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Dell Offers Virtual Path to Linux on Desktop
(PC World)
PC World - Dell Inc. hopes to push the open source Linux operating system into the corporate desktop environment using virtualization so alternative Linux operating systems can more easily be run alongside Windows systems from Microsoft Corp.
Microsoft Hires EA Executive to Run Xbox Live
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Corp. has hired another Electronic Arts Inc. executive in an effort to help support a surprisingly successful part of the Xbox group.
Microsoft reveals Commerce Server roadmap
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Interest in software that enables companies to build marketplaces on the Web is not as keen as it used to be back in the early days of e-commerce. However, Microsoft made a commitment Wednesday to keep developing its offering in this space for at least the next three years.
Dell pushes Linux into enterprises with virtualization
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Dell hopes to push the open source Linux operating system into the corporate desktop environment using virtualization so that alternative Linux operating systems can more easily be run alongside Windows systems from Microsoft.
Windows Vista, XP Service Packs Eagerly Awaited
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft is getting kudos from the Internet Storm Center for getting as many eye balls as possible on the service pack previews.
Microsoft Slahes Xbox 360 Price, Offers New Editions
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft is readying its Xbox 360 video game console for the holiday shopping frenzy with new titles -- and a price cut.
Judge Says 'Windows Vista Capable' Lawsuit Can Proceed
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Two customers charged that Microsoft used deceptive marketing tactics to promote its new Windows Vista operating system.
Microsoft Releases Windows Updates, Vista SP1 And XP SP3 In Testing
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The updates, which are available now only through Microsoft's download center, address performance and compatibility concerns with the operating system.
Leaked Vista hotfix packs ready for download
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft released the two Windows Vista updates that had leaked to the Internet at the end of July on Tuesday but won't say when it will begin pushing them to users via Windows Update.
Prototype Internet device fails FCC test
(AP)
AP - The government gave a failing grade to a prototype device that Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Dell Inc. and other technology companies said would beam high-speed Internet service over unused television airwaves.
Army denounces 3 articles written by GI
(AP)
AP - A magazine gets a hot story straight from a soldier in Iraq and publishes his writing, complete with gory details, under a pseudonym. The stories are chilling: An Iraqi boy befriends American troops and later has his tongue cut out by insurgents. Soldiers mock a disfigured woman sitting near them in a dining hall. As a diversion, soldiers run over dogs with armored personnel carriers. Compelling stuff, and, according to the Army, not true.
IBM launches system to track medications
(AP)
AP - To help the pharmaceutical industry combat drug counterfeiting, IBM is launching an electronic pedigree system Thursday that tracks medications through the supply chain until they reach consumers.
Blockbuster to buy movie download firm
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070809/ap_on_hi_te/blockbuster_movielink"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070809/capt.4472a65d17d04c04b8231c86f76455a6.blockbuster_movielink_ny131.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=fiOFmLNLSY3vk.HBZJsH9w--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Customers enter a Blockbuster video store in Dallas in this July 23, 2006 file photo. Video rental chain Blockbuster Inc. said Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007 it is buying the digital movie download service Movielink, giving it the online foothold it has long sought to compete with rival Netflix Inc. (AP Photo/Ron Heflin, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Although Blockbuster Inc.'s Total Access program has been adding subscribers faster than Netflix Inc.'s DVD rental service, Netflix was able to tout that only it offered the ability to instantly download movies and TV shows to a computer. Not for long. Blockbuster said Wednesday it is buying the digital movie-download service Movielink, giving it a stronger online foothold to compete with its rival.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Green' tech shops have a way to go
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070809/ap_on_hi_te/making_tech_green"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070807/capt.446985d9175043ffa0b173b528d6d109.making_tech_green_gfx373.jpg?x=130&y=103&sig=MeM0HTLh2OuOug.GGBI4uQ--" align="left" height="103" width="130" alt="ADVANCE FOR AUG. 9 AND THEREAFTER; graphic shows energy usage by data centers; 2c x 3 inches; 96.3 mm x 76.2 mm" border="0" /></a>AP - The extremely air-conditioned computer farms known as data centers are the gas-guzzling jalopies of the technology world.</p><br clear="all"/>
Review: Stocks and weather LCD panels
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070808/ap_on_hi_te/tech_test_ambient_devices"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070808/capt.2af017df805b4606aa5806d55fbbc00b.tech_test_nyml303.jpg?x=130&y=130&sig=8qXTU7nSgJ1_cqUeOJd.Zg--" align="left" height="130" width="130" alt="The 7-day Weather Watcher is shown in New York on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007. The $199 device, available in October, displays Accuweather forecasts for major U.S. cities. received through the pager network. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)" border="0" /></a>AP - Ambient Devices made a splash a few years ago when it released an odd glowing glass orb that changed color depending on the direction of the stock market or the temperature outside.</p><br clear="all"/>
Van Halen to tour with Roth, report says
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070809/ap_en_mu/van_halen_tour"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070809/capt.4bf3177d6e484428808d61fd0a5f61b2.van_valen_tour_ny132.jpg?x=130&y=106&sig=Uk2ErZ6.u.vcxqM5aKkmeg--" align="left" height="106" width="130" alt="Lead singer David Lee Roth, left, and lead guitarist Eddie Van Halen of the rock group Van Halen perform during the concert at the spectrum in Philadelphia in this Oct. 19, 1982 file photo. The rockers have re-formed with original frontman David Lee Roth and will set out on a national tour beginning in October, 2007, according to a report posted Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007 on Billboard Magazine's Web site. (AP Photo0" border="0" /></a>AP - Van Halen fans, get ready to "Jump." The rockers have re-formed with original frontman David Lee Roth and will set out on a national tour beginning in October, according to a report posted Wednesday on Billboard Magazine's Web site.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft Hires EA Executive to Run Xbox Live
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Corp. has hired another Electronic Arts Inc. executive in an effort to help support a surprisingly successful part of the Xbox group.
