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Bill Gates to testify on competitiveness
(Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. Chairman
Bill Gates will testify Wednesday at a congressional hearing on
American business competitiveness, the Senate Health, Education
and Labor Committee said on Friday.
Analysts: Outlook grim for Microsoft online business
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Despite its CEO's claims that Microsoft eventually will trump Google to be number one in online search revenue, the company's online business is "massively underperforming" against the competition, according to a leading financial analyst.
Microsoft OneCare Comes In Last In Antivirus Test
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - An antivirus test puts Germany's G Data Security Software with its Anti-Virus Kit at the top of the list, and Microsoft's OneCare last out of 17 products.
Microsoft's Unified Communications Fuels Growth In PBX Sales
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Growth in sales of IP PBXs to small and midsize businesses should reach 33% on a cumulative basis for the next five years, research firm AMI-Partners says.
Microsoft wins round with Alcatel-Lucent
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070302/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_alcatel"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070302/2007_03_02t142551_450x307_us_microsoft_alcatellucent.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=KUlyTtpGko0gCxiAIjUUVw--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="A technician of Alcatel works on a satellite in Cannes, southeastern France March 9, 2006. A U.S. federal judge dismissed Alcatel-Lucent's patent claim against Microsoft Corp. over technology that converts speech into text, the two companies said on Friday. (Eric Gaillard/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Speech coding technology used in several Microsoft Corp. applications does not infringe on an Alcatel-Lucent SA patent, a federal judge decided Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Analysts: Outlook Grim for Microsoft Online Business
(PC World)
PC World - Despite its CEO's claims that Microsoft Corp. eventually will trump Google Inc. to be number one in online search revenue, the company's online business is "massively underperforming" against the competition, according to a leading financial analyst.
'Embarrassed' Gun Suspect Sues Microsoft After FBI Finds Sex Videos On His PC
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Despite efforts to keep the data private, FBI lab agents were able to access the files by making a mirror image of the hard drive.
Judge rules for Microsoft in Alcatel-Lucent suit
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070302/tc_nm/microsoft_alcatellucent_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070302/2007_03_02t142551_450x307_us_microsoft_alcatellucent.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=KUlyTtpGko0gCxiAIjUUVw--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="A technician of Alcatel works on a satellite in Cannes, southeastern France March 9, 2006. A U.S. federal judge dismissed Alcatel-Lucent's patent claim against Microsoft Corp. over technology that converts speech into text, the two companies said on Friday. (Eric Gaillard/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A U.S. federal judge dismissed
Alcatel-Lucent's patent claim against Microsoft
Corp. over technology that converts speech into text,
the two companies said on Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>
User-Privilege Flaw Hits Vista
(PC World)
PC World - A security firm has discovered one of the first security flaws to directly affect Windows Vista, a bug that it claims allows local users to escalate their privileges.
Update: One Alcatel-Lucent claim against Microsoft dismissed
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - A judge in a San Diego court late Thursday dismissed one of several patent claims Alcatel-Lucent SA has made against Microsoft Corp. in several high-profile cases against the vendor, but that does not mean the software company is out of the woods yet.
Nuclear lab develops powerful dust rag
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070303/ap_on_hi_te/high_tech_dust_rag"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070302/capt.tnkv60103022343.high_tech_dust_rag_tnkv601.jpg?x=126&y=130&sig=jNDgeLAJiPy8pm3kMZr1xQ--" align="left" height="130" width="126" alt="Ron Simandl, a research chemist at the Y-12 nuclear weapons plant in Oak Ridge, Tenn., holds one of his high-tech dust rags in this undated photo provided by the Department of Energy installation. Simandl designed a coating that creates a dry non-tacky tack cloth that can pick up potentially deadly beryllium particles 'beyond detectable levels.' He envisions other commercial applications. (AP Photo/BWXT-Y12)" border="0" /></a>AP - This is one cleaning that could pass anybody's white-glove test. A high-tech dust rag developed by a research chemist at a nuclear weapons plant can pick up potentially deadly beryllium particles that are 20 times smaller than what can be seen with the naked eye. Its inventor, Ron Simandl, says it could be used to mop up industrial accidents or wipe down semiconductor "clean rooms."</p><br clear="all"/>
BBC-YouTube pact seen as 'win' for both
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070303/ap_on_hi_te/britain_bbc_youtube"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070302/2007_03_02t084954_450x292_us_bbc_youtube.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=lccpJiRdwG8dMJ3II4EwRg--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="The BBC said on Friday it had started showing promotional trailers for new programmes and clips from old hits on Google's YouTube in a bid to reach new audiences and boost sales at its commercial arm. (Toby Melville/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - The British Broadcasting Corp. began showing excerpts from its news and entertainment programs on the YouTube video-sharing Web site Friday, becoming the first international broadcaster to ink a major deal with the Google Inc.-owned portal.</p><br clear="all"/>
Police try MySpace to nab bank robber
(AP)
AP - A brazen bank robber with nothing but a baseball cap and dark sunglasses hiding his face is one of the latest members of the social-networking Web site MySpace, and he wants to meet "more bank tellers so that I can continue my crime spree!!!"
