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Vista fails to 'wow' the online world
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070131/tc_afp/usitsoftwareinternetcompanymicrosoftvista"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070131/capt.sge.nkg34.310107040545.photo00.photo.default-512x335.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=4pn6IK4lrmzqnrDboq98dw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Chinese lion danceers perform during the official China launch of the long-awaited Windows Vista, in Beijing. Microsoft unveiled Windows Vista with company chief Bill Gates leading a global marketing assault for the the operating system that he promised will revolutionize the use of computers.(AFP)" border="0" /></a>AFP - While Microsoft trumpeted Vista worldwide on Tuesday, the Internet abounded with postings from people unimpressed or downright disappointed with the new operating system.</p><br clear="all"/>
Windows Vista's hyped security will be tested
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070131/tc_nm/microsoft_vista_hackers_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070131/2007_01_30t203226_450x283_uk_microsoft_vista_hackers.jpg?x=130&y=81&sig=MgbBbDWKeIGtrMe5nkYFyA--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates speaks at a news conference event to introduce Windows Vista and Office 2007 in New York January 29, 2007. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Computer hackers are off
and running trying to find vulnerabilities in Microsoft Corp.'s
new Windows Vista operating system, putting to test the
software maker's claim that it is the most secure Windows
program ever.</p><br clear="all"/>
Coast Guard searching for missing Microsoft researcher
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - The U.S. Coast Guard is conducting an extensive search for Jim Gray, a senior manager with Microsoft's Silicon Valley research organization, who failed to return from a sailboating trip Sunday off of San Francisco.
Microsoft Tailors Vista to Meet EU Requirements
(PC World)
PC World - Company says new OS was changed after discussion with the European Commission; more revisions to be released in the first service pack.
That's Entertainment, Microsoft CEO Says Of Vista
(Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - In the past, Microsoft would promote new versions of its Windows operating system by publicizing that it had corrected annoying flaws from older versions. But with Windows Vista, which debuted Tuesday for consumers, Microsoft is focused on positives like its cool look and new capabilities.
PC Makers Aiming High With Vista
(Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - Microsoft's new Windows Vista operating system could provide PC makers with a boost in their average selling prices.
Microsoft abandons IDE patent application
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Citing a mistaken filing, Microsoft has abandoned a patent application for technology in its Visual Studio software development platform that originated outside the company, a Microsoft representative said on Tuesday.
Windows Vista Available Everywhere
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The wait is over. It's official. Retail store shelves are adorned with rows of stylized boxes that contain the various flavors of Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system and Office 2007 productivity suite. Vista became available at more than 39,000 retail stores in more than 70 countries on Tuesday with all the fanfare Microsoft could muster.
Few rush out to buy new Windows Vista
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070130/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_vista_launch"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070130/capt.caps10101300948.microsoft_vista_launch_caps101.jpg?x=78&y=130&sig=PEroy1pLJnIjh462CBl3mA--" align="left" height="130" width="78" alt="Richard Gonzalez smiles as he purchases a Hewlett Packard Pavilion desktop computer with Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system, at a Best Buy store in San Jose, Calif., just a few minutes after midnight on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2007. Vista went on sale in 70 countries Tuesday, along with new versions of Microsoft Exchange e-mail software and the flagship Office business suite, which includes Word, Excel and PowerPoint. He was the first customer to purchase a desktop computer with Vista at this location. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)" border="0" /></a>AP - Consumers can finally get their hands on Microsoft Corp.'s long-delayed Windows Vista, but unlike the mad midnight rushes retailers saw with the recently released video game consoles, stores saw only a trickle of early adopters Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft will change Vista to meet EU requirements
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - As Windows Vista appeared in computer stores worldwide, Microsoft said Tuesday that part of the design of the new operating system is the work of the European Commission.
