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Microsoft Preps Business Antivirus, Antispyware Product
(PC World)
PC World - The business client security product Microsoft has been working on since 2003 will finally make its debut in May, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said Monday.
At NASA, Windows Vista Isn't Ready For Launch
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Space agency among the growing list of federal agencies that have put a temporary hold on Windows Vista rollouts
Microsoft To Vista Beta Users: Upgrade Soon Or Lose Data
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft said the testers can upgrade to any version of Windows Vista they like, as long as it's in the same language as their trial version.
Microsoft links PCs and Xbox 360s
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft hopes the launch in May of a gaming platform that ties together Windows PCs and the Xbox 360 console will give PC gaming a boost in Japan and in turn mean better business for its console.
Microsoft business client security to debut at last
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - The business client security product Microsoft has been working on since 2003 will finally make its debut in May, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said Monday.
.ANI attacks took swipes at Vista's security
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft's Vista operating system took some of its first punches when a dangerous vulnerability was disclosed earlier this month, but the OS held strong, a security analyst said Tuesday.
Vista Security Held Firm Under Attack
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Corp.'s Vista operating system took some of its first punches when a dangerous vulnerability was disclosed earlier this month, but the OS held strong, a security analyst said Tuesday.
Microsoft Working With EU on Protocol Pricing
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Corp. asked the European Commission on Monday how much it should charge for protocol information, in an attempt to defuse the latest crisis between the regulator and the software giant.
Microsoft Links PC, Xbox Gaming
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Corp. hopes the launch in May of a gaming platform that ties together Windows PCs and the Xbox 360 console will give PC gaming a boost in Japan and in turn mean better business for its console.
Nvidia Hit With New Class Action Threat Over Windows Vista Glitches
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - A New Yorker is seeking support for a class action suit against the video card manufacturer because he says drivers for the company's high-end 8800 card have caused him problems.
Sony says China pirated Spider-Man DVDs are fakes
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070424/tc_nm/piracy_spiderman_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070425/2007_04_24t194516_450x338_us_piracy_spiderman.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=ispZgLv0X.qCV62atmx6eQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="A man dressed as Spider-Man poses for photographers at the 'Spider-Man 3' world premiere event in Tokyo April 16, 2007. Sony Pictures Entertainment on Tuesday said DVDs in China that were reported to be pirated copies of widely anticipated 'Spider-Man 3' are in fact copies of its predecessor, 'Spider-Man 2.' (Yuriko Nakao/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Sony Pictures Entertainment on
Tuesday said DVDs in China that were reported to be pirated
copies of widely anticipated "Spider-Man 3" are in fact copies
of its predecessor, "Spider-Man 2."</p><br clear="all"/>
Digital camera shipments to fall in 2011: report
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070424/tc_nm/camera_forecast_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070425/2007_04_24t194120_450x345_us_camera_forecast.jpg?x=130&y=99&sig=0FMyu6_X._ABZc6UpWY6zQ--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="A Panasonic representative takes a photo with a Lumix TZ3 digital camera during a preview for the Photo Marketing Association International (PMAI) convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, March 7, 2007. Demand for digital cameras will slow over the next few years as the market enters a maturity phase, and the market will begin to shrink by 2011, researcher IDC said. (Las Vegas Sun/Steve Marcus/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Demand for digital cameras will slow over
the next few years as the market enters a maturity phase, and
the market will begin to shrink by 2011, researcher IDC said.</p><br clear="all"/>
Vonage wins court stay in Verizon patent battle
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070424/tc_nm/vonage_court_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070424/2007_04_24t140939_450x336_us_vonage_court.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=4qYtFUoXM32yC3Kd7Bb1ow--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="A Vonage V-Phone is plugged into a laptop computer in an undated file photo. Internet phone company Vonage Holdings Corp. on Tuesday said a federal appeals court issued a permanent stay of a previous court's injunction that would have barred it from signing up new customers. (Vonage Marketing Inc./Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Internet phone company Vonage
Holdings Corp. won a legal victory that sent its shares
sharply higher when a U.S. appeals court ruled on Tuesday the
company can continue signing up new customers while it appeals
a patent infringement ruling.</p><br clear="all"/>
FCC to unveil auction plan on Wednesday
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Federal Communications
Commission will take its first stab on Wednesday at defining
how a 2007 auction of airwave spectrum will take place.
GM's OnStar announces partnership with MapQuest
(Reuters)
Reuters - General Motors Corp. on
Wednesday announced a partnership with MapQuest.com that would
allow OnStar customers to send their destinations from
MapQuest's Web site to OnStar-equipped GM vehicles.
MySpace to help launch reality TV show
(AP)
AP - The online social networking site MySpace and reality TV producer Mark Burnett are teaming to launch the search for an independent presidential candidate.
