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Brief: Microsoft Appears To Finally Have Its Heart In CRM As A Service
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The version it will offer late this year is geared to better delivery in the software-as-service model.
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.
Online astronomers seek out new worlds
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070115/ap_on_hi_te/virtual_astronomy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/net/20070114/capt.de94840c93e5467326e12e926ce1c5b0.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=8deVkMURl5fJ16KSX6kmpw--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="**FILE PHOTO** William Bianco examines astronomy data on his home computer in Bloomington, Ind., Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007. Bianco is part of a growing online community of amateur astronomers who sift through mountains of data in search of potential extraterrestrial worlds with several clicks of their mouse.(AP Photo/Darron Cummings)" border="0" /></a>AP - Amateur astronomer William Bianco doesn't huddle over a backyard telescope to hunt for undiscovered planets. He logs onto his computer.</p><br clear="all"/>
Cell phone subsidies enrich telecoms
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070114/ap_on_bi_ge/cellular_surcharges"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070114/capt.2497ed231e8f40a49a1d67e2a43810cc.cellular_surcharges_ny424.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=Hw5TI2UxaVWsB_.HFK2dPQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A portion of the Pacific Coast Highway runs through the affluent community of Malibu, Calif., in this July 31, 2006, file photo. Phone companies are collecting surcharges from cellular customers that will be applied to residential service in Malibu, as well as suburbs of Sacramento and sections of the San Francisco Bay area that have become dense with condominium and subdivision development. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)" border="0" /></a>AP - Cellular subscribers are paying hundreds of millions of dollars each year to subsidize landline telephone service, enriching big telecommunications companies while providing little or no benefit to cell phone users.</p><br clear="all"/>
Virtual reality embraced by businesses
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070114/ap_on_hi_te/virtual_reality_business"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070114/capt.a9bcf1f0baf14d2abf5fb576d8fc01a0.virtual_reality_business_co301.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=v2xllXiN7Rhz3Y84xhushA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="President Paul Cashen wears 3D glasses along with Ken Berta, back left, and Ken Hunter back right, in the 3D room at the Virtual Reality lab in the Joshi Center at Wright State University, Monday, Dec. 18, 2006. Long a darling of the military and video-game industry, virtual reality is being embraced by more businesses as the sharply falling costs of computer power make it more affordable. (AP Photo/Tom Uhlman)" border="0" /></a>AP - The pillars glide by as you float through the courtyard of an ancient palace. Moments later, the world turns blue as you slip along the ocean floor and poke through the Earth's crust in search of oil.</p><br clear="all"/>
Sundance cracks down on ticket reselling
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070114/ap_on_en_mo/sundance_ebay"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/net/20070114/capt.ff3c48e89dfe2f5028a2ab7fa9dfd735.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=hclBrp1Hfn7Hz.r2CDK2xw--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="**FILE PHOTO** Robert Redford, president and founder of the Sundance Institute, speaks to reporters in Park City, Utah, Jan. 19, 2006. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)" border="0" /></a>AP - Desperate for tickets to see your favorite stars at their Sundance Film Festival premiere? EBay may be the answer — or not.</p><br clear="all"/>
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"/>
Can Apple's iPhone Best the Competition?
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Following last week's splashy Macworld keynote delivered by Apple CEO Steve Jobs, the Internet is awash not only with images of Jobs being dwarfed by a gigantic iPhone replica, but also with speculation about how Apple might change the world of handhelds and smartphones.
Sex films ride high-definition wave
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070114/tc_afp/afpentertainmentussex"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070114/capt.sge.icg46.140107230946.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=Q6M0M4OdYp9pJopjsHcAxw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Veronica Rayne entertains members at the PinkVisual booth at the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo (AEE) in Las Vegas, Nevada, 10 January 2007. A high-definition film revolution spilled from the world's largest consumer electronics show into the planet's biggest adult entertainment expo.(AFP/File/Robyn Beck)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A high-definition film revolution spilled from the world's largest consumer electronics show into the planet's biggest adult entertainment expo.</p><br clear="all"/>
The poetry of Richard Wilbur
(AP)
AP - Poetry is not literally in the air as you drive through the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains, but as the temperature cools and your cell phone loses its signal, a certain space does open up in your mind, a swell of rhythms from an older and calmer time.
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.
Online astronomers seek out new worlds
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070115/ap_on_hi_te/virtual_astronomy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/net/20070114/capt.de94840c93e5467326e12e926ce1c5b0.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=8deVkMURl5fJ16KSX6kmpw--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="**FILE PHOTO** William Bianco examines astronomy data on his home computer in Bloomington, Ind., Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007. Bianco is part of a growing online community of amateur astronomers who sift through mountains of data in search of potential extraterrestrial worlds with several clicks of their mouse.(AP Photo/Darron Cummings)" border="0" /></a>AP - Amateur astronomer William Bianco doesn't huddle over a backyard telescope to hunt for undiscovered planets. He logs onto his computer.</p><br clear="all"/>
Can Apple's iPhone Best the Competition?
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Following last week's splashy Macworld keynote delivered by Apple CEO Steve Jobs, the Internet is awash not only with images of Jobs being dwarfed by a gigantic iPhone replica, but also with speculation about how Apple might change the world of handhelds and smartphones.
Internet economy passes new milestone
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070114/tc_afp/afplifestyleuseconomy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070114/capt.sge.icg39.140107230911.photo00.photo.default-364x512.jpg?x=92&y=130&sig=0rFscYAiVgGvgxFKfLXtkA--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="A man surfs the web at an internet cafe. Americans spent over 100 billion dollars shopping on the Internet in 2006, and growth in e-commerce is likely to extend its strong pace in the coming years, analysts say.(AFP/File/Denis Sinyakov)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Americans spent over 100 billion dollars shopping on the Internet in 2006, and growth in e-commerce is likely to extend its strong pace in the coming years, analysts say.</p><br clear="all"/>
PayPal Adds Security To Fight Phishing
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Online payment service PayPal is preparing to offer its users a new security weapon to help ward off data thieves and phishing scams with a password-generated key fob.
Rice: Single women can understand war
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070113/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/rice_boxer"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070111/capt.b5219417360e4f74b76fd08283071ee6.us_iraq_dcpm107.jpg?x=130&y=99&sig=QrivMQHu1OC4u0pEdgHX0A--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice listens to questions while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007 before the House Foreign Affairs Committee. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0" /></a>AP - Condoleezza Rice let out a heavy sigh when asked Saturday whether as a single woman with no children she had difficulty appreciating the ramifications of war. It's a topic that has inflamed the Internet and talk radio in the U.S. since a Democratic senator challenged the secretary of state's personal stake in the Iraq war.</p><br clear="all"/>
Who Does Net Neutrality Benefit?
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Congress wasted no time getting back to Internet legislation.
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)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070113/en_nm/abdul_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070112/capt.nyet18001122007.people_abdul_nyet180.jpg?x=94&y=130&sig=8ox2UP9cyS39Gsjs3bkd7g--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="Paula Abdul arrives at the premiere of 'Dreamgirls' in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Dec. 11, 2006. 'Hey Paula,' a TV series set to debut on the Bravo cable channel sometime later this year, will follow Abdul, 44, as she films a new season of Fox's 'American Idol,' works on 'Bratz: The Movie' and develops her own perfume and cosmetics line. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)" border="0" /></a>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.</p><br clear="all"/>
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.
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