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Microsoft says finds no Xbox Live security breach
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070322/wr_nm/microsoft_xboxlive_fraud_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070322/2007_03_21t143707_450x272_us_microsoft_xboxlive_fraud.jpg?x=130&y=78&sig=UPpkja5J57LsLlrN98ZLBw--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="Visitors play 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. Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday said it is actively investigating reports of 'fraudulent behavior and theft' on its Xbox Live online video gaming service, which has more than 6 million subscribers. (Victor Fraile/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. said on Wednesday
it found no evidence of a security breach on Bungie.net or its
Xbox Live online video game network following reports of
fraudulent behavior and theft.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft combines search, ad development teams
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070322/tc_nm/microsoft_search_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070322/2007_03_21t143707_450x272_us_microsoft_xboxlive_fraud.jpg?x=130&y=78&sig=UPpkja5J57LsLlrN98ZLBw--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="Visitors play 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. Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday said it is actively investigating reports of 'fraudulent behavior and theft' on its Xbox Live online video gaming service, which has more than 6 million subscribers. (Victor Fraile/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. said on
Wednesday it is combining its search and advertising
development teams, highlighting the importance of those
services as the software giant struggles to compete with Web
search leader Google Inc.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft Investigates Xbox Live Fraud, Hack Reports
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The company says it's looking into reports that hackers are breaking into Xbox Live accounts and stealing users' gaming points.
Microsoft names leaders for search-and-ad unit
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft Wednesday named Satya Nadella to lead the newly formed Search and Ad Platform group, the software giant's effort to optimize the advertising revenue-raising potential of its search business.
Microsoft Updates Hosting Tools For Service Providers
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The tools let providers offer SMB customers hosted e-mail, calendaring, and unified messaging services.
Microsoft to release VOIP server beta on Monday
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft will open up beta versions of its unified communications server and client software to the public for download on Monday, a senior company executive said Wednesday.
Microsoft's Bill Gates Loses Xbox Soccer Match
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - To his credit, Gates forced Mexican national player Rafael Marquez to a nail-biting overtime before succumbing 2-1 on penalty kicks.
Microsoft late with Zune firmware update
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Zune users who were waiting for a important firmware update from Microsoft Corp. were disappointed on Tuesday when the company didn't deliver on schedule.
Dell launches low-cost PC in China
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Dell has launched a new low-cost desktop PC aimed at grabbing market share in China. Instead of Microsoft's new Windows Vista OS, it runs Windows XP.
Another Microsoft-Alcatel patent flap to be probed
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - The U.S. International Trade Commission is going to investigate allegations by Microsoft of patent infringement by the French telecommunications equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent.
Apple set-top box ships after delay
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070322/ap_on_hi_te/apple_tv"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070321/capt.0b6e91259b974940b8ace23e90e858de.apple_tv_fx102.jpg?x=115&y=130&sig=2DOxKkmWTxhrzBlnUNll4Q--" align="left" height="130" width="115" alt="In this undated photo provided by Apple Inc., an Apple TV unit and remote control are seen. After a slight delay, Apple Inc. said Wednesday, March 21, 2007, it is now shipping Apple TV, a set-top box that can wirelessly stream iTunes videos and music from a computer to a television. The slim, square-shaped gadget, which has a suggested retail price of $299, was previously promised to arrive by the end of February. (AP Photo/Apple Inc.)" border="0" /></a>AP - After a slight delay, Apple Inc. said Wednesday it is now shipping Apple TV, a set-top box that can wirelessly stream or download iTunes videos, podcasts and music from a computer to a television. The slim, square gadget, which has a suggested retail price of $299, was previously promised to arrive by the end of February. Apple would not explain the uncharacteristic delay and said only that the launch took a few weeks longer than expected.</p><br clear="all"/>
Court backs FCC over states in VoIP case
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070321/ap_on_hi_te/internet_phones"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070308/capt.nybz15203082029.vonage_verizon_suit_nybz152.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=xrhr0SrGXKBedXTPYATqEg--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Attendees make free phone calls over VoiP at the Vonage booth at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, in this Jan. 10, 2007 file photo. A federal jury on Thursday found that Internet phone carrier Vonage Holdings Corp. had infringed on Verizon Communications Inc.'s patents and ordered Vonage to pay $58 million. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a decision by the Federal Communications Commission that barred states, including Minnesota, from regulating Internet-based phone services.</p><br clear="all"/>
Four Livedoor execs sentenced in Japan
