InternetMicrosoft ties Windows Live services to OS in updates (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Corp. is using the same tactic for its online services that made its Internet Explorer browser ubiquitous among Internet users. With new beta technology it's releasing Wednesday, Microsoft is tying its Windows Live services directly to its Windows OS.
GeneralSerious Flaw Kills Bind 8 Domain Server Software
Users of the widely-used addressing system software are urged to update to Bind 9.2.
GeneralHP Recycles PCs in China
The expanded program offers free services to Chinese consumers and small businesses.
GeneralIPhone Gets Parental Controls
A new AT&T service lets parents limit their kids' cell phone usage on many handsets, including iPhone.
InternetApple unveils new iPods (AP)
AP - Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs on Wednesday unveiled a new version of the company's popular iPod media player that is based on the iPhone, featuring wireless Internet access and a Web browser but not cell phone capability.
InternetApple in wireless music deal with Starbucks (Reuters)
Reuters - Apple Inc said on Wednesday it has reached a deal with Starbucks Corp that will allow iPod users to buy music from Apple's wireless iTunes music store while they are at one of the chain's coffee shops.
InternetWeb sites try Microsoft video rival to Adobe (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp's Silverlight Web video players will be rolled out on a number of Web sites on Wednesday, including celebrity news destination "Entertainment Tonight," in a sign of the growing rivalry between the software giant and Adobe Systems Inc..
InternetMicrosoft Gets 'Live' With Services
Microsoft begins public beta of its Windows Live services suite and ships version 1.0 of its Silverlight streaming media plug-in.
GeneralCisco launches next generation Wi-Fi
Cisco has launched the first commercial Wi-Fi products based on the faster, next-generation 802.11n standard.
InternetNewest spy gadget: social networking (AP)
AP - As spy gear goes, a social-networking Web site doesn't quite have the same cachet as some of James Bond's high-tech gadgets.