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EU concerned about Microsoft gaining market share
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070322/tc_afp/eusoftwareitcompany"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070322/capt.sge.hxl73.220307180040.photo00.photo.default-512x323.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=zha7ZyoHreKLDA4WkgVQrA--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="The logo for Microsoft at their office in Herndon, Virginia. European Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes has expressed concern that US software giant Microsoft was gaining market share, even while failing to comply with an anti-trust ruling.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)" border="0" /></a>AFP - European Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes expressed concern on Thursday that US software giant Microsoft was gaining market share, even while failing to comply with an anti-trust ruling.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft Joins the OpenAjax Alliance
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - In a move that could signal a general movement toward a standards-based Ajax, or Asynchronous JavaScript and XML, Microsoft joined the OpenAjax Alliance on Wednesday.
Microsoft, Fuji Xerox Agree To Share Technology
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The patent contract includes integrating software based on Windows and Linux.
Microsoft Still Acting Like A Monopoly, EU Complains
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The focus shifts from Microsoft's influence on the desktop to its dominance of the workgroup server market.
Microsoft Denies Breach of Xbox Live Security
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Despite widespread and growing complaints from Xbox Live gamers, Microsoft insists that there is no evidence of any security breaches on its popular gaming platform.
Federal agency bans Microsoft Vista
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070322/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_government"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070322/capt.mosb11803221135.russia_us_space_tourist_mosb118.jpg?x=94&y=130&sig=LPmKH3rxT31uOIiqFxdbxQ--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="U.S. billionaire Charles Simonyi, 58, who is scheduled to be the next space tourist, speaks during a news conference in Star City outside Moscow,Thursday, March 22, 2007. Simonyi left Hungary at 17, roughly a decade after the Soviet Union launched the Space Age by sending Sputnik, the first man-made satellite, into orbit. He went to the United States to study engineering and computer science, and went on to help develop two of the world's most popular software applications, Microsoft Corp.'s Word and Excel. This spring Simonyi is to be taken to the ISS aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)" border="0" /></a>AP - At least two federal government agencies are refusing to upgrade their computers with Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Vista operating system, citing concern over costs and compatibility issues.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft mogul upbeat ahead of space mission
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070322/tc_nm/space_simonyi_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070322/2007_03_22t105945_450x328_us_space_simonyi.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=CvM5roAZadGmxdXHc2dKiA--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="Charles Simonyi (R), a former software developer at Microsoft, cosmonauts Oleg Kotov (C) and Fyodor Yurchikhin of Russia pose for an official photo at Star City, outside Moscow, March 20, 2007. Simonyi said on Thursday he was more nervous about public appearances than blasting off for a trip to the International Space Station aboard a Russian rocket. (Sergei Remezov/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Former Microsoft software
guru Charles Simonyi said on Thursday he was more nervous about
public appearances than blasting off for a trip to the
International Space Station aboard a Russian rocket.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft Mogul Upbeat Ahead Of Space Mission
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Former Microsoft exec Charles Simonyi said on Thursday he was more nervous about public appearances than blasting off for a trip to the International Space Station aboard a Russian rocket.
Microsoft, Fuji Xerox agree to cross-license patents
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - In a move aimed at speeding up development of new document management systems, Microsoft and Japan's Fuji Xerox Co. have agreed to a patent deal to use each other's technology.
Microsoft Xbox Phone Staffers Giving Away Private Information
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Hijackers are getting access to Xbox Live gaming accounts, credit cards and PayPal accounts by repeatedly calling customer service representatives.
