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Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6 To Get A Push In Barcelona
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The operating system is expected to include BlackBerry-like push e-mail and take advantage of features in Windows Vista, Microsoft Office 2007 and Microsoft Exchange.
Big set of Microsoft security patches coming Tuesday
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft plans to release 12 sets of security patches next Tuesday fixing critical vulnerabilities in a number of its products, including the company's new security software.
Sun and Microsoft Battle Over Open Document Formats
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - There are new movements in the ongoing battle over document formats this week, with Microsoft facing new challenges and Sun Microsystems possibly facing new opportunities.
Premium Vista PCs fare well in first week
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft's wish that consumers purchase the premium versions of Windows Vista rather than the most basic version of the OS may be coming true, according to the findings of a research report released Thursday.
Premium Microsoft Vista PCs Fare Well in First Week
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Corp.'s wish that consumers purchase the premium versions of Windows Vista rather than the most basic version of the OS may be coming true, according to the findings of a research report released Thursday.
Microsoft Plans 12 Bug Fixes Next Week
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - At least four of the pending updates are being called critical.
Microsoft to update Windows for wireless
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070208/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_mobile"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20070208/i/r1161661714.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=LrZMX3V586ORWhyuYU0H4A--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="With industry logos projected behind them, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates (R) listens as Microsoft Chief Research and Strategy Officer Craig Mundie talks about industry cooperation during their keynote address at the RSA Conference 2007 in San Francisco, February 6, 2007. REUTERS/Lou Dematteis/Microsoft/Handout" border="0" /></a>AP - Microsoft Corp. plans a launch this spring of its next-generation operating system for wireless devices, Windows Mobile 6, which is important for the company's efforts to grab market share beyond the desktop.</p><br clear="all"/>
Big Set of Microsoft Security Patches Coming Tuesday
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Corp. plans to release 13 sets of security patches next Tuesday fixing critical vulnerabilities in a number of its products, including the company's new security software.
Windows Mobile 6 Taps New Exchange Features
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Corp. will unwrap a new version of its Windows Mobile OS at the 3GSM conference in Barcelona next week that promises to take advantage of features in Exchange Server 2007 that provide a richer e-mail experience on devices.
Microsoft Unveils Windows Mobile 6
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft has released details about a new version of Windows Mobile, the software behemoth's operating system designed for devices such as smartphones and PDAs. The OS, called Windows Mobile 6, will be available in the second quarter of 2007, offering an interface that resembles the recently launched Windows Vista.
Electronic gadgets may dominate New York Toy Fair
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070209/tc_nm/toyfair_newyork_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070209/2007_02_08t195745_450x281_us_toyfair_newyork.jpg?x=130&y=81&sig=ryTQB2twBt_IrQTJA2HIlw--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="A Spiderman-themed Mr. Potato Head character gets a reaction from passers-by as he crosses Broadway in New York February 8, 2007. The costume made its first appearance before the debut of Hasbro's new 'Spider Spud' version of the iconic toy at the American International Toy Fair in New York February 9. (Hasbro/Ray Stubblebine/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Preschoolers will be able to access
the Internet safely, while older children might have more fun
learning to play guitar, thanks to new toys due to be unveiled
next week at one of the world's biggest toy fairs.</p><br clear="all"/>
EMI in talks to sell unprotected MP3s
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070209/ap_on_hi_te/emi_unprotected_music"><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 - Music company EMI Group PLC — home of The Rolling Stones and Coldplay — has been talking with online retailers about possibly selling its entire digital music catalog in MP3 format without copy protection, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing numerous people familiar with the matter.</p><br clear="all"/>
