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Microsoft signs another Linux deal
(AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. announced Wednesday that it will license instant messaging and digital media technology to a small desktop Linux distributor, Linspire Inc., adding to a growing number of deals meant to help the Windows operating system work more smoothly with open-source software.
Windows Home Server edges toward final release
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft's first server OS aimed at helping Windows users organize and share files on a home network is nearly ready for prime time.
Eligibility expands for Web certificate
(AP)
AP - Smaller and newer businesses will now be able to get security certificates that trigger a green address bar in Microsoft browsers under new rules ratified this week.
Microsoft Unveils Windows Home Server Release Candidate
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Users who sign up to beta test the new software, which will support up to 10 PCs, gaming consoles, or other digital devices, can also enter a contest to develop add-ons to the product.
PC Shipments Rise on Notebook Sales
(PC World)
PC World - Attracted by aggressive prices and the launch of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Vista OS, consumers purchased more notebooks during the first quarter than expected, pushing IDC to raise its 2007 PC industry forecast.
Microsoft Speech Hit by Serious Flaws
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft's speech-control engines have been hit by major security flaws, according to researchers.
Microsoft Releases Software To Help Fight AIDS
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The applications can help researchers sift through mountains of data around complex immune and viral genetic information gathered from populations of infected individuals.
Microsoft's Patch Tuesday Highlights Online Risks
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft issued six sets of updates to patch 15 bugs in June's Patch Tuesday release. The fixes address 12 critical bugs, six of them in Windows software and six in Internet Explorer.
UK Green Project Promotes Dumb Terminals
(PC World)
PC World - The U.K. government is launching a Green Shift taskforce to move people away from PCs and towards dumb terminals with a broadband link to a network of green data centers. If implemented, the move would cut Microsoft's Windows Vista and Office sales drastically.
Google accuses Microsoft of building unfair edge into Vista
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070613/tc_afp/usitinternetcourtcompanygooglemicrosoft"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070613/capt.sge.mrc21.130607015124.photo00.photo.default-512x454.jpg?x=130&y=115&sig=M8Y2Z8XZDv3dovnCO74f3Q--" align="left" height="115" width="130" alt="Microsoft's Windows Vista operating-system software is on display at a store in Fairfax, Virginia. Microsoft is defending itself against charges by Google that it rigged its new Vista operating system to give its desktop search software an unfair edge over that of its rivals.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Microsoft is defending itself against charges by Google that it rigged its new Vista operating system to give its desktop search software an unfair edge over that of its rivals.</p><br clear="all"/>
Loved the video? Then read the book
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070614/ap_on_en_ot/book_videos"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070614/capt.afdfb9af84a444f7acac54c599bb281b.book_videos___ny109.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=kwG4oTaau7hj6zauLXnRDw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="This 2007 photo from video, supplied by Simon & Schuster, shows Marianne Wiggins, author of a new book, 'The Shadow Catcher,' holding a photo of photographer Edward Curtis beside a California beach. A video on her is part of a new Web site Simon & Schuster is inaugurating Thursday, June 14, 2007. (AP Photo/ Simon & Schuster)" border="0" /></a>AP - Author Marianne Wiggins doesn't pretend she's up on modern technology. She writes in longhand and doesn't bother with cell phones, except in her car — "in case I have a flat." But she needed no convincing when Simon & Schuster called her — at home — to ask that she make a promotional video for "The Shadow Catcher," her latest novel.</p><br clear="all"/>
Filter pledges crisp photos in low light
(AP)
AP - A year from now, capturing a crisp, clear image of a candlelit birthday party could be a piece of cake — even with a camera phone. Eastman Kodak Co. said Thursday it has developed a color-filter technology that at least doubles the sensitivity to light of the image sensor in every digital camera, enabling shutterbugs to take better pictures in poor light.
Microsoft signs another Linux deal
(AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. announced Wednesday that it will license instant messaging and digital media technology to a small desktop Linux distributor, Linspire Inc., adding to a growing number of deals meant to help the Windows operating system work more smoothly with open-source software.
Bail denied for alleged 'Spam King'
(AP)
AP - A man accused of defrauding people through tens of millions of spam e-mail messages sent around the world was denied bail Wednesday.
