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Microsoft: IPTV is entry to operator business
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft has described its Mediaroom IPTV offering as a way for the software giant to expand its reach into the living room, but now the company also says IPTV is a chance for it to gain a new market in telecommunications operators.
Judge reverses $1.5B patent award against Microsoft
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - A federal judge Monday effectively reversed a $1.5 billion patent-infringement award against Microsoft in a case involving MP3 technology.
Microsoft releases XP, Vista service pack previews
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft has quietly released pre-beta code to two forthcoming Windows service packs to testers in the past week, but the company continues to remain vague about when the final code for Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Windows Vista SP1 will make it to end-users.
Microsoft Releases Service-Pack Previews for Vista, XP
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Corp. has quietly released pre-beta code to two forthcoming Windows service packs to testers in the past week, but the company continues to remain vague about when the final code for Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Windows Vista SP1 will make it to end users.
Record-Setting $1.5B Fine Against Microsoft Nixed
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - A federal judge in San Diego shocked Alcatel-Lucent by throwing out its $1.5 billion award against Microsoft for infringement of certain MP3 patents. In March, a jury had found Microsoft liable for infringing two of Alcatel-Lucent's patents and issued the largest patent-infringement award in history.
Microsoft Discloses Price Cuts On Xbox 360
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The 20-Gbyte version of the Xbox 360 will carry a $349.99 price tag, and the high-end, 120-Gbyte Xbox 360 Elite system will retail for $449.99.
Big Win for Microsoft in Alcatel-Lucent Patent Case
(PC World)
PC World - A federal judge Monday effectively reversed a US$1.5 billion patent-infringement award against Microsoft Corp. in a case involving MP3 technology.
Microsoft to cut price of Xbox 360
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070807/wr_nm/microsoft_xbox360_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070807/2007_08_07t011900_450x273_us_microsoft_xbox360.jpg?x=130&y=78&sig=3ffmMlmU3Xkf881yZy5uNg--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="Visitors play with Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 game consoles during the opening day of Madrid's International Data Processing, Multimedia and Communications SIMO Fair November 7, 2006. Microsoft Corp said on Monday it will cut the price of its main Xbox 360 video game console model by about 13 percent in the United States, hoping to boost sales ahead of the crucial holiday season. (Victor Fraile/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp said on Monday it
will cut the price of its main Xbox 360 video game console
model by about 13 percent in the United States, hoping to boost
sales ahead of the crucial holiday season.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft cuts Xbox 360 price to $349
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070807/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_xbox_price_cut"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070719/capt.sge.dmi84.190707210155.photo00.photo.default-432x512.jpg?x=109&y=130&sig=0Mapc2EsmnzT_g8zcjon9Q--" align="left" height="130" width="109" alt="Xbox 360 video game console. Microsoft said Thursday its profit for the just-ended quarter rose 11 percent from a year ago to 3.03 billion dollars, boosted by the new Windows Vista operating system and the new Office software suite.(AFP/File/Odd Andersen)" border="0" /></a>AP - Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 video game console will be $50 cheaper starting Wednesday, confirming fuzzy snapshots of leaked advertisements posted by bloggers in late July.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft Avoids Paying $1.5 Billion To Alcatel-Lucent, For Now
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - A U.S. judge calls the jury's decision "against the clear weight of the evidence" in a case over two MP3 digital music patents.
Apple debuts new iMac computers
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070808/ap_on_hi_te/apple_imacs"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070807/capt.05572cc16865419392917693e8f3a5c8.apple_imacs_cagn104.jpg?x=130&y=101&sig=WwttNMKtY_T3P3sZBssLTA--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="The new Apple iMac desktop computer sits on display at Apple headquarters, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2007 in Cupertino, Calif. Apple Inc. updated its iMac computers Tuesday with a slimmer design, faster chips and glossy screens, hoping to further propel sales that already outpace the rest of the PC industry. The all-in-one desktop computers now have aluminum casings, replacing the white plastic facade that has defined the computer lineup for years. (AP Photo/George Nikitin)" border="0" /></a>AP - Apple Inc. updated its iMac computers Tuesday with a slimmer design, faster chips and glossy screens, hoping to further propel sales that already outpace the rest of the PC industry.</p><br clear="all"/>
Study: More time spent with paid media
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070808/ap_on_hi_te/media_consumption"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070807/capt.c038a264ae124495ad036f1ccfc6697b.apple_imacs_cagn103.jpg?x=97&y=130&sig=RFH5QWLIksrB_hIud8gaNQ--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="The new Apple iMac sits on display at Apple headquarters, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2007 in Cupertino, Calif. Apple Inc. updated its iMac computers Tuesday with a slimmer design, faster chips and glossy screens, hoping to further propel sales that already outpace the rest of the PC industry. The all-in-one desktop computers now have aluminum casings, replacing the white plastic facade that has defined the computer lineup for years. (AP Photo/George Nikitin)" border="0" /></a>AP - A study finds that U.S. consumers are increasingly shifting their attention away from traditional, advertising-supported media in favor of entertainment such as the Internet, video games and cable TV, which consumers pay for.</p><br clear="all"/>
Online boom boosts Cisco profit, shares
(AP)
AP - Cisco Systems Inc. shares jumped nearly 6 percent after the network equipment maker reported fiscal fourth-quarter results that beat Wall Street's expectations and boosted its financial forecast.
