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T-Mobile's Web2go Will Use Yahoo's oneSearch

Yahoo has won another wireless carrier for its mobile Internet search tool. The company joined T-Mobile in announcing Thursday that oneSearch will be the search utility for T