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Microsoft to test ad-supported version of Works
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070801/wr_nm/microsoft_works_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070801/2007_08_01t135717_450x339_us_videogames_awards.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=X_JMA5BWFWkB2ILEjKJBig--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Peter Moore, a corporate vice president at Microsoft demonstrates the new XBOX game 'Rock Band' during Microsoft's E3 media briefing in Santa Monica July 10, 2007. In a move that reflects growing enthusiasm for games with broad appeal, the Game Critics Awards named 'Rock Band' as Best of Show for the industry's annual E3 convention held last month to showcase upcoming products. (Gus Ruelas/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. said on Wednesday it
will offer a free, advertising-supported version of its basic
productivity software, Microsoft Works, as part of a test
program with computers manufacturers.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft Pushes HD Photo Format as New Standard
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The international organization responsible for establishing the standards for image compression has agreed to consider the adoption of a new photo file format developed by Microsoft.
Microsoft to Release Free Version of Works
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Microsoft confirmed Wednesday that it will be rolling out via its OEM partners a free, ad-supported version of Microsoft Works over the next few months.
Microsoft Releases Mac-Friendly Tools For Vista, Office 2007
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The file converter software lets users of the Mac version of Microsoft Office open files created in Microsoft's new Office Open XML format.
Microsoft Patent: Biometric Recognition Used To Personalize Ads
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Identification could come from biometric sensors, cameras, or more traditional login methods.
Microsoft Seeks Settlement in Eolas Patent Suit
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Corp. is seeking to settle its long-running patent suit with Eolas Technologies Inc. through negotiations rather than heading back to the courtroom.
Microsoft Says Xbox 'Abuse' Led To Fire That Killed Baby
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft is asking a court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by an Illinois family that claims their infant died in blaze sparked by a faulty Xbox video game system.
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.
Apple releases patch for iPhone security
(AP)
AP - Apple Inc. has issued a software patch to fix some security holes that independent security researchers recently discovered for the company's vaunted iPhone.
Disney acquires Club Penguin for $350M
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070802/ap_on_hi_te/disney_club_penguin"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070801/capt.199e3b88b66e41939cc5d493d0f1228c.earns_disney_nybz149.jpg?x=130&y=108&sig=Ph.KuE4gVhiou9RAs2MFSQ--" align="left" height="108" width="130" alt="Visitors enjoy the Tea Cup ride at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., in this Aug. 9, 2006 file photo. The Walt Disney Co. is expected to release quarterly earnings on Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Walt Disney Co. said Wednesday it has bought the popular online kids hangout Club Penguin for $350 million, adding to its portfolio a site that in less than two years has been become a rage among preteens.</p><br clear="all"/>
High-tech group: edit copyright warnings
(AP)
AP - A trade group that includes Google Inc., Microsoft Corp. and other high-tech companies has asked federal regulators to order changes in copyright warnings.
Federal agents go after gaming pirates
(AP)
AP - Federal customs agents Wednesday raided more than 30 businesses and homes in 16 states, looking for devices that allow pirated video games to play on Wiis, PlayStation 2s and Xboxes.
Dow Jones enters News Corp. fold
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070801/ap_on_hi_te/dow_jones_murdoch"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070801/capt.7e2a5051e2c34168b97be07adb47b8b2.aptopix_dow_jones_murdoch_nyml301.jpg?x=130&y=67&sig=nvK22K9StcypFw0Lre_zoQ--" align="left" height="67" width="130" alt="The Dow Jones news ticker is shown Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007 in New York's Times Square. Rupert Murdoch has sealed a deal to buy Wall Street Journal publisher Dow Jones & Co. for $5 billion, ending a century of family ownership and adding a crown jewel to his global media empire, News Corp. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)" border="0" /></a>AP - Had it continued on its own, The Wall Street Journal would have faced a brutal slump in print advertising that is plaguing the newspaper industry as well as fierce competition in the market for delivering business news.</p><br clear="all"/>
Politics and profit set stage for Internet security disaster
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070802/tc_afp/technologyitinternetsoftwareconferencecrime"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070802/capt.sge.hlc94.020807045332.photo00.photo.default-512x349.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=FBc56nQZMNRG8XU734ppmg--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="In this file photo, an Internet cafe is crowded with visitors, in Seoul, South Korea. The Internet is ripe for hacking chaos and rampant crime due to serious computer defense flaws, specialists told cyber security experts from around the world at a major conference in Las Vegas this week.(AFP/File/Kim Jae-Hwan)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The Internet is ripe for hacking chaos and rampant crime due to serious computer defense flaws, specialists told cyber security experts from around the world at a major conference here.</p><br clear="all"/>
iPhone Buyers Were Ill-Informed About Battery, Lawyer Argues
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - In a letter to Steve Jobs, the Consumer Protection Board in New York also sided with consumers who have to mail their iPhone back to Apple to replace the battery for $79, plus a shipping fee.
Group imagines 'ideal' credit card
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070801/ap_on_bi_co_ne/safer_cards"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070801/capt.203d3e263203470f99554213ad4407c7.earns_mastercard_nybz146.jpg?x=78&y=130&sig=HAP3_WTsFHjmi5G_F.uRcQ--" align="left" height="130" width="78" alt="A customer approaches a MasterCard logo as she enters a store,in this Feb. 9, 2007 file photo, in Beverly, Mass. MasterCard Inc., the world's No. 2 credit card franchise, on Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007 said it swung to a profit in the second quarter from a loss last year, thanks to higher card usage and the dollar's weakness. (AP Photo/Lisa Poole, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Imagine a credit card that lets consumers set restrictions for its use — for example disallowing cash advances. And sends out alerts by mobile phone or e-mail if there's a major change in the account. And promises help in resolving ID theft or fraud.</p><br clear="all"/>
Acer installing Linux on notebooks, but not Ubuntu
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Acer did not preinstall the Ubuntu Linux distribution on a batch of Aspire notebooks for sale in Singapore, but instead is installing a different version of the open source operating system, local dealers said.
