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Techs buckle under Microsoft, Wal-Mart helps Dow
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070205/bs_nm/markets_stocks_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070206/2007_02_05t131742_450x300_us_markets_stocks.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=h2IUN07KQ1.hKV9XQEHLjQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Shoppers emerge from a Wal-Mart Supercenter branch in Beijing October 17, 2006.. (Claro Cortes IV/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - U.S. tech stocks fell on Monday as
investors worried that Microsoft Corp.'s new Vista operating
system may not be enough to sustain the recent rally in the
company's share price.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft Warns Of Excel Hack
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The zero-day vulnerability's danger could extend beyond malicious Excel files.
Gorbachev to Gates: Show mercy on software "pirate"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070205/wr_nm/gorbachev_gates_piracy_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070205/2007_02_05t144240_450x374_us_gorbachev_gates_piracy.jpg?x=130&y=108&sig=U_EeNhsUftAu46uRIQf6sg--" align="left" height="108" width="130" alt="Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (R) addresses a news conference in Dresden, Germany October 9, 2006 in this file photo. Gorbachev on Monday asked Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates to intercede on behalf of a Russian teacher accused of using pirated software in his classroom. (Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev
on Monday asked Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates to intercede on
behalf of a Russian teacher accused of using pirated software
in his classroom.</p><br clear="all"/>
EU Microsoft judge: ruling by September
(AP)
AP - The judge due to rule on Microsoft Corp.'s appeal against the European Commission's antitrust order said Monday he hoped to publish his decision before he leaves office in September.
Apple: Don't Upgrade to Vista Just Yet
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Apple is recommending that iTunes users stick with Windows XP for now. The iPod-maker is warning that its music store software might not be compatible with Vista, Microsoft's latest operating system.
Microsoft: Excel vulnerable to new attack
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - With its February security patches now two weeks away, Microsoft is warning of another critical flaw in its Office software.
Wait on Vista upgrade, Apple says
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Apple has released a small repair tool that solves one compatibility issue between its jukebox software iTunes and Microsoft's new operating system Windows Vista, but says PC users are better off waiting for the next version of iTunes before upgrading to Vista.
Microsoft's MSN China site to launch jobs channel
(Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp.'s online portal
MSN.com will launch a China job search service this year to
attract young netizens in the world's second-largest Web
market, a company spokesman said on Monday.
Apple: iTunes users should wait on Vista
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070205/ap_on_hi_te/apple_vista_warning"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070201/capt.sge.nyh31.010207113531.photo00.photo.default-512x361.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=w4P.cQkDkNXc32exanph_g--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Chairman of US Microsoft Bill Gates. Gates, on a European tour to promote the group's new Windows Vista operating system, has stopped in Romania and announced plans to invest in the newest EU member.(AFP/Daniel Mihailescu)" border="0" /></a>AP - Apple Inc. is urging some iPod and iTunes users to hold off on upgrading computers to Windows Vista, warning that the iTunes music software may not work well with the new operating system from rival Microsoft Corp.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft's Zocher talks up Expression
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - When you own as much of the world’s operating system market as Microsoft does, even small changes to your platform become immensely complicated in practice.