Judge rules against Qualcomm
(AP)
AP - A federal judge has found that Qualcomm Inc. waived its rights to enforce two patents on compressing video signals because it deliberately concealed them from an industry standard-setting group.
NBC eyes 3,600 hours of Olympic coverage
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070807/ap_on_hi_te/oly_nbc_coverage"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070807/capt.xhg10408071104.china_olympics_xhg104.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=coSEby6XqdNrlynNYxZk.Q--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge, third from right, Liu Qi, president of the Beijing Olympic Games organizing committee, third from left, IOC member Hein Verbruggen, second from left, and Chinese State Councilor Chen Zhili, second from right, attend a ceremony where volunteers for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and Beijing Paralympic Games take an oath to serve the games in Beijing Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2007. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)" border="0" /></a>AP - NBC will broadcast more than 3,600 hours of coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympics on multiple television networks and the Internet.</p><br clear="all"/>
Man sold goods on eBay, never delivered
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070807/ap_on_hi_te/ebay_scam"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070806/capt.f785d7d1a98c4b7490800bd1491dcd84.steelers_saints_hall_of_fame_game_football_ohtd102.jpg?x=130&y=101&sig=rTjXSOd5JrxZ.ymH1qu7vg--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (7) hands the ball off to Najeh Davenport in the first quarter of the Pro Football Hall of Fame game against the New Orleans Saints, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2007, in Canton, Ohio. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)" border="0" /></a>AP - A 37-year-old man was found guilty Tuesday of collecting more than $90,000 in payments for Rolex watches and sports tickets through eBay but never delivering the merchandise to customers.</p><br clear="all"/>
Texting while driving is dangerous but US drivers do it anyway: poll
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070808/tc_afp/usroadtransportmobile"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070808/capt.sge.izm10.080807021335.photo00.photo.default-372x281.jpg?x=130&y=98&sig=pFyOvpEVeJNsYyEfKvGkOQ--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="A man using his Blackberry. Nine out of 10 Americans feel that sending text messages from a mobile phone while driving is as dangerous as drinking and driving, but admit to doing it anyway.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Nine out of 10 Americans feel that sending text messages from a mobile phone while driving is as dangerous as drinking and driving, but admit to doing it anyway, a poll published on Tuesday showed.</p><br clear="all"/>
Vodafone decides against cutting Verizon Wireless stake
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070808/bs_afp/britaintelecommobilecompanyearningsvodafone"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070808/capt.sge.jbi01.080807081545.photo00.photo.default-512x323.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=CowoAOutYKzHAQYRjKIc_A--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="A man walks past a Vodafone advertising board in central London. Vodafone, the British mobile phone giant, has said it had decided against exercising an option to sell part of its stake in US mobile operator Verizon Wireless to Verizon Communications.(AFP/File/Carl De Souza)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Vodafone, the British mobile phone giant, said Wednesday it had decided against exercising an option to sell part of its stake in US mobile operator Verizon Wireless to Verizon Communications.</p><br clear="all"/>
Dell expands Linux PC sales to Europe, China
(Reuters)
Reuters - Dell Inc said on Tuesday it has
decided to expand sales of consumer personal computers loaded
with the Linux operating system to the United Kingdom, France,
Germany and China.
