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Microsoft, Eolas seek to settle patent rift out of court
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft is seeking to settle its long-running patent suit with Eolas Technologies through negotiations rather than heading back to the courtroom.
Microsoft Submits Photo File Format For Standardization
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft hopes its new digital-photo file format will one day replace the widely used JPEG format as the industry standard for electronic photography and digital imaging.
Vista's First Service Pack Coming Soon
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - News outlets have been touting the rumored release of two big Windows Vista patches to beta testers, but the releases have been confirmed this week by a leak of those patches to various Web sites.
Microsoft Announces DirectX 10.1 Preview, Betas New Audio Tech
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Microsoft is making a tech-demo version of its upcoming DirectX 10.1 available via download, including a version of XAudio2, the company's cross-platform replacement for DirectSound.
Microsoft Building Green Data Center
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Corp. is relying on green technologies in its newest data centers, including one in San Antonio where it is breaking ground on Monday.
Microsoft: End of an Era
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Bill Gates is set to step down some time next year. Will this save or sink the ship?
Poll: Internet Explorer, iPod, Windows 95 Among Most Influential Tech Products
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft products captured four of the top five spots in the poll, which asked techies to name what they think are their industry's most influential products of all time.
Microsoft Windows Vista Fixes Leaked. Are They SP1?
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The fixes were offered over the weekend to participants in Microsoft's beta test program for Windows Server 2008, but quickly leaked onto the Internet.
Internet Explorer Voted Most Influential by Techies
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - The results of a Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) poll are in. And according to 471 IT professionals, Internet Explorer, and three other Microsoft software staples are among the top five most influential technology products of the last 25 years.
Microsoft breaks ground on San Antonio datacenter
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft is relying on green technologies in its newest datacenters, including one in San Antonio where it is breaking ground on Monday.
iPod noise pollution irks those nearby
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070801/ap_on_en_ot/ipod_pollution"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070731/capt.31f5590b411243dc95c7056efc0b12b7.ipod_pollution_nyet342.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=GXnJSI_66lONpv0masflSg--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="An Apple customer uses a Apple iPod Nano at an Apple store in Palo Alto, Calif., in this July 24, 2007, file photo. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma/FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - Dave Legeret silently fumed as the man seated beside him on the plane blasted techno music on his iPod at full volume.</p><br clear="all"/>
Hollywood pros to launch video Web site
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070801/ap_on_hi_te/online_video_pros"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070731/capt.aaa617bd65064b9cada489b493dccc67.online_video_pros_la107.jpg?x=130&y=79&sig=joDDevUq8juo1Nh3nPXa7A--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="In this image from video provided by the web site My Damn Channel, comedian Harry Shearer, in full prosthetic makeup as Vice President Dick Cheney, sings No Cooler for the Scooter, an original torch song tribute to Scooter Libby. The video, which was shot in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles in July 2007, makes its debut Tuesday, July 31, 2007, during the launch of My Damn Channel (www.MyDamnChannel.com). When it debuts Tuesday on the Web, My Damn Channel will become the latest attempt by Hollywood professionals to cash in on the huge popularity of online video. The site is the brainchild of former MTV and CBS Radio executive Rob Barnett, who believes Internet audiences want to see professionally produced shows other than network TV fare. The video will also be available on YouTube. (AP Photo/Courtesy of My Damn Channel)" border="0" /></a>AP - When it debuts Tuesday on the Web, My Damn Channel will become the latest attempt by Hollywood professionals to cash in on the huge popularity of online video.</p><br clear="all"/>
TV anchors subjected to ridicule online
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070801/ap_on_en_tv/on_the_net"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070801/capt.nyol56508010007.on_the_net_nyol565.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=Qi7jHC0pVcYSFdt_bscsFQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Albert Brooks arrives at the premiere of 'The Simpsons Movie' in Los Angeles in this July 24, 2007, file photo. Much like Brooks' character in 'Broadcast News,' video-sharing sites like YouTube are ensuring that every TV anchor mishap is preserved and distributed. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles/file)" border="0" /></a>AP - In the 1987 movie "Broadcast News," Aaron Altman, played by Albert Brooks, has one shot at the anchor's seat, only to be beset by a rabid case of flop sweat. William Hurt's character, the slick but shallow Tom Grunick, later describes Altman's moist meltdown as unprecedented, "unless you count `Singin' in the Rain.'"</p><br clear="all"/>
FCC approves rules for airwaves auction
(AP)
AP - The FCC approved rules Tuesday intended to give people greater choice when it comes to their cell phones and wireless devices following completion of a pivotal airwaves auction next year.
GSA awards $50B technology contract
(AP)
AP - Twenty-nine companies — including Electronic Data Systems Corp., General Dynamics Corp. and AT&T Inc. — on Tuesday were awarded a federal computer systems contract potentially worth up to $50 billion over 10 years.