Options troubles at Apple remain
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070425/ap_on_hi_te/apple_stock_options"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070424/capt.983f86469796410c93e1fb25925101b8.earns_apple_nybz111.jpg?x=76&y=130&sig=VrSoEI0z0AL34srIE1R_.Q--" align="left" height="130" width="76" alt="A display of iPods are seen at Mac Outfitters, a licensed Apple Inc. reseller store, in Cranberry, Pa. in this Jan. 17, 2007 file photo. Apple Inc. is expected to release quarterly earnings on Wednesday, April 25, 2007. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)" border="0" /></a>AP - Apple Inc., on a tear with its popular iPod players and Macintosh computers, is expected to report strong quarterly results Wednesday but will face lingering worries over the role its iconic CEO played in its stock options backdating troubles.</p><br clear="all"/>
Verizon offers BlackBerry for use abroad
(AP)
AP - Verizon Wireless is introducing a BlackBerry e-mail phone that's compatible with the cellular technology more common in other countries in addition to the standard used on the company's U.S. network.
IBM, MySQL team up on database software
(Reuters)
Reuters - International Business Machines Corp.
plans to start selling products from smaller rival
MySQL AB, a developer of an open-source database that is used
to help run Web sites, including Yahoo Inc. , Google
Inc. and YouTube.
McAfee unveils DLP gateway
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - McAfee introduced its newest data leakage prevention technology on April 24, taking the wraps off a gateway package meant to compliment its existing host-based DLP (data loss prevention) software.
MySpace to help launch reality TV show
(AP)
AP - The online social networking site MySpace and reality TV producer Mark Burnett are teaming to launch the search for an independent presidential candidate.
Malaysian govt to counter Internet lies
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070425/tc_afp/malaysiamediainternetpolitics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070425/capt.sge.sfn40.250407071104.photo00.photo.default-512x347.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=mCW_n0w7nFRpJ.BluUOjKw--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Malaysians surf the internet through computers at Telekom Malaysia points in downtown Kuala Lumpur, December 2006. Malaysia's information ministry will create a unit to monitor and counter what it says are lies being spread on the Internet about government policies, reports said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Teh Eng Koon)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Malaysia's information ministry will create a unit to monitor and counter what it says are lies being spread on the Internet about government policies, reports said Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
GM's OnStar announces partnership with MapQuest
(Reuters)
Reuters - General Motors Corp. on Wednesday
announced a partnership with MapQuest.com that would allow
OnStar customers to send their destinations from MapQuest's Web
site to OnStar-equipped GM vehicles.
China plans online marriage list to tackle bigamy
(Reuters)
Reuters - Worried your husband-to-be is already
married?
Baldwin leaves talent agency
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070425/en_nm/baldwin_agency_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070425/2007_04_25t015424_450x305_us_baldwin_agency.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=JcaaDQDbr6v5LQsrx9ZV9Q--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Actor Alec Baldwin in New York in file photo. Days after Baldwin's ranting voice-mail message to his daughter surfaced on the Internet, the actor has severed ties with his longtime talent agency, a spokesman said on Tuesday. (Keith Bedford/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Days after Alec Baldwin's ranting
voice-mail message to his daughter surfaced on the Internet,
the actor has severed ties with his longtime talent agency, a
spokesman said on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Trade show offers glimpse into "on-demand" feast for telly fans
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070425/tc_afp/entertainmentmediatelevisionshowmiptvp"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070425/capt.sge.sej54.250407021348.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=lAy32syD5DOFxUBeObjGLQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Women distributing tracts, during the 44th edition of the MIPTV, the world's audiovisual and digital content market, in Cannes, southern France, 17 April 2007. Just as Internet and iPod changed the music world forever, digital technology is the "big bang" for new-age television, giving people freedom to watch what they want, when they want and how they want.(AFP/File/Eric Estrade)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Just as Internet and iPod changed the music world forever, digital technology is the "big bang" for new-age television, giving people freedom to watch what they want, when they want and how they want.</p><br clear="all"/>
Amazon.com 1Q profit more than doubles; shares soar 12 percent after hours
(AP)
AP - Web retailer Amazon.com Inc. said Tuesday its first-quarter profit more than doubled, sending shares up more than 12 percent in after-hours trading. The company also raised its revenue outlook for the year.
Yahoo expanding its online music section
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070424/ap_on_hi_te/yahoo_lyrics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070419/capt.sge.qqh53.190407211816.photo00.photo.default-512x335.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=IF2jbGW0WrTIAxCgQBLncw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Sign in front of Yahoo! headquarters in Sunnyvale, California. The wife of a Yahoo user jailed in China for promoting democracy online is suing the Internet search engine company for helping Chinese officials track him down and convict him.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)" border="0" /></a>AP - Yahoo Inc. is expanding its online music section to include the lyrics of 400,000 songs, hoping to strike a chord with Web surfers looking for a more reliable alternative to Internet sites that publish the words without the permission of the copyright owners.</p><br clear="all"/>
Static Wikipedia now available on CD
(AP)
AP - Wikipedia's advocates like to tout its dynamic nature: Volunteers can quickly respond to new developments and errors in the collaborative online encyclopedia by adding or changing entries themselves.
Researchers break Internet speed records
(AP)
AP - A group of researchers led by the University of Tokyo has broken Internet speed records — twice in two days. Operators of the high-speed Internet2 network announced Tuesday that the researchers on Dec. 30 sent data at 7.67 gigabits per second, using standard communications protocols.
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