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Microsoft Posts Tools for Windows Home Server
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Corp. on Thursday released a beta of documentation for a free software development kit (SDK) that helps developers build applications for its forthcoming Windows Home Server product.
Microsoft Funds New Mapping Research
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Corp. announced US$1.1 million in funding for academic research programs that will develop new applications using its Virtual Earth and SensorMap technologies.
Software AG To Buy webMethods For $546 Million In Challenge To IBM, Microsoft
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Software AG has no plans to eliminate any products at either company, but some analysts say there is significant overlap among the two product lines.
Cisco Follows Microsoft With Unified Communications System For Small Businesses
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The system includes voice, data, security, mobility, and wireless, all in one.
Researchers Question Vista Security after .ani Exploit
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Corp.'s failure to spot the animated cursor bug in Windows Vista is, at best, a flag to hackers that old flaws may abound in the new operating system, researchers said Friday. At worst, it's a disconcerting sign that Vista's security-oriented development process slipped up.
Finding security in Windows Mobile monoculture
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Without a doubt, the most influential factor driving the current state of IT security is the ubiquitous presence of Microsoft's dominant Windows operating system on a vast majority of the world's PCs.
Microsoft Will Sell DRM-free Songs
(PC World)
PC World - Following digital music pioneer Apple Inc.'s lead yet again, Microsoft Corp. said this week it will soon sell digital music online without digital rights management (DRM) protection.
Microsoft changes tune on selling DRM-free songs
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Following digital music pioneer Apple's lead yet again, Microsoft said this week it will soon sell digital music online without DRM (digital rights management) protection.
Security Researchers Say Windows .ANI Problem Surfaced Two Years Ago
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The Windows .ANI bug that has plagued users for the past week is nearly the exact same problem Microsoft had to patch two years ago, security experts say.
Microsoft patching five flaws, two critical
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft announced in its monthly Patch Tuesday preview that it plans next week to release security updates for five individual product vulnerabilities, including two critical issues.
YouTube seeks to end ban in Thailand
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070408/ap_on_hi_te/thailand_internet_crackdown"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070407/capt.4b0e74fdb472429d8395baa932d3f0c3.thailand_internet_crackdown_nyol778.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=I_4Y5RLQjQMhYaA5.q2.Og--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A viewer looks at the YouTube Web site on computer screens in New York in this Aug. 17, 2006, file photo. YouTube, hoping to end an impasse that arose after a slideshow mocking Thailand's king appeared online, has offered to 'educate' Thai officials who want to block individual clips from its video-sharing service. (AP Photo/Cameron Bloch)" border="0" /></a>AP - YouTube offered Saturday to "educate" Thai officials who want to block individual clips from its video-sharing service, hoping to end an impasse that arose after a slideshow mocking the country's revered king appeared online.</p><br clear="all"/>
Retailers explore movie download options
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070407/ap_on_hi_te/online_movies"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070405/capt.ed790850c02e4399a794414689cbfa32.online_movies_mp101.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=wpzo6JTLHVv89.ITqSeMJg--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Shoppers look at DVDs at a Best Buy store in Minnetonka, Minn., March 26, 2007, as employee James Hilgers, left, works in the DVD section. The shift of music online has hurt stores such as Best Buy, Wal-Mart and Circuit City, and some retailers are looking to avoid a repeat with movies. Wal-Mart has launched its own movie download service, Best Buy is said to be in talks to start one, and Blockbuster explored buying movie download company Movielink earlier this year. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)" border="0" /></a>AP - When movies shifted from videocassettes to DVD, retailers simply cleared the tapes off the shelves to make room for discs. That's not so easy now that movies appear poised to follow music onto the Internet.</p><br clear="all"/>
India high-tech industry out of workers
(AP)
AP - At the heart of the sprawling corporate campus, in a hilltop building overlooking the immaculately shorn lawns, the sports fields and the hypermodern theater complex, young engineers crowd into a classroom. They are India's best and brightest, with stellar grades that launched them into a high-tech industry growing at more than 25 percent annually. And their topic of the day? Basic telephone skills.
Judge imposes Vonage injunction
(AP)
AP - A judge issued an injunction Friday that effectively bars Internet phone carrier Vonage from signing up new customers as punishment for infringing on patents held by Verizon. Vonage planned an immediate appeal.
Marathons embrace fan-friendly tech
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070406/ap_on_hi_te/marathon_by_e_mail"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070406/capt.57d08be667f14a6d93a2e486804283a4.marathon_by_e_mail_co306.jpg?x=84&y=130&sig=k9mvydNi1vXmTJf0B1XvfQ--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="A small device shown in this March 30, 2007 photo, taken in Columbus, Ohio, contains computer chips that allows fans to monitor a runner on a race day Web site, get updates by cell phone text message or wait for e-mails to arrive. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)" border="0" /></a>AP - Brendan Burke's cell phone was beeping within minutes of the start of his wife's marathon in San Diego. A text message arrived with her latest time as she crossed the six timing mats around the course.</p><br clear="all"/>
Carriers Oppose Consumers Seeking Open Networks
(PC World)
PC World - Representatives of large broadband and wireless carriers have voiced opposition to a proposal from consumer groups that would impose open access and net neutrality conditions on a spectrum auction next year.
Acer Passes Toshiba in Notebook PC Sales
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Acer computers, following a sales increase of 45.6 percent in the fourth quarter of last year, vaulted past Toshiba to become the third-place seller of notebook PCs worldwide, according to a report released Thursday by market researcher iSuppli.
FCC Says "No" To Phones On Planes
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Wi-Fi group is ready to provide in-flight Internet access.
