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Microsoft in talks to buy Tellme Networks: sources
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070313/tc_nm/tellme_microsoft_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070314/2007_03_13t171148_450x300_us_tellme_microsoft.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=HioYRTOZPtQjU8AccWYHNw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A technician adjusts a spotlight at the exhibition stand of Microsoft in preparation for the CeBIT computer fair in the northern German town of Hanover March 12, 2007. (Christian Charisius/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. is in
talks to buy Tellme Networks Inc., the privately owned voice
recognition technology company, two sources familiar with the
situation said on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft, Novell Detail Interoperability Roadmap
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft and Novell this week released new details about their interoperability alliance, saying they are focusing on four areas of technology to address significant problems faced by enterprise customers: virtualization, Web services for managing physical and virtual servers, directory and identity interoperability, and document format compatibility.
Microsoft Calls Tellme Acquisition Reports 'Speculation'
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - According to published reports, Microsoft is in talks to acquire the voice recognition software provider.
Microsoft to offer 'MySpace' for apps users
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft introduced the first in a planned series of online communities for users of its Dynamics applications to provide forums where peers can exchange best practices. Centered around specific industries or job titles, the first community is aimed at finance professionals such as corporate controllers, finance managers and accountants.
VC firm, ex-Microsoft execs back Internet OS company
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - A venture capital firm has given a $10 million boost to a Swedish company that could soon be in the competitive crosshairs of Google and Microsoft.
Microsoft in talks to buy voice technology firm: WSJ
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070313/tc_nm/microsoft_tellme_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070313/2007_03_13t095654_450x300_us_microsoft_tellme.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=ChWKLz0CjG.464SExM8cJg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A technician adjusts a spotlight at the exhibition stand of Microsoft in preparation for the CeBIT computer fair in the northern German town of Hanover March 12, 2007. (Christian Charisius/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. is in talks
to buy privately-held Tellme Networks, a maker of Web-based
voice technology, for about $800 million, the Wall Street
Journal reported in its online edition on Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft to Offer 'MySpace' for Business Apps Users
(PC World)
PC World - Software giant introduces first in a series of online communities for its Dynamics apps users.
Microsoft Jumps Into Social Networks With Finance Community
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - To bring folks in, the company will do some evangelism with existing Microsoft customers to offset sites like LinkedIn or IBM's Connections.
McAfee Says Vista's StickyKeys Could Be Misused
(PC World)
PC World - A Windows feature designed to simplify computing for disabled users could be misused in Vista, a McAfee Inc. researcher reported Monday.
McAfee says Vista's StickyKeys could be misused
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - A Windows feature designed to simplify computing for disabled users could be misused in Vista, a McAfee researcher reported Monday.
Viacom in $1 billion copyright suit versus Google, YouTube
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070313/tc_nm/viacom_youtube_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070313/2007_03_13t092823_450x349_us_viacom_youtube.jpg?x=130&y=100&sig=ZZDahqp_pA8Rgs4tCdFZoQ--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="A screenshot of YouTube.com, taken on March 13, 2007. Media conglomerate Viacom Inc. said on Tuesday it filed a $1 billion lawsuit against Google Inc. and its Internet video sharing site YouTube over unauthorized use of its copyrighted entertainment. (www.youtube.com/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Media conglomerate Viacom Inc.
(VIAb.N) sued Google Inc. and its Internet
video-sharing site YouTube for more than $1 billion on Tuesday
in the biggest challenge yet to the Web search leader's
strategy to dominate the online video market.</p><br clear="all"/>
Video games grow up as adult ownership increases
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070313/tc_nm/videogames_consoles_nielsen_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070313/2007_03_13t120842_450x272_us_videogames_consoles_nielsen.jpg?x=130&y=78&sig=2fR0ckXnMDTYT_sNKxhnPA--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="A file photo of visitors playing with Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 game consoles during the opening day of Madrid's International Data Processing, Multimedia and Communications SIMO Fair November 7, 2006. More than one in three U.S. adults who go online, or 37 percent, own a video game console and 16 percent own a portable gaming device, Nielsen//NetRatings said on Tuesday. (Victor Fraile/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Video games aren't just for the
kids anymore. More than one in three U.S. adults who go online,
or 37 percent, own a video game console and 16 percent own a
portable gaming device, Nielsen//NetRatings said on
Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
WHO seeks smart technology to stop fake medicines
(Reuters)
Reuters - The World Health Organization aims to
harness smart technology to stop counterfeit medicines flooding
developing world markets with sometimes-fatal results.
