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TSMC says Microsoft to use its 90 nm DRAM process for Xbox
(Reuters)
Reuters - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.
(TSMC) (2330.TW), the world's top contract chip maker, said on
Thursday Microsoft Corp. has started using TSMC's
90-nanometre-embedded-DRAM process technology for the
production of the Xbox 360 game console.
Microsoft ups Hotmail storage to 5 GB
(AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. will soon let users of its Hotmail service store 5 gigabytes of photos and other e-mail messages, more than double the previous limit.
Xandros expands Microsoft partnership
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Linux distributor Xandros is licensing messaging protocols from Microsoft as part of an expansion of the partnership the two companies forged in June.
Microsoft One-Ups Google with Hotmail Makeover
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft is boosting the amount of free storage space that Hotmail users receive to 5 GB. Paying Hotmail users will see their e-mail storage capacity, which costs $15 per year, grow from 4 GB to 10 GB. In contrast, Google currently provides 2.8 GB of free Gmail storage space and sells 6 GB of extra capacity for $20 per year.
Xandros Licenses Microsoft Exchange Protocols
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The agreement means the Scalix mail server will be able to synchronize data better with platforms that use Exchange Server.
Microsoft Gives Windows Live Hotmail A Storage Boost
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Other enhancements include boosting the e-mail service's speed and making it easier to view images and links in messages.
Microsoft releases super bundle of security patches
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft has released what security experts are calling one of it most significant security fixes this year.
Microsoft's Mega Batch Of Patches, The Second Largest In 2007
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Researchers are calling this a massive bundle of patches, fixing bugs that will affect anyone using Windows.
Microsoft Seeks Bigger Presence In Online Ad Market
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The company's new Advertiser and Publisher Solutions Group is charged with creating software and services for online publishers and advertisers.
Microsoft issues 6 'critical' patches
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070814/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_security"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070815/capt.b392e84c91304981a7654cdcd9d0156a.google_sun_partnership_caps116.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=Cl0c72gnOhjbtgkjRMryBQ--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="An Sun Microsystems Inc. mouse pad, mouse, and keyboard is shown at Sun headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif., Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2007. Two years after announcing a somewhat vague software-distribution partnership, Google Inc. and Sun have clarified their tactics for jointly attacking Microsoft Corp. and its ubiquitous Office software. Google quietly began including Sun's StarOffice suite of word processing, spreadsheets and other workplace-oriented programs for free as part of the Google Pack download. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)" border="0" /></a>AP - Microsoft Corp. issued fixes for nine security flaws, including four meant to keep hackers from breaking into computers through Web pages, during a regularly scheduled update Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Solar sensors could monitor bridges
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070816/ap_on_hi_te/bridge_sensors"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070815/capt.462cd1ba71384cf1bbda2477812db500.bridge_sensors_mr104.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=w0XZqPE4VrSYPBoCS0CwQQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Steven Arms of MicroStrain Inc. holds a solar-powered monitoring device in Williston, Vt., Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2007. Arms and his company are experimenting with wireless sensing technology that could play a role as the nation addresses deteriorating bridges and assesses which ones need shoring up the most, in the short term. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)" border="0" /></a>AP - Steve Arms started by designing sensors that could be arthroscopically implanted to measure strain on knee ligaments.</p><br clear="all"/>
Review: New iMac tempts a Windows user
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070815/ap_on_hi_te/tech_test_imac"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070815/capt.49cddb60480244d6ac95a101fa832bd7.tech_test_imac_nyff101.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=QRhH5lpoReoY9vc0BNrckA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="The new Apple iMac is shown, while being reflected in a mirror, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2007 in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)" border="0" /></a>AP - Apple Inc. has dropped "Computer" from its name, but its computer business is still growing, even if the iPod player is the company's real star.</p><br clear="all"/>
Citrix buying VMware rival for $500M
(AP)
AP - Citrix Systems Inc. is buying 3-year-old startup XenSource Inc. for $500 million, marking the second big deal this week to highlight the bustling market for software that makes computers run more efficiently.
