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Microsoft Tweaks IE 7 for Performance
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Corp. has quietly released a patch aimed at improving the performance of Internet Explorer 7's phishing filter ahead of the company's regular patching schedule, which occurs on the Tuesday of every month.
Nvidia Fails The Vista Test
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Gamers are up in arms after drivers for the graphics processors prove incompatible with Microsoft's latest Windows operating system.
Microsoft tweaks IE 7 for performance
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft has quietly released a patch aimed at improving the performance of Internet Explorer 7's phishing filter ahead of the company's regular patching schedule, which occurs on the second Tuesday of every month.
Microsoft to put Office in Win Mobile 6
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - For business users who want Microsoft Office on their cell phones, Windows Mobile 6, the upcoming version of Redmond's mobile operating system to be unveiled next week, will be a must-have upgrade.
Microsoft's Open XML Scrutinized
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Corp.'s Open XML document format, its progress unimpeded so far as it speeds toward approval by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) later this year, may have hit its first bump on the road.
Sun to offer ODF plug-in for Microsoft Office
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Sun has created software that will provide translation between the file format in Microsoft's Office 2003 suite and ODF (Open Document Format for XML). The plug-in lets people who use computers with assistive technologies to access documents written in ODF.
Microsoft Offers To Share Ad Revenue With Game Developers
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Under the program, Microsoft will pay as much as 20% of the gross revenue, depending on the kind of game developed.
3GSM: Apple, Microsoft May Share Center Stage
(PC World)
PC World - The phone many exhibitors and attendees are talking about won't even be on display at next week's 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, the year's largest mobile industry exhibition.
Browser starts showing green for good
(AP)
AP - Users of Microsoft Corp.'s latest Web browser can start looking for the address bar to turn green while shopping or banking.
Apple: None Of Our Products Is Windows Vista Compatible
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Even cross-platform programs such as QuickTime are crashing intermittently, the Macintosh maker says.
Mobile ESPN to relaunch through Verizon
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070208/ap_on_bi_ge/mobile_espn_verizon_wireless"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070205/capt.ilnh10602050118.super_bowl_reax_football_ilnh106.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=pcGgN.9k0h_ijVNUZV1.1Q--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="A Chicago Bears fans cheers for the team as they watch a television broadcast of Super Bowl XLI football game between the Bears and the Indianapolis Colts, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007, at the ESPN Zone bar and restaurant in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)" border="0" /></a>AP - ESPN is relaunching its shuttered cell phone service through Verizon Wireless, this time delivering its flashy feed of sports scores, news and video highlights through a top industry player instead of competing for subscribers with its own full-blown wireless brand.</p><br clear="all"/>
VeriSign to spend over $100M on upgrade
(AP)
AP - VeriSign Inc., which manages the ".com" and ".net" domain names registry and ensures Internet users can reach those locations, said it will spend more than $100 million in a massive infrastructure upgrade to combat a new wave of computer attacks and manage a surge in online activity.