Engineer: GPS shoes make people findable
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070209/ap_on_hi_te/gps_sneaker"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070208/capt.flls20102081834.gps_sneaker_flls201.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=VZ2khGJFGN87AFOUouAAvA--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Issac Daniel sits in his office wearing sneakers he designed, which include a tiny Global Positioning System embedded in the shoe, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007, in Miami. The Quantum Satellite Technology promises to locate the wearer anywhere in the world with the press of a button. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)" border="0" /></a>AP - Isaac Daniel calls the tiny Global Positioning System chip he's embedded into a line of sneakers "peace of mind."</p><br clear="all"/>
Big windfalls from YouTube, Google pact
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070209/ap_on_hi_te/google_youtube"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070208/capt.ny11302081207.google_youtube_ny113.jpg?x=103&y=130&sig=EWemk7jR88ONWGKhCDROIg--" align="left" height="130" width="103" alt="YouTube co-founders Steven Chen, left, and Chad Hurley pose at their San Bruno, Calif., headquarters on Friday, Nov. 10, 2006. The $1.65 billion acquisition of YouTube announced in October was the biggest in Google's history, and took place less than two years after YouTube was founded. Chad Hurley, was paid in Google shares with a current indicated value of more than $345 million. He received 694,087 shares and an additional 41,232 in a trust. Steven Chen, received 625,366 shares and another 68,721 in a trust, for more than $326 million. Jarwed Karim, the third co-founder, received 137,443 Google shares, with an indicated value of $64.6 million. The big payout was revealed Wednesday in a regulatory filing Google made with the Securities and Exchange Commission. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)" border="0" /></a>AP - Television talk show host Maury Povich hasn't always been a big fan of YouTube Inc. because the online video sharing pioneer frequently displays unauthorized clips from his copyrighted program.</p><br clear="all"/>
Law would ban iPods when crossing street
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070208/ap_on_hi_te/pedestrian_electronics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070207/capt.sge.qas42.070207205023.photo00.photo.default-326x512.jpg?x=82&y=130&sig=iNqKNBzdKifKHauaVvuPLQ--" align="left" height="130" width="82" alt="A man makes a call on his cell phone outside the New York Stock Exchange in January 2007. Crossing the street in New York while talking on a cell phone or listening to an iPod could soon be punishable by a 100-dollar fine, under a draft bill being presented by a state senator.(AFP/File/Don Emmert)" border="0" /></a>AP - Walk, jog or bicycle across a New York street with an iPod plugged in your ears and you could get slapped with a $100 ticket under a new law proposed by a legislator from Brooklyn.</p><br clear="all"/>
Web reaction swift and brutal to Anna Nicole death
(Reuters)
Reuters - Minutes after word of the death
of stripper-turned-celebrity Anna Nicole Smith, the blogosphere
began the autopsy of a life lived in the headlines, and the
verdict wasn't at all pretty.
Dell Offers Sony TVs
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The PC maker begins selling the first of new brands and products recently promised by founder Michael Dell.
Blackberry maker settles lawsuit with Samsung
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070209/bs_afp/canadaskorea"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070209/capt.sge.qng68.090207051558.photo00.photo.default-375x512.jpg?x=95&y=130&sig=a1YDAOM8M54Zt_7M40.d_Q--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="A businessman checks his Blackberry in Washington, DC, February 2006. Research in Motion settled a lawsuit filed against Samsung Electronics alleging trademark infringement on its hugely popular Blackberry handheld email devices by Samsung's Blackjack cell phones.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Research in Motion settled a lawsuit filed against Samsung Electronics alleging trademark infringement on its hugely popular Blackberry handheld email devices by Samsung's Blackjack cell phones.</p><br clear="all"/>
Pop-up Blocker Problem Found in Firefox
(PC World)
PC World - A flaw in the pop-up blocker of the open-source browser Firefox could allow an attacker to access local files, according to security analysts.
Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6 To Get A Push In Barcelona
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The operating system is expected to include BlackBerry-like push e-mail and take advantage of features in Windows Vista, Microsoft Office 2007 and Microsoft Exchange.
