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Texas Company Files Patent Suit Against Microsoft, Adobe
(PC World)
PC World - A Texas-based company has filed a suit against Microsoft Corp. and Adobe Systems Inc. for allegedly infringing on two patents for technologies that display content in a Web browser in key software products, including Microsoft's Windows Vista.
Texas company files suit against Microsoft, Adobe
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - A Texas-based company has filed a suit against Microsoft and Adobe for allegedly infringing on two patents for technologies that display content in a Web browser in key software products, including Microsoft's Windows Vista.
Red Hat Officials Confirm Desktop OS Delay
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Red Hat is positioning its Global Desktop Linux as a low-cost alternative to Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system.
Update: Microsoft cuts Windows Vista price in China
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft has dramatically cut the price of Windows Vista in China in a bid to boost sales of its new operating system.
In Reversal, Massachusetts OKs Microsoft Office 2007 Format
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Massachusetts' reversal on whether to allow use of OOXML is sure to provoke controversy.
Microsoft, Apple Strike Font Agreement
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Such cross-licensing agreements allow developers and online publishers to specify certain fonts with the knowledge that they will display correctly regardless of the type of system used.
Microsoft Cuts Vista Price to $66 in China
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Corp. has dramatically cut the price of Windows Vista in China in a bid to boost sales of its new operating system.
Microsoft halves Vista retail price in China
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070803/tc_nm/microsoft_china_price_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070803/2007_08_03t072103_450x322_us_microsoft_china_price.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=3_xxy4U3lufQB4nEI2wFWA--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Microsoft Windows Vista software sit on display at a store in New York January 30, 2007. Microsoft Corp. has more than halved the retail price of its Vista home basic computer operating software package in China to 499 yuan ($66) from 1,521 yuan, and the price of its premium package to 899 yuan from 1,802 yuan, effective from August 1. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. has more than
halved the retail price of its Vista home basic computer
operating software package in China to 499 yuan ($66) from
1,521 yuan, and the price of its premium package to 899 yuan
from 1,802 yuan, effective from August 1.</p><br clear="all"/>
Red Hat delays release of Linux software
(Reuters)
Reuters - Software maker Red Hat Inc said
on Thursday it delayed its August release of a version of its
Linux software for personal computers that would compete with
Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system.
MP3 Audio Files Most Common On Computers
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The typical American PC also contained 197 Microsoft Word files, 100 PDF files, 77 Microsoft Excel files, and 36 Windows Media files, a new comScore survey finds.
Researcher: Flaw exposes hack threat
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070805/ap_on_hi_te/hacking_threat"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070805/capt.e3b34771ed624320a78256fc6ff4868f.hacking_threat_nvjh104.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=noYDhb39pg2Z.VQEw7pO7A--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Zac Franken, of England, demonstrates flaws in card access control systems during an interview with reporters at the Defcon 15 hacker convention held at the Riviera hotel-casino in Las Vegas, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2007. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)" border="0" /></a>AP - Terrorists and other criminals could exploit a newly discovered software flaw to hijack massive computer systems used to control critical infrastructure like oil refineries, power plants and factories, a researcher said Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Virtual reality helps GIs deal with PTSD
(AP)
AP - Staff Sgt. Jeff Ebert's entire body flinches as a roadside bomb explodes near his vehicle. Smoke obscures his view. Gunfire rattles around him.
'LonelyGirl15' season ends with a twist
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070804/ap_on_en_ot/lonelygirl15_finale"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070804/capt.ca017ce32ba6416e9f18b1487d53a902.lonelygirl15_finale_ny129.jpg?x=112&y=130&sig=BaF.Z1_C_Czkr4Qz3X7S7A--" align="left" height="130" width="112" alt="The fate of Bree, the Web's 'LonelyGirl15' star portrayed by Jessica Lee Rose of New Zealand, seen here in a file photo taken in New York on June 5, 2007, was revealed Friday, Aug. 3, 2007. After more than a year and 260 episodes, 16-year old Bree, was killed off Friday at the hands of the religious cult that had chased her for the life-giving qualities of her rare blood type. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)" border="0" /></a>AP - After more than a year and 260 episodes, 16-year old Bree, the main character on the Web drama "LonelyGirl15," was killed off Friday at the hands of the religious cult that had chased her for the life-giving qualities of her rare blood type.</p><br clear="all"/>
Hackers: Social networking sites flawed
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070804/ap_on_hi_te/social_networking_vulnerabilities"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070803/capt.f40aac1c331a4724bf35d556e5ed4ea0.social_networking_vulnerabilities_nvjh102.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=HCbZFyK3hHdl.y0y2MeLkA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Patrik Karlsson,IT security expert and founder of Inspect it, gives a presentation on SQL injection and out-of-band channeling during the Defcon 15 hacker convention at the Riviera hotel-casino in Las Vegas, Friday, Aug. 3, 2007. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)" border="0" /></a>AP - Social networking Web sites such as MySpace.com are increasingly juicy targets for computer hackers, who are demonstrating a pair of vulnerabilities they claim expose sensitive personal information and could be exploited by online criminals.</p><br clear="all"/>
Printers found to kick up particles
(AP)
AP - Should laser printers come with a surgeon general's warning?