Google confident digital liability law protects it
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070314/tc_nm/viacom_youtube_google_lawyers1_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070313/capt.sge.fcd53.130307205804.photo02.photo.default-512x361.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=_fBFuwAK0GNc3O8cS_DoGQ--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Headquarters of the internet search engine company Google in Mountain View, California. US entertainment giant Viacom on Tuesday launched a billion-dollar lawsuit against Google and its affiliate YouTube, accusing the video-sharing website of "massive" copyright infringement.(AFP/File/Nicholas Kamm)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Google Inc. is confident its
popular video-sharing site YouTube and other Web services
Google offers have strong legal protections under current
copyright law, company attorneys said on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Households to get coupons for digital TV switch
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070313/tc_nm/digital_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070313/2007_03_13t085858_450x297_us_digital.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=6Hg0KW5.GOrpW1YwFpDPKg--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Exhibitors look over Samsung televisions in the Las Vegas Convention Center during set up for 2007 International CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas, Nevada in this file photo from January 6, 2007. Brushing aside congressional suggestions that the nation is ill-prepared for the conversion to digital TV in 2009, the Department of Commerce on Monday unveiled its plan to help subsidize the switchover from analog. (Steve Marcus/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Brushing aside
congressional suggestions that the nation is ill-prepared for
the conversion to digital TV in 2009, the Department of
Commerce on Monday unveiled its plan to help subsidize the
switchover from analog.</p><br clear="all"/>
Startup to offer the 'personal radio'
(AP)
AP - Whether it's the albums you buy, the radio stations you choose or the songs you put in your portable player, music has always been a matter of personal taste. Now, a startup led by a team of veterans in the digital music arena seeks to offer what it considers a new level of "personal radio" by combining elements of Internet radio, portable music and satellite distribution, while letting users choose the tunes, genres or artists they want.
Sony PlayStation Web Traffic Down; Nintendo Wii Soars
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Nielsen/NetRatings suggests price and a focus on average customers is helping Nintendo's numbers.
Digital Takes The Court For March Madness
(AdWeek.com)
AdWeek.com - Fans who can't catch all the NCAA March Madness games on TV this month(and who can?) will once again have the option to check out the action online—and where the eyeballs go, so do the advertisers. Web watchers this year can see "highlights" from tournament games that haven't yet taken place, but have been played virtually by thousands of Xbox gamers taking part in a Pontiac promotion. Cingular Wireless will be providing a digital "halftime show" for online viewers, and State Farm will help generate excuses for fans trying to get some privacy to watch in the office.
Dell Polls PC Users on Favorite Linux Varieties
(PC World)
PC World - Dell Inc. began polling customers about their software preferences on Tuesday as part of an effort by the struggling PC vendor to meet a popular request for desktops and notebooks that run on Linux instead of Windows.
Monster allies with Adicio on Web news classifieds
(Reuters)
Reuters - Online jobs service Monster Worldwide
Inc. is working with privately held software company Adicio to
supply classified advertising to 250 U.S. newspaper Web sites,
Monster said on Tuesday.
Startup to offer the 'personal radio'
(AP)
AP - Whether it's the albums you buy, the radio stations you choose or the songs you put in your portable player, music has always been a matter of personal taste. Now, a startup led by a team of veterans in the digital music arena seeks to offer what it considers a new level of "personal radio" by combining elements of Internet radio, portable music and satellite distribution, while letting users choose the tunes, genres or artists they want.