Google distributing Sun office software
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070816/ap_on_hi_te/google_sun_partnership"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070815/capt.b392e84c91304981a7654cdcd9d0156a.google_sun_partnership_caps116.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=Cl0c72gnOhjbtgkjRMryBQ--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="An Sun Microsystems Inc. mouse pad, mouse, and keyboard is shown at Sun headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif., Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2007. Two years after announcing a somewhat vague software-distribution partnership, Google Inc. and Sun have clarified their tactics for jointly attacking Microsoft Corp. and its ubiquitous Office software. Google quietly began including Sun's StarOffice suite of word processing, spreadsheets and other workplace-oriented programs for free as part of the Google Pack download. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)" border="0" /></a>AP - Two years after announcing a somewhat vague software-distribution partnership, Google Inc. and Sun Microsystems Inc. have clarified their tactics for jointly attacking Microsoft Corp. and its ubiquitous Office software.</p><br clear="all"/>
New online tool unmasks Wikipedia edits
(AP)
AP - What edits on Wikipedia have been made by people in congressional offices, the CIA and the Church of Scientology? A new online tool called WikiScanner reveals answers to such questions.
WWF sets up 'Conservation Island' in Second Life
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070816/tc_afp/environmentlifestyleinternetwwf"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070816/capt.sge.led67.160807012509.photo00.photo.default-512x355.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=Vhbw_xqQ7AwkAGFnqldPBA--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="World Wildlife Fund balloon flies over the Amazonas river and the surrounding rain forest in Manaus, north of Brazil, in November 2006. Concerned about environmental issues and want to talk to an orangutan or a panda? You can from Thursday, after conservation group WWF decided to set up a virtual island in online world Second Life.(AFP/File/Evaristo Sa)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Concerned about environmental issues and want to talk to an orangutan or a panda? You can from Thursday, after conservation group WWF decided to set up a virtual island in online world Second Life.</p><br clear="all"/>
TSMC says Microsoft to use its 90 nm DRAM process for Xbox
(Reuters)
Reuters - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.
(TSMC) (2330.TW), the world's top contract chip maker, said on
Thursday Microsoft Corp. has started using TSMC's
90-nanometre-embedded-DRAM process technology for the
production of the Xbox 360 game console.
Digital Map Maker Plots A Course To Your Car And Your Cell Phone
(Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - It's not as easy to get lost these days. Not with all the new global positioning devices in cars that make use of digital mapping data.
Citrix Challenges VMware with XenSource Buy
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Hard on the heels of virtualization leader VMware's stunning IPO on Tuesday, Citrix Systems announced it is acquiring open-source virtualization company XenSource for $500 million.
Eclipse Europa aftermath draws plaudits, complaints
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Despite isolated complaints about stability, the Eclipse Foundation has deemed its recent Europa technology release a success with more than 2 million downloads since the software became available on June 29.
WWF sets up 'Conservation Island' in Second Life
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070816/tc_afp/environmentlifestyleinternetwwf"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070816/capt.sge.led67.160807012509.photo00.photo.default-512x355.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=Vhbw_xqQ7AwkAGFnqldPBA--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="World Wildlife Fund balloon flies over the Amazonas river and the surrounding rain forest in Manaus, north of Brazil, in November 2006. Concerned about environmental issues and want to talk to an orangutan or a panda? You can from Thursday, after conservation group WWF decided to set up a virtual island in online world Second Life.(AFP/File/Evaristo Sa)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Concerned about environmental issues and want to talk to an orangutan or a panda? You can from Thursday, after conservation group WWF decided to set up a virtual island in online world Second Life.</p><br clear="all"/>
U.S. fines online travel company for Cuba trips
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070816/wr_nm/cuba_travelocity_fine_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070816/2007_08_15t192419_450x300_us_cuba_travelocity_fine.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=f595LgRf.7npUIHIhNHIPA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="People enjoy a day on the beach in Havana, August 12, 2006. Online travel company Travelocity has been fined $182,750 for booking trips between the United States and Cuba in violation of the trade embargo enforced by Washington since 1962, the Treasury Department said on Wednesday. (Claudia Daut/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Online travel company Travelocity
has been fined $182,750 for booking trips between the United
States and Cuba in violation of the trade embargo enforced by
Washington since 1962, the Treasury Department said on
Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Huckabee sees 2008 lift from Iowa poll finish
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070816/pl_nm/usa_politics_huckabee_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070816/2007_08_15t195408_450x309_us_usa_politics_huckabee.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=PiZDdBRQhq_7WihATLHCPw--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Republican Presidential Candidate and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee looks out at supporters during the Iowa Straw Poll in Ames, Iowa, August 11, 2007. Huckabee said on Wednesday his strong showing in Iowa's straw poll had energized his struggling campaign, pumping up fundraising and traffic to his Web site. (John Gress/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Republican presidential contender
Mike Huckabee said on Wednesday his strong showing in Iowa's
straw poll had energized his struggling campaign, pumping up
fundraising and traffic to his Web site.</p><br clear="all"/>
Six Apart Releases Movable Type 4
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - More than 50 new features are included to ease template and asset management, improve text editing, and enhance the online social experience.
