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Microsoft warns of 4 "critical" security holes
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070410/tc_nm/microsoft_security_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070410/2007_04_09t174632_450x396_us_microsoft_messaging.jpg?x=130&y=114&sig=Ydp9953CVnwW5tEpRoA16w--" align="left" height="114" width="130" alt="Microsoft's Xbox 360 game console in Tokyo, April 6, 2006. Microsoft has announced the launch of Windows Live Messenger on Xbox 360, connecting people across Xbox 360 consoles, Microsoft Windows-based PCs and Windows Mobile-powered devices. (Yuriko Nakao/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. warned
of four security flaws in its software that it categorized as
"critical" on Tuesday that could allow attackers to gain
control of a user's computer.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft: Vista Capable site description unchanged
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Despite reports to the contrary, Microsoft said Tuesday it has not changed wording at its Web site to explain more clearly how hardware with a "Windows Vista Capable" label will perform when running the OS, in light of a class-action lawsuit filed against the vendor last week.
Microsoft: Vista Capable Site Description Unchanged
(PC World)
PC World - Despite reports to the contrary, Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday it has not changed wording at its Web site to explain more clearly how hardware with a "Windows Vista Capable" label will perform when running the OS, in light of a class-action lawsuit filed against the vendor last week.
Microsoft: 'Windows Vista Ready' Definition Hasn't Changed
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - A writer for the <i>Seattle Times</i>, Microsoft's hometown paper, says the software company has changed the definition of "Windows Vista Ready."
Microsoft Patches 5 Critical Flaws, One In Windows Vista
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Five of the patches were for bugs in Microsoft's Windows operating system and another was for a critical flaw in Microsoft Content Management Server.
Microsoft patches critical Windows, server flaws
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft has released its regularly scheduled batch of security patches, fixing critical flaws in Windows and the Microsoft Content Management Server.
Microsoft posts critical security fixes
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070410/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_security_updates"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070410/2007_04_09t174632_450x396_us_microsoft_messaging.jpg?x=130&y=114&sig=Ydp9953CVnwW5tEpRoA16w--" align="left" height="114" width="130" alt="Microsoft's Xbox 360 game console in Tokyo, April 6, 2006. Microsoft has announced the launch of Windows Live Messenger on Xbox 360, connecting people across Xbox 360 consoles, Microsoft Windows-based PCs and Windows Mobile-powered devices. (Yuriko Nakao/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Microsoft Corp. released four security fixes it deems critical as part of its regularly scheduled software update Tuesday, while it corrected a handful of problems caused by last week's emergency patch.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft Patches Critical Windows, Server Flaws
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Corp. has released its regularly scheduled batch of security patches, fixing critical flaws in Windows and the Microsoft Content Management Server.
Microsoft: No acquisitions planned in ERP area
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft, with its hands full integrating its Dynamics ERP (enterprise resource planning) line, does not plan to acquire any of the smaller vendors competing with the software giant in the midmarket area, a senior executive said.
"Halo 3" test available on Xbox Live on May 16
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070410/wr_nm/microsoft_halo_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070410/2007_04_10t123501_450x297_us_microsoft_halo.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=1gXQVU2lrUdWp9cGSGYpEA--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Character 'Master Chief' from the Microsoft game 'Halo 3' for Xbox 360 is pictured as a trailer for the game is shown at the conclusion of the Microsoft XBox 360 2006 E3 media event in Hollywood May 9, 2006. Microsoft Game Studios (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Game Studios said on
Tuesday a test of the new "Halo 3" game will be available May
16 on its Xbox Live online gaming service.</p><br clear="all"/>
New management takes reins at Take-Two
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070411/ap_on_hi_te/take_two_outlook"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070410/2007_04_10t051733_450x281_us_taketwo_cfo.jpg?x=130&y=81&sig=CO6FAgsGrz0OhiYkL1BQTw--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="A scene from Take-Two Interactive's best-selling video game 'Grand Theft Auto - San Andreas' is shown. Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. said on Monday that Chief Financial Officer Karl Winters had resigned, marking further management upheaval at the troubled video game publisher. (Rockstar Games/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Newly appointed senior executives at Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. broadly outlined a 100-day plan to turn around the beleaguered video game company.</p><br clear="all"/>
Google Earth focuses on Sudan atrocities