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070322/ap_on_hi_te/japan_internet_trial"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070322/capt.tok80103220134.japan_internet_trial_tok801.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=0YNlfo9d5WLTYAM6NVAj5A--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Former Livedoor Co. Chief Financial Officer Ryoji Miyauchi arrives at Tokyo District Court for trial on charges of violating stock regulations in Tokyo on Thursday March 22, 2007. A Japanese court sentenced Ryoji Miyauchi, former chief financial officer of dot-com company Livedoor, to twenty months in prison for inflating earnings reports. The Tokyo District Court also handed down suspended prison terms to three other Livedoor officials for similar offenses. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)" border="0" /></a>AP - A Japanese court on Thursday sentenced the former chief financial officer of scandal-tainted dot-com company Livedoor to 20 months in prison for inflating earnings reports.</p><br clear="all"/>
Biofuels spark biotech rally
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070321/ap_on_hi_te/biotech_s_third_wave"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20070313/i/r2406029659.jpg?x=94&y=130&sig=IF9WA65GxUREWHVYKQkzqw--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="A tube containing biofuel made with soy oil is displayed over soybeans at a biodiesel plant in Chacabuco, some 145 miles (230 km) west of Buenos Aires, October 6, 2005. A new, more efficient method for manufacturing biofuels could generate enough fuel to supply the entire U.S. transportation sector while sharply reducing the amount of raw material required to make it, researchers said on Monday. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci" border="0" /></a>AP - Biotechnology was first applied in medicine, then farming. Today, dozens of lifesaving drugs are on the market, while many crops are genetically engineered to withstand weed killers.</p><br clear="all"/>
Motorola slashes outlook, replaces CFO
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070321/ap_on_hi_te/motorola_outlook"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070321/2007_03_21t164551_450x269_us_motorola_forecast.jpg?x=130&y=77&sig=.KURRkWEqL0Kwdw37w_TOw--" align="left" height="77" width="130" alt="A man rides past a Motorola mobile phone shop in the downtown of Vietnam's southern Ho Chi Minh city in this May 31, 2006 file photo. Motorola warned on Wednesday that it would post a first-quarter loss, citing weaker-than-expected sales for its mobile devices business. (Kham/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Motorola Inc. replaced its chief financial officer Wednesday in a shake up of top management as it slashed its first-quarter sales forecast, blaming weaker-than-expected revenue from its cell-phone unit.</p><br clear="all"/>
Yahoo names executive to combat online ad fraud
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070322/wr_nm/yahoo_clickfraud_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070322/2007_03_22t021821_450x286_us_yahoo_clickfraud.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=TiKEXMXFdbuzt6oMjGESBA--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="Comedian Ellen Degeneres does a stand-up routine during the Yahoo keynote address at the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in this January 6, 2006 file photo. Yahoo Inc. has named a senior executive to lead the company's efforts to combat click fraud in its Web search advertising business, the company said on Wednesday, in a bid to reassure advertisers. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Yahoo Inc. has named a senior
executive to lead the company's efforts to combat click fraud
in its Web search advertising business, the company said on
Wednesday, in a bid to reassure advertisers.</p><br clear="all"/>
US CD sales plummet as people turn to digital music downloads
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070322/tc_afp/usitinternetmusicretailcd"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070322/capt.sge.hqa00.220307041408.photo00.photo.default-512x369.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=UFhlNJQCt1mc2Q.lCV1tEw--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="CDs in a music stand, at the 41st MIDEM, the world's biggest and most influential music trade fair, January 2007, in Cannes, France. The explosion in digital music services, spurred by consumer demand and a plethora of new delivery channels, helped online and mobile music sales to jump 106 percent year-on-year to 945 million US dollars in the first half of 2006, according to the figures released by the International Phonographic Industry (IFPI).(AFP/File/Valery Hache)" border="0" /></a>AFP - US sales of music compact discs plummeted 20 percent in the first three months of the year as downloading of songs continued to knock the underpinnings from record studio revenues.</p><br clear="all"/>
Lower 3G loss lifts Hutchison, Cheung Kong profit
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070322/bs_nm/hutchison_result_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070322/2007_03_22t025145_450x320_us_hutchison_result.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=Xl11XSu1QYa5I1bPt6iM4Q--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Li Ka-shing, chairman of Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. and Cheung Kong Ltd., at a news conference to announce interim results in Hong Kong in this August 24, 2006 file photo. Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. posted a 40 percent surge in 2006 net profit on Thursday, in line with forecasts, on narrowing losses at its third-generation mobile telecoms business and exceptional gains. (Paul Yeung/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. (0013.HK) and
Cheung Kong (Holdings) (0001.HK), tycoon Li Ka-shing's twin
flagships, posted higher earnings for 2006 that met
expectations, thanks to narrower losses at Hutchison's third
generation telecoms business and exceptional gains.</p><br clear="all"/>
Oracle Entrance Into Linux Field Has Little Impact
(Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - Red Hat is staving off an Oracle assault -- at least for now.
