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Microsoft sues more alleged Hotmail spammers
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft has filed two lawsuits over the past weeks looking to crack down on spam on its Windows Live Hotmail network.
Microsoft Sues More Hotmail Spammers
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Corp. has filed two lawsuits over the past weeks, looking to crack down on spam on its Windows Live Hotmail network.
Microsoft And Google Resolve Search Dispute, For Now
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Neither company seems satisfied, and Google's complaint hasn't been publicly released.
Microsoft puts the spotlight on Silverlight again
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft held another dog-and-pony show Friday to tout its prized Silverlight rich media technology, which will take on Adobe's ubiquitous Flash Player for the hearts and minds of developers.
Microsoft kills Longhorn continuation project
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft has forced developers to close down a project aimed at reviving the original Windows client code-named "Longhorn."
Mandriva Rejects Microsoft Linux Deal
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft's collection of patent-protection deals with Linux providers lost another potential addition this week, when Mandriva announced that it will not sign such a pact.
Microsoft Kills Longhorn Reloaded Project
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Corp. has forced developers to close down a project aimed at reviving the original Windows client code-named "Longhorn."
Microsoft Claims Vista Is More Secure Than Linux
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - According to Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing Group, the software giant's latest operating system is far more secure than competing platforms -- or even previous Windows iterations.
Microsoft Hosts Demo of Silverlight on Linux
(PC World)
PC World - At an event to promote Microsoft Corp. technologies in general, and the Silverlight cross-platform interface runtime in particular, Microsoft France asked Miguel de Icaza, head of the Mono project at Novell Inc. to demonstrate Silverlight running on Linux, using Mono's open-source implementation of Microsoft's.Net technology.
Microsoft Looks for Space in China's Living Room
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Corp. wants to play a bigger role in China's living rooms, and the company is willing to spend millions of dollars to get there.
'Manhunt 2' suspension may boost demand
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070624/ap_on_hi_te/games_manhunt2"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070622/capt.22af5d8e388542e3a429fcf5701c12c1.games_manhunt_2_dn214.jpg?x=130&y=103&sig=2iGgTF_v0t8n23Ds9W.M7g--" align="left" height="103" width="130" alt="This image released by Rockstar Games shows a scene from 'Manhunt 2.' The game came under fire Tuesday in United States and Britain, where the government's ratings board banned sales of the title for what it called an 'unremitting bleakness and callousness of tone.' 'Manhunt 2' was scheduled for a July 10 release on Nintendo Co.'s Wii and Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 2 console. 'Manhunt 2' is the first game to be banned by the British Board of Film Classification since 1997, when it barred the sale of 'Carmageddon,' in which players rack up points by driving vehicles over pedestrians. (AP Photo/Rockstar Games)" border="0" /></a>AP - The decision by Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. to suspend distribution of the violent video game "Manhunt 2" could actually end up boosting demand from curious gamers, industry analysts said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Google asks gov't to fight censorship
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070622/ap_on_hi_te/google_censorship"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20070620/i/r954302643.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=oco2IwB1wmuJeITDS3keKw--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="An internet user browses for information on the Chinese version of search engine Google in Beijing in this January 25, 2006 file photo. China employs a complex system of filters and an army of tens of thousands of human monitors to survey the country's 140 million Internet users' surfing habits and surgically clip sensitive content from in front of their eyes. REUTERS/Stringer/Files" border="0" /></a>AP - Once relatively indifferent to government affairs, Google Inc. is seeking help inside the Beltway to fight the rise of Web censorship worldwide.</p><br clear="all"/>
Hitachi: Move the train with your brain