Microsoft to test ad-supported version of Works
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070801/wr_nm/microsoft_works_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070801/2007_08_01t135717_450x339_us_videogames_awards.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=X_JMA5BWFWkB2ILEjKJBig--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Peter Moore, a corporate vice president at Microsoft demonstrates the new XBOX game 'Rock Band' during Microsoft's E3 media briefing in Santa Monica July 10, 2007. In a move that reflects growing enthusiasm for games with broad appeal, the Game Critics Awards named 'Rock Band' as Best of Show for the industry's annual E3 convention held last month to showcase upcoming products. (Gus Ruelas/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. said on Wednesday it
will offer a free, advertising-supported version of its basic
productivity software, Microsoft Works, as part of a test
program with computers manufacturers.</p><br clear="all"/>
Disney acquires Club Penguin for $350M
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070802/ap_on_hi_te/disney_club_penguin"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070801/capt.199e3b88b66e41939cc5d493d0f1228c.earns_disney_nybz149.jpg?x=130&y=108&sig=Ph.KuE4gVhiou9RAs2MFSQ--" align="left" height="108" width="130" alt="Visitors enjoy the Tea Cup ride at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., in this Aug. 9, 2006 file photo. The Walt Disney Co. is expected to release quarterly earnings on Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Walt Disney Co. said Wednesday it has bought the popular online kids hangout Club Penguin for $350 million, adding to its portfolio a site that in less than two years has been become a rage among preteens.</p><br clear="all"/>
PayPal offering financing payment options
(Reuters)
Reuters - Ebay Inc's PayPal said on Thursday
it would offer credit financing with General Electric Co's GE
Money Bank in a bid to win new users and improve business for
merchants that use its service.
Politics and profit set stage for Internet security disaster
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070802/tc_afp/technologyitinternetsoftwareconferencecrime"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070802/capt.sge.hlc94.020807045332.photo00.photo.default-512x349.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=FBc56nQZMNRG8XU734ppmg--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="In this file photo, an Internet cafe is crowded with visitors, in Seoul, South Korea. The Internet is ripe for hacking chaos and rampant crime due to serious computer defense flaws, specialists told cyber security experts from around the world at a major conference in Las Vegas this week.(AFP/File/Kim Jae-Hwan)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The Internet is ripe for hacking chaos and rampant crime due to serious computer defense flaws, specialists told cyber security experts from around the world at a major conference here.</p><br clear="all"/>
AC/DC goes digital via Verizon wireless
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070802/wr_nm/acdc_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070802/2007_08_01t211238_450x292_us_acdc.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=WTwzQ0VeZt9pp_0bHA10qA--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Angus Young, lead guitarist with Australian rock band AC/DC plays during the band's concert at the Hammersmith Apollo, London, October 21, 2003. AC/DC is finally selling its music digitally. But not on iTunes. (Toby Melville/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - AC/DC is finally selling its music
digitally. But not on iTunes.</p><br clear="all"/>
TV, theme parks boost Disney's profit
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070801/ap_en_bu/earns_disney"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070801/capt.0c97d60068884f4a83687cce0b1b97ca.earns_disney__la102.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=NuBZNs_KDorwdJDqOLOT1Q--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="The newly renovated Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage ride is shown at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., Tuesday, June 5, 2007. The Walt Disney Co. is expected to release quarterly earnings on Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)" border="0" /></a>AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Walt Disney Co. delivered higher third-quarter profits on strong performance from its TV networks and theme parks, and acquired the online virtual world Club Penguin, expanding its presence in Web entertainment, the company said Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Time Warner 2Q beats earnings forecast
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070801/ap_en_bu/earns_time_warner"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070801/capt.02ba81a3422345cdb063e018f4b9942d.earns_time_warner_nybz148.jpg?x=91&y=130&sig=43F3sF9kdvc6gTjF9HIg9A--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="Richard Parsons, chairman and CEO of Time Warner, arrives for the annual Allen and Co.'s media conference in this July 11, 2007 file photo, in Sun Valley, Idaho. Quarterly profits rose 5 percent at Time Warner Inc., as the media conglomerate reported particular strength in its cable unit and exceeded Wall Street's earnings forecasts Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007. The company also is set to spend another $5 billion buying back shares.(AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Strength in cable TV helped Time Warner Inc. increase second-quarter earnings 5 percent, beating analyst forecasts Wednesday, though the results were clouded by a new set of issues in the AOL Internet unit.</p><br clear="all"/>
Getting Paid for Surfing for Porn
(PC World)
PC World - How many people can claim to have a job that allows them to surf porn, sports and millions of other Web sites that are not allowed anywhere near PCs in corporate America and K-12 schools?
European Project Looks to Manage Online Threats
(PC World)
PC World - Researchers are looking for formal European Union sponsorship of a new project that would keep an eye on malicious software and computer attacks around the world.
ComScore to profile computer settings
(AP)
AP - ComScore Inc., a company best known for measuring the popularity of leading Web sites, has launched a new service for profiling computer hardware, configurations and usage.
Users Antsy Over Google Analytics Problems
(PC World)
PC World - A string of recent technical problems at Google Inc.'s Analytics service has webmasters and publishers concerned about this Web site traffic monitoring service.
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