Music industry group fires back at Apple
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070208/ap_on_hi_te/apple_copyrighted_music"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070208/2007_02_07t175131_450x333_us_disney_earns.jpg?x=130&y=96&sig=mFwq.cqnXB9ze5JgQx1EkQ--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="In this file photo Apple Corporation CEO Steve Jobs introduces full-length, high resolution Walt Disney company movie downloads from the iTunes website in San Francisco, California, September 12, 2006. (Dino Vournas/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - A recording industry group fired back Wednesday at Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs, suggesting his company should open up its anti-piracy technology to its rivals instead of urging major record labels to strip copying restrictions from music sold online.</p><br clear="all"/>
Dell begins selling Sony TVs on Web site
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070208/ap_on_hi_te/dell_tvs"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070204/2007_02_04t135305_450x265_us_dell_ceo.jpg?x=130&y=76&sig=5CHFC5pG5bTbFDQjM_2u2g--" align="left" height="76" width="130" alt="Michael Dell, chairman of Dell Inc.,delivers his keynote address at the 2007 International CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas, Nevada January 9, 2007 file photo. Dell plans to remain the chief executive of Dell Inc. for 'several years,' he said on Friday afternoon. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Dell Inc. began selling flat-panel televisions from rival electronics manufacturer Sony Corp. on Wednesday and said it would soon offer products from a variety of companies as it tweaks its consumer business strategy.</p><br clear="all"/>
Japanese phone subscriptions top 100M
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070208/ap_on_hi_te/japan_mobile_phones"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070208/capt.tok10502080537.japan_mobile_phones_tok105.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=0H3RDt_EUqexRsXLhWmZZg--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="People walk while using mobile phones in downtown Tokyo Thursday, Feb. 8, 2007. The total number of mobile telephone subscriptions in Japan topped 100 million for the first time in January, Mobile phone service subscriptions rose to 100.22 million as of Jan. 31, a 0.4 percent increase from 99.83 million the previous month, a telecommunications association said. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)" border="0" /></a>AP - The total number of mobile telephone subscriptions in Japan topped 100 million for the first time in January, a telecommunications association said.</p><br clear="all"/>
Website shows you how your job is killing you
(Reuters)
Reuters - Think your job is
killing you? A humorous Web site set up by an online recruiting
firm shows you exactly how bad things are.
Video Games Can Improve Your Vision
(PC World)
PC World - Playing high-action video games for a few hours each day can improve your vision, according to researchers in the U.S.
Morgan Stanley upgrades China Mobile to overweight
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070208/bs_nm/chinamobile_upgrade_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070208/2007_02_07t220759_450x300_us_chinamobile_upgrade.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=f8WvT9kNrqqhIg_.3LftEA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Vendors selling used mobile phones wait for customers at a stall in Beijing April 21, 2006. Morgan Stanley has upgraded its stock rating on China Mobile, the world's top wireless carrier, to overweight from equal-weight on a high earnings outlook. (Claro Cortes IV/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Morgan Stanley has upgraded its stock
rating on China Mobile (0941.HK), the world's top wireless
carrier, to overweight from equal-weight on a high earnings
outlook.</p><br clear="all"/>
Cisco going open source with NAC client
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - As it develops the next generation of network security infrastructure, Cisco Systems Inc. is planning to cease development on its network admission control (NAC) client, the Cisco Trust Agent (CTA), and submit the source code for the software client to the open source community, Bob Gleichauf, CTO of Cisco's Security Technology Group, told InfoWorld.
Satyam launches China development center
(AP)
AP - Satyam Computer Services Ltd., India's fourth-largest software company, on Thursday began construction of a major development center, its largest outside India and first in China.
Website shows you how your job is killing you
(Reuters)
Reuters - Think your job is
killing you? A humorous Web site set up by an online recruiting
firm shows you exactly how bad things are.
Music industry group fires back at Apple
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070208/ap_on_hi_te/apple_copyrighted_music"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070208/2007_02_07t175131_450x333_us_disney_earns.jpg?x=130&y=96&sig=mFwq.cqnXB9ze5JgQx1EkQ--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="In this file photo Apple Corporation CEO Steve Jobs introduces full-length, high resolution Walt Disney company movie downloads from the iTunes website in San Francisco, California, September 12, 2006. (Dino Vournas/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - A recording industry group fired back Wednesday at Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs, suggesting his company should open up its anti-piracy technology to its rivals instead of urging major record labels to strip copying restrictions from music sold online.</p><br clear="all"/>
China shuts 205 Web sites in crackdown on piracy
(Reuters)
Reuters - China, often criticised by the West for
failing to tackle rampant illegal downloading of music and
films, said on Thursday it had closed 205 Web sites in a
crackdown on Internet piracy.