Microsoft combines search, ad development teams
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070322/tc_nm/microsoft_search_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070322/2007_03_21t143707_450x272_us_microsoft_xboxlive_fraud.jpg?x=130&y=78&sig=UPpkja5J57LsLlrN98ZLBw--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="Visitors play 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. Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday said it is actively investigating reports of 'fraudulent behavior and theft' on its Xbox Live online video gaming service, which has more than 6 million subscribers. (Victor Fraile/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. said on
Wednesday it is combining its search and advertising
development teams, highlighting the importance of those
services as the software giant struggles to compete with Web
search leader Google Inc.</p><br clear="all"/>
Yahoo names executive to combat online ad fraud
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070322/wr_nm/yahoo_clickfraud_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070322/2007_03_22t021821_450x286_us_yahoo_clickfraud.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=TiKEXMXFdbuzt6oMjGESBA--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="Comedian Ellen Degeneres does a stand-up routine during the Yahoo keynote address at the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in this January 6, 2006 file photo. Yahoo Inc. has named a senior executive to lead the company's efforts to combat click fraud in its Web search advertising business, the company said on Wednesday, in a bid to reassure advertisers. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Yahoo Inc. has named a senior
executive to lead the company's efforts to combat click fraud
in its Web search advertising business, the company said on
Wednesday, in a bid to reassure advertisers.</p><br clear="all"/>
Four Livedoor execs sentenced in Japan
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070322/ap_on_hi_te/japan_internet_trial"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070322/capt.tok80103220134.japan_internet_trial_tok801.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=0YNlfo9d5WLTYAM6NVAj5A--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Former Livedoor Co. Chief Financial Officer Ryoji Miyauchi arrives at Tokyo District Court for trial on charges of violating stock regulations in Tokyo on Thursday March 22, 2007. A Japanese court sentenced Ryoji Miyauchi, former chief financial officer of dot-com company Livedoor, to twenty months in prison for inflating earnings reports. The Tokyo District Court also handed down suspended prison terms to three other Livedoor officials for similar offenses. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)" border="0" /></a>AP - A Japanese court on Thursday sentenced the former chief financial officer of scandal-tainted dot-com company Livedoor to 20 months in prison for inflating earnings reports.</p><br clear="all"/>
Apple set-top box ships after delay
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070322/ap_on_hi_te/apple_tv"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070321/capt.0b6e91259b974940b8ace23e90e858de.apple_tv_fx102.jpg?x=115&y=130&sig=2DOxKkmWTxhrzBlnUNll4Q--" align="left" height="130" width="115" alt="In this undated photo provided by Apple Inc., an Apple TV unit and remote control are seen. After a slight delay, Apple Inc. said Wednesday, March 21, 2007, it is now shipping Apple TV, a set-top box that can wirelessly stream iTunes videos and music from a computer to a television. The slim, square-shaped gadget, which has a suggested retail price of $299, was previously promised to arrive by the end of February. (AP Photo/Apple Inc.)" border="0" /></a>AP - After a slight delay, Apple Inc. said Wednesday it is now shipping Apple TV, a set-top box that can wirelessly stream or download iTunes videos, podcasts and music from a computer to a television. The slim, square gadget, which has a suggested retail price of $299, was previously promised to arrive by the end of February. Apple would not explain the uncharacteristic delay and said only that the launch took a few weeks longer than expected.</p><br clear="all"/>
Video war erupts between Clinton, Obama backers
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070322/wr_nm/usa_politics_video_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070322/2007_03_21t180820_450x380_us_usa_politics_video.jpg?x=130&y=109&sig=4pkTAgoQN.cZmBaveaT8fg--" align="left" height="109" width="130" alt="U.S. Senators Barack Obama (D-IL) and Hillary Clinton (D-NY) applaud as U.S. President George W. Bush delivers his State of the Union speech on Capitol Hill in Washington January 23, 2007. Ten months before the first 2008 U.S. presidential primary, a video war has erupted between supporters of Clinton and Obama, their opening skirmish on the new campaign battleground -- the Internet. (Jim Young/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Ten months before the first 2008
