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=JDGgtrj_5UEQxK5TsDGSgA--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Web sites that promote anorexia and bulimia as a lifestyle choice rather than as diseases are killing people, a British charity helping people with eating disorders said on Saturday. Mannequins are shown in this February 24, 2003, file photo. (Simon Kwong/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Web sites that promote anorexia and
bulimia as a lifestyle choice rather than as diseases are
killing people, a British charity helping people with eating
disorders said on Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/>
TSA To Test Broadband Over Powerline Technology
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - High-profile users like TSA and Trump Corp. could lend credibility to languishing tech
San Francisco, EarthLink have tentative Wi-Fi deal
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070106/wr_nm/wireless_sanfrancisco_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070106/2007_01_05t221600_450x311_us_wireless_sanfrancisco.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=dahf_6HLTLhT33jsyjFyuw--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="San Francisco's landmark Golden Gate Bridge in a file photo. The City of San Francisco and EarthLink said on Friday they had reached a tentative deal to offer free wireless Internet access, promising to make it the first major U.S. city to deliver municipal Wi-Fi services citywide. (Andy Kuno/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The City of San Francisco and
EarthLink said on Friday they had reached a tentative deal to
offer free wireless Internet access, promising to make it the
first major U.S. city to deliver municipal Wi-Fi services
citywide.</p><br clear="all"/>
Google, EarthLink Reach Free Wi-Fi Deal With San Francisco
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The agreement must now be approved by the city Board of Supervisors, some members of which favor a city-owned network.
Even With China Mobile Deal, Google's Got A Tough Sell In Mobile Search
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Its deal with the world's largest mobile service company is a nice place to start, though.
Showtime Partnering In Online Distribution Of PC Games
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The companies, which expect to launch the service in the second quarter, are marketing the offering as a pre-built way for ISPs to tap into the multibillion-dollar PC game market.
Nokia joins Sprint WiMax bandwidth-wagon
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Sprint Nextel has signed up another big partner for its deployment of a WiMax mobile broadband network around the U.S.
Singaporean charged for online bomb hoax
(AP)
AP - A Singapore court charged a man for posting a bomb hoax online while illegally tapping into a wireless Internet network.
Google To Power Search On China's Xunlei Downloading Service
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Following on the heels of a new partnership with China Mobile, announcement signals the search company's push to become a bigger player in China.
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