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Microsoft to dispute FCC on vacant TV airwaves
(Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. on Monday
will try to convince U.S. regulators that vacant television
airwaves can be used for wireless services without interfering
with broadcast signals, The Washington Post reported.
Microsoft Loses XML Vote
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Corp. has lost a key vote in its quest to develop an alternative to the Open Document Format standard, backed by the open-source community.
Could Virtual Systems Replace Windows?
(PC World)
PC World - The virtual appliance model could be a major threat to operating systems from major vendors such as Microsoft Corp., says a cofounder of VMWare Inc.
Microsoft loses key U.S. OpenXML vote
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft has lost a key vote in its quest to develop an alternative to the Open Document Format standard, backed by the open-source community.
Thai university students win Microsoft 2007 Imagine Cup
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070810/tc_afp/technologyusthailand"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070810/capt.sge.jye56.100807212256.photo00.photo.default-512x323.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=So.367Il6Gag3wBYtxrjPQ--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="the logo for Microsoft at their office in Herndon, Virginia. A team of Thai college students who wrote computer software to read for the illiterate took the top prize at Microsoft's 2007 Imagine Cup in Seoul on Friday.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A team of Thai college students who wrote computer software to read for the illiterate took the top prize at Microsoft's 2007 Imagine Cup in Seoul on Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Vista Capable' Suit Against Microsoft Allowed to Proceed
(PC World)
PC World - A judge in Washington state has denied Microsoft Corp.'s request to dismiss all claims in a suit alleging that "Windows Vista Capable" stickers the company put on PCs violated consumer protection laws and were an example of deceptive business practices, allowing the case to move ahead toward a jury trial.
'Vista Capable' suit against Microsoft proceeds
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - A judge in Washington state has denied Microsoft's request to dismiss all claims in a suit alleging that "Windows Vista Capable" stickers the company put on PCs violated consumer protection laws and were an example of deceptive business practices, allowing the case to move ahead toward a jury trial.
Microsoft Unveils 'Money Plus'
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The software allows for third party financial services including identity theft monitoring, tax preparation and investment education.
Microsoft tests dashboard view of online offerings
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070810/wr_nm/microsoft_web_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070810/2007_08_10t084001_450x314_us_microsoft_web.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=IWj85Qu5U5RdM2Lo2mYMvg--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates stands in front of the logo for Vista during his keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas January 4, 2006. Microsoft Corp started testing on Thursday a new dashboard view for its various Windows Live online services. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp started testing on
Thursday a new dashboard view for its various Windows Live
online services.</p><br clear="all"/>
AQuantive approves Microsoft buyout
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070809/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_aquantive"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070810/2007_08_10t084001_450x314_us_microsoft_web.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=IWj85Qu5U5RdM2Lo2mYMvg--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates stands in front of the logo for Vista during his keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas January 4, 2006. Microsoft Corp started testing on Thursday a new dashboard view for its various Windows Live online services. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Shareholders of online advertising company aQuantive Inc. approved a buyout offer from Microsoft Corp. at a meeting in downtown Seattle Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Computer glitch causes delays at LAX
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070812/ap_on_re_us/lax_backup"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070812/capt.2969e08c47cc4853b05656cc5ff23a1c.lax_backup_cads106.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=i017NX.n7hs_Q1iHFL0rHw--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="Salvador Guerrero waits for his wife to exit customs at Los Angeles International Airport after a computer failure by customs and border protection left about 6,000 passengers stranded on airplanes and in terminals on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2007. The passengers were stranded in four airport terminals and in 24 planes starting at about 1:30 p.m. because of a breakdown in the computer system. The system contains the names of arriving passengers and law enforcement data about them, including arrest warrants, said Los Angeles World Airports spokesman Paul Haney.(AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)" border="0" /></a>AP - Weary international passengers were stuck at Los Angeles International Airport for several hours, unable to set foot in the United States after a computer failure prevented customs officials from screening arrivals.</p><br clear="all"/>
Aussie farmer abducted in Net love scam
(AP)
AP - An Australian farmer held hostage in Mali for 12 days by a gang of men who had posed as an online love interest has urged others to be careful when seeking romance on the Internet.