Few rush out to buy new Windows Vista
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070130/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_vista_launch"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070130/capt.caps10101300948.microsoft_vista_launch_caps101.jpg?x=78&y=130&sig=PEroy1pLJnIjh462CBl3mA--" align="left" height="130" width="78" alt="Richard Gonzalez smiles as he purchases a Hewlett Packard Pavilion desktop computer with Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system, at a Best Buy store in San Jose, Calif., just a few minutes after midnight on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2007. Vista went on sale in 70 countries Tuesday, along with new versions of Microsoft Exchange e-mail software and the flagship Office business suite, which includes Word, Excel and PowerPoint. He was the first customer to purchase a desktop computer with Vista at this location. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)" border="0" /></a>AP - Consumers can finally get their hands on Microsoft Corp.'s long-delayed Windows Vista, but unlike the mad midnight rushes retailers saw with the recently released video game consoles, stores saw only a trickle of early adopters Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Clever mobile enhancements on the rise
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070131/ap_on_hi_te/demo_tech_show"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070130/capt.nybz20101301740.demo_tech_show__nybz201.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=ckJND6BWZup.E6scCSXGmA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this undated handout photo provided by from Zink Imaging LLC., a prototype of a printer is shown using technologies from Zink Imaging LLC. The founders of the company believe they have two great ideas in one absolute show-stopper. They've created a portable device that makes it ultra-convenient to print photos from digital cameras and phones. And they designed it to use no ink. (AP Photo/Zink Imaging LLC)" border="0" /></a>AP - The founders of Zink Imaging LLC believe they have two great ideas in one absolute show-stopper. They've created a portable device that makes it ultra-convenient to print photos from digital cameras and phones. And they designed it to use no ink.</p><br clear="all"/>
NFL to offer video downloads on iTunes
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070131/ap_on_hi_te/super_bowl_itunes"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20070130/i/r479988737.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=NcK4w1jJnOGFEiiAlQZLEg--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning responds to reporters' questions during media day for the NFL Super Bowl XLI football game in Miami January 30, 2007. The Colts will face the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI on February 4. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (UNITED STATES)" border="0" /></a>AP - For the first time ever, football fans will be able to download video highlights of the Super Bowl, and they will be offered exclusively through Apple Inc.'s online iTunes Store.</p><br clear="all"/>
Sony BMG settles anti-piracy CDs charges
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070130/ap_on_hi_te/ftc_sony"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20070123/i/r1939985350.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=J2YHO4KUtWeGl0o84xohhw--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Sony BMG recording artist Shakira performs during a concert in Lima, November 28, 2006. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares" border="0" /></a>AP - U.S. regulators said Tuesday that Sony BMG Music Entertainment agreed to reimburse consumers up to $150 for damage to their computers from CDs with hidden anti-piracy software.</p><br clear="all"/>
Gates promotes Vista on 'The Daily Show'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070130/ap_on_hi_te/vista_gates__daily_show"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070130/2007_01_30t072807_450x337_us_microsoft_vista.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=LThGqnPf3wYMAKvSBCsIZg--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates speaks at a news conference event to introduce Windows Vista and Office 2007 in New York, January 29, 2007. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Bill Gates took some ribbing from "The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart, who opened the interview by noting the last major release of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system came in 2001.</p><br clear="all"/>
Vista fails to 'wow' the online world
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070131/tc_afp/usitsoftwareinternetcompanymicrosoftvista"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070131/capt.sge.nkg34.310107040545.photo00.photo.default-512x335.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=4pn6IK4lrmzqnrDboq98dw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Chinese lion danceers perform during the official China launch of the long-awaited Windows Vista, in Beijing. Microsoft unveiled Windows Vista with company chief Bill Gates leading a global marketing assault for the the operating system that he promised will revolutionize the use of computers.(AFP)" border="0" /></a>AFP - While Microsoft trumpeted Vista worldwide on Tuesday, the Internet abounded with postings from people unimpressed or downright disappointed with the new operating system.</p><br clear="all"/>
Japanese digital camera growth to slow in 2007
(Reuters)
Reuters - Growth in digital camera shipments by
Japanese makers in 2007 is expected to slow to 7.5 percent from
a year earlier, when lower prices and a wider variety of models
with interchangeable lenses spurred growth to 22 percent.
Icahn seeks seat on Motorola to boost share buyback
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070130/bs_nm/motorola_icahn_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070131/2007_01_30t184541_450x342_us_motorola_icahn.jpg?x=130&y=98&sig=PyriuXc_UW8KHN.kvSqecQ--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="Carl Icahn is seen at the Reuters North American headquarters on Times Square in New York February 18, 2004. Icahn said on Tuesday he will seek a seat on Motorola Inc.'s board and has taken a stake in the mobile phone maker, aiming to convince it to do a big share buyback. (Henny Ray Abrams/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn
said on Tuesday he will seek a seat on Motorola Inc.'s
board and has taken a stake in the mobile phone maker, aiming
to convince it to do a big share buyback.</p><br clear="all"/>
JasperSoft Adds ETL Tool To BI Suite
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - JasperSoft, a maker of open-source business intelligence tools, unveils software for extracting data from multiple sources and loading it into a BI data warehouse
Windows Vista's hyped security will be tested
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070131/tc_nm/microsoft_vista_hackers_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070131/2007_01_30t203226_450x283_uk_microsoft_vista_hackers.jpg?x=130&y=81&sig=MgbBbDWKeIGtrMe5nkYFyA--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates speaks at a news conference event to introduce Windows Vista and Office 2007 in New York January 29, 2007. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Computer hackers are off
and running trying to find vulnerabilities in Microsoft Corp.'s
new Windows Vista operating system, putting to test the
software maker's claim that it is the most secure Windows
program ever.</p><br clear="all"/>
Vista fails to 'wow' the online world
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070131/tc_afp/usitsoftwareinternetcompanymicrosoftvista"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070131/capt.sge.nkg34.310107040545.photo00.photo.default-512x335.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=4pn6IK4lrmzqnrDboq98dw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Chinese lion danceers perform during the official China launch of the long-awaited Windows Vista, in Beijing. Microsoft unveiled Windows Vista with company chief Bill Gates leading a global marketing assault for the the operating system that he promised will revolutionize the use of computers.(AFP)" border="0" /></a>AFP - While Microsoft trumpeted Vista worldwide on Tuesday, the Internet abounded with postings from people unimpressed or downright disappointed with the new operating system.</p><br clear="all"/>
Lawmakers take aim at online predators
(AP)
AP - Social networking Web sites like MySpace and Facebook would have access to a database of sex offenders for checking names and addresses against public profiles under a bill introduced Tuesday in Congress.
