AFP - A Microsoft executive on Friday sent workers an upbeat email outlining a vision of how the software giant expects to take over Yahoo and merge the companies' cultures and resources. Read more…
AP - Electronic Arts Inc. said Sunday it was pushing ahead with a bid to take over upstart gaming rival Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., despite rebuffs from the smaller company. Read more…
TechWeb - Security officials also warn about potential software flaws in applications from Adobe, Cisco, Mozilla's Firefox, and some IP phones. Read more…
TechWeb - Harvard professor and security researcher Ben Edelman questions C-NetMedia's business and marketing practices as well as the effectiveness of its security software. Read more…
PC World - Better install Microsoft's latest patches--hackers have posted attack code to exploit the flaws in Works. Read more…
AFP - Viruses and hacking on mobile phones are still rare but attacks are a looming danger as increasing numbers of people access the Internet and download files with their handsets, experts say. Read more…
PC World - A hacker posted exploit code for a Microsoft bug after being denied credit for the find because of his offensive pseudonym. Read more…
NewsFactor - Your digital photo frame could hold more than pictures, according to security vendor Computer Associates. A virus on the device could steal data from your PC. Read more…
PC World - Companies are turning to the wisdom of crowds to fight increasingly sophisticated phishing, spam, and nefarious sites. Read more…
InfoWorld - The program is nasty. It deletes pictures and movies from your hard drive and then it teases you: "Even though Mr. Kaneko was found guilty, you are still using Winny. I really hate such people," taunts an animated woman on your screen. Read more…
PC World - The program is nasty. It deletes pictures and movies from your hard drive and then it teases you: "Even though Mr. Kaneko was found guilty, you are still using Winny. I really hate such people," taunts an animated woman on your screen. Read more…
AP - Wanted: computer virus writers. Must be fluent in Mandarin. Or Russian. Or Portuguese. Read more…
TechWeb - The list of security products includes Zone Alarm Security Suite 7.1, Trend Micro Internet Security 2008, and BitDefender 10. Read more…
AP - European data privacy regulators confirmed Thursday that Internet search engines based outside Europe must also comply with EU rules on how a person's Internet address or search history is stored. Read more…
InfoWorld - On Thursday, some Windows Vista users began finding Service Pack 1 in Windows Update, even though the upgrade isn't supposed to be available broadly until the middle of March. Read more…
PC World - Some Windows Vista users began finding Service Pack 1 in Windows Update this week, even though it isn't promised until next month. Read more…
InfoWorld - Shedding new light on the company's Silverlight 2 browser plug-in technology, a Microsoft official wrote a blog post Friday morning that emphasized RIA (rich Internet application) development capabilities planned for an upcoming beta release. Read more…
Reuters - Two Detroit pension funds sued Yahoo Inc and its board on Friday for rejecting Microsoft Corp's unsolicited $41.2 billion offer in a sign of growing shareholder frustration with the online search and media company. Read more…
TechWeb - Windows Live SkyDrive offers users up to 5 GB of free storage in password-protected servers. Read more…
AP - Two Detroit pension funds have sued Yahoo Inc. and its board of directors, saying they breached their duties to shareholders in trying to thwart a takeover by Microsoft Corp. Read more…
InfoWorld - In a letter to employees, Microsoft put an upbeat spin on? its attempt to take over Yahoo. Read more…
Reuters - Microsoft Corp suggested on Friday that it had no plans to make major lay-offs if it succeeded in buying Yahoo Inc , saying there were plenty of employee opportunities throughout the company. Read more…
PC World - In a letter to employees, Microsoft put an upbeat spin on its attempt to take over Yahoo. Read more…
AP - People will increasingly interact with computers using speech or touch screens rather than keyboards, Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates said. Read more…
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