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Bill Gates still top dog but rising billionaires catching up
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070309/bs_afp/afplifestylepeopleforbesrich"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070309/capt.sge.dwm35.090307061259.photo00.photo.default-371x512.jpg?x=94&y=130&sig=3WISTqYQxBpMZoADUMT0hA--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="Bill Gates of Microsoft Microsoft (seen here in February) is still the richest man in the world, but his lead over other entrepreneurs is narrowing, according to Forbes magazine's list of billionaires published Thursday. Despite Gates leading the rich list for a 13th straight year with a tidy nest egg of 56 billion dollars, US investment guru Warren Buffett's personal fortune climbed to 52 billion, halving the software mogul's lead.(AFP/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is still the richest man in the world, but his lead over other entrepreneurs is narrowing, according to Forbes magazine's list of billionaires published Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Court rules for Dell, Microsoft in Alcatel-Lucent case
(Reuters)
Reuters - A U.S. court has ruled that Dell Inc.
personal-organizer products did not infringe a patent
held by Alcatel-Lucent , according to a court
document filed online on Thursday.
Microsoft Skips Patch Release, Leaves Nine Outstanding Bugs
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - For the first time since September 2005, Microsoft skips a monthly Patch Tuesday release.
No Microsoft security updates coming next week
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft is not planning to release any security updates on Tuesday, one of only a handful of times the company won't have security patches available since its monthly security updates began in 2003, Microsoft said Thursday.
Microsoft licenses technology under European antitrust mandate
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070308/bs_afp/useusoftwarecompany"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070308/capt.sge.dup29.080307200804.photo00.photo.default-512x323.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=WdkRupP8L6GDu5C61hrQ1A--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="The logo for Microsoft at their office in Herndon, Virginia. Microsoft announced on Thursday its first software licensing deal under a program mandated by a 2004 European Commission anti-trust ruling.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Microsoft announced on Thursday its first software licensing deal under a program mandated by a 2004 European Commission anti-trust ruling.</p><br clear="all"/>
No Microsoft Security Updates Coming Mext Week
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Corp. is not planning to release any security updates on Tuesday, one of only a handful of times the company won't have security patches available since its monthly security updates began in 2003, Microsoft said Thursday.
Reports: Microsoft search chief leaving
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - The executive in charge of leading Microsoft's battle against search giant Google is leaving the company to form his own venture, according to published reports.
Microsoft's HD Photo Challenges JPEG
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - A new Microsoft-backed photo format might someday make the popular JPEG format obsolete. The company announced Thursday that its HD Photo format -- formerly known as Windows Media Photo -- would soon be submitted to international standards organizations for approval.
Microsoft's New HD Photo Format Could Be JPEG Killer
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The format is supported on various Microsoft products as well as Apple's Mac OS X operating system.
Microsoft Gears Up for VoIP Server Play
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Users can already register to download the beta of Office Communications Server 2007 through the Microsoft Web site, as well as sign up for Office Communicator 2007, a client application for mobile and desktop systems that blends voice, video, and instant messaging.
Sony to launch virtual universe
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070309/ap_on_hi_te/sony_virtual_worlds"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070307/capt.cagn30103072306.sony_virtual_worlds_cagn301.jpg?x=115&y=130&sig=5OX__A5sjbJw5J6CGQjTlw--" align="left" height="130" width="115" alt="In this photo provided by Sony Computer Entertainment America, Phil Harrison, president of worldwide studios for Sony Computer Entertainment, delivers the Game 3.0 keynote speech at the GameDevelopers Conference 2007, Wednesday, March 7, 2007, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Sony Computer Entertainment in George Nikitin, Sony Computer Entertainment)" border="0" /></a>AP - Capitalizing on the popularity of social networks and online worlds, Sony will launch its own virtual universe and another 3-D game built almost entirely by players. "Home" is a real-time, networked world for the PlayStation 3 in which players create human-looking characters called avatars. They can buy clothing, furniture and videos to play on a virtual flat-screen television in their virtual apartments.</p><br clear="all"/>
Review: Size a big feature on tiny phone
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070309/ap_on_hi_te/tech_test_small_cell_phones"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070308/capt.nyr10503081824.tech_test_small_cell_phones_nyr105.jpg?x=96&y=130&sig=9aUNtBxtoI7RLzOSAgHsgg--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="A C3 flip phone from Pantech is shown, on a keyboard for size comparison, Thursday, March 8, 2007 in New York. The compact, minimalist style of the C3, available in the United States through AT&T's Cingular Wireless, always manages to draw reaction. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)" border="0" /></a>AP - Thanks to the Razr fad, there are plenty of thin phones out there by now. But in terms of sheer smallness, the options remain slim.</p><br clear="all"/>
