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Google gets 'Lively' with virtual reality
In the latest expansion beyond its main mission of organizing the world's information, Internet search leader Google Inc. hopes to orchestrate more virtual socializing on the Web.
MSNBC - July 8 - 2008
Google ventures into virtual reality with 'Lively'
(AP)
 AP - In the latest expansion beyond its main mission of organizing the world's information, Internet search leader Google Inc. hopes to orchestrate more fantasizing on the Web.
Yahoo - July 8 - 2008
The Internet Gets a Patch, as DNS Bug Is Fixed
(PC World)
PC World - Security researcher Dan Kaminsky has discovered a flaw in the DNS protocol that allows attackers to spoof Internet addresses.
Yahoo - July 8 - 2008
Gmail now blocking fake eBay, PayPal e-mails
(CNET)
CNET - Google on Tuesday said it is now using an e-mail authentication technology to keep phishers from luring Gmail users to fake eBay and PayPal Web pages in order to steal usernames and passwords.
Yahoo - July 8 - 2008
Internet flaw could let hackers take over the Web
(AFP)
 AFP - Computer industry heavyweights are hustling to fix a flaw in the foundation of the Internet that would let hackers control traffic on the World Wide Web.
Yahoo - July 8 - 2008
NebuAd to come under spotlight at Senate hearing
(AP)
AP - Executives from major Internet players — Microsoft Corp., Google Inc. and Facebook Inc. — are due for a grilling about online privacy in a Senate committee Wednesday, but the company likely to get the most scrutiny is a small Silicon Valley startup called NebuAd Inc.
Yahoo - July 8 - 2008
DreamWorks Animation goes from AMD to Intel chips
(AP)
AP - DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., maker of the "Shrek" movies and "Kung Fu Panda," announced Tuesday it will switch from Advanced Micro Devices Inc. computer chips to Intel Corp.'s as it moves toward making all 3-D movies.
Yahoo - July 8 - 2008
VMware warns on revenue, replaces CEO
(Reuters)
Reuters - Business software maker VMware Inc
warned on Tuesday that 2008 revenue growth will fall short of
expectations and said it has replaced its chief executive,
sending its shares tumbling 30 percent.
Yahoo - July 8 - 2008
New Yahoo board might lure Microsoft back into talks
(USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - Microsoft threw its weight behind investor Carl Icahn's effort to oust Yahoo's board next month, saying Monday that a successful rebellion would encourage the software maker to renew its takeover bid for Yahoo or negotiate another deal.
Yahoo - July 8 - 2008
Intel and DreamWorks go to the movies
(CNET)
CNET - Intel and DreamWorks Animation on Tuesday announced a strategic alliance designed to power up the movie studio's 3D authoring tools.
Yahoo - July 8 - 2008
Boingo ships Wi-Fi client for the Mac
(Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - Mac users now have a new option to access Wi-Fi hotspots. Boingo has released a native Mac client, allowing users to access more than 100,000 hotspots worldwide.
Yahoo - July 8 - 2008
Canada's spectrum auction nears end, C$4.2 bln raised
(Reuters)
Reuters - A government auction of wireless
spectrum aimed at bringing fresh competition to Canada's
cellphone market has reached its final stretch, with total bids
reaching more than C$4 billion ($3.9 billion) so far -- about
twice the amount expected.
Yahoo - July 8 - 2008
EA says has complied with FTC request on Take-Two
(Reuters)
Reuters - Video game publisher Electronic
Arts Inc said on Tuesday it has complied with the U.S.
Federal Trade Commission's request for additional information
related to its takeover offer for rival Take-Two Interactive
Software .
Yahoo - July 8 - 2008
Microsoft's cloud forms
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - At the Worldwide Partner Conference in Houston, Microsoft made its biggest foray yet into cloud computing with pricing and partnership arrangements for Microsoft Online Services, a family that includes Online versions of Exchange, SharePoint, Office Communications, Office Live Meeting, and Dynamics CRM.
Yahoo - July 8 - 2008
VMware warns on revenue, replaces CEO Greene
(AP)
AP - Shares of VMware Inc. plunged 25 percent Tuesday after the software maker replaced co-founder and CEO Diane Greene and warned that revenue would fall short of prior estimates.
Yahoo - July 8 - 2008
Adware Company Refines Opt-out, Notification Technology
(PC World)
PC World - Facing heat over privacy concerns, NebuAd said Tuesday it has a new notification and opt-out system for its targeted...
Yahoo - July 8 - 2008
Google Open-sources Data Exchange Language
(PC World)
PC World - Google has open-sourced its internal data exchange language, according to official blog posts.
Yahoo - July 8 - 2008
Microsoft expands its response to hosted software
(AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. is strengthening its early-stage push to fend off competition by offering more Internet-based software, a change from its traditional method of selling programs that run on individual desktops or corporate servers.
Yahoo - July 8 - 2008
Microsoft sets pricing, fee sharing for services
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Microsoft Corp introduced on Wednesday
pricing for its suite of online services targeted at corporate
customers and a revenue-sharing plan to encourage other
companies to sell the software company's products.
Yahoo - July 8 - 2008
IBM Software Enhances Web Accessibility for the Blind
(PC World)
PC World - IBM launched on Tuesday an application that seeks to harness the time of Internet users to make the Web more accessible to the...
Yahoo - July 8 - 2008
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