U.S. presidential primary, a video war has erupted between
supporters of Democratic Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and
Barack Obama, their opening skirmish on the new campaign
battleground -- the Internet.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft says finds no Xbox Live security breach
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070322/wr_nm/microsoft_xboxlive_fraud_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070322/2007_03_21t143707_450x272_us_microsoft_xboxlive_fraud.jpg?x=130&y=78&sig=UPpkja5J57LsLlrN98ZLBw--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="Visitors play 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. Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday said it is actively investigating reports of 'fraudulent behavior and theft' on its Xbox Live online video gaming service, which has more than 6 million subscribers. (Victor Fraile/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. said on Wednesday
it found no evidence of a security breach on Bungie.net or its
Xbox Live online video game network following reports of
fraudulent behavior and theft.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft combines search, ad development teams
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070322/tc_nm/microsoft_search_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070322/2007_03_21t143707_450x272_us_microsoft_xboxlive_fraud.jpg?x=130&y=78&sig=UPpkja5J57LsLlrN98ZLBw--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="Visitors play 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. Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday said it is actively investigating reports of 'fraudulent behavior and theft' on its Xbox Live online video gaming service, which has more than 6 million subscribers. (Victor Fraile/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. said on
Wednesday it is combining its search and advertising
development teams, highlighting the importance of those
services as the software giant struggles to compete with Web
search leader Google Inc.</p><br clear="all"/>
Court backs FCC exemption of Web phone service
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070321/wr_nm/telecoms_voip_court_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070321/2007_03_21t113213_450x300_us_telecoms_voip_court.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=hdyyLFAUxnhDC0U_nfsVbA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A man holds a cell phone during a presentation of the hybrid Unik telephone which offers, from a single number, standard fixed and mobile connections as well as VoiP using either WiFi or GSM networks at a news conference in Paris, September 25, 2006. A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday upheld a decision that exempted Internet telephone companies like Vonage Holdings Corp. from many state regulations and oversight. (Benoit Tessier/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday
upheld a decision that exempted Internet telephone companies
like Vonage Holdings Corp. from many state regulations and
oversight.</p><br clear="all"/>
Twitter Traffic, Blog Buzz Up
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The company that runs the site has issued statements indicating it is trying to increase server capacity to keep up with growing demand.
Court backs FCC over states in VoIP case
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070321/ap_on_hi_te/internet_phones"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070308/capt.nybz15203082029.vonage_verizon_suit_nybz152.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=xrhr0SrGXKBedXTPYATqEg--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Attendees make free phone calls over VoiP at the Vonage booth at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, in this Jan. 10, 2007 file photo. A federal jury on Thursday found that Internet phone carrier Vonage Holdings Corp. had infringed on Verizon Communications Inc.'s patents and ordered Vonage to pay $58 million. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a decision by the Federal Communications Commission that barred states, including Minnesota, from regulating Internet-based phone services.</p><br clear="all"/>
Declaring Orc Loot On Your Tax Form
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - A new paper about online game economies such as World of Warcraft suggests ways to avoid losing your shirt, your ax, and your Talisman of Ephemeral Power.
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