Sony, Immersion settle PlayStation suit
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070302/ap_on_hi_te/sony_playstation_lawsuit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070228/capt.nybz12802282034.tech_test_wii_online_nybz128.jpg?x=130&y=73&sig=aw_cr2U3Z4lgA6kbKFfBcQ--" align="left" height="73" width="130" alt="In this undated handout photo a screen shot of Sony's PlayStation Network Store is shown. (AP Photo/Sony)" border="0" /></a>AP - Sony Corp. and Immersion Corp. said Thursday they have settled their long-simmering patent dispute over the vibration technology that shakes video game controllers, and will work together to bring the so-called "rumble" function back to PlayStation products.</p><br clear="all"/>
Plug pulled on Ground Zero Webcam
(AP)
AP - The view of ground zero just got a little smaller. The agency that oversaw the redesign of the World Trade Center site on Thursday stopped posting on its Web site hourly images from a camera pointed at ground zero.
Internet-taught militants are new Singapore security threat
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070303/tc_afp/singaporeattacksinternet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070303/capt.sge.cfo07.030307062238.photo00.photo.default-381x512.jpg?x=96&y=130&sig=Ty6Qpbr8mSL155nr8eJn7A--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="File photo of Singaporean Minister of Home Affairs Wong Kan Seng. A breed of "self-radicalised individuals" who absorbed militant ideas through the Internet have emerged as a new security threat to the city-state, according to Wong. The minister said the government has investigated "a few" Singaporeans who have been influenced by radical Islamic ideas they read from the Internet, local media quoted him as saying in parliament on Friday.(AFP/File/Roslan Rahman)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A breed of "self-radicalised individuals" who absorbed militant ideas through the Internet have emerged as a new security threat to the city-state, Singapore's interior minister said in remarks published Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Young Japanese say cellphones changing their lives
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070303/tc_afp/afplifestylejapantelecomsociety"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070303/capt.sge.cfp69.030307071233.photo00.photo.default-512x357.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=9Mrmm2jH.6oxzQnBIMbhgQ--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="A customers check mobile phone handsets at a Tokyo electronic shop in 2006. Almost all young Japanese say mobile phones have changed their lifestyles, with nearly one-third of them confessing to spending three hours or more a day on their mobile, a survey says. Japan is the pioneer of third-generation telephones, which allow advanced functions such as Internet browsing and online shopping.(AFP/File/Karyn Poupee)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Almost all young Japanese say mobile phones have changed their lifestyles, with nearly one-third of them confessing to spending three hours or more a day on their mobile, a survey says.</p><br clear="all"/>
Motorola CEO got $13.2M as profits fell
(AP)
AP - Motorola Inc. Chief Executive Ed Zander received $13.2 million in compensation in 2006, according to a proxy statement filed Friday, for a year in which the cell-phone maker boosted sales and market share but saw profits decline under pressure from rivals.
U.S.-CERT Warns Of Rogue Code For Firefox Flaw
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - A new proof-of-concept code is circulating for a Firefox vulnerability that was fixed in Mozilla's security update that was released last week.
Online Photoshop Not for Pros
(PC World)
PC World - Following news that Adobe is working on an online version of its Photoshop image editing software, senior product manager John Nack has clarified that this is aimed at consumers, not creative pros.
