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Analysts cynical of Microsoft-Yahoo deal
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070505/ap_on_bi_ge/microsoft_yahoo"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070504/capt.0b9e3926f2ad43afa6e306eaf7c3b7d9.microsoft_yahoo_caps109.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=wOSWptgzqAT2JyRI9nI3GQ--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Exterior view of Yahoo headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif., Friday, April 4, 2007. Speculation about a possible Microsoft-Yahoo tie-up met with skepticism Friday from analysts who believe services from the two companies have too much in common. Yahoo shares surged nearly 10 percent following published reports Friday that Microsoft Corp. is resuming its pursuit of Yahoo Inc. in an attempt to better compete with Web search and advertising leader Google Inc. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)" border="0" /></a>AP - Speculation about a possible Microsoft-Yahoo tie-up met with skepticism Friday from analysts as reports that the deal was already dead began to surface. The reported takeover talks that sent shares of Yahoo Inc. up by 10 percent Friday were no longer taking place, the Wall Street Journal said in an online article citing sources familiar with the negotiations.</p><br clear="all"/>
Yahoo shares rise on reports of Microsoft interest
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070504/tc_nm/yahoo_microsoft_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070504/2007_05_04t075912_450x305_us_yahoo_microsoft.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=5IfEwsRArJm_R.9WNA.UdA--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates delivers an address at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, January 7, 2007. Microsoft has intensified its pursuit of a deal to take over Yahoo, asking the company to re-enter formal talks, the New York Post reported on its Web site on Friday. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Shares of Yahoo Inc.
soared as much as 19 percent to their highest level in nearly a
year on Friday after two newspaper reports said the company and
Microsoft Corp. were in preliminary merger talks to
take on common foe Google Inc.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft, Yahoo Rumored To Be In Talks To Step Up Against Common Foe: Google
(Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - Having lost out to rival Google on recent deals and seeing its search market share continue to lag, Microsoft is feeling the pressure to do something dramatic.
Could Web Tag Team Foil Google?
(Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - The possible alliance between Microsoft and Yahoo could provide stiffer competition to Google but would have little impact on the Internet search king's efforts to expand its advertising business, analysts say.
Vista Battery Problems and Microsoft Security Updates
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Several computer manufacturers have reportedly indicated that Vista, Microsoft's newest operating system, is consuming more battery power in laptop computers than anticipated. Since laptop users want to be able to use their PCs as long as possible without being tethered to an electrical outlet, the added drain that Vista puts on battery power can be a definite disadvantage for them.
Microsoft, Yahoo in tie-up talks: reports
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070504/tc_afp/usitcompanymicrosoft"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070504/capt.sge.aie58.040507215711.photo00.photo.default-512x352.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=S76EBMopJHlguxsrMd9Tag--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="A photo of Microsoft's logo. US software giant Microsoft and web portal Yahoo refused to comment Friday regarding unconfirmed news reports they are exploring merger or alliance to better compete against Google.(AFP/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - US software giant Microsoft and web portal Yahoo were reported Friday to be exploring merger or alliance to better compete against Google, but both remained tight-lipped about the rumors.</p><br clear="all"/>
Internet is driving media mating dance
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070504/ap_on_hi_te/mating_media"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070505/2007_05_04t191451_450x282_us_dowjones_suit.jpg?x=130&y=81&sig=Q0IOPtLEC4R0DFvEeyRGJw--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="The Dow Jones news ticker in New York's Times Square displays part of the headline on News Corp.'s bid to buy the Down Jones Company, May 1, 2007. (Brendan Mcdermid/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - News Corp.'s Rupert Murdoch has a $5 billion crush on the owner of The Wall Street Journal, Thomson is eyeing Reuters and Microsoft apparently is flirting again with Internet icon Yahoo.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft Contemplates $50 Billion For Yahoo
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Reports of the discussions in the Wall Street Journal and New York Post revive exploratory talks held last year between the two companies.
Microsoft promises DNS patch Tuesday
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft Corp.'s security center has confirmed that a patch for the already exploited DNS server bug in Windows will be among the seven updates scheduled to release next Tuesday.