'Second Life' sex program spawns lawsuit
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070811/ap_on_hi_te/virtual_sex_machine"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20070727/i/r510642767.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=X8OO_JUO9B5aYrJa2i5bEg--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="A computer grab, taken February 1, 2007, shows people meeting on Hedonist Island in virtual world Second Life. Catholic missionaries have always trekked to dangerous parts of the Earth to spread the word of God -- now they are being encouraged to go into the virtual realm of Second Life to save virtual souls. REUTERS/Second Life" border="0" /></a>AP - Kevin Alderman didn't bring sex to "Second Life." He just made it better. The 46-year-old entrepreneur recognized four years ago that people would pay to equip their online selves — which start out with the smooth anatomy of a Barbie or Ken doll — with realistic genitalia and even more to add some sexy moves.</p><br clear="all"/>
Consumers urged to pick new DVD format
(AP)
AP - People who own an HD DVD player can forget about watching "Spider-Man 3" in high definition when it goes on sale during the holiday season. The movie from Sony Pictures will only be available in the Blu-ray DVD format. Likewise, people with Blu-ray players won't be able to enjoy the action-thriller "The Bourne Ultimatum," which Universal Pictures will release only in HD DVD.
Google to stop Web video rentals, sales
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070811/ap_on_hi_te/google_video"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070812/capt.3ae94021e61b4a18976152fd47b2068f.clinton_scared_democrats_wx101.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=mUPwsE7wPsxppk9iJBFycQ--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="Democratic Presidential hopefuls, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., left, and Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., take part in the Democratic presidential debate sponsored by CNN, YouTube and Google in Charleston, S.C. in this July 23, 2007 file photo. Democratic leaders quietly fret that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton at the top of their 2008 ticket could hurt candidates at the bottom. They say the former first lady may be too polarizing for much of the country. She would jeopardize the party's standing with independent voters and give Republicans who otherwise might stay home on Election Day a reason to vote. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Google Inc. is shutting down a service that sold and rented online video, ending a 19-month experiment doomed by the proliferation of free clips on other Web sites like the Internet search leader's YouTube subsidiary.</p><br clear="all"/>
Kidnapped farmer warns of dangers of online love
(Reuters)
Reuters - An Australian farmer who was kidnapped
and beaten in Mali after walking into an Internet bride scam
has pleaded with people to be careful looking for online love.
Hynix develops new chip for mobile phones
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070812/tc_afp/skoreaelectronicshynixchip"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070812/capt.sge.kdd92.120807070648.photo00.photo.default-512x418.jpg?x=130&y=106&sig=ovSXqjK_UnWMdBuJa6ac6g--" align="left" height="106" width="130" alt="An employee of the Hynix Semiconductor Inc. walks in the office in Seoul, in April. Hynix Semiconductor said Sunday it has developed the world's fastest and smallest one-gigabyte chip for mobile phones with mass production scheduled for early next year.(AFP/File/Kim Jae-Hwan)" border="0" /></a>AFP - South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor said Sunday it has developed the world's fastest and smallest one-gigabyte chip for mobile phones with mass production scheduled for early next year.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft to dispute FCC on vacant TV airwaves
(Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. on Monday
will try to convince U.S. regulators that vacant television
airwaves can be used for wireless services without interfering
with broadcast signals, The Washington Post reported.
Jimmy Wales talks on the future of Wikimedia
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - The role Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia, plays at the organization that supports the user generated and edited encyclopedia is changing as he shifts more of his time to activities in the wiki and open-source communities and shares time with his for-profit venture, Wikia Inc.
Wipro in talks for Boeing IT svcs contract: official
(Reuters)
Reuters - India's third-largest software services
exporter, Wipro Ltd. , is in talks for software and
technological support contract for an upcoming Boeing
facility in India, an official said on Monday.
Aussie farmer abducted in Net love scam
(AP)
AP - An Australian farmer held hostage in Mali for 12 days by a gang of men who had posed as an online love interest has urged others to be careful when seeking romance on the Internet.