Last preparations being made for DST bug
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070309/ap_on_hi_te/daylight_saving_bug"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070308/capt.txbrh10103082138.time_change_border_txbrh101.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=I20YqueVH6alMayquK0PvA--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Don Crouse, a quality control manager for TECCOR de Mexico in Matamoros, Mexico, rides his bike to work from Brownsville, Texas, across the U.S.-Mexico border, Thursday, March 8, 2007, in Brownsville. Because the United States will begin daylight savings time three weeks earlier than Mexico this year, during that period Crouse will be able to leave the U.S. and arrive in Mexico earlier than he departed; at least on the clock. (AP Photo/The Brownsville Herald, G. Daniel Lopez)" border="0" /></a>AP - Normally the switch to daylight-saving time isn't a big deal, but this Sunday, Jeff Ronner has to put people on the case.</p><br clear="all"/>
Nintendo guru wants more happy games
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070309/ap_on_hi_te/nintendo_designer"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070308/capt.caps10403082147.nintendo_designer_caps104.jpg?x=130&y=81&sig=J2RblxDyxtT1wx9s9lCaaQ--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="Shigeru Miyamoto, Nintendo Corp's top game designer, gestures during his keynote address at the Game Developer Conference in San Francisco, Thursday, March 8, 2007. Video game developers should resist the temptation to produce only sequels of established hits and games based on horror and revenge, said Miyamoto. Miyamoto, considered an industry guru, helped create the game console Wii and game titles such as 'Mario Brothers,' 'Donkey Kong' and 'The Legend of Zelda.' (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)" border="0" /></a>AP - Video game developers should resist the temptation to produce only sequels of established hits and games based on horror and revenge, Nintendo Co.'s top designer said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
CBS doubles bandwidth for NCAA streams
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070309/ap_on_hi_te/bkc_march_madness_online"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070303/capt.otkco10103032343.ohio_st_michigan_basketball_otkco101.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=OV4NQ_KGCoDiMdsL40hzMQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Ohio State center Greg Oden takes a break during the basketball game against Michigan at Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Mich., Saturday, March 3, 2007. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)" border="0" /></a>AP - While CBS Corp. is doubling the amount of bandwidth available for viewing NCAA tournament games this year, it will still restrict the number of viewers to keep the system running smoothly.</p><br clear="all"/>
End of the road for "Idol" hopeful Barba
(Reuters)
Reuters - America voted and ended contestant
Antonella Barba's hopes of becoming the next "American Idol" on
Thursday, after several racy photos of the New Jersey resident
surfaced on the Internet.
Sony to cut PlayStation 3 costs, shares rise
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070309/tc_nm/sony_ps3_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070309/2007_03_08t222013_351x450_us_sony_ps3.jpg?x=101&y=130&sig=IoyIplrbBdOkKVADhDhkGg--" align="left" height="130" width="101" alt="A Sony Playstation 3 gaming console is pictured in Los Angeles November 13, 2006. Sony Corp. plans to lower the production cost of its PlayStation 3 (PS3) game consoles by using less expensive chips, aiming to turn the operations profitable between September and next March, the Nikkei business daily reported on Friday. (Sam Mircovich/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Sony Corp. (6758.T) said on Friday it
will eliminate a key microchip from the European version of its
PlayStation 3 (PS3) game console, reducing production costs as
well as its compatibility with PS2 games.</p><br clear="all"/>
Shares of Clearwire fall after IPO
(AP)
AP - Shares of Clearwire Corp., a wireless Internet service provider founded by cellular phone pioneer Craig McCaw, fell in their first day of trading Thursday after the company raised $600 million in an initial public stock offering.
IBM Safari to help developers navigate languages
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Seeking to assist software developers coping with many languages, IBM plans to offer its Safari technology to the Eclipse open source community, an IBM official said at the EclipseCon 2007 conference on Thursday.
NewsGator Joins With /N Software In RSS Technology
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The partnership builds a content aggregator for databases, business applications, spreadsheets and directories.
State debates bill on MySpace age check
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070309/pl_nm/usa_myspace_connecticut_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20070308/i/r181235977.jpg?x=130&y=109&sig=Qfh6WFvNQTzIQgZDaX.X0g--" align="left" height="109" width="130" alt="A screen grab MySpace.com. News Corp. is 'in very active negotiations with all the media companies' to bring their content to its MySpace property, the firm's top interactive-media executive said Wednesday. REUTERS/www.myspace.com" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Connecticut lawmakers debated a bill
on Thursday that would require social-networking Web sites such
as MySpace to verify users' ages and force minors to obtain
parental consent before posting profiles.</p><br clear="all"/>
End of the road for "Idol" hopeful Barba
(Reuters)
Reuters - America voted and ended contestant
Antonella Barba's hopes of becoming the next "American Idol" on
Thursday, after several racy photos of the New Jersey resident
surfaced on the Internet.