Microsoft role complicates `$100 laptop'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070504/ap_on_hi_te/hundred_dollar_laptop"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070504/capt.aea0e252f0a64d4b8caa1d50e35d1d14.hundred_dollar_laptop_nybz132.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=NAXFDxATu57mTA2rg9B5aw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Co-Founder and Chairman of the MIT Media Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Nicholas Negroponte shows off the new 'One Hundred Dollar Laptop' during a media conference at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in this file photo taken Saturday Jan. 28, 2006. One of the most ambitious aspects of the '$100 laptop' project for schoolchildren in developing countries is the machines' open-source software platform, designed to be intuitive to kids. That's why many people were taken aback last week when the founder of the nonprofit laptop project, Nicholas Negroponte, announced that buyers of the machine will be able to add Windows, the proprietary software from Microsoft Corp. that open-source adherents love to despise. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - One of the most ambitious aspects of the "$100 laptop" project for schoolchildren in developing countries is the machines' open-source software platform, designed to be intuitive for kids.</p><br clear="all"/>
Web alarms, mobile alerts aim to make you safer
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070504/tc_nm/column_pluggedin_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070504/2007_04_20t163051_381x450_us_column_pluggedin.jpg?x=110&y=130&sig=OHAqnLcAdCC9tYHAlTld9w--" align="left" height="130" width="110" alt="A man plays a PlayStation 3 video game at an electronics shop in Tokyo in this April 13, 2007 file photo. In the rush to explain massacres like the one at Virginia Tech, experts including popular TV psychologist Dr. Phil McGraw dusted off a familiar scapegoat -- violent video games, movies and other media. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - From emergency message networks that
can reach 100,000 people within minutes, to alarm systems that
allow you to monitor your home over the Web, new technologies
are aiming to make U.S. consumers feel safer.</p><br clear="all"/>
Yahoo to shut down Yahoo Photos service, push Flickr
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070504/tc_nm/yahoo_photos_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070504/2007_05_04t093705_450x336_us_yahoo_photos.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=mcCf7WEKghUvmj4kuuMtXg--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="A screenshot of Flickr.com, taken on May 4, 2007. Yahoo Inc. is shutting down Yahoo Photos, its first-generation photo storage site, and asking users to move instead to Yahoo's Web 2.0 photo sharing site, Flickr, a Yahoo official said on Thursday. (www.flickr.com/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Yahoo Inc. is shutting
down Yahoo Photos, an online photo storage site, and asking
users to move instead to its Web 2.0 photo sharing site,
Flickr, a Yahoo official said.</p><br clear="all"/>
Yahoo shares rise on reports of Microsoft interest
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070504/tc_nm/yahoo_microsoft_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070504/2007_05_04t075912_450x305_us_yahoo_microsoft.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=5IfEwsRArJm_R.9WNA.UdA--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates delivers an address at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, January 7, 2007. Microsoft has intensified its pursuit of a deal to take over Yahoo, asking the company to re-enter formal talks, the New York Post reported on its Web site on Friday. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Shares of Yahoo Inc.
soared as much as 19 percent to their highest level in nearly a
year on Friday after two newspaper reports said the company and
Microsoft Corp. were in preliminary merger talks to
take on common foe Google Inc.</p><br clear="all"/>
Studios face tough battle protecting hi-def DVDs
(Reuters)
Reuters - Hollywood studios may find it
impossible to squash a Web-based movement to facilitate the
illegal copying of high-definition DVDs, even though the law is
on their side, because the information has already been
distributed so widely.
Europeans predominate as Second Life users: study
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070504/tc_nm/secondlife_residents_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070504/2007_05_04t125009_450x328_us_secondlife_residents.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=W9PuVJ0ic5i8IFb3O.BVkw--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="A group of Second Life avatars interact in the virtual community in this undated file photo. Virtual reality world Second Life was born in the United States, but 61 percent of its active residents are Europeans, a study by research firm comScore said on Friday. (Linden Research, Inc./Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Virtual reality world Second Life was
born in the United States, but 61 percent of its active
residents are Europeans, a study by research firm comScore said
on Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>
YouTube faces another legal challenge
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070505/ap_on_hi_te/youtube_lawsuit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070501/2007_05_01t095204_450x349_us_google_viacom.jpg?x=130&y=100&sig=2PkxV1aYUYCH.pWB7hy3wA--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="A screenshot of YouTube.com, taken on March 13, 2007. Viacom Inc.'s copyright infringement suit against Google Inc. and its YouTube video-sharing unit strikes at the heart of how the Internet works, Google argued on Monday in a U.S. federal court filing. REUTERS (Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - England's top soccer league and an indie music publisher sued YouTube on Friday, saying the online video pioneer was engaging in widespread copyright infringement to bring traffic to the site.</p><br clear="all"/>
'09 F9': An Unlikely Star Is Born Thanks to Digg.com
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - It's a story straight out of Hollywood legend: one moment, you're a lonely little hexadecimal string of numbers with nothing but a bit part in the latest high-tech thriller ("HD-DVD v. Blu-ray," in home theaters now). Then, before you know it, you're a star! Your name in lights! Paparazzi are tracking your every move!
Trends & Innovations - Friday
(Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - For the first time in 10 years, the average number of cell phone calls made per week decreased, according to a J.D. Power survey of nearly 3,000 British cell phone users. The survey found that prepaid customers made 10 calls a week, down from 14, while contract users dropped to 27 from 35 in '06. But the number of text messages rose sharply, to 46 from 32 a week. The study found that customers are able to save money by texting instead of making calls. The study also found Virgin customers were most satisfied with their service.
Sun To Highlight Open Source At JavaOne
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz and Rich Green are expected to deliver major Java news at the annual JavaOne conference in San Francisco next week.
Vista Battery Problems and Microsoft Security Updates
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Several computer manufacturers have reportedly indicated that Vista, Microsoft's newest operating system, is consuming more battery power in laptop computers than anticipated. Since laptop users want to be able to use their PCs as long as possible without being tethered to an electrical outlet, the added drain that Vista puts on battery power can be a definite disadvantage for them.
