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MSN India Names Marketing Head
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Raghavan will be responsible for marketing Microsoft's online products, including MSN and Windows Live, within the country.
New Windows VML Exploit Commandeers PCs
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Immunity Inc. said it had published a working exploit for the Vector Markup Language vulnerability within three hours of Microsoft announcing the bug and issuing a patch.
UK schools advised to hold off on Vista, Office 2007
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft needs to make a stronger case for U.K. schools to upgrade to Windows Vista and Office 2007 as neither product contains essential new features, according to a report from a British educational advisory group.
HTC lauds Apple iPhone, but won't mimic it
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - The president of High Tech Computer (HTC), the world's largest maker of Microsoft Windows mobile phones, thinks Apple's new iPhone is "pretty innovative," but his company has no plans to put out a similar product.
Microsoft Compute Cluster OS now on SGI servers
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Silicon Graphics (SGI) is now offering servers running Windows CCS (Compute Cluster Server) 2003 to make it more competitive in the HPC (high-performance computing) market.
Microsoft previews next version of Dynamics CRM
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft is previewing the next major version of its Dynamics CRM (customer relationship management) software, code-named "Titan," with a growing number of its partners in the run-up to the mid-2007 product release.
Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony Sued over Game Controllers
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Texas-based Fenner Investments is suing the big three game console makers -- Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony -- for violating a patent covering a "Low-Voltage Joystick Port Interface."
Oracle Borrows Security Notice Method from Microsoft
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - The database giant is implementing an advance notice mechanism similar to Microsoft's that offers flaw details and severity ratings ahead of its quarterly Critical Patch Updates.
Microsoft Enlists SGI In Supercomputing Software Push
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft's Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 software will be offered on SGI's Altix XE systems, in a bid to broaden SGI's reach in the high-performance computing market.
Microsoft Patches Mac Office
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The updates to Office 2004 for Mac and Office v.X for Mac released Tuesday patched five vulnerabilities in the suites' Excel spreadsheet.
Late 'Warcraft' expansion pack to debut
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070113/ap_on_hi_te/blizzard_s_warcraft"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070112/capt.dn11201121907.blizzard_s_warcraft_dn112.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=FJLq.tiPCZyFyKN0.OumBA--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="David Daryani, owner of Tru-Gamerz sits by a computer screen that shows a scene of the online video game, World of Warcraft, at his store location in Dallas, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2006. With its mix of orcs and ogres, priests and paladins, 'World of Warcraft', called 'WoW' by fans, has grown into one of the world's most popular video games and become something of a cultural phenomenon in the process. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)" border="0" /></a>AP - Each day, millions of people around the world gaze at their computer screens to explore a dangerous fantasy world of treasure-filled dungeons and flame-breathing dragons, a land where mortal enemies lurk around every corner.</p><br clear="all"/>
Report: Sony sold 490,700 PS3s in U.S.
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070113/ap_on_hi_te/video_game_sales"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070107/capt.7a193b92fb45459ab50478d320c90cd5.sony_ps3_sales_nyol777.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=DnQ8avttmZr4z62UX9JAEQ--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Sony Computer Entertainment President Ken Kutaragi holds up a box containing a PlayStation 3 at the launch of the video game console in Tokyo in this Nov. 11, 2006, file photo. In an important early look at the pivotal holiday sales season, Sony Corp. said it met its goal of shipping 1 million PlayStation 3 consoles to North America in 2006 despite ongoing production problems with the still hard-to-find video game system. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)" border="0" /></a>AP - Sony Corp., beset by supply issues, sold 490,700 PlayStation 3 game consoles in the United States in December, according to figures research firm NPD Group released Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Feds probing stock options grant to Jobs
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070113/ap_on_hi_te/apple_options"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070109/capt.caps10301091956.apple_macworld_caps103.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=LKCPgV4tehGki6qhRcZfqQ--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Apple CEO Steve Jobs holds up the new iPhone during his keynote address at MacWorld Conference & Expo in San Francisco, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)" border="0" /></a>AP - Federal prosecutors confirmed late Friday that they have opened an investigation into stock options irregularities at Apple Inc.</p><br clear="all"/>
U.N. telecom not eying Internet control
(AP)
AP - The United Nations will not try to take the lead in determining the future of the Internet, the head of the U.N. telecommunications agency said Friday.
Blog wields power in restaurant world
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070113/ap_on_hi_te/dining_wars"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070107/capt.nyr10101071645.dining_wars_nyr101.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=PbNzVKO8ilfbhREIdVOAng--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Lockhart Steele, left, and Ben Leventhal, co-owners of the web site, Eater.com, dine during an interview in New York, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2007. Leventhal and Steele are a pair of bloggers fighting a guerrilla war against the city's publicists. Nearly every day, the two provide restaurant information on their popular web site, posting tidbits that publicists aren't ready to release and traditional journalists haven't managed to print. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)" border="0" /></a>AP - Ben Leventhal and Lockhart Steele are a pair of bloggers fighting a guerrilla war against the city's publicists. Nearly every day, the two provide restaurant information on their popular Web site, Eater.com., posting tidbits that publicists aren't ready to release and traditional journalists haven't managed to print.</p><br clear="all"/>
Singer Paula Abdul cancels interviews after video
(Reuters)
Reuters - "American Idol" judge Paula Abdul
canceled media interviews on Friday as an online video emerged
of the television star slurring and gesticulating her way
through a TV interview a day earlier.