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070622/ap_on_hi_te/japan_brain_remote"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070622/capt.e381f59e9461437cb7b41baadd5779f0.japan_brain_machine_xkan101.jpg?x=104&y=130&sig=I0SeY6mGAo3oNiTGlJMLhg--" align="left" height="130" width="104" alt="Hitachi, Ltd. researcher Akiko Obata takes off a head gear following a demonstration of a new technology that reads brain activity and lets you control everyday objects without lifting a finger at Hitachi's research lab in Hatoyama, near Tokyo, Wednesday, June 20, 2007. The 'brain-machine interface,' developed by Hitachi, analyzes slight changes in the brain's blood flow to detect brain motion and translate it into electric signals. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)" border="0" /></a>AP - Forget the clicker: A new technology in Japan could let you control electronic devices without lifting a finger simply by reading brain activity.</p><br clear="all"/>
Touch-screen phones poised for growth
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070621/ap_on_hi_te/iphone_touch_screens"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070621/capt.f2f84bbcb1384f5693a08682eb708988.iphone_touch_screens_caps110.jpg?x=130&y=96&sig=f71OtzNoHUc7YVxBa6ENSQ--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="Synaptics employee Robyn McElhiney holds up their clear pad technology next to LG Electronics Co.'s LG Prada cell phone at Synaptics headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif., Friday, June 15, 2007. Synaptics is a touch sensor provider. Synaptics' latest technology is in a growing number of cell phones, including LG Prada touchscreen cell phone, that launched earlier this year and handles gesture-recognition similar to Apple's iPhone. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)" border="0" /></a>AP - Get your fingers ready. Apple Inc.'s iPhone is leading a new wave of gadgets using touch-sensitive screens that react to taps, swishes or flicks of a finger. The improvements promise to be slicker and more intuitive than the rough stomp of finger presses and stylus-pointing required by many of today's devices.</p><br clear="all"/>
EBay returns to Google advertising
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070622/ap_on_hi_te/ebay_google_advertising"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070616/capt.sge.nxl72.160607153631.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=dfon6ABr55mJ2V_RWZlTzA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Entrance of eBay headquarters in San Jose, California. EBay and Google have turned from ardent partners to nettled adversaries, with the renowned online auction site yanking it ads from the world's most popular Internet search engine.(AFP/File/Hector Mata)" border="0" /></a>AP - After a spat between two of the world's largest Internet companies, online auctioneer eBay Inc. resumed running advertising through Google Inc. on Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Mobile devices ripe targets for spies
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070623/tc_afp/usfranceittechnology"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070623/capt.sge.qfj27.230607170912.photo00.photo.default-512x330.jpg?x=130&y=83&sig=PhwLBh9PTgY4rhOLyYxVGg--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="A man is sillhouetted against the sun as he uses a mobile telephone. Privacy advocates warn that the shift to using handheld devices for email, telephone calls and Internet searches has created a global gold mine for snoops and spies.(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Privacy advocates warn that the shift to using handheld devices for email, telephone calls and Internet searches has created a global gold mine for snoops and spies.</p><br clear="all"/>
Solar Jacket Charges Gadgets on the Run
(PC World)
PC World - Heavy users of mobile phones, iPods and other portable devices may want to try on a new coat lined with solar modules and a battery to charge their gadgets on the fly.
Spanish police arrest creator of mobile phone virus
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070623/tc_afp/spaintelecomcrime"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070623/capt.sge.qft11.230607184248.photo00.photo.default-382x512.jpg?x=96&y=130&sig=up.3kmHLdbR1oHX9lUNIXg--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="A trade exhibitor shows a pocket-sized cell phone (L). Spanish police said they have arrested a 28-year-old man on suspicion of creating and spreading a virus that affected more than 115,000 high-end mobile phones.(AFP/File/Roslan Rahman )" border="0" /></a>AFP - Spanish police said on Saturday they have arrested a 28-year-old man on suspicion of creating and spreading a virus that affected more than 115,000 high-end mobile phones.</p><br clear="all"/>
Mandriva Rejects Microsoft Linux Deal
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft's collection of patent-protection deals with Linux providers lost another potential addition this week, when Mandriva announced that it will not sign such a pact.