YouTube faces another legal challenge
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070505/ap_on_hi_te/youtube_lawsuit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070501/2007_05_01t095204_450x349_us_google_viacom.jpg?x=130&y=100&sig=2PkxV1aYUYCH.pWB7hy3wA--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="A screenshot of YouTube.com, taken on March 13, 2007. Viacom Inc.'s copyright infringement suit against Google Inc. and its YouTube video-sharing unit strikes at the heart of how the Internet works, Google argued on Monday in a U.S. federal court filing. REUTERS (Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - England's top soccer league and an indie music publisher sued YouTube on Friday, saying the online video pioneer was engaging in widespread copyright infringement to bring traffic to the site.</p><br clear="all"/>
AT&T, Iowa phone companies go toe-to-toe
(AP)
AP - The Web site for Wayland, Iowa, boasts of "clean, well-kept homes," but the telephone lines running through town pulse with sultry talk on adult chat lines and a strange number of conference calls.
Google interviews McCain about presidential run
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070505/wr_nm/mccain_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070505/2007_05_04t230645_450x442_us_mccain.jpg?x=130&y=127&sig=wRC9xAtPUYfIp061i0dXXA--" align="left" height="127" width="130" alt="U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) (L) chats with Google Inc. Chief Executive Officer Eric Schmidt during a town hall meeting with Google employees at their headquarters in Mountain View, California, May 4, 2007. (Kimberly White/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Google Inc. officials
suggested on Friday that Sen. John McCain might have a tough
time getting a job at the high-flying Internet company, but
gave him an unusual platform to discuss his run for the U.S.
presidency.</p><br clear="all"/>
Yahoo To Shutter Yahoo Photos
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The site will phase out this fall in favor of Yahoo's Flickr photo-sharing service or another online photo service such as Photobucket.
How Internet Criminals Will Evade Vista's Safeguards
(PC World)
PC World - The new version of Windows is more secure, but it won't end Web attacks, experts say.
Microsoft, Yahoo in tie-up talks: reports
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070504/tc_afp/usitcompanymicrosoft"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070504/capt.sge.aie58.040507215711.photo00.photo.default-512x352.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=S76EBMopJHlguxsrMd9Tag--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="A photo of Microsoft's logo. US software giant Microsoft and web portal Yahoo refused to comment Friday regarding unconfirmed news reports they are exploring merger or alliance to better compete against Google.(AFP/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - US software giant Microsoft and web portal Yahoo were reported Friday to be exploring merger or alliance to better compete against Google, but both remained tight-lipped about the rumors.</p><br clear="all"/>
Internet is driving media mating dance
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070504/ap_on_hi_te/mating_media"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070505/2007_05_04t191451_450x282_us_dowjones_suit.jpg?x=130&y=81&sig=Q0IOPtLEC4R0DFvEeyRGJw--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="The Dow Jones news ticker in New York's Times Square displays part of the headline on News Corp.'s bid to buy the Down Jones Company, May 1, 2007. (Brendan Mcdermid/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - News Corp.'s Rupert Murdoch has a $5 billion crush on the owner of The Wall Street Journal, Thomson is eyeing Reuters and Microsoft apparently is flirting again with Internet icon Yahoo.</p><br clear="all"/>
U.S. to keep Internet gambling ban
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070504/wr_nm/usa_trade_gambling_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070504/2007_05_04t143222_450x298_us_usa_trade_gambling.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=2MWvOFrdy90b27r9LFs5zw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A computer screen displays an online gambling website, in this October 2, 2006 file photo. The United States will maintain a ban on Internet gambling services despite an adverse World Trade Organization ruling, the U.S. Trade Representative's office said on Friday. (Toby Melville/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The United States will maintain a
ban on Internet gambling services despite an adverse World
Trade Organization ruling, the U.S. Trade Representative's
office said on Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Premier League soccer sues YouTube over copyright
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070504/wr_nm/youtube_lawsuit_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070505/2007_05_04t162720_231x450_us_youtube_lawsuit.jpg?x=66&y=130&sig=W_t7Elo5pEp.o35.mpWY0Q--" align="left" height="130" width="66" alt="Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo salutes the fans after their FA Cup semi-final soccer match against Watford at Villa Park in Birmingham April 14, 2007. (Eddie Keogh/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Plaintiffs including English
soccer's Premier League sued Google Inc.'s YouTube on Friday
for copyright infringement, the second such legal challenge to
the popular video site in two months.</p><br clear="all"/>
Reuters soars on approach, Thomson touted as bidder
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070504/media_nm/reuters_takeover_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070504/2007_05_04t124711_450x301_us_reuters_takeover.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=_rS_ACNLyauardpPotpMZQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="An employee works in the Reuters newsroom in the Canary Wharf district of London, May 4 2007. (Simon Newman/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - News and financial data provider Reuters
said on Friday it had received a takeover approach, sending its
shares up almost a third, with Canadian publisher Thomson
widely touted as the mystery suitor.</p><br clear="all"/>
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