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070410/ap_on_hi_te/holocaust_museum_google_darfur"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070410/capt.sge.nrj33.100407210646.photo00.photo.default-333x222.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=r.BFlbPSrUxvPdRFQ37Qbg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="The online satellite imaging site Google Earth announced Tuesday it was adding features that will allow users to zoom in on the crisis in Sudan's strife-torn Darfur region.(Google Earth)" border="0" /></a>AP - Google is using its popular online mapping service to call attention to atrocities in the Darfur region of Sudan.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft posts critical security fixes
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070410/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_security_updates"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070410/2007_04_09t174632_450x396_us_microsoft_messaging.jpg?x=130&y=114&sig=Ydp9953CVnwW5tEpRoA16w--" align="left" height="114" width="130" alt="Microsoft's Xbox 360 game console in Tokyo, April 6, 2006. Microsoft has announced the launch of Windows Live Messenger on Xbox 360, connecting people across Xbox 360 consoles, Microsoft Windows-based PCs and Windows Mobile-powered devices. (Yuriko Nakao/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Microsoft Corp. released four security fixes it deems critical as part of its regularly scheduled software update Tuesday, while it corrected a handful of problems caused by last week's emergency patch.</p><br clear="all"/>
Viacom, Yahoo reach multiyear ad deal
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070410/ap_on_hi_te/viacom_yahoo_deal"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070410/2007_04_10t124239_450x293_us_viacom_yahoo.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=ADq0KUCRDGEr7ypJpSKQ1g--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Yahoo's headquarters are seen in Sunnyvale in an undated publicity photo. Media conglomerate Viacom Inc. said on Tuesday that it had chosen Yahoo Inc. to provide search advertising for 33 of its Internet sites in a major boost to Yahoo's new Web ad system. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Viacom Inc. has picked Yahoo Inc. as its online advertising partner in a multiyear deal that could help Yahoo become a more formidable challenger to Google Inc. — Viacom's foe in a legal squabble over video copyrights.</p><br clear="all"/>
Nokia, Qualcomm continue licensing talks
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070410/ap_on_hi_te/qualcomm_nokia"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070403/2007_04_03t084359_450x299_us_qualcomm_nokia.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=9W15G12CHsxXehwAD.dDgA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="People visit Nokia's stand during the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, February 15, 2007. Qualcomm Inc. said on Tuesday it had filed two new lawsuits in the United States against Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, alleging infringement of five patents. (Albert Gea/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Nokia Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. said Tuesday they expect no disruptions to consumers as the wireless industry heavyweights try to settle differences over licensing fees.</p><br clear="all"/>
Bloggers rail against imposing civility online
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070411/tc_afp/usitinternetethicsblogs"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070411/capt.sge.nsl80.110407040650.photo00.photo.default-347x512.jpg?x=88&y=130&sig=LjMzx4JcqWthGIHtNKHk7A--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="Outrage abounded in the "blogosphere" on Tuesday as a pair of Internet luminaries, including Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales seen here, lobbied for rules of behavior in the lawless world of online commentary(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mario Tama)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Outrage abounded in the "blogosphere" on Tuesday as a pair of Internet luminaries lobbied for rules of behavior in the lawless world of online commentary.</p><br clear="all"/>
Palm sees overseas growth, doesn't mention buyout
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070411/tc_nm/palm_overseas_a_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070328/2007_03_28t033337_450x336_us_palm.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=vlcF.mYNtjoFMQNbUBXXPQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="A Palm Treo 700p smartphone in an undaetd file photo. Palm Inc. remains a potential takeover target, with at least one strategic buyer interested in taking over the maker of the Treo smartphone, a source familiar with the situation said on Tuesday. (Palm, Inc./Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Palm Inc. said on Tuesday
Treo phone sales in Europe and Asia would spur growth in the
next three to five years, but declined to discuss the topic of
most interest to investors -- rumors it is for sale.</p><br clear="all"/>
NextWave to acquire IPWireless
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - In a move to offer customers a broader range of stand-alone or integrated wireless broadband systems, NextWave Wireless has agreed to acquire IPWireless, a supplier of high-speed cellular technology.
Palm Prepares Linux Platform for Future Smartphones
(PC World)
PC World - Palm Inc. will unveil a platform before the end of 2007 that runs the Palm OS on top of a Linux kernel, allowing the company to improve the performance and stability of its handhelds and smartphones, CEO Ed Colligan said Tuesday.
McAfee: Cyber-crime will continue to pay
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - The latest research report from McAfee's Avert Labs paints a frightening picture for enterprise IT administrators and end-users, predicting continued maturation of cyber-crime and the technological means being used to carry out external attacks.