Apple shines its core computer line
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070808/tc_afp/technologyitcompanyapple"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070808/capt.sge.izl15.080807020029.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=l3vI16q4lzn_SQVqroyejA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Apple CEO Steve Jobs shows off the new wireless keyboard as he introduces new versions of the iMac and iLife applications in Cupertino, California. The all-in-one desktop computers now have a slimmer design in aluminum casings with faster chips and glossy screens and is up to $300 cheaper then their predecessors.(AFP/GettyImages/David Paul)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Apple on Tuesday unveiled a new line of iMac computers and slick software hoping the glow of iPod MP3 players and iPhones will help shine Apple's core products.</p><br clear="all"/>
Online boom boosts Cisco profit, shares
(AP)
AP - Cisco Systems Inc. shares jumped nearly 6 percent after the network equipment maker reported fiscal fourth-quarter results that beat Wall Street's expectations and boosted its financial forecast.
Study: More time spent with paid media
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070808/ap_on_hi_te/media_consumption"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070807/capt.c038a264ae124495ad036f1ccfc6697b.apple_imacs_cagn103.jpg?x=97&y=130&sig=RFH5QWLIksrB_hIud8gaNQ--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="The new Apple iMac sits on display at Apple headquarters, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2007 in Cupertino, Calif. Apple Inc. updated its iMac computers Tuesday with a slimmer design, faster chips and glossy screens, hoping to further propel sales that already outpace the rest of the PC industry. The all-in-one desktop computers now have aluminum casings, replacing the white plastic facade that has defined the computer lineup for years. (AP Photo/George Nikitin)" border="0" /></a>AP - A study finds that U.S. consumers are increasingly shifting their attention away from traditional, advertising-supported media in favor of entertainment such as the Internet, video games and cable TV, which consumers pay for.</p><br clear="all"/>
Man sold goods on eBay, never delivered
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070807/ap_on_hi_te/ebay_scam"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070806/capt.f785d7d1a98c4b7490800bd1491dcd84.steelers_saints_hall_of_fame_game_football_ohtd102.jpg?x=130&y=101&sig=rTjXSOd5JrxZ.ymH1qu7vg--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (7) hands the ball off to Najeh Davenport in the first quarter of the Pro Football Hall of Fame game against the New Orleans Saints, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2007, in Canton, Ohio. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)" border="0" /></a>AP - A 37-year-old man was found guilty Tuesday of collecting more than $90,000 in payments for Rolex watches and sports tickets through eBay but never delivering the merchandise to customers.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft's Silverlight Makes Major League Debut
(PC World)
PC World - The first major deployment of Microsoft Corp.'s Silverlight technology went live Tuesday, with the Web site for [
eBay imparts datacenter knowlege
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Imagine creating and managing a datacenter that handles 241 million registered users and sells a car a minute, an auto part every second, and a piece of diamond jewelry every two minutes.
NBC eyes 3,600 hours of Olympic coverage
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070807/ap_on_hi_te/oly_nbc_coverage"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070807/capt.xhg10408071104.china_olympics_xhg104.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=coSEby6XqdNrlynNYxZk.Q--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge, third from right, Liu Qi, president of the Beijing Olympic Games organizing committee, third from left, IOC member Hein Verbruggen, second from left, and Chinese State Councilor Chen Zhili, second from right, attend a ceremony where volunteers for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and Beijing Paralympic Games take an oath to serve the games in Beijing Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2007. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)" border="0" /></a>AP - NBC will broadcast more than 3,600 hours of coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympics on multiple television networks and the Internet.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft's Silverlight makes major league debut
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - The first major deployment of Microsoft's Silverlight technology went live Tuesday, with the Web site for Major League Baseball using version 1.0 of the browser for interactive video content.
More time spent on Web than newspapers: study
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070807/wr_nm/advertising_usa_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20070726/i/r541081880.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=bkvAtFtKRpZ7TzZgoZzr2g--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A woman works in an office in this undated file photo. Americans who feel bored and underpaid do work hard -- at surfing the Internet and catching up on gossip, according to a survey that found U.S. workers waste about 20 percent of their working day. REUTERS/Catherine Benson" border="0" /></a>Reuters - U.S. consumers this year will spend
more of their day surfing the Internet than reading newspapers
or going to the movies or listening to recorded music,
according a study released on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Mozilla Backs Away From '10 Day' Patch Boast
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Mozilla is trying to quell the buzz that has lit up the blogosphere about a boast made at Black Hat that the company could patch bugs in as little as 10 days.
Lessons eBay Learned In The Data Center
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - By shifting to a more virtual environment, eBay has been able to handle the 241 million registered users who post 6 million new items per day.
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