Extradited Copyright Infringer Sentenced to 51 Months
(PC World)
PC World - The leader of one of the oldest and most widely recognized Internet software piracy groups was sentenced Friday to 51 months in prison on one count of conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.
Mobile devices ripe targets for spies
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070623/tc_afp/usfranceittechnology"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070623/capt.sge.qfj27.230607170912.photo00.photo.default-512x330.jpg?x=130&y=83&sig=PhwLBh9PTgY4rhOLyYxVGg--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="A man is sillhouetted against the sun as he uses a mobile telephone. Privacy advocates warn that the shift to using handheld devices for email, telephone calls and Internet searches has created a global gold mine for snoops and spies.(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Privacy advocates warn that the shift to using handheld devices for email, telephone calls and Internet searches has created a global gold mine for snoops and spies.</p><br clear="all"/>
Dow Jones submits plan for editorial independence: report
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070623/media_nm/dowjones_newscorp_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070623/2007_06_22t233556_450x289_us_dowjones_newscorp.jpg?x=130&y=83&sig=DDz0bsbvlM2iquBpBxI26A--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch leaves a midtown Manhattan office building following meetings with several key members of the Bancroft family who control Dow Jones and Co. Inc., June 4, 2007. Murdoch is attempting to buy Dow Jones for a reported $5 billion. Dow Jones and Co. (Mike Segar/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Dow Jones & Co. delivered a proposal
to safeguard its editorial independence to News Corp. on
Friday, the first step in a negotiation about a possible News
Corp. takeover, according to the online edition of the Wall
Street Journal.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft And Google Resolve Search Dispute, For Now
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Neither company seems satisfied, and Google's complaint hasn't been publicly released.
Symantec Working on SiteAdvisor Alternative
(PC World)
PC World - Symantec Corp. researchers are working on a pair of projects to give Norton users a better idea of whether the Web sites they visit or the files they download are trustworthy.
Google Renews Call For Govt. To Stand Up To Censorship
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The search engine and its lobbyists try to persuade the U.S. Congress to treat censorship as a barrier to trade.
EBay returns to Google advertising
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070622/ap_on_hi_te/ebay_google_advertising"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070616/capt.sge.nxl72.160607153631.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=dfon6ABr55mJ2V_RWZlTzA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Entrance of eBay headquarters in San Jose, California. EBay and Google have turned from ardent partners to nettled adversaries, with the renowned online auction site yanking it ads from the world's most popular Internet search engine.(AFP/File/Hector Mata)" border="0" /></a>AP - After a spat between two of the world's largest Internet companies, online auctioneer eBay Inc. resumed running advertising through Google Inc. on Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>
ITunes No. 3 music retailer in U.S.
(AP)
AP - Apple Inc.'s iTunes online store was the third-largest overall music retailer in the United States, leapfrogging ahead of Amazon.com and Target Corp. in units sold, a market research firm said Friday.
Update: eBay resumes advertising on Google
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - eBay will once again advertise on Google's U.S. AdWords network, but its spending on it will be significantly lower.
Government Groups Oppose Internet Tax Ban
(PC World)
PC World - The U.S. Congress shouldn't permanently extend a moratorium on taxes unique to the Internet because the temporary ban keeps Internet providers from abusing the system, a representative of the National Governors Association said Thursday.
EBay to resume ads on Google, but rely on rivals
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070622/wr_nm/ebay_google_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070622/2007_06_22t145257_450x284_us_ebay_google.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=yeU.tgpFZkGPRvd_EjWinQ--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="Meg Whitman, eBay President and CEO, delivers the keynote address at eBay Live! in Boston June 14, 2007. EBay said on Friday the online auction leader plans to resume Web advertising on a limited basis with Google, but plans to use alternative ad services to a greater degree. (Katie McMahon/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - EBay Inc. said on Friday the
online auction leader plans to resume placing Web advertising
through Google Inc., but that it would rely on alternative
advertising services to a greater degree.</p><br clear="all"/>
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