EMI in talks to sell unprotected MP3s
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070209/ap_en_bu/emi_unprotected_music"><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 - Music company EMI Group PLC — home of The Rolling Stones and Coldplay — has been talking with online retailers about possibly selling its entire digital music catalog in MP3 format without copy protection, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing numerous people familiar with the matter.</p><br clear="all"/>
Big windfalls from YouTube, Google pact
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070209/ap_on_hi_te/google_youtube"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070208/capt.ny11302081207.google_youtube_ny113.jpg?x=103&y=130&sig=EWemk7jR88ONWGKhCDROIg--" align="left" height="130" width="103" alt="YouTube co-founders Steven Chen, left, and Chad Hurley pose at their San Bruno, Calif., headquarters on Friday, Nov. 10, 2006. The $1.65 billion acquisition of YouTube announced in October was the biggest in Google's history, and took place less than two years after YouTube was founded. Chad Hurley, was paid in Google shares with a current indicated value of more than $345 million. He received 694,087 shares and an additional 41,232 in a trust. Steven Chen, received 625,366 shares and another 68,721 in a trust, for more than $326 million. Jarwed Karim, the third co-founder, received 137,443 Google shares, with an indicated value of $64.6 million. The big payout was revealed Wednesday in a regulatory filing Google made with the Securities and Exchange Commission. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)" border="0" /></a>AP - Television talk show host Maury Povich hasn't always been a big fan of YouTube Inc. because the online video sharing pioneer frequently displays unauthorized clips from his copyrighted program.</p><br clear="all"/>
Web reaction swift and brutal to Anna Nicole death
(Reuters)
Reuters - Minutes after word of the death
of stripper-turned-celebrity Anna Nicole Smith, the blogosphere
began the autopsy of a life lived in the headlines, and the
verdict wasn't at all pretty.
Vietnam PM goes online in first for one-party rule
(Reuters)
Reuters - Vietnam's youngest Prime Minister on
Friday became the highest-ranking Communist Party official to
go online to answer citizens' questions on corruption,
government waste and management of the fast-growing market
economy.
EMI mulls unprotected Web song sales -- sources
(Reuters)
Reuters - Music label EMI Group is in talks
to release a large portion of its music catalog for Web sales
without technological protections against piracy that are
included in most music bought over the Internet now, sources
said on Thursday.
Electronic gadgets may dominate New York Toy Fair
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070209/tc_nm/toyfair_newyork_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070209/2007_02_08t195745_450x281_us_toyfair_newyork.jpg?x=130&y=81&sig=ryTQB2twBt_IrQTJA2HIlw--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="A Spiderman-themed Mr. Potato Head character gets a reaction from passers-by as he crosses Broadway in New York February 8, 2007. The costume made its first appearance before the debut of Hasbro's new 'Spider Spud' version of the iconic toy at the American International Toy Fair in New York February 9. (Hasbro/Ray Stubblebine/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Preschoolers will be able to access
the Internet safely, while older children might have more fun
learning to play guitar, thanks to new toys due to be unveiled
next week at one of the world's biggest toy fairs.</p><br clear="all"/>
Online music co. Napster narrows loss
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070209/ap_en_bu/earns_napster"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070112/2007_01_12t085048_450x343_us_napster_aol.jpg?x=130&y=99&sig=2UUfXVwRkSifli7Lj7qR6A--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="The Napster 'Cat' logo is shown on the floor at a launch event for the Napster online music service October 9, 2003 in New York City. AOL has signed Napster Inc. as its exclusive online music subscription service, the companies said on Friday. (Jeff Christensen/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Online music retailer Napster Inc. said Thursday it narrowed losses in its fiscal third quarter by adding subscribers and generating record revenue.</p><br clear="all"/>
Mobile Ads: Next Internet Gold Rush?
(PC World)
PC World - Money talks. That's why mobile phone advertising has become such an irresistible topic.
Cyberattacks Up 50% By 2010, VeriSign Says
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - As long as cybercrime continues to grow as an industry, don't count on malicious attacks to abate on their own, the company's CEO says.
Judge To Decide Whether NSA Spy Suit Continues
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - An online consumer activist group pushes for legal action against the U.S. government and telecoms that cooperated with it.
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