Major Search Engines Battle It Out on Privacy Protection
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft, Google, and other search companies vie for the title of privacy protection king. Here's what that means to you.
Apple updates iPhone, Safari 3 beta and Security Update
(Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - In addition to the AirPort Extreme update released earlier today, Apple has released updates for the iPhone, Safari 3 beta and Security Update 2007-007 1.0.
Wireless Unlimited: FCC Approves Open Access
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Buy whatever cell phone you want, then pick your carrier. That vision of an open-access wireless experience was approved on Tuesday in a much-awaited vote by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Mozilla rushes out second Firefox patch this month
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Mozilla has patched a pair of nasty flaws in its Firefox browser, two weeks after security researchers first started posting code that showed how the flaws could be exploited in attacks.
VMware starts road show ahead of planned IPO
(Reuters)
Reuters - VMware executives are holding meetings
with investors this week as parent EMC Corp. prepares
to take the business software maker public in a highly
anticipated initial offering, a spokesman said on Tuesday.
Hollywood pros to launch video Web site
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070801/ap_on_hi_te/online_video_pros"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070731/capt.aaa617bd65064b9cada489b493dccc67.online_video_pros_la107.jpg?x=130&y=79&sig=joDDevUq8juo1Nh3nPXa7A--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="In this image from video provided by the web site My Damn Channel, comedian Harry Shearer, in full prosthetic makeup as Vice President Dick Cheney, sings No Cooler for the Scooter, an original torch song tribute to Scooter Libby. The video, which was shot in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles in July 2007, makes its debut Tuesday, July 31, 2007, during the launch of My Damn Channel (www.MyDamnChannel.com). When it debuts Tuesday on the Web, My Damn Channel will become the latest attempt by Hollywood professionals to cash in on the huge popularity of online video. The site is the brainchild of former MTV and CBS Radio executive Rob Barnett, who believes Internet audiences want to see professionally produced shows other than network TV fare. The video will also be available on YouTube. (AP Photo/Courtesy of My Damn Channel)" border="0" /></a>AP - When it debuts Tuesday on the Web, My Damn Channel will become the latest attempt by Hollywood professionals to cash in on the huge popularity of online video.</p><br clear="all"/>
Major Search Engines Battle It Out on Privacy Protection
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft, Google, and other search companies vie for the title of privacy protection king. Here's what that means to you.
Fixated by Web health sites? Join the cyberchondriacs
(Reuters)
Reuters - Worried about that niggling pain in
your arm? Concerned about those persistent headaches? If you've
searched online for information about medical woes you're not
alone.
Google wary of behavioral targeting in online ads
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070801/wr_nm/google_advertising_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070801/2007_07_31t212612_450x337_us_google_advertising.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=m0qfIXFvFNiNPpNs2nb_mQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="A Google search page is seen through the spectacles of a computer user in Leicester, England, July 20, 2007. Google is looking to find more links between the searches its users do in order to better target advertising, but the company is reluctant to go much further than that in tracking their behavior. (Darren Staples/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Google Inc. is
looking to find more links between the searches its users do in
order to better target advertising, but the company is
reluctant to go much further than that in tracking their
behavior.</p><br clear="all"/>
Google vows to reduce Analytics tech problems
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Google has resolved the latest data outage to hit Google Analytics, and it promises to cut down on the frequency of technical problems affecting the Web site traffic-monitoring service.
FCC sets pro-consumer rules for broadband auction
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070731/pl_afp/ustechnologytelecombroadbandfcc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070731/capt.sge.hbd46.310707231923.photo00.photo.default-360x241.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=lGb6.qRRLEkFgZajpnLjAA--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday approved new US rules for next year's airwaves auctions that will open up access for consumers to use nearly any wireless device of their choice.(FCC)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday approved new US rules for next year's airwaves auctions that will open up access for consumers to use nearly any wireless device of their choice.</p><br clear="all"/>
iTunes surpasses 3 billion songs sold
(AP)
AP - The iTunes Store said Tuesday it had passed a milestone, selling more than 3 billion songs since launching four years ago.
Symantec's Dark Vision mines underground Web sites
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Researchers at Symantec have developed a system that mines underground Web sites and chat rooms for sensitive information that is being sold.
Apps security to dominate Black Hat
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Black Hat kicks off this week in Las Vegas with a big shift in focus from Internet viruses to application security.
Counting Clicks: Monitoring PC Usage at Work
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - "Every key you strike, every site you surf, every note you send, every chat you start, we'll be watching you ..." The Police's timeless anthem to lovelorn paranoia and obsession could easily be turned into a catchy soundtrack celebrating employer eavesdropping on employee computer and Internet habits.
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