DirecTV Goes for the Triple Play
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - DirecTV has concluded a wholesale distribution agreement with Current Group that will enable the satellite broadcaster to begin offering high-speed Internet and VoIP services over Current's Broadband over Powerline (BPL) networks, which are currently under construction in Dallas-Fort Worth and Cincinnati.
Boeing Launches Broadband Satellite
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The installation includes a digital processor, downlink phased array antenna, microwave switch matrix, and flight hardware for improved connectivity.
New online tool unmasks Wikipedia edits
(AP)
AP - What edits on Wikipedia have been made by people in congressional offices, the CIA and the Church of Scientology? A new online tool called WikiScanner reveals answers to such questions.
Internet is "the new Afghanistan": NY police commissioner
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070815/wr_nm/security_newyork_internet_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070815/2007_08_15t154248_450x347_us_security_newyork_internet.jpg?x=130&y=100&sig=xkj39e3ZxiGYyIhrU2QQxw--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly announces the bust of counterfeiters of retail goods in New York, November 27, 2002. The Internet is the new battleground against Islamist extremism because it provides ideology that could radicalize Westerners who might then initiate home-grown attacks, Kelly said on Wednesday. (Chip East/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The Internet is the new battleground
against Islamist extremism because it provides ideology that
could radicalize Westerners who might then initiate home-grown
attacks, New York police commissioner Raymond Kelly said on
Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Private funds sought for safety network
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070815/ap_on_go_ot/emergency_communication"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070815/capt.8d64e43fe2c54a26b04e3d1cec35ca38.emergency_communications_wx110.jpg?x=90&y=130&sig=WH6agus7UB4HLpZCPvAvPg--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="Federal Communications Commission (FCC) commissioner Michael Copps speaks during the annual FCC Breakfast at the National Association of Broadcasters conference in Las Vegas in this April 17, 2007 file photo. The communications system used by the nation's police, fire and other public safety agencies remains plagued by problems despite the lessons of 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - The nation's emergency communication system is inadequate, and the government has come up with a solution — a nationwide wireless broadband network that will operate on a highly valuable portion of the publicly owned airwaves.</p><br clear="all"/>
Feds fine Travelocity.com for Cuba trips
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070815/ap_on_hi_te/travelocity_cuba"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070812/capt.393f569912664560aff2319bd033b6b1.cuba_castro_hav101.jpg?x=130&y=79&sig=oEMw3B5N6xjKrZ7DEuN6Nw--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="Workers hang a banner that reads in Spanish 'Long Live Fidel Forever' in front of the historical National Hotel in Havana, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2007. Cuba's President Fidel Castro turns 81 on Aug. 13, 2007. (AP Photo/ Javier Galeano)" border="0" /></a>AP - In a first for an online travel company, Travelocity.com has been fined by federal regulators for booking trips between the U.S. and Cuba in violation of a 45-year-old embargo.</p><br clear="all"/>
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