Wal-Mart to launch digital movie store
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070206/ap_on_hi_te/wal_mart_movie_downloads"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070206/2007_02_05t131742_450x300_us_markets_stocks.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=h2IUN07KQ1.hKV9XQEHLjQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Shoppers emerge from a Wal-Mart Supercenter branch in Beijing October 17, 2006.. (Claro Cortes IV/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is launching its long-awaited online movie download store, entering a market that has yet to catch on with consumers but is expected to grow rapidly.</p><br clear="all"/>
Apple, Beatles settle trademark lawsuit
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070206/ap_on_hi_te/apple_beatles"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070205/capt.caps10102051700.apple_beatles_caps101.jpg?x=91&y=130&sig=QDbSFa2j_WKUX4zjwfRWGg--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="Apple CEO Steve Jobs plays a Beatles Song from a Beatles album playing on iTunes as he introduces the new iPhone at the MacWorld in San Francisco, Jan. 9, 2007. Apple said Monday, Feb. 5, 2007, it settled long-simmering trademark issues with The Beatles' Apple Corps Ltd. company about the use of the name 'Apple' and apple logos. The new settlement replaces the companies' 1991 agreement, and gives Apple Inc. ownership of all the trademarks related to 'Apple.' In addition, Apple Inc. will license certain of those trademarks back to Apple Corps for their continued use. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)" border="0" /></a>AP - For the third time in nearly three decades, iPod maker Apple Inc. has resolved a bitter trademark dispute with The Beatles' guardian Apple Corps Ltd. over use of the iconic apple logo and name.</p><br clear="all"/>
FTC sets maximum royalties on Rambus
(AP)
AP - The Federal Trade Commission finalized its ruling that Rambus Inc. violated antitrust laws, imposing limits on the royalties the memory chip designer can charge.
World's oldest newspaper goes digital
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070205/ap_on_hi_te/sweden_oldest_newspaper"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070205/capt.sto80102051905.sweden_oldest_newspaper_sto801.jpg?x=130&y=122&sig=hUeiPvW63thvbUsSKXzo1w--" align="left" height="122" width="130" alt="This is an undated file photo of a facsimile of a page from the world's oldest newspaper, Sweden's Post-och Inrikes Tidningar, dated April 9 1645. For centuries, readers thumbed through the crackling pages of Sweden's Post-och Inrikes Tidningar newspaper. No longer. The world's oldest paper, still in circulation, has dropped its paper edition and now exists only in cyberspace. The newspaper, founded in 1645 by Sweden's Queen Kristina, became a Web-only publication on Jan. 1. It's a fate, many ink-stained writers and readers fear, that may await many of the world's most venerable journals. (AP Photos / Scanpix Sweden)" border="0" /></a>AP - For centuries, readers thumbed through the crackling pages of Sweden's Post-och Inrikes Tidningar newspaper. No longer. The world's oldest paper still in circulation has dropped its paper edition and now exists only in cyberspace.</p><br clear="all"/>
EU Microsoft judge: ruling by September
(AP)
AP - The judge due to rule on Microsoft Corp.'s appeal against the European Commission's antitrust order said Monday he hoped to publish his decision before he leaves office in September.
Princeton library joins Google Books project
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070206/tc_afp/afplifestyleusinternetbookscompanygoogle"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070206/capt.sge.piq68.060207074323.photo00.quicklook.default-245x163.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=T6B8yhcxTRjO3RJgW5rX.A--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Fair-goers use computers at US search engine giant Google's stand at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Google's controversial endeavor to digitize the world's books and put them online continues to grow with the addition of Princeton University's centuries-old library.(AFP/THOMAS LOHNES)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Google's controversial endeavor to digitize the world's books and put them online continued to grow with the addition of Princeton University's centuries-old library.</p><br clear="all"/>
Nintendo Wii Japan sales beat Sony PS3 in January
(Reuters)
Reuters - Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s (7974.OS) Wii game
console outsold Sony Corp.'s (6758.T) PlayStation 3 (PS3) by
nearly three to one in January, Japan's largest video game
magazine publisher, Enterbrain, said on Tuesday.
NEC cuts cellphone shipment forecast by 8 pct
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070206/bs_nm/nec_results_cellphone_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070206/2007_02_06t024730_450x402_us_nec_results_cellphone.jpg?x=130&y=116&sig=VDWEdhx6nu5KbPn_xpmHhw--" align="left" height="116" width="130" alt="NEC Corp.'s foldaway mobile phone in Tokyo September 21, 2005. Japan's NEC Corp.said on Tuesday that it now expected to ship 5.5 million mobile phones in the year to March 2007, down 8 percent from its previous estimate of 6 million phones. (Yuriko Nakao/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Japan's NEC Corp. (6701.T) said on
Tuesday that it now expected to ship 5.5 million mobile phones
in the year to March 2007, down 8 percent from its previous
estimate of 6 million phones.</p><br clear="all"/>
Unisys, Oracle hone in on Linux conversions
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - On Tuesday, Unisys plans to announce an expansion of its relationship with Oracle to move mainframe and Unix deployments over to Linux and SOA.