Xbox 360 bests Wii, PlayStation 3 in US holiday sales
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070113/tc_afp/afplifestyleusitgamecompanysonymicrosoftnintendo"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070113/capt.sge.hsu94.130107023414.photo00.photo.default-512x367.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=qtPil10XFYgRQU9VZciuZQ--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Microsoft chairman and chief software architect Bill Gates (R) greeting president of the Entertainment and Devices Division, Robby Bach (L), during the 2007 Computer Electronic Show in Las Vegas. Microsoft announced that Microsoft's Xbox 360 video game console would deliver television and movies via the Internet by the end of the year.(AFP/File/Lee Celano)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Xbox 360 bested Wii and PlayStation 3 in US holiday season sales as Microsoft scored what analysts expected to be a lasting victory in the new-generation video game console war.</p><br clear="all"/>
Turning Cell Phones On Their Ear
(BusinessWeek Online)
BusinessWeek Online - His usual smooth voice turned raspy, Steve Jobs nonetheless radiated the satisfied glow of a man who had just pulled off a bravura performance before a packed house at San Francisco's Moscone Center. In his hand was his latest gem: a combination phone/music player/Web browsing device called the iPhone. Tapping on its sleek, candy-bar-size screen, Jobs conjured up Wall Street's verdict: "Let's see, Apple's stock is up...8%!" he said matter-of-factly. "Now let's look at RIM (cell-phone rival and BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM - News)). Hmm, it's down 7%."
Blu-ray vs. HD DVD: The War Rages On
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - "War" is a well-known and well-worn term in the tech industry. Witness the browser wars in which Microsoft and Mozilla vie for control over how you view the Web. The gaming wars refer to the three-way fight between Microsoft (a frequent combatant), Nintendo, and Sony, each of which sells a next-gen gaming console that flew off the shelves in the shopping frenzy of the 2006 holiday season.
Group nets $1 million in piracy settlements in December
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) received more than $1 million for software piracy settlements in December, the group announced Friday.
Blog wields power in restaurant world
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070113/ap_on_hi_te/dining_wars"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070107/capt.nyr10101071645.dining_wars_nyr101.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=PbNzVKO8ilfbhREIdVOAng--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Lockhart Steele, left, and Ben Leventhal, co-owners of the web site, Eater.com, dine during an interview in New York, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2007. Leventhal and Steele are a pair of bloggers fighting a guerrilla war against the city's publicists. Nearly every day, the two provide restaurant information on their popular web site, posting tidbits that publicists aren't ready to release and traditional journalists haven't managed to print. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)" border="0" /></a>AP - Ben Leventhal and Lockhart Steele are a pair of bloggers fighting a guerrilla war against the city's publicists. Nearly every day, the two provide restaurant information on their popular Web site, Eater.com., posting tidbits that publicists aren't ready to release and traditional journalists haven't managed to print.</p><br clear="all"/>
U.N. telecom not eying Internet control
(AP)
AP - The United Nations will not try to take the lead in determining the future of the Internet, the head of the U.N. telecommunications agency said Friday.
Singer Paula Abdul cancels interviews after video
(Reuters)
Reuters - "American Idol" judge Paula Abdul
canceled media interviews on Friday as an online video emerged
of the television star slurring and gesticulating her way
through a TV interview a day earlier.
Search engine targets aging, impatient boomers
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - A new search engine hopes to generate cash from targeted ads by filtering data for 50-year-old-plus baby boomers who lack the patience to wade through pages of results.
MSN India Names Marketing Head
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Raghavan will be responsible for marketing Microsoft's online products, including MSN and Windows Live, within the country.
More Internet sex please, we're Croatian
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070112/tc_afp/croatiasexinternet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070112/capt.sge.hrs66.120107201942.photo00.photo.default-512x384.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=Gd4veDa3FmhOvlv3aTpUmA--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Young men use the Internet at a cafe in Sunnyville, Calif., in 2006. A majority of Croatians say they find the Internet to be a useful tool in improving their sex lives, according to a survey.(AFP/File/Glenn Chapman)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A majority of Croatians say they find the Internet to be a useful tool in improving their sex lives, according to a survey.</p><br clear="all"/>
Senate Renews Network Neutrality Debate
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - In what could turn out to be a significant development in the hotly contested debate over network neutrality, Congress began drafting new legislation this week to prevent broadband providers from charging content providers for priority access.
Internet freedom not part of UN telecoms agency's scope: chief
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070112/tc_afp/unitutelecominternet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070112/capt.sge.hrc86.120107184608.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=pwcW6IWVta3K31IAz6CsNA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="The new head of the UN's International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Hamadoun Toure, seen here in a November 2006 handout photo, said that the agency had no business dealing with freedom of expression on the Internet.(AFP/ITU-HO/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The new head of the UN's International Telecommunication Union, Hamadoun Toure, said that the agency had no business dealing with freedom of expression on the Internet.</p><br clear="all"/>
American Airlines Stops Selling First-, Business-Class And International Tickets On Expedia
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The company gave no reason for the change, but will still sell U.S. coach tickets though the online travel agency
Cyber-squatters pounce on Beckham move to US
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070112/en_afp/fblespengusabeckham"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070112/capt.sge.hra14.120107183123.photo00.photo.default-512x361.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=UUWSqbHVI6aDL5cvW5bC5g--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="English soccer star David Beckham at a training session with his club Real Madrid. Beckham's switch to US Major League Soccer sparked a mad scramble by cyber-squatters for Internet domain names that could cash in on the move.(AFP/Pierre-Philippe Marcou)" border="0" /></a>AFP - David Beckham's switch to US Major League Soccer sparked a mad scramble by cyber-squatters for Internet domain names that could cash in on the move, industry insiders said.</p><br clear="all"/>
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