Democratic candidates see the light: the Internet
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070804/wr_nm/usa_politics_blogs_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070805/2007_08_04t174218_450x235_us_usa_politics_blogs.jpg?x=130&y=67&sig=pfFmEkhSvGil5A1ICaUSwQ--" align="left" height="67" width="130" alt="Democratic U.S. presidential candidates (L-R) Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Dennis Kucinich, Maurice Gravel, William Richardson, Barack Obama, Christopher Dodd and Joseph Biden take part in the candidates' forum at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People annual convention in Detroit, Michigan July 12, 2007. (Rebecca Cook/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Every U.S. presidential candidate has a
Web site, of course, but when the top Democratic hopefuls were
asked on Saturday whether they would appoint a White House
blogger if elected, all of them said yes.</p><br clear="all"/>
Outage Doesn't Slow Samsung Chip Production
(PC World)
PC World - All six Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. chip production lines hit by a power outage were back up by noon Saturday, easing fears the disruption could affect the supply of NAND flash memory chips to iPhones, iPods and other devices.
Public Wi-Fi: Past its Prime?
(PC World)
PC World - For the average Internet user, wireless means Wi-Fi. Most routers used in offices and at hot-spots in local cafes and-libraries use Wi-Fi technology. However, the increasing development and use of the fledgling WiMAX technology has some questioning whether cities should invest in the older standard.
Mozilla shares scanning tool, Firefox 3 features
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Open source browser maker Mozilla has developed a wide array of secure coding analysis tools as part of its internal development process, and now it's beginning to share those programs with the outside world.
Hackers bite into "cookies" to plunder user data from websites
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070804/tc_afp/technologyitinternetsoftwarecrimecompanymyspace"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070804/capt.sge.icf08.040807043934.photo00.photo.default-512x345.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=9F5eTOntyJlV4A2Wd8o72A--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="A customer types as he uses wireless internet access at a coffee shop, in 2006, in San Francisco, California. Hackers and computer security specialists gathered in Las Vegas on Friday took aim at popular social networking websites, exposing ways to plunder data from software "cookies" used to track users.(AFP/File/Justin Sallivan)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Hackers and computer security specialists gathered in Las Vegas on Friday took aim at popular social networking websites, exposing ways to plunder data from software "cookies" used to track users.</p><br clear="all"/>
Democratic candidates see the light: the Internet
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070804/wr_nm/usa_politics_blogs_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070805/2007_08_04t174218_450x235_us_usa_politics_blogs.jpg?x=130&y=67&sig=pfFmEkhSvGil5A1ICaUSwQ--" align="left" height="67" width="130" alt="Democratic U.S. presidential candidates (L-R) Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Dennis Kucinich, Maurice Gravel, William Richardson, Barack Obama, Christopher Dodd and Joseph Biden take part in the candidates' forum at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People annual convention in Detroit, Michigan July 12, 2007. (Rebecca Cook/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Every U.S. presidential candidate has a
Web site, of course, but when the top Democratic hopefuls were
asked on Saturday whether they would appoint a White House
blogger if elected, all of them said yes.</p><br clear="all"/>
Wikiversity Gains Momentum
(PC World)
PC World - The online collaboration that has made Wikipedia one of the most used sources of information on the Internet is also being used to build a school and offer classes across the online world, and the project is taking off.
Public Wi-Fi: Past its Prime?
(PC World)
PC World - For the average Internet user, wireless means Wi-Fi. Most routers used in offices and at hot-spots in local cafes and-libraries use Wi-Fi technology. However, the increasing development and use of the fledgling WiMAX technology has some questioning whether cities should invest in the older standard.
Hackers: Social networking sites flawed
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070804/ap_on_hi_te/social_networking_vulnerabilities"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070803/capt.f40aac1c331a4724bf35d556e5ed4ea0.social_networking_vulnerabilities_nvjh102.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=HCbZFyK3hHdl.y0y2MeLkA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Patrik Karlsson,IT security expert and founder of Inspect it, gives a presentation on SQL injection and out-of-band channeling during the Defcon 15 hacker convention at the Riviera hotel-casino in Las Vegas, Friday, Aug. 3, 2007. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)" border="0" /></a>AP - Social networking Web sites such as MySpace.com are increasingly juicy targets for computer hackers, who are demonstrating a pair of vulnerabilities they claim expose sensitive personal information and could be exploited by online criminals.</p><br clear="all"/>
Lawmaker wants Yahoo probe
(AP)
AP - Congressional investigators plan to look into whether Yahoo officials misrepresented the Internet company's role in the arrest of a Chinese journalist sentenced to a decade in jail.
Wi-Fi Hotspots Continue To Pose E-Mail Security Risk
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Researchers demonstrated on Friday at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas that Web-based e-mail accounts hosted by MySpace, Facebook, Yahoo, Gmail, and Hotmail are vulnerable to hacker attacks when account holders use unencrypted Wi-Fi hotspots.
Feds Bust 18 For Running Allegedly Illegal Online Drug Network
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - A 313-count indictment shows that the alleged fraudsters sold drugs to people without prescriptions and sometimes without any need for them.
Plan for Broadband on Unused TV Spectrum Hits Snag
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - A new report from the FCC casts doubt on the ability of next-generation mobile devices to transmit over unoccupied spectrum called "white space," which occupies the same frequency range used by today's digital TV broadcasters.
Amazon.com Tests Web Service For Flexible Payments
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Amazon.com is testing a set of new Amazon Web Services APIs for moving money between people or computers.
U.S. man sentenced to two years on copyright violations
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - An Illinois man was sentenced to two years in prison for violating copyright law through the unauthorized sale of video games on his Web site, the U.S. Department of Justice announced late Thursday.
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