News Corp, NBC plan YouTube rival
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070323/tc_nm/online_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070323/2007_03_22t175830_450x325_us_newscorp_nbc_online.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=W9HkskHKhT6jqV2R.S0rKA--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="A composite image shows scenes from TV shows 'The Simpsons' and 'Saturday Night Live', and films 'The Devil Wears Prada' and 'Borat'. News Corp. and NBC Universal said on Thursday they will launch a free online video site this summer, featuring full-length movies and television shows in a challenge to Google's YouTube. (20th Century Fox/NBC Universal Television/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - News Corp. (NWSa.N) and NBC Universal
said on Thursday they will launch a free online video site this
summer, featuring full-length movies and television shows in a
challenge to Google Inc.'s YouTube.</p><br clear="all"/>
Google building software, not cell phone: analyst
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070322/tc_nm/google_phone_dc"><img src="" align="left" height="" width="" alt="Google employees in an undated photo courtesy of the company. Google is building software to run services on cell phones rather than gearing up to build its own phone, as many industry sources have speculated, one Wall Street analyst said on Thursday. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Google Inc. is building
software to run services on cell phones rather than gearing up
to build its own phone, as many industry sources have
speculated, one Wall Street analyst said on Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Judge strikes down Internet porn law
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070322/tc_nm/usa_internet_pornography_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070322/2007_03_22t114913_450x306_us_usa_internet_pornography.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=ogQsP4WSrkjpYvBvfgjxqA--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Children are shown surfing the Internet at a cafe in Hanoi, in this April 14, 2006 file photo. A U.S. federal court ruled on Thursday that a 1998 law designed to block children from viewing Internet pornography violates the U.S. Constitution's free speech protections. (Kham/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A 1998 law designed to block children
from viewing pornography Web sites violates free speech rights,
a U.S. federal court ruled on Thursday, in a blow to government
efforts to restrict Internet smut.</p><br clear="all"/>
Promotion blitz ushers in PlayStation 3 in Europe
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070323/tc_nm/playstation_europe_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070323/2007_03_22t135802_450x330_us_britain_playstation.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=PUDx9JuJBt7KtyCeqtN61A--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="A woman dressed in a costume and a guest play a game on the Sony Playstation 3 at a party held by Sony Computer Entertainment America celebrating the new Playstation 3 game console in Beverly Hills, November 8, 2006. Computer games fans slept on the floor of a London store on Thursday to be among the first in Europe to buy Sony's PS3, despite concerns over its price. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Midnight sales under the
Eiffel Tower and at Berlin's Potsdamer Platz were aimed at
blitzing Sony's PlayStation 3 onto the European stage on
Friday, but the console faces tough rivals with headstarts.</p><br clear="all"/>
New site aims to be the YouTube of gaming
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070322/tc_nm/videogames_kongregate_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070322/2007_03_22t123959_450x337_us_videogames_kongregate.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=iu3SzFs3S3vQQQY5jU181Q--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Screengrab of www.kongregate.com is seen March 22, 2007. When video game maker Jim Greer approached Silicon Valley investors to give him nearly $1 million for his start-up. he had an irresistible pitch: 'It's video games meets YouTube.' (Screengrab/www.kongregate.com/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - When video game
maker Jim Greer approached Silicon Valley investors to give him
nearly $1 million for his start-up. he had an irresistible
pitch: "It's video games meets YouTube."</p><br clear="all"/>
Report: Livedoor fined $2.4 million
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070323/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 Tokyo court fined Internet startup Livedoor Co. 280 million yen ($2.4 million) Friday, Kyodo reported, in a scandal centered around fabricated earnings that have ensnared former executives and accountants.</p><br clear="all"/>
Gamers worldwide finally grab ahold of Playstation 3 consoles
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070323/tc_afp/lifestylegameplaystationcompanysony"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070323/capt.sge.iac88.230307031000.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=03sl7T5FpsobP1gBa8UsXg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="The first customer at a local store in Australia receives a Playstation 3 in Sydney. The first gamers outside the United States to get their hands on Sony's PlayStation 3 were thin on the ground on Thursday as the much hyped launch of the new games console got underway.(AFP/Anoek de Groot)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Diehard gamers around the world, some of whom had queued for nearly two days, finally got their hands on brand spanking new Sony Playstation 3 games consoles after midnight launches in Europe, the Middle East and Australasia.</p><br clear="all"/>
Safety officials warn against Qualcomm ban
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070323/wr_nm/broadcom_qualcomm_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070323/2007_03_22t184045_450x351_us_broadcom_qualcomm.jpg?x=130&y=101&sig=t7UELL2ACCOO92BDm8xABg--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="A man speaks on his cell phone in a file photo. Government agencies would have a harder time communicating with the public in an emergency if imports of cell phones containing Qualcomm computer chips are banned, a federal official said on Thursday. (Toby Melville/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Government agencies would have a
harder time communicating with the public in an emergency if
imports of cell phones containing Qualcomm Inc. computer chips
are banned, a federal official said on Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Novell, Red Hat bring Linux updates to desktops
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Open-source rivals Novell and Red Hat are each highlighting initiatives to bring Linux-based functionality to the desktop.
