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Nokia, Microsoft to boost mobile entertainment
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070806/wr_nm/microsoft_nokia_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070806/2007_08_06t022936_450x254_us_microsoft_nokia.jpg?x=130&y=73&sig=tjwlLfbVx65dcP_toH7BVA--" align="left" height="73" width="130" alt="A visitor talks on his mobile phone at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona February 15, 2006. Mobile-phone giant Nokia (Albert Gea/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Mobile-phone giant Nokia will start to
use Microsoft's copy protection software to boost the use of
wireless entertainment, like music and videos, the two
companies said on Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft, NASA Team on Shuttle Photos
(PC World)
PC World - Photosynth technology will produce 3D montage of Endeavour before launch.
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"/>
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?
Hackers sought as allies in war on terrorism and cyber crime
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070806/tc_afp/technologyitinternetpolicerights"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070806/capt.sge.ilw64.060807075703.photo00.photo.default-512x349.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=uj0Hy6yYqRqS46yLldVnsA--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="File photo of an Internet cafe in Seoul, South Korea. US federal agents are reaching out to computer hackers for help fighting crime and terrorism as a tug-of-war between privacy and public safety continues on the Internet(AFP/File/Kim Jae-Hwan)" border="0" /></a>AFP - US federal agents are reaching out to computer hackers for help fighting crime and terrorism as a tug-of-war between privacy and public safety continues on the Internet.</p><br clear="all"/>
Nokia, Microsoft to boost mobile entertainment
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070806/wr_nm/microsoft_nokia_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070806/2007_08_06t022936_450x254_us_microsoft_nokia.jpg?x=130&y=73&sig=tjwlLfbVx65dcP_toH7BVA--" align="left" height="73" width="130" alt="A visitor talks on his mobile phone at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona February 15, 2006. Mobile-phone giant Nokia (Albert Gea/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Mobile-phone giant Nokia will start to
use Microsoft's copy protection software to boost the use of
wireless entertainment, like music and videos, the two
companies said on Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Regulations may shake up US mobile telephone market
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070806/bs_afp/ustelecominternettechnologyregulate"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070806/capt.sge.ill80.060807064517.photo00.photo.default-512x365.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=9l4ynkymHlIkyqxSKKJGRg--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="A commuter checks his cell phone at Grand Central Station in New York. The mercenary US mobile telephone market faces a rough shake-up after authorities set new rules for auctioning airwaves, boosting users' freedom to switch providers and access the Internet by phone(AFP/File/Timothy A. Clary)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The mercenary US mobile telephone market faces a rough shake-up after authorities set new rules for auctioning airwaves, boosting users' freedom to switch providers and access the Internet by phone.</p><br clear="all"/>
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.
Business Objects Tries Out Web 2.0
(PC World)
PC World - Business Objects SA is inviting customers to try out prototype Web 2.0 applications to enhance its BI (business-intelligence) software, although the tools are getting mixed reviews.
Perez Hilton, blogger Hollywood loves to hate
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070806/en_afp/entertainmentusfilm"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070806/capt.sge.imb04.060807082013.photo00.photo.default-341x512.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=Oyw7SK_iUaFWcvd14YegSg--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Known in the blogosphere as Perez Hilton and to himself as "Queen of All Media", Mario Armando Lavandeira (seen here July 2007) puts Hollywood stars on daily notice in an admittedly amateurish blog that is his own claim to fame.(AFP/File/Robyn Beck)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Known in the blogosphere as Perez Hilton and to himself as "Queen of All Media", Mario Armando Lavandeira puts Hollywood stars on daily notice in an admittedly amateurish blog that is his own claim to fame.</p><br clear="all"/>
Hackers sought as allies in war on terrorism and cyber crime
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070806/tc_afp/technologyitinternetpolicerights"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070806/capt.sge.ilw64.060807075703.photo00.photo.default-512x349.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=uj0Hy6yYqRqS46yLldVnsA--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="File photo of an Internet cafe in Seoul, South Korea. US federal agents are reaching out to computer hackers for help fighting crime and terrorism as a tug-of-war between privacy and public safety continues on the Internet(AFP/File/Kim Jae-Hwan)" border="0" /></a>AFP - US federal agents are reaching out to computer hackers for help fighting crime and terrorism as a tug-of-war between privacy and public safety continues on the Internet.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Fake Steve Jobs" blogger exposed as Forbes editor
(Reuters)
Reuters - A blogger calling himself "Fake
Steve Jobs," whose parody of the Apple Inc. chief executive
amused and enthralled Silicon Valley, revealed himself on
Sunday as an editor of Forbes business magazine.
Parton Web site leads echomusic's high-profile deals
(Reuters)
Reuters - In the 18 weeks since Ticketmaster
acquired a majority stake in echomusic, the direct-to-fan Web
platform has made a number of significant moves -- not the
least of which is bringing country legend Dolly Parton into the
digital world with her first official Web site.
Bloggers consider forming labor union
(AP)
AP - Do bloggers need their own Norma Rae?
IBM to Drop BlackIce
(PC World)
PC World - IBM Corp. will stop selling the BlackIce PC Protection security suite, a product that came under its wing after buying Internet Security Systems (ISS) a year ago for US$1.3 billion.
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/20070806/2007_08_04t174218_450x235_us_usa_politics_blogs.jpg?x=130&y=67&sig=iJBjWFdg1ZInxLSWs.F7vw--" 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"/>
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