EBay to unveil further Skype tie-ins

EBay to unveil further Skype tie-ins

Online marketplace eBay Inc. is set to detail on Tuesday how it plans to combine its Skype Web telephone-call service into its core U.S. auction business, executives said on Sunday.

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Internet pioneers: VOIP wiretapping complicated

U.S. government efforts to require most VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) providers to permit law enforcement agencies to wiretap phone calls could introduce new cybersecurity problems to the Internet, a group of Internet security experts said Tuesday.
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Major Microsoft Patch Releases Block Infected E-Mail

Network administrators were busy today as Microsoft released its largest collection of security patches in more than a year.The monthly security update includes 21 vulnerabilities on 12 updates, the most since February 2005, said Jonathan Bitle, product manager with Qualys.

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Yahoo says e-mail worm now contained

Yahoo Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO - news) said Tuesday it has contained a malicious program aimed at the millions of people who use its e-mail service, which ranks as the world's largest.

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Wi-Fi Adapter For Smart Phone Paves Way For Mobile VoIP

Wi-Fi capability for smart phones, targeted initially for high-speed data connectivity, is beginning to spur the introduction of VoIP to mobile phone subscribers.

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Yahoo Mail Worm May Be First Of Many As Ajax Proliferates

The Yamanner worm that infested Yahoo Mail was quickly countered by making a change to the Internet servers that administer Yahoo's popular email program. Nevertheless, over a 36-hour period, the world got a glimpse of what's in store for it unless stricter measures are followed in building Web applications.

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Residential VoIP To Boom To 44 Million Users: Report

Residential VoIP subscribers will skyrocket from 10.3 million today to 44 million in 2010, according to a new report from market research firm IDC. The report forecasts that VoIP will be used in 62% of broadband households by 2010.

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MySpace may auction off search business

MySpace, the social networking phenomenon that has become one of the world's most popular Web sites, may "auction off" its search business to a major search engine operator, an executive from its parent company, News Corp., said Tuesday.

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AOL tests search-enhanced Webmail

AOL tests search-enhanced Webmail

AOL is now publicly testing an enhanced Webmail service for its subscribers and instant messaging users.

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Microsoft: Exchange 2007 tuned for mobile workforce

Microsoft showed off new mobility features on Monday that will be available in Exchange Server 2007, the next version of the company's e-mail and messaging software.

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Worm Attacks Yahoo E-Mail

A mass-mail worm that exploits a vulnerability in Yahoo's Web-based e-mail is making the rounds but the impact appears to be low, security vendor Symantec said today.

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MessageLabs Offers IM Security Software

MessageLabs launched today encrypted IM software, designed for companies that use consumer IM clients for collaboration and document sharing.

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eBay to Detail Skype Plans On Tuesday

Online marketplace eBay Inc. is set to detail on Tuesday how it plans to combine its Skype Web telephone-call service into its core U.S. auction business, executives said on Sunday.

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Japanese watches to carry mobile phone messages

Data-flashing mobile telephones may have lessened the need to wear watches, but a Japanese firm is hitting back, creating a wristwatch for the technophile on the move.

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AOL extends AIM developer program

AOL is broadening the operating system support of its developer tools beyond Windows with the addition of Mac OS X and Linux. AOL is also adding support for the Java programming language and the Pocket PC mobile platform, and is offering new tools for computer-to-computer communication, IM robots and detecting users’ geographical location.

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Nokia makes the mobile 'a full member of the internet'

Nokia may be the most unlikely convert to the open internet model, but it is becoming one of the most enthusiastic.

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Court upholds VOIP wiretapping

Court upholds VOIP wiretapping

A U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ruling requiring VOIP providers to give law enforcement agencies wiretapping capabilities is legal, a court ruled Friday.

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Windows 98, ME sent to pasture with critical flaw

With support for its Windows 98 and Windows Millennium Edition (ME) operating systems about to expire, Microsoft has given up on the idea of patching a critical security vulnerability in the products, the company said.

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McAfee SiteAdvisor to add site blocking, extend ratings beyond Web

McAfee Inc. is planning enhancements to its recently acquired SiteAdvisor software that will allow the Web-rating application to block inappropriate Web sites, offer safety ratings for online transactions and rate Web links that appear in e-mail and instant message windows.

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TI sees strong demand for mobile phones in Q2

Texas Instruments, the world's largest maker of chips for mobile phones, raised its sales outlook for the second quarter on Thursday, a sign that demand for wireless handsets and other devices remains brisk.

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Microsoft takes on Google in book search

Microsoft is expanding its book search service, an offering that will compete with a similar service from Google, it announced Friday.

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Spam: Made in Taiwan?

The majority of spam servers are physically located in Taiwan, according to CipherTrust.

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Cyber Criminals See Profit Potential In Vulnerable IP Telephony Networks

IP phone crooks are learning how to rake in the dough. An owner of two small Miami Voice over IP telephone companies was arrested last week and charged with making more than $1 million by breaking into third-party VoIP services and routing calls through their lines. That let him collect from customers without paying any fees to route calls.

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Google Launches Browser Sync

Google Inc. has released a Firefox extension that synchronizes the browser's settings, including bookmarks, history, persistent cookies and saved passwords, across multiple computers..

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