Analyst: March update should help Red Hat
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - The release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 in March should strengthen Red Hat's lead in the open-source software market and fend off challenges from Oracle, Microsoft, and Novell, an industry analyst said.
Princeton library joins Google Books project
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070206/tc_afp/afplifestyleusinternetbookscompanygoogle"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070206/capt.sge.piq68.060207074323.photo00.quicklook.default-245x163.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=T6B8yhcxTRjO3RJgW5rX.A--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Fair-goers use computers at US search engine giant Google's stand at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Google's controversial endeavor to digitize the world's books and put them online continues to grow with the addition of Princeton University's centuries-old library.(AFP/THOMAS LOHNES)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Google's controversial endeavor to digitize the world's books and put them online continued to grow with the addition of Princeton University's centuries-old library.</p><br clear="all"/>
Wal-Mart to launch digital movie store
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070206/ap_on_hi_te/wal_mart_movie_downloads"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070206/2007_02_05t131742_450x300_us_markets_stocks.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=h2IUN07KQ1.hKV9XQEHLjQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Shoppers emerge from a Wal-Mart Supercenter branch in Beijing October 17, 2006.. (Claro Cortes IV/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is launching its long-awaited online movie download store, entering a market that has yet to catch on with consumers but is expected to grow rapidly.</p><br clear="all"/>
Gates, Ellison Tout Security At RSA Event
(PC World)
PC World - The annual [<a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/financial/rsa.html">RSA</a>] Conference, expected to draw 15,000 security professionals and more than 325 vendors from around the world to San Francisco's Moscone Center exhibit hall, kicks off this week with keynotes from industry luminaries Bill Gates and Larry Ellison.
Princeton libraries join Google book-scan project
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070206/wr_nm/google_libraries_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070206/2007_02_05t203633_450x308_us_google_libraries.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=hiy7lculFAs0EK36chOWiA--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="A Google web page is seen in Beijing in a file photo. Princeton University has become the 12th major library system to join Google's ambitious, sometimes-controversial project to scan the world's great literary works and make them searchable over the Web. (Jason Lee/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Princeton University has become
the 12th major library system to join Google's ambitious,
sometimes-controversial project to scan the world's great
literary works and make them searchable over the Web.</p><br clear="all"/>
Protecting Yourself Against Online Identity Theft
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Internet identity theft is one of the fastest-growing crimes in the U.S. today. For five straight years, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ranked it as one of the most-reported types of fraud. Despite the increasing awareness of identity theft among consumers and financial institutions, the identity-theft racket shows no signs of slowing. Reported losses from identity theft, currently responsible for over 40 percent of all fraud complaints, approached nearly $300 million last year.
Oracle Upgrades Search Engine, Launches Data Integrator
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The software maker revises its offerings to separate itself from IBM's DB2 "Viper," and Microsoft's SQL Server 2005.
Meraki Gets Funding, Promises Affordable Network Access
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Supporters say the company's mesh routers aren't so much a threat to ISP revenues as a way to bring in more customers.
FAST and Yahoo Renew Their Search Technology
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The two companies independently revise their core business offerings in hopes of slowing down the Google juggernaut.
Bugs in Blogger prompt user complaints
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Google's Blogger service has been generating a steady stream of complaints from users this year, including hours-long outages, feature malfunctions, and data loss.
Mexico's Telmex launches television via Internet
(Reuters)
Reuters - Mexican phone company Telmex has
launched a platform that offers television via the Internet
which for the moment is free but will turn into a cash
generator in the future.
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