Google confident digital liability law protects it
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070314/wr_nm/viacom_youtube_google_lawyers1_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070313/capt.sge.fcd53.130307205804.photo02.photo.default-512x361.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=_fBFuwAK0GNc3O8cS_DoGQ--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Headquarters of the internet search engine company Google in Mountain View, California. US entertainment giant Viacom on Tuesday launched a billion-dollar lawsuit against Google and its affiliate YouTube, accusing the video-sharing website of "massive" copyright infringement.(AFP/File/Nicholas Kamm)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Google Inc. is confident its popular
video-sharing site YouTube and other Web services Google offers
have strong legal protections under current copyright law,
company attorneys said on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Sony PlayStation Web Traffic Down; Nintendo Wii Soars
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Nielsen/NetRatings suggests price and a focus on average customers is helping Nintendo's numbers.
Digital Takes The Court For March Madness
(AdWeek.com)
AdWeek.com - Fans who can't catch all the NCAA March Madness games on TV this month(and who can?) will once again have the option to check out the action online—and where the eyeballs go, so do the advertisers. Web watchers this year can see "highlights" from tournament games that haven't yet taken place, but have been played virtually by thousands of Xbox gamers taking part in a Pontiac promotion. Cingular Wireless will be providing a digital "halftime show" for online viewers, and State Farm will help generate excuses for fans trying to get some privacy to watch in the office.
'Roanoke Times' Gun Owner Database Removed After Protests
(Editor and Publisher)
Editor and Publisher - NEW YORK The Roanoke (Va.) Times removed an online database of state residents who are licensed to carry concealed weapons after what the paper termed "a firestorm of criticism," the Times reported Tuesday.
Audit Bureau Announces New 'Online Audience' Option
(Editor and Publisher)
Editor and Publisher - NEW YORK During its most recent board meeting last week, directors at the Audit Bureau of Circulations proposed ways to integrate online audience estimates in its semi-annual reports.
Monster allies with Adicio on Web news classifieds
(Reuters)
Reuters - Online jobs service Monster Worldwide
Inc. is working with privately held software company Adicio to
supply classified advertising to 250 U.S. newspaper Web sites,
Monster said on Tuesday.
Viacom in $1 billion copyright suit versus Google, YouTube
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070313/wr_nm/viacom_youtube_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070313/2007_03_13t092823_450x349_us_viacom_youtube.jpg?x=130&y=100&sig=ZZDahqp_pA8Rgs4tCdFZoQ--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="A screenshot of YouTube.com, taken on March 13, 2007. Media conglomerate Viacom Inc. said on Tuesday it filed a $1 billion lawsuit against Google Inc. and its Internet video sharing site YouTube over unauthorized use of its copyrighted entertainment. (www.youtube.com/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Media conglomerate Viacom Inc. sued
Google Inc. and its Internet video-sharing site YouTube for
more than $1 billion on Tuesday in the biggest challenge yet to
the Web search leader's strategy to dominate the online video
market.</p><br clear="all"/>
On the Net: The SXSW festival online
(AP)
AP - The South by Southwest music festival is spreading through online broadcasts and downloadable podcasts.
Viacom launches billion-dollar lawsuit against YouTube
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070313/tc_afp/usitcopyrightcompany"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070313/capt.sge.fcc46.130307204757.photo00.photo.default-512x330.jpg?x=130&y=83&sig=k80B3y4W_RiFKZ25DnjqMg--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="The Viacom logo is seen outside company headquarters 2003 in New York City. US entertainment giant Viacom Tuesday launched a billion-dollar lawsuit against Google and its affiliate YouTube, accusing the video-sharing website of "massive" copyright infringement.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chris Hondros)" border="0" /></a>AFP - US entertainment giant Viacom on Tuesday launched a billion-dollar lawsuit against Google and its affiliate YouTube, accusing the video-sharing website of "massive" copyright infringement.</p><br clear="all"/>
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