VeriSign to spend over $100M on upgrade
(AP)
AP - VeriSign Inc., which manages the ".com" and ".net" domain names registry and ensures Internet users can reach those locations, said it will spend more than $100 million in a massive infrastructure upgrade to combat a new wave of computer attacks and manage a surge in online activity.
Whither the web? Geneva conference plots way ahead
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070208/tc_afp/switzerlandinternettrendsconference"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070208/capt.sge.qdh62.080207071235.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=tLAgbut0D8208.ul4p6g4Q--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A cafe providing wireless internet access in Hong Kong. The Internet's rapidly evolving impact on global politics, business and everyday life will be the focus of a conference in Geneva, as decision makers seek to map out future trends and address growing concerns about online security.(AFP/File/Mike Clarke)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The Internet's rapidly evolving impact on global politics, business and everyday life will be the focus of a conference in Geneva, as decision makers seek to map out future trends and address growing concerns about online security.</p><br clear="all"/>
Dell begins selling Sony TVs on Web site
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070208/ap_on_hi_te/dell_tvs"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070204/2007_02_04t135305_450x265_us_dell_ceo.jpg?x=130&y=76&sig=5CHFC5pG5bTbFDQjM_2u2g--" align="left" height="76" width="130" alt="Michael Dell, chairman of Dell Inc.,delivers his keynote address at the 2007 International CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas, Nevada January 9, 2007 file photo. Dell plans to remain the chief executive of Dell Inc. for 'several years,' he said on Friday afternoon. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Dell Inc. began selling flat-panel televisions from rival electronics manufacturer Sony Corp. on Wednesday and said it would soon offer products from a variety of companies as it tweaks its consumer business strategy.</p><br clear="all"/>
Sina profit falls on charges, ads send revenue up
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070208/wr_nm/sina_earns_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070208/2007_02_07t173822_450x305_us_sina_earns.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=pdAOzP3CMsUIJ0suXiDEfQ--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="People look at computer screens at an Internet cafe in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu province, April 26, 2006. China's biggest Internet portal Sina Corp. posted a lower quarterly profit on Wednesday due to charges, but revenue beat expectations as online advertising sales grew, and the stock rose 2 percent. (Jianan Yu/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - China's biggest Internet portal
Sina Corp. posted a lower quarterly profit on Wednesday due to
charges, but revenue beat expectations as online advertising
sales grew, and the stock rose 2 percent.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft Tweaks IE 7 for Performance
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Corp. has quietly released a patch aimed at improving the performance of Internet Explorer 7's phishing filter ahead of the company's regular patching schedule, which occurs on the Tuesday of every month.
YouTube founders split $650 mln in Google payday
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070208/wr_nm/youtube_payday_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070208/2007_02_07t205715_450x303_us_youtube_payday.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=CPjaMEQLwG2fWETV9RXUag--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Chad Hurley, co-founder and CEO of YouTube, is seen at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos January 27, 2007. Hurley, chief executive of the online video sharing phenomenon YouTube, received 694,087 of Google common stock worth around $326 million, according to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing. (Pascal Lauener/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Two of YouTube's founders stand
to divide shares of stock now valued at around $650 million,
Web search leader Google Inc. said in a regulatory filing on
Wednesday detailing the payout from its $1.65 billion
acquisition.</p><br clear="all"/>
Despite lawsuits, digital music downloads grow
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070208/tc_nm/piracy_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070208/2007_02_06t200437_450x299_us_piracy.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=QuY7kkAhCyxTD4bgNb8m2g--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A customer (2nd L) discusses an Apple product with a shop assistant (C) while customers shop at an Apple store in Tokyo in this August 25, 2006 file photo. Despite success in suing people who download music illegally and in reaching deals with personal networking sites like YouTube, the music industry is still bleeding millions of dollars in sales to online piracy. (Kiyoshi Ota/Files/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Despite success in suing people who
download music illegally and in reaching deals with personal
networking sites like YouTube, the music industry is still
bleeding millions of dollars in sales to online piracy.</p><br clear="all"/>
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