Credit Suisse Disruptive Technology Portfolio Mover Of The Week: Red Hat
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Investors fear open source vendor may be facing price competition.
Microsoft Posts Tools for Windows Home Server
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Corp. on Thursday released a beta of documentation for a free software development kit (SDK) that helps developers build applications for its forthcoming Windows Home Server product.
YouTube seeks to end ban in Thailand
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070408/ap_on_hi_te/thailand_internet_crackdown"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070407/capt.4b0e74fdb472429d8395baa932d3f0c3.thailand_internet_crackdown_nyol778.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=I_4Y5RLQjQMhYaA5.q2.Og--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A viewer looks at the YouTube Web site on computer screens in New York in this Aug. 17, 2006, file photo. YouTube, hoping to end an impasse that arose after a slideshow mocking Thailand's king appeared online, has offered to 'educate' Thai officials who want to block individual clips from its video-sharing service. (AP Photo/Cameron Bloch)" border="0" /></a>AP - YouTube offered Saturday to "educate" Thai officials who want to block individual clips from its video-sharing service, hoping to end an impasse that arose after a slideshow mocking the country's revered king appeared online.</p><br clear="all"/>
Carriers Oppose Consumers Seeking Open Networks
(PC World)
PC World - Representatives of large broadband and wireless carriers have voiced opposition to a proposal from consumer groups that would impose open access and net neutrality conditions on a spectrum auction next year.
AFP, Google News settle lawsuit over Google News
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070407/wr_nm/google_afp_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070408/2007_04_07t155727_450x289_us_google_afp.jpg?x=130&y=83&sig=KsFyfcHZVHWouHyyy0uSfQ--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="The logo of Google Inc. is seen outside their headquarters building in Mountain View, California August 18, 2004. Agence France-Presse and Google Inc. (Clay McLachlan/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Agence France-Presse and Google
Inc. have settled a copyright lawsuit, clearing the way for
Google to post snippets of the French news agency's news and
photos online, the two companies said on Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>
ICANN May Go Private
(PC World)
PC World - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is considering a change in the way Internet's governing body is organized that could allow it to skirt some potential legal issues.
Retailers explore movie download options
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070407/ap_on_hi_te/online_movies"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070405/capt.ed790850c02e4399a794414689cbfa32.online_movies_mp101.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=wpzo6JTLHVv89.ITqSeMJg--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Shoppers look at DVDs at a Best Buy store in Minnetonka, Minn., March 26, 2007, as employee James Hilgers, left, works in the DVD section. The shift of music online has hurt stores such as Best Buy, Wal-Mart and Circuit City, and some retailers are looking to avoid a repeat with movies. Wal-Mart has launched its own movie download service, Best Buy is said to be in talks to start one, and Blockbuster explored buying movie download company Movielink earlier this year. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)" border="0" /></a>AP - When movies shifted from videocassettes to DVD, retailers simply cleared the tapes off the shelves to make room for discs. That's not so easy now that movies appear poised to follow music onto the Internet.</p><br clear="all"/>
Malaysian ministers in fresh attack on bloggers
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070407/tc_afp/malaysiamediainternetrights"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070407/capt.sge.mwr59.070407111607.photo00.photo.default-369x512.jpg?x=93&y=130&sig=ZlptZyD8MA2DAxjuJegr_w--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="Malaysian bloggers Ahirudin Attan (L) and Jeff Ooi cut a cake to celebrate the "Bloogers United" movement's first month birthday at Kuala Lumpur's High Court in February 2007. Malaysian ministers have issued fresh attacks on bloggers, threatening to take away their rights and accusing them of trying to overthrow the government.(AFP/File/Billion Lim)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Malaysian ministers have issued fresh attacks on bloggers, threatening to take away their rights and accusing them of trying to overthrow the government, according to reports.</p><br clear="all"/>
Vonage wins temporary reprieve in Verizon case
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070407/tc_nm/vonage_verizon_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070407/2007_04_07t005452_450x312_us_vonage_verizon.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=Nl6It0AI6Q_fNgDr63La_w--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="Jeffrey Citron, Chairman and CEO of Vonage, is shown answering questions during the Reuters Media Summit in New York, in this December 1, 2006 file photo. Vonage won a temporary reprieve from an appeals court on Friday, hours after a lower court barred it from adding new customers while it appeals a finding it infringed Verizon Communications Inc. patents for making phone calls over the Internet. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Vonage won a temporary reprieve
from an appeals court on Friday, hours after a lower court
barred it from adding new customers while it appeals a finding
it infringed Verizon Communications Inc. patents for
making phone calls over the Internet.</p><br clear="all"/>
Electronic Arts to buy stake in The9: report
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070407/tc_nm/electronicarts_china_the9_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070407/2007_04_07t024406_450x312_us_electronicarts_china_the9.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=KC7unDcTqxC0f_O4spE_8w--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="Lawrence Probst, CEO of Electronic Arts, speaks at the Reuters Media Summit in New York November 29, 2006. Electronic Arts Inc. has reached an agreement with The9 Ltd. to buy a 19 percent stake in the Chinese online game operator for about $200 million, a local newspaper said on Saturday. (Chip East/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Electronic Arts Inc. has
reached an agreement with The9 Ltd. to buy a 19
percent stake in the Chinese online game operator for about
$200 million, a local newspaper said on Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Judge imposes Vonage injunction
(AP)
AP - A judge issued an injunction Friday that effectively bars Internet phone carrier Vonage from signing up new customers as punishment for infringing on patents held by Verizon. Vonage planned an immediate appeal.
10 Tip To Survive Online Tax Hacker & Phishing Attacks
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - As tax season moves into high gear, so do the phishers who are preying on people filing their tax returns. Here are tips on how to keep your money safe.
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