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Microsoft seeks patent for office 'spy' software

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:37:25 +0000

Microsoft is developing Big Brother-style software capable of remotely monitoring a worker's productivity, physical wellbeing and competence. The Times has seen a patent application filed by the company for a computer system that links... Read more...

Germany seeks expansion of computer spying

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:05:32 +0000

Looking to join other governments and expand surveillance laws, the LATimes is reporting that Germany wants to be your friend and give you a Trojan. A Trojan horse, that is. Quote - ... Read more...

U.S. Government Seeks To Deny The Internet To Its Enemies

Sat, 13 Oct 2007 22:46:21 +0000

Although currently unclear on how the Bush administration would go about denying the Internet to its enemies, cyberspace may become a more active battlefield in the war on terrorism. The new National Strategy for Homeland... Read more...

Microsoft Seeks Feedback For Office Service Pack

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:34:16 +0000

Microsoft on Thursday released an evaluation of the Office 2007 System Service Pack 1 to software testers in its Technology Adoption Program (TAP). Microsoft will be accepting feedback from testers for about 30 days, according... Read more...

FCC Seeks Public Comment On Satellite Radio Merger

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 20:35:32 +0000

The Federal Communications Commission has issued a notice asking for members of the public to voice their opinions on whether Sirius and XM, USA's two satellite radio broadcasters, should be allowed to merge. The combined... Read more...

OLPC Seeks Educational Games for XO Laptop

Sat, 26 May 2007 02:48:02 +0000

The One Laptop Per Child Project is asking software coders to develop free, open-source educational computer games for the XO laptop, continuing its push toward a September launch date. OLPC offered a laptop prize for... Read more...

China seeks to 'limit game hours'

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 14:14:20 +0000

A recent report from the China National Children's Centre said that 13% of under-18s who used the web were addicted to online gaming. The Chinese government has clamped down on the amount of time youngsters... Read more...

Europe Seeks to Tighten Some Online Laws

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 18:00:05 +0000

The German and Dutch governments have taken the lead on crafting legislation that would make it illegal to provide false information to ISPs and require phone companies to save detailed records on customer usage. The... Read more...

Germany Seeks Common EU Rules on Violent Video Games

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 16:57:06 +0000

Germany took over the six month rotating presidency of the Union at the beginning of January. The European Commission is pushing to standardize rules for more control over video game violence throughout the 27 countries... Read more...

IBM wins patent glory, but seeks reform

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 12:46:01 +0000

So it's no surprise that the company did just that for the 14th consecutive year. But it's still worth noting the number of patents Big Blue was awarded--3,651--especially in light of various efforts to reform... Read more...

Microsoft Seeks Patent Covering Web Feed Readers

Fri, 22 Dec 2006 09:47:24 +0000

Thanks to Hurmoth for posting this in BPN. 18 months ago, Microsoft filed for two patents relating to the organization and reading of syndicated Web feeds. Yes, that includes Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds. One... Read more...

BBC Seeks HD-TV Volunteers

Joe Cashman — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 18:16:37 +0000

The World Cup is just around the corner, and with only Telewest and soon Sky offering High Definition content for some channels, those of us that have splashed out on a new TV set will... Read more...

Mozilla Seeks Filmmakers For Ad Contest

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 23:45:24 +0000

Mozilla Corp., maker of the popular open source Firefox browser, launched the second phase of its ad-making contest today, which calls for professional and amateur filmmakers to develop a 30 second, broadcast quality commercial for... Read more...

EU Seeks Online Music License

Wed, 12 Oct 2005 17:20:00 +0000

The European Union called on Europe's music industry Wednesday to create EU-wide copyright licenses for online music, saying this would boost demand for legal downloads. "These licenses will make it easier for... Read more...

Adult Publisher Seeks Injunctions Against Google and Amazon

Howard Thomson — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 19:49:35 +0000

Further to our previous story about Google facing copyright issues with it's new Google Print service, the search engine is also under fire for it's Google Image search, which an adult publisher is claiming breaches... Read more...

Microsoft Seeks Testers for OneCare Live

Sean Bradford — Tue, 21 Jun 2005 16:02:11 +0000

Microsoft has begun seeking beta testers for its OneCare Live service, which is the company's subscription antivirus and anti-spyware service. In a announcement Microsoft made, they plan to start testing this summer. "This new service... Read more...

Microsoft seeks Xbox touch for music

Wed, 15 Jun 2005 14:47:06 +0000

With little sign that Apple Computer's digital music dominance is on the wane, Microsoft's top Xbox executive is helping to look at ways to refocus the software company's music strategy. It's not... Read more...

Microsoft seeks protection from spyware firms

Tue, 24 May 2005 21:24:19 +0000

Microsoft wants the Senate to rewrite anti-spyware legislation in order to protect companies that provide spyware removal utilities. The software maker warned Tuesday that two bills approved by the House of Representatives... Read more...

Hollywood seeks iTunes for film

Thu, 31 Mar 2005 15:27:16 +0000

Sony Pictures Digital Entertainment is trying to develop and own the next iTunes--but for films. "We want to set business models, pricing models, distribution models like (Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs) did... Read more...

Apple seeks royalties, for "Made for iPod" campaign

Mon, 07 Mar 2005 15:32:54 +0000

Industry insiders say the world-wide MP3 accessory market is destine to become a half billion dollar business by the close of the 2005 calendar year. Apple, whose iPod digital music player dominates the MP3 player... Read more...

CreatemotionsTM seeks beta testers for QA cycle

Fri, 07 Jan 2005 11:49:37 +0000

Createmotions™ is a high quality family of instant messaging software. Based on innovative ideas and sporting an intuitive GUI, it is suited for both home and business applications. Createmotions™ is inviting companies, IT groups, academic... Read more...

