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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.
More movies to be offered in 3-D
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070409/ap_on_hi_te/3_d_movies"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070408/capt.4b4b4843e3a4438c8e90cb4a694b1dda.3d_movies_nyol217.jpg?x=130&y=71&sig=gC_WohRrH2kuiP5RZ4IYwA--" align="left" height="71" width="130" alt="This photo provided by Disney shows members of the Robinson family in 'Meet the Robinsons.' The film debuted March 30, 2007 earning $25.1 million (euoros 18.8 million) in its opening weekend. More than a quarter of that revenue came from the 581 screens across the country that showed the film in 3-D, the company said. (AP Photo/Disney)" border="0" /></a>AP - For real — or at least the cinematic version of real: 3-D.</p><br clear="all"/>
Teen accused of Web escort service
(AP)
AP - A teenager once arrested alongside her mother in a prostitution case has been accused of running an escort service out of her suburban Chicago home using the popular Web site Craigslist.
Retailers explore movie download options
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070409/ap_on_hi_te/online_movies"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070408/capt.fb1aaa0fa4a64843a9172d1a37e67ab6.online_movies_nyol219.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=NznF.QPatmd7.5_62nzIuQ--" 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"/>
European papers see promise in high tech
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070409/ap_on_bi_ge/europe_newspapers__future"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070406/capt.xlat10104061943.europe_newspapers_future_xlat101.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=xypIJXrEvpx6gnQTpde0kw--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Several German newspapers and magazines are seen at a kiosk in Bremen, northern Germany in an Aug. 6, 2004 photo. Are newspapers set to become yesterday's news? Don't count on it, say editors at some of Europe's iconic publications. (AP Photo/Joerg Sarbach)" border="0" /></a>AP - Are newspapers set to become yesterday's news? Don't count on it, say editors at some of Europe's iconic publications.</p><br clear="all"/>
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"/>
New WiMAX broadband technology a boon for labels
(Reuters)
Reuters - If you've never heard the term
"WiMAX" before, don't sweat it. You're probably not alone.
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.
KDDI to enter US mobile phone market
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070408/bs_afp/japanustelecomcompany"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070408/capt.sge.ndy56.080407203404.photo00.photo.default-512x365.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=fzR536D6U6FQtKS1GMax3w--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Models display KDDI's mobile handsets, January 2007. KDDI Corp. will become the first Japanese mobile carrier to start its brand in the US market by renting a network from a US company, reports said Sunday.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)" border="0" /></a>AFP - KDDI Corp. will become the first Japanese mobile carrier to start its brand in the US market by renting a network from a US company, reports said Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Credit Suisse Disruptive Technology Portfolio Mover Of The Week: Red Hat
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Investors fear open source vendor may be facing price competition.
Rival Asks Google to Yank 'Copycat' Application
(PC World)
PC World - Sohu.com thinks Google's product infringes on its own software.
New WiMAX broadband technology a boon for labels
(Reuters)
Reuters - If you've never heard the term
"WiMAX" before, don't sweat it. You're probably not alone.
Retailers explore movie download options
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070409/ap_en_bu/online_movies"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070408/capt.fb1aaa0fa4a64843a9172d1a37e67ab6.online_movies_nyol219.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=NznF.QPatmd7.5_62nzIuQ--" 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"/>
What Is the EU's Real Motive in iTunes Probe?
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The European Commission has launched an antitrust probe into Apple's iTunes, its method of selling music over the Internet, and its agreements with record labels. The Commission said the distribution agreements Apple has inked with record labels to sell their music on the iTunes Music Store in European Union countries "contain territorial sales restrictions" that violate its competition rules.
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.
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"/>
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