Acer trims 2007 computer sales forecast
(AP)
AP - Taiwan personal computer vendor Acer Inc. expects its computer shipments to increase 30-40 percent this year, a reduction from previous sales forecasts.
Chinese Internet addict kills mother over money
(Reuters)
Reuters - A teenage boy in southern China,
"heavily addicted" to the Internet, killed his mother and
severely injured his father with a kitchen knife after he was
refused money to go to a cybercafe, state media said on
Thursday.
Mobile phone download music service to launch
(Reuters)
Reuters - A new music service that allows
consumers to directly download an unlimited number of tracks to
their mobile phones for a small weekly fee from wherever they
are will launch in Europe on Thursday.
Sprint seeks funding for wireless network: WSJ
(Reuters)
Reuters - Sprint Nextel Corp. is exploring
new options for funding its wireless broadband network to
soothe investor concerns about the cost, The Wall Street
Journal reported in its online edition on Wednesday.
Schwartz to Torvalds: Dinner at my place?
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - A day after Linux creator Linus Torvalds publicly questioned the authenticity of Sun's interest in serving the open-source community, Sun CEO and President Jonathan Schwartz invited Torvalds for a sit-down over dinner to discuss how Sun and the overseers of the Linux kernel can join forces.
McAfee readies enterprise e-mail, Web appliances
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - McAfee plans to deliver more scalable versions of its e-mail and Web security appliances designed for enterprise users.
Chinese Internet addict kills mother over money
(Reuters)
Reuters - A teenage boy in southern China,
"heavily addicted" to the Internet, killed his mother and
severely injured his father with a kitchen knife after he was
refused money to go to a cybercafe, state media said on
Thursday.
Projectionist loses job after panning movie
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070614/media_nm/projectionist_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070614/2007_06_14t012459_450x330_us_projectionist.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=17ie72weLSGfdrEPFCzuKw--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Director Tim Story, Actors (L-R) Jessica Alba, Michael Chiklis, Chris Evans and Loan Gruffudd arrive for the world premiere of 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer' at the VUE cinema in Leicester Square in London June 12, 2007. A projectionist at a Memphis theater chain has lost his job after writing an unauthorized early review of the movie for the Web site Ain't It Cool News. (Luke MacGregor/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A projectionist at a
Memphis theater chain has lost his job after writing an
unauthorized early review of "Fantastic Four: Rise of the
Silver Surfer" for the Web site Ain't It Cool News.</p><br clear="all"/>
Web site harnesses China's culture of connections
(Reuters)
Reuters - Those elusive connections that in China
can ensure personal or business gain are just a click away
thanks to a new Web site, state media said on Thursday.
FBI pulls plug on several botnet hackers
(AP)
AP - More than 1 million computers — possibly yours, too — are used by hackers as remote-controlled robots to crash online systems, accept spam and steal users' personal information, the FBI said Wednesday. The government has no way to track down all the computers, both in the U.S. and elsewhere, that hackers have massed into centrally controlled collections known as botnets.
Bail denied for alleged 'Spam King'
(AP)
AP - A man accused of defrauding people through tens of millions of spam e-mail messages sent around the world was denied bail Wednesday.
eBay pulls U.S. ads from Google AdWords network
(Reuters)
Reuters - Online auctioneer eBay Inc. has
pulled its advertising from search company Google Inc.'s
AdWords network in the United States, an eBay spokesman said on
Wednesday.
Animation industry hopes for more grown-up 'toons
(Reuters)
Reuters - From cartoon Avatars in the online
world "Second Life" to the characters in video games, U.S.
adults are embracing animation, say filmmakers, who see the
form growing up and away from Hollywood's family-friendly
cartoon staples.
CNN, YouTube to co-sponsor presidential debate
(Reuters)
Reuters - Time Warner Inc.'s CNN and Google
Inc.'s YouTube said on Wednesday they will co-sponsor upcoming
Democratic and Republican presidential debates, enabling people
to submit questions to candidates via videos sent through the
YouTube online video community.
After eBay Pulls Ads, Google Cancels Offending Party
(PC World)
PC World - Google decided to cancel a party believed to have angered eBay executives and prompted eBay to remove its ads from the U.S. AdWords network.
Tealeaf Opens Window on Web Customer Experience
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Customers don't have to explain every click and message they encountered on your site. By replaying each customer's online experience, Tealeaf closes a customer-support gap.
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