NFL to offer video downloads on iTunes
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070131/ap_on_hi_te/super_bowl_itunes"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20070130/i/r479988737.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=NcK4w1jJnOGFEiiAlQZLEg--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning responds to reporters' questions during media day for the NFL Super Bowl XLI football game in Miami January 30, 2007. The Colts will face the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI on February 4. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (UNITED STATES)" border="0" /></a>AP - For the first time ever, football fans will be able to download video highlights of the Super Bowl, and they will be offered exclusively through Apple Inc.'s online iTunes Store.</p><br clear="all"/>
Google upgrades Mini workplace search device
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Google has improved the security and search features of its Mini search device, a hardware box with Google software aimed at small and medium-size companies and at departments within large organizations.
IBM, Cisco soft launch IPTV in Europe
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - IBM and Cisco Systems have "soft launched" an IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) with HD, video on demand, and other capabilities at a demonstration center at the IBM Industrial Solutions Center in La Gaude, outside Nice, France.
Porn marketer settles spam charges with FTC
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - An Internet-based provider of sexually explicit entertainment has agreed to pay a $465,000 civil penalty for sending unwanted e-mail, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced Tuesday.
Lawmakers take aim at sex offenders on Internet
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070130/pl_nm/congress_sexoffenders_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070131/2007_01_30t164358_450x378_us_congress_sexoffenders.jpg?x=130&y=109&sig=Ep1u5LgHQaM9__ha6kMysA--" align="left" height="109" width="130" alt="A screen grab of MySpace.com. U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday proposed requiring sex offenders to register their e-mail and instant messaging addresses with law enforcement authorities in a bid to protect children using popular social Internet sites like MySpace. (www.myspace.com/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday proposed
requiring sex offenders to register their e-mail and instant
messaging addresses with law enforcement authorities in a bid
to protect children using popular social Internet sites like
MySpace.</p><br clear="all"/>
Norah Jones' new album hits online record
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070130/wr_nm/jones_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070131/2007_01_30t165511_450x288_us_jones.jpg?x=130&y=83&sig=Kxl35q2JslW.RFhZJEPI0w--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="Norah Jones performs at the Higher Ground Hurricane Relief Benefit in New York, September 17, 2005. Hailed by critics as her best album to date, the new release from jazz vocalist Jones, 'Not Too Late,' was the most pre-ordered album of all time on the online retailer Amazon.com. (Chip East/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Hailed by critics as her best album to
date, the new release from jazz vocalist Norah Jones, "Not Too
Late," was the most pre-ordered album of all time on the online
retailer Amazon.com.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft debuts first new Windows since 2001
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070130/wr_nm/microsoft_vista_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070131/2007_01_30t120527_450x318_us_microsoft_vista.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=sucq53yqEXYFNdDaHNT3gg--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer launches Windows Vista and 2007 Office at a store in New York January 30, 2007. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. rolled out
Windows Vista in 70 countries on Tuesday, delivering a PC
operating system able to better manage the explosion of digital
media and enhance Internet security.</p><br clear="all"/>
Paris Hilton sues Web site displaying her property
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070130/en_nm/hilton_lawsuit_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070130/2007_01_30t152353_450x300_us_hilton_lawsuit.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=xYK3s7UjoyuKPqH_AqFvLQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Paris Hilton attends the Weinstein Company's 2007 Golden Globe after party in Beverly Hills, January 15, 2007. Hilton has sued to shut down a Web site that displays her diaries, photos and other personal property in what lawyers for the celebrity heiress call 'one of the most reprehensible invasions of privacy ever committed.' (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Paris Hilton has sued to shut down
a Web site that displays her diaries, photos and other personal
property in what lawyers for the celebrity heiress call "one of
the most reprehensible invasions of privacy ever committed."</p><br clear="all"/>
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