Prudence pays off for Telstra
(FT.com)
FT.com - Telstra (NYSE:TLS), Australia's largest phone company, said its 2007 net profit rose 2.9 per cent, helped by strong mobile and broadband sales, but it offered a cautious outlook for 2008, sending its shares down 3.8 per cent.
Dell Offers Virtual Path to Linux on Desktop
(PC World)
PC World - Dell Inc. hopes to push the open source Linux operating system into the corporate desktop environment using virtualization so alternative Linux operating systems can more easily be run alongside Windows systems from Microsoft Corp.
HP Courts Open-Source Community With 'Investments'
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The company wants open source partners to help complete its recent management and automation software acquisitions to build data centers of the future.
Army denounces 3 articles written by GI
(AP)
AP - A magazine gets a hot story straight from a soldier in Iraq and publishes his writing, complete with gory details, under a pseudonym. The stories are chilling: An Iraqi boy befriends American troops and later has his tongue cut out by insurgents. Soldiers mock a disfigured woman sitting near them in a dining hall. As a diversion, soldiers run over dogs with armored personnel carriers. Compelling stuff, and, according to the Army, not true.
Blockbuster to buy movie download firm
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070809/ap_on_hi_te/blockbuster_movielink"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070809/capt.4472a65d17d04c04b8231c86f76455a6.blockbuster_movielink_ny131.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=fiOFmLNLSY3vk.HBZJsH9w--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Customers enter a Blockbuster video store in Dallas in this July 23, 2006 file photo. Video rental chain Blockbuster Inc. said Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007 it is buying the digital movie download service Movielink, giving it the online foothold it has long sought to compete with rival Netflix Inc. (AP Photo/Ron Heflin, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Although Blockbuster Inc.'s Total Access program has been adding subscribers faster than Netflix Inc.'s DVD rental service, Netflix was able to tout that only it offered the ability to instantly download movies and TV shows to a computer. Not for long. Blockbuster said Wednesday it is buying the digital movie-download service Movielink, giving it a stronger online foothold to compete with its rival.</p><br clear="all"/>
Van Halen to tour with Roth, report says
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070809/ap_en_mu/van_halen_tour"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070809/capt.4bf3177d6e484428808d61fd0a5f61b2.van_valen_tour_ny132.jpg?x=130&y=106&sig=Uk2ErZ6.u.vcxqM5aKkmeg--" align="left" height="106" width="130" alt="Lead singer David Lee Roth, left, and lead guitarist Eddie Van Halen of the rock group Van Halen perform during the concert at the spectrum in Philadelphia in this Oct. 19, 1982 file photo. The rockers have re-formed with original frontman David Lee Roth and will set out on a national tour beginning in October, 2007, according to a report posted Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007 on Billboard Magazine's Web site. (AP Photo0" border="0" /></a>AP - Van Halen fans, get ready to "Jump." The rockers have re-formed with original frontman David Lee Roth and will set out on a national tour beginning in October, according to a report posted Wednesday on Billboard Magazine's Web site.</p><br clear="all"/>
Universal Music buys stake in Loud.com
(AP)
AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) — Universal Music Group said Wednesday it has acquired a stake in the operator of urban social networking Web site Loud.com.
Cisco Blames Site Outage on Accident
(PC World)
PC World - Cisco Systems Inc. blamed an outage that affected part of its Web site Wednesday on an accident during maintenance of a San Jose, California, data center.
News Corp profit rises, plots Dow Jones plans
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070808/media_nm/newscorp_results_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070809/2007_08_08t161204_450x289_us_newscorp_results.jpg?x=130&y=83&sig=hd58hDyjzsRGaj2Gxh7kVA--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch leaves a midtown Manhattan office building following meetings with several key members of the Bancroft family who control Dow Jones and Co. Inc., June 4, 2007. Murdoch's News Corp on Wednesday said fourth-quarter profit rose 4.5 percent on higher advertising sales and affiliate revenue from the Fox News Channel and on more new subscribers at the Sky Italia satellite TV service. (Mike Segar/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - News Corp.'s Rupert Murdoch sketched
out his plan for the future of Dow Jones & Co Inc on Wednesday,
including discussions about making the Wall Street Journal's
Web site free.</p><br clear="all"/>
SpiralFrog aims for end of year launch
(AP)
AP - SpiralFrog.com, an ad-supported Web site that allows visitors to download music and videos free of charge, has begun testing its service with plans to launch by the end of the year.
Google Adds Comments To Google News
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Starting this week, the search engine is experimenting with a mechanism to allow newsmakers to publish their comments to prevent from being misquoted.
'Facility issues' knock Cisco.com offline
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Part of networking giant Cisco Systems' Web site was knocked offline Wednesday due to undisclosed "facility issues," the company said.
News Corp undecided on making WSJ.com free
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070808/media_nm/newscorp_results_journal_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070809/2007_08_08t175043_450x300_us_newscorp_results_journal.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=yTZnenOssrsi65lUMPNhUw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Rupert Murdoch, chairman and CEO of News Corporation, takes part in the 'Global Overview' panel discussion during the 10th Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, April 24, 2007. Murdoch said on Wednesday that the company is looking closely at granting free access to The Wall Street Journal's Web site, but has not decided yet. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - News Corp chief Rupert Murdoch said on
Wednesday that the company is looking closely at granting free
access to The Wall Street Journal's Web site, but has not
decided yet.</p><br clear="all"/>
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