Oracle sues rival SAP for alleged theft
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070323/ap_on_bi_ge/oracle_sap"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070320/capt.e5a6cadd31dd4ea99ef4aca072421fa4.earns_oracle_fx103.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=LNLV5Xwsnwa31vZDo_T01g--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, center, smiles with Oracle CFO Safra Catz, left, and Oracle president Charles Phillips, second from right, during the Oracle Open World conference in San Francisco, in this Oct. 25, 2006 file photo. Business software maker Oracle Corp. is expected to report quarterly earnings, Tuesday, March 20, 2007. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Oracle Corp. on Thursday accused SAP AG of hacking into its computers to heist secret product information in a lawsuit that escalates the animosity that had already been building between two of the world's largest business software makers.</p><br clear="all"/>
Report: Livedoor fined $2.4 million
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070323/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 Tokyo court fined Internet startup Livedoor Co. 280 million yen ($2.4 million) Friday, Kyodo reported, in a scandal centered around fabricated earnings that have ensnared former executives and accountants.</p><br clear="all"/>
News Corp, NBC plan YouTube rival
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070323/wr_nm/online_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070323/2007_03_22t175830_450x325_us_newscorp_nbc_online.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=W9HkskHKhT6jqV2R.S0rKA--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="A composite image shows scenes from TV shows 'The Simpsons' and 'Saturday Night Live', and films 'The Devil Wears Prada' and 'Borat'. News Corp. and NBC Universal said on Thursday they will launch a free online video site this summer, featuring full-length movies and television shows in a challenge to Google's YouTube. (20th Century Fox/NBC Universal Television/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - News Corp. and NBC Universal said on
Thursday they will launch a free online video site this summer,
featuring full-length movies and television shows in a
challenge to Google Inc.'s YouTube.</p><br clear="all"/>
Clients Try To Manipulate 'Unpredictable' Viral Buzz
(AdWeek.com)
AdWeek.com - When "Dove Evolution" was uploaded to YouTube last October by Ogilvy & Mather in Toronto, it took off like wildfire, drawing over 2.5 million views for Dove and several imitations. It was an instant viral hit that mixed creative firepower and Internet serendipity.
Oracle sues SAP alleging purloined software
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070322/tc_afp/usgermanyitinternet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070322/capt.sge.hzl15.220307225047.photo00.photo.default-385x512.jpg?x=97&y=130&sig=lnGJBtd2Oq_6VWrRoYV4cQ--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="Oracle Corp. company headquarters in Redwood Shores, California. Business software giant Oracle sued rival SAP in US federal court Thursday, charging the German firm with the online looting of its software libraries to gain a competitive advantage.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Business software giant Oracle sued rival SAP in US federal court Thursday, charging the German firm with the online looting of its software libraries to gain a competitive advantage.</p><br clear="all"/>
NBC, News Corp. in online video venture
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070322/ap_on_hi_te/online_video"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070322/capt.033b6228214f43f984e75c2a82d01804.online_video_nyr106.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=6.wKZnMOVncwo4cF9XFvYg--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="The GE building, center, the headquarters of its NBC Universal division, towers over Rockefeller Center Thursday, March 22, 2007 in New York. NBC Universal and News Corp. joined forces Thursday with several major Internet companies to distribute TV shows, video clips and movies online in an effort to better control their programming and counter competition from YouTube. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)" border="0" /></a>AP - In Big Media's latest attempt to combat Google Inc.'s YouTube, NBC Universal and News Corp. are banding together with AOL, MSN and Yahoo Inc. to form an ad-supported online video network for full-length TV shows, video clips and movies.</p><br clear="all"/>
Disney tests "watch-chat" features on abcfamily.com
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070322/wr_nm/disney_watchchat_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070323/2007_03_22t182040_450x310_us_disney_watchchat.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=wHyFmGfm0uxqiOAJvWTUsw--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="The entrance to the Walt Disney Co. and Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, July 19, 2006. Disney will test a 'watch-and-chat' feature next week on its ABC Family Channel Web site that lets groups of viewers watch TV shows on the Internet and chat about them at the same time. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The Walt Disney Co. will test a
"watch-and-chat" feature next week on its ABC Family Channel
Web site that lets groups of viewers watch TV shows on the
Internet and chat about them at the same time.</p><br clear="all"/>
Judge rules against online porn law
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Free-speech advocates cheered a judge's ruling Thursday that a 1998 law requiring that U.S. Web sites wall off sexual content from minors violates the U.S. Constitution.
U.S. FCC to examine future of Internet access
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070322/wr_nm/fcc_netneutrality_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070322/2007_03_22t143036_450x302_us_fcc_netneutrality.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=nPA4MJrh1t9EJXZhjhDq.g--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Commissioners Michael Copps (L) and Deborah Taylor Tate of the Federal Communications Commission are shown participating in a media forum in New York, in this February 6, 2007 file photo.The FCC took a small step to address a growing debate on whether high-speed Internet providers like AT and T Inc. and Comcast Corp. should be barred from charging extra fees to guarantee access to the Internet. (Chip East/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The U.S. Federal Communications
Commission took a small step to address a growing debate on
whether high-speed Internet providers like AT&T Inc. and
Comcast Corp. should be barred from charging extra fees to
guarantee access to the Internet.</p><br clear="all"/>
Update: NBC, News Corp. team up on YouTube rival
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - News Corp. and NBC Universal will challenge Google Inc.'s YouTube for online eyeballs and advertising dollars by launching a video-streaming Web site by the third quarter, News Corp. announced Thursday.
FCC to examine net neutrality
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Thursday launched an inquiry into how broadband providers manage their traffic, again getting involved in a debate over network neutrality.
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