Bloggers rail against imposing civility online
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070411/tc_afp/usitinternetethicsblogs"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070411/capt.sge.nsl80.110407040650.photo00.photo.default-347x512.jpg?x=88&y=130&sig=LjMzx4JcqWthGIHtNKHk7A--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="Outrage abounded in the "blogosphere" on Tuesday as a pair of Internet luminaries, including Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales seen here, lobbied for rules of behavior in the lawless world of online commentary(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mario Tama)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Outrage abounded in the "blogosphere" on Tuesday as a pair of Internet luminaries lobbied for rules of behavior in the lawless world of online commentary.</p><br clear="all"/>
Google talking to DirecTV on TV advertising: report
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070411/tc_nm/google_directv_advertising_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20070409/i/r882323994.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=nUfUnJWDuqCQq4K0LRu5zA--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="A laptop screen shows the homepage of Google.cn in Beijing June 8, 2006. Google Inc, which is seeking to broaden its presence in China, on Monday apologized to Internet users and Sohu.com Inc. , one of the country's major Web portals for using third-party technology in its latest product rollout. REUTERS/Jason Lee" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Google Inc. is in talks
to sell television advertising with DirecTV Group Inc. ,
the largest U.S. satellite TV broadcaster, Silicon Valley blog
VentureBeat reported on Tuesday, citing an unnamed source.</p><br clear="all"/>
Two Days Per Month Wasted on Aimless Web Surfing
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Now what was I looking for? Once merely the wistful question of the gray-haired set, the phrase has -- in classic Internet fashion -- been reduced to an acronym, turned into a verb, and given a new definition. In the United Kingdom, the act of wandering aimlessly through the Web's endless hyperlinks is now known as "wilfing" (What Was I Looking For). And, according to a British market research firm, wilfing is becoming a national epidemic.
Google Earth focuses on Sudan atrocities
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070410/ap_on_hi_te/holocaust_museum_google_darfur"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070410/capt.sge.nrj33.100407210646.photo00.photo.default-333x222.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=r.BFlbPSrUxvPdRFQ37Qbg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="The online satellite imaging site Google Earth announced Tuesday it was adding features that will allow users to zoom in on the crisis in Sudan's strife-torn Darfur region.(Google Earth)" border="0" /></a>AP - Google is using its popular online mapping service to call attention to atrocities in the Darfur region of Sudan.</p><br clear="all"/>
Google Earth maps atrocities in Darfur
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070410/wr_nm/sudan_darfur_google_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070411/2007_04_10t184616_450x272_us_sudan_darfur_google.jpg?x=130&y=78&sig=Sj84j8GNW8HHottcMBiR3g--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="The town of Labado in Darfur in a May 2005 photo after it was abandoned by its 60,000 inhabitants when it was attacked in December 2004. Google and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum launched an online mapping project on Tuesday to provide what the museum said was evidence of atrocities committed in Sudan's western Darfur region. (Evan Schneider/U.N. Photo JJ/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Search engine Google and the U.S.
Holocaust Memorial Museum launched an online mapping project on
Tuesday to provide what the museum said was evidence of
atrocities committed in Sudan's western Darfur region.</p><br clear="all"/>
Viacom, Yahoo reach multiyear ad deal
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070410/ap_on_hi_te/viacom_yahoo_deal"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070410/2007_04_10t124239_450x293_us_viacom_yahoo.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=ADq0KUCRDGEr7ypJpSKQ1g--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Yahoo's headquarters are seen in Sunnyvale in an undated publicity photo. Media conglomerate Viacom Inc. said on Tuesday that it had chosen Yahoo Inc. to provide search advertising for 33 of its Internet sites in a major boost to Yahoo's new Web ad system. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Viacom Inc. has picked Yahoo Inc. as its online advertising partner in a multiyear deal that could help Yahoo become a more formidable challenger to Google Inc. — Viacom's foe in a legal squabble over video copyrights.</p><br clear="all"/>
Judge tosses date-dissing Web suit
(AP)
AP - A Florida-based Web site that invites women to warn others about men they've dated cannot be sued in a Pennsylvania court by an attorney who said its postings falsely claimed he was unfaithful and had sexually transmitted diseases.
Google Earth zooms in on Darfur crisis
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070410/tc_afp/usdarfursudaninternet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070410/capt.sge.nrj33.100407210646.photo00.photo.default-333x222.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=r.BFlbPSrUxvPdRFQ37Qbg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="The online satellite imaging site Google Earth announced Tuesday it was adding features that will allow users to zoom in on the crisis in Sudan's strife-torn Darfur region.(Google Earth)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The online satellite imaging site Google Earth announced Tuesday it was adding features that will allow users to zoom in on the crisis in Sudan's strife-torn Darfur region.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft: Vista Capable site description unchanged
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Despite reports to the contrary, Microsoft said Tuesday it has not changed wording at its Web site to explain more clearly how hardware with a "Windows Vista Capable" label will perform when running the OS, in light of a class-action lawsuit filed against the vendor last week.
Microsoft: Vista Capable Site Description Unchanged
(PC World)
PC World - Despite reports to the contrary, Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday it has not changed wording at its Web site to explain more clearly how hardware with a "Windows Vista Capable" label will perform when running the OS, in light of a class-action lawsuit filed against the vendor last week.
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