Kidnapped farmer warns of dangers of online love
(Reuters)
Reuters - An Australian farmer who was kidnapped
and beaten in Mali after walking into an Internet bride scam
has pleaded with people to be careful looking for online love.
'Second Life' sex program spawns lawsuit
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070811/ap_on_hi_te/virtual_sex_machine"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20070727/i/r510642767.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=X8OO_JUO9B5aYrJa2i5bEg--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="A computer grab, taken February 1, 2007, shows people meeting on Hedonist Island in virtual world Second Life. Catholic missionaries have always trekked to dangerous parts of the Earth to spread the word of God -- now they are being encouraged to go into the virtual realm of Second Life to save virtual souls. REUTERS/Second Life" border="0" /></a>AP - Kevin Alderman didn't bring sex to "Second Life." He just made it better. The 46-year-old entrepreneur recognized four years ago that people would pay to equip their online selves — which start out with the smooth anatomy of a Barbie or Ken doll — with realistic genitalia and even more to add some sexy moves.</p><br clear="all"/>
Google Joins Effort To Ward Off Patent Challenges To Linux
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - As the 13th member of Open Invention Network, the search vendor will boost the group's stash of patents that serve as ammunition against would-be challengers.
Mozilla Aims To Warn Users About Dangerous Sites
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The next version of Firefox will identify malware on Web sites and make users stop and think about it.
Google to stop Web video rentals, sales
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070811/ap_on_hi_te/google_video"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070812/capt.3ae94021e61b4a18976152fd47b2068f.clinton_scared_democrats_wx101.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=mUPwsE7wPsxppk9iJBFycQ--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="Democratic Presidential hopefuls, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., left, and Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., take part in the Democratic presidential debate sponsored by CNN, YouTube and Google in Charleston, S.C. in this July 23, 2007 file photo. Democratic leaders quietly fret that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton at the top of their 2008 ticket could hurt candidates at the bottom. They say the former first lady may be too polarizing for much of the country. She would jeopardize the party's standing with independent voters and give Republicans who otherwise might stay home on Election Day a reason to vote. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Google Inc. is shutting down a service that sold and rented online video, ending a 19-month experiment doomed by the proliferation of free clips on other Web sites like the Internet search leader's YouTube subsidiary.</p><br clear="all"/>
Blue Note Web site embraces the graying of digital
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070811/wr_nm/bluenote_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070812/2007_08_12t101028_450x302_us_bluenote.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=GKv2n5AbgiHxnYx2Iqv7pQ--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="A screenshot of BlueNote.com, taken on August 12, 2007. The label is in the process of revamping the site to become a social network and digital music store for fans of jazz and blues -- the staples of the Blue Note catalog -- rather than a simple promotional Web site for its artists. (www.bluenote.com/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Visitors to Blue Note's Web site will
be in for a surprise in late August.</p><br clear="all"/>
Google Charges for Extra E-Mail Storage
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Forget the battle between Microsoft Word and Google Apps for a minute, and set aside the notion of search engine supremacy. Microsoft and Google are now battling for technology enthusiasts in yet another area: online storage.
Google rolls out paid storage services
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070810/ap_on_hi_te/google_storage"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070812/capt.3ae94021e61b4a18976152fd47b2068f.clinton_scared_democrats_wx101.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=mUPwsE7wPsxppk9iJBFycQ--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="Democratic Presidential hopefuls, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., left, and Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., take part in the Democratic presidential debate sponsored by CNN, YouTube and Google in Charleston, S.C. in this July 23, 2007 file photo. Democratic leaders quietly fret that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton at the top of their 2008 ticket could hurt candidates at the bottom. They say the former first lady may be too polarizing for much of the country. She would jeopardize the party's standing with independent voters and give Republicans who otherwise might stay home on Election Day a reason to vote. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Web search and Internet services company Google Inc. on Friday began selling expanded online storage, aimed at users with large picture, music or video file collections.</p><br clear="all"/>
Google Debunks Search Engine Blackle's Green Image
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - A 2002 study suggesting black monitor screens require less power than white screens is fueling debate over an alternative to Google's vanilla-colored background.
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