Internet-taught militants are new Singapore security threat
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070303/tc_afp/singaporeattacksinternet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070303/capt.sge.cfo07.030307062238.photo00.photo.default-381x512.jpg?x=96&y=130&sig=Ty6Qpbr8mSL155nr8eJn7A--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="File photo of Singaporean Minister of Home Affairs Wong Kan Seng. A breed of "self-radicalised individuals" who absorbed militant ideas through the Internet have emerged as a new security threat to the city-state, according to Wong. The minister said the government has investigated "a few" Singaporeans who have been influenced by radical Islamic ideas they read from the Internet, local media quoted him as saying in parliament on Friday.(AFP/File/Roslan Rahman)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A breed of "self-radicalised individuals" who absorbed militant ideas through the Internet have emerged as a new security threat to the city-state, Singapore's interior minister said in remarks published Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/>
BBC-YouTube pact seen as 'win' for both
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070303/ap_on_hi_te/britain_bbc_youtube"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070302/2007_03_02t084954_450x292_us_bbc_youtube.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=lccpJiRdwG8dMJ3II4EwRg--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="The BBC said on Friday it had started showing promotional trailers for new programmes and clips from old hits on Google's YouTube in a bid to reach new audiences and boost sales at its commercial arm. (Toby Melville/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - The British Broadcasting Corp. began showing excerpts from its news and entertainment programs on the YouTube video-sharing Web site Friday, becoming the first international broadcaster to ink a major deal with the Google Inc.-owned portal.</p><br clear="all"/>
Insider vs. Outsider: Reviewing 'LAT' and 'NYT' Academy Awards Coverage
(Editor and Publisher)
Editor and Publisher - EVANSTON, Ill. Unlike Eddie Murphy and Alan Arkin, the Los Angeles Times and The New York Times did not go quite head to head during the Oscar season, but the two newspapers did compete on the Web with revamped sites and chatty bloggers. The home team had a built-in advantage over the national champ. Still, the results overall provide insight into how top papers can best cover drawn-out cultural events over time -- and in nearly real time.
Computer Virus Hits Worcester 'Telegram & Gazette'
(Editor and Publisher)
Editor and Publisher - NEW YORK A computer virus that apparently caused problems for several companies on the East Coast disabled some e-mail, Internet and other computer operations for several hours Thursday at the Telegram & Gazette in Worcester, Mass., according to Publisher Bruce Gaultney. He said the virus, which may be the work of a disgruntled hacker, kept the paper from posting stories for several hours, shutdown e-mail use for numerous employees, and required some layout to be done on newsroom systems.
Blair's gesture politics
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070303/en_afp/britainpoliticsblair"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070303/capt.sge.cfb62.030307005034.photo00.photo.default-373x512.jpg?x=94&y=130&sig=kDQ3DVhLoWnWDNs0YOQSnA--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="A photograph of Tony Blair, seen here in February 2007, as a long-haired, boater-wearing student was reproduced in a number of British newspapers and online Saturday, with focus on his less than prime ministerial hand gesture.(AFP/Pool/File/Toby Melville)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A photograph of Tony Blair as a long-haired, boater-wearing student was reproduced in a number of British newspapers and online Saturday, with focus on his less than prime ministerial hand gesture.</p><br clear="all"/>
Mancini to boost eBay's innovation
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - EBay has big plans to provide more programming tools like new SDKs and APIs to its community of about 45,000 third-party developers.
"Idol" contestant in sex scandal makes the cut
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070302/en_nm/idol_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070302/2007_03_02t060640_450x326_us_idol.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=y66bENQXPBXpOvE6pYH0vQ--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="'American Idol' contestant Antonella Barba in a photo courtesy of Fox. Fans of TV's most popular program on Thursday gave their backing to the female contestant purportedly shown in some X-rated Internet photos, voting to keep her on the show. (FOX/Frank Micelotta/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - "American Idol" fans have sent
Antonella Barba to the next round of the talent contest,
despite a thumbs-down from judges and Internet photos putting
her at the center of the latest sex scandal to hit U.S. TV's
most popular show.</p><br clear="all"/>
FCC: Local telephone carriers must connect to VOIP
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has ruled that incumbent local exchange carriers must connect to VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) services, overruling two state public service commission opinions.
Analysts: Outlook grim for Microsoft online business
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Despite its CEO's claims that Microsoft eventually will trump Google to be number one in online search revenue, the company's online business is "massively underperforming" against the competition, according to a leading financial analyst.
Four more cut loose from 'American Idol'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070302/ap_en_mu/tv_american_idol"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070302/capt.ny12603020256.tv_american_idol_ny126.jpg?x=90&y=130&sig=Vm0C32nnToz0tRULpR4R.A--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="In this photo provided by Fox Television, Alaina Alexander performs on Fox's 'American Idol,' Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007 in Los Angeles. Alexander was one of four contestants voted off the show Thursday March 1, 2007 in phone balloting, which drew some 32 million calls and text messages. Sixteen hopefuls remain of the 24 that began the elimination rounds. (AP Photo/Fox Television, Frank Micelotta)" border="0" /></a>AP - "American Idol" viewers squashed the dreams of four more aspiring singers Thursday night, but Antonella Barba, the focus of recent attention over some racy Internet photos, was not one of them.</p><br clear="all"/>
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