Despite success, Wikipedia still battling misinformation
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070309/tc_afp/afpentertainmentusjapanitinternet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070309/capt.sge.dwb93.090307033548.photo00.photo.default-512x398.jpg?x=130&y=101&sig=fJWWFJKy3KR9hzhOyj6MPA--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="Jimmy Wales, co-founder of online collaborative encyclopedia Wikipedia, answers questions during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo, 08 March 2007(AFP/Toru Yamanaka)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales didn't know he liked to play chess until he read it on the online encyclopedia he helped to create.</p><br clear="all"/>
CBS doubles bandwidth for NCAA streams
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070309/ap_on_hi_te/bkc_march_madness_online"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070303/capt.otkco10103032343.ohio_st_michigan_basketball_otkco101.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=OV4NQ_KGCoDiMdsL40hzMQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Ohio State center Greg Oden takes a break during the basketball game against Michigan at Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Mich., Saturday, March 3, 2007. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)" border="0" /></a>AP - While CBS Corp. is doubling the amount of bandwidth available for viewing NCAA tournament games this year, it will still restrict the number of viewers to keep the system running smoothly.</p><br clear="all"/>
Sony to launch virtual universe
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070309/ap_on_hi_te/sony_virtual_worlds"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070307/capt.cagn30103072306.sony_virtual_worlds_cagn301.jpg?x=115&y=130&sig=5OX__A5sjbJw5J6CGQjTlw--" align="left" height="130" width="115" alt="In this photo provided by Sony Computer Entertainment America, Phil Harrison, president of worldwide studios for Sony Computer Entertainment, delivers the Game 3.0 keynote speech at the GameDevelopers Conference 2007, Wednesday, March 7, 2007, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Sony Computer Entertainment in George Nikitin, Sony Computer Entertainment)" border="0" /></a>AP - Capitalizing on the popularity of social networks and online worlds, Sony will launch its own virtual universe and another 3-D game built almost entirely by players. "Home" is a real-time, networked world for the PlayStation 3 in which players create human-looking characters called avatars. They can buy clothing, furniture and videos to play on a virtual flat-screen television in their virtual apartments.</p><br clear="all"/>
Offer on piracy charges: $3000 to settle
(AP)
AP - The music industry is asking 50 Ohio University students to pay $3,000 each to avoid lawsuits accusing them of pirating songs off the Internet.
Nintendo Announces Wii's First U.S. Online Title
(PC World)
PC World - Even with Shigeru Miyamoto's keynote just minutes away, Nintendo has already made a huge announcement at GDC regarding this year's second quarter lineup for the North American market. And the focal point of this lineup is the announcement of Pokemon Battle Revolution, the first Wii game that will take advantage of the console's online capabilities.
U.S. jury orders Vonage to pay $58 mln in patent case
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070309/wr_nm/vonage_verizon_jury_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070309/2007_03_08t173042_450x340_us_vonage_verizon_jury.jpg?x=130&y=98&sig=bLxOkHm23otJXHheGiA10A--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="Traffic passes Verizon Communications Inc. headquarters in New York, February 14, 2005. A jury on Thursday ordered Internet phone provider Vonage Holdings Corp. to pay $58 million for infringing on three patents owned by Verizon Communications Inc. (Peter Morgan/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A jury dealt a blow to
loss-making Internet phone provider Vonage Holdings Corp. on
Thursday, ordering the company to pay $58 million plus
royalties on future sales for infringing three patents owned by
Verizon Communications Inc..</p><br clear="all"/>
Court rules for Dell, Microsoft in Alcatel-Lucent case
(Reuters)
Reuters - A U.S. court has ruled that Dell Inc.
personal-organizer products did not infringe a patent
held by Alcatel-Lucent , according to a court
document filed online on Thursday.
Peter Jackson to Develop Xbox 360 Games?
(PC World)
PC World - Peter Jackson, auteur of the Lord of the Rings trilogy and King Kong, is reported to have signed on with Microsoft to create two interactive series for the Xbox 360 to be released in episodic format. According to a piece from gaming blog Joystiq, reporting from Wednesday's second annual "Blogger Breakfast" event at GDC, one of the series will be based on the Halo franchise while the other will be a brand new IP.
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