Nintendo Seeks Momotarou DS

Sun, 05 Sep 2004 20:54:24 +0000

Nintendo seems to be interested in getting Hudson Soft's Momotarou Dentetsu series of board game videogames onto its new portable game system, the Nintendo DS. Series' producer Akira Sakuma reveals in an Online journal entry... Read more...

Microsoft Seeks Buyer for Slate

Fri, 23 Jul 2004 19:06:05 +0000

Microsoft Corp. is in talks with five or six potential buyers for its online magazine Slate, an executive said Friday. Scott Moore, general manager of MSN Network Experience, which handles content for Microsoft's... Read more...

35 Years After Apollo, NASA Seeks Return to Moon

Tue, 20 Jul 2004 23:08:39 +0000

What better way to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the first lunar landing than to landing on the moon again? This all depends on the new budget NASA is hoping to get. After... Read more...

Music Industry Seeks Digital Radio Copying Limits

Fri, 11 Jun 2004 19:12:15 +0000

Several radio broadcasters that offer CD-quality music over the airwaves could actually be copied if certain precautions are not taken. This warning comes Friday by the record industry. Apparently without copy protections on... Read more...

SCO seeks more code from IBM

Fri, 04 Jun 2004 14:19:00 +0000

After reviewing Unix source code provided by IBM Corp., The SCO Group Inc. appears to be experiencing difficulties in identifying the specific lines of code that it alleges IBM improperly contributed to the Linux operating... Read more...

China seeks its own high-tech standards

Thu, 27 May 2004 17:47:46 +0000

DVD? China's trying to do it one better -- with a technology called EVD. CDMA? The digital cell phone standard is so 2003, the Chinese say. Give TD-SCDMA a try instead. Intel... Read more...

IBM seeks to force SCO's hand in lawsuit

Sat, 22 May 2004 02:59:47 +0000

IBM has filed new documents in its legal dispute with Unix vendor The SCO Group, accusing SCO of having no evidence to back up its copyright infringement claims, and asking the judge to throw... Read more...

RealNetworks seeks Microsoft's help

Thu, 29 Apr 2004 14:23:11 +0000

Real Networks wants to make its music files playable on Microsoft's Windows Media Player format. The company, which is suing Vole for a billion dollars, said it needed the Redmond Giant's help to flog its... Read more...

Bush Seeks More High-Speed Internet Access, Tax Ban

Tue, 27 Apr 2004 14:36:46 +0000

President Bush on Monday urged the U.S. Congress to make Internet access permanently tax free and to reduce regulations so high-speed access can be universally available by 2007. Bush complained that the United... Read more...

Eidos seeks to unmask mystery investor

Mon, 26 Apr 2004 22:23:15 +0000

Tomb Raider publisher wants to know who has amassed 5 percent of its stock. Eidos, publishers of the Tomb Raider, Hitman, and Deus Ex franchises, wants to unmask the mystery person who... Read more...

Red Hat seeks to reawaken SCO case

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 21 Apr 2004 09:10:32 +0000

Red Hat has asked a federal judge to reverse her decision to put its copyright-related lawsuit against the SCO Group on hold. Arguing that the stay was "inappropriate," Red Hat requested on Tuesday that Sue... Read more...

RealNetworks seeks musical alliance with Apple

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 15 Apr 2004 10:39:59 +0000

RealNetworks made a direct appeal last week to Apple Computer, its Internet music rival, suggesting that the two companies form a common front against Microsoft in the digital music business. The offer to create a... Read more...

As Video Game Costs Rise, Industry Seeks Savings

Fri, 02 Apr 2004 21:31:47 +0000

For years, video game companies have envied Hollywood moviemakers for their glamorous stars, gee-whiz special effects and mass-market appeal -- but now they are learning that these things can come at a high price. Behind... Read more...

Microsoft Seeks to 'TAP' Elite Beta Tester Pool

Tom Warren — Thu, 01 Apr 2004 22:56:05 +0000

Redmond quietly is implementing its new Technology Adoption Program across its product lines. On Thursday, Microsoft notified some of its SQL Server 2005 testers that they are eligible to join the next... Read more...

Lindows Seeks to Stop Microsoft's Foreign Lawsuits

Wed, 17 Mar 2004 17:49:24 +0000

Besieged in Europe, where it recently has had to cease doing business in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, Lindows.com Inc. has submitted a motion to the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Washington... Read more...

French Group Seeks Royalties on IPod

Wed, 10 Mar 2004 20:54:40 +0000

A French association representing recorded music rights holders threatened Wednesday to take Apple Computer Inc. to court in a dispute over lost music royalties. The argument centers on a fee levied in France on sales... Read more...

AT&T seeks $90 million in Microsoft patent case

Sat, 28 Feb 2004 08:47:17 +0000

AT&T Corp. asked a jury to award it at least $90 million in damages from Microsoft Corp., as a patent dispute over technology to speed Internet transmissions of human voices went to trial in New... Read more...

FBI seeks FCC action on wiretap rules before Web

Sat, 31 Jan 2004 14:17:55 +0000

U.S. law enforcement officials said this week they will soon ask communications regulators to decide how wiretapping rules would apply to high-speed Internet services and want those answers before general regulations are set for those... Read more...

Apple seeks dollars in former freebies

Thu, 08 Jan 2004 21:21:13 +0000

Apple's decision to stop offering free downloads of iMovie and iPhoto is part of a clear shift by the Mac maker to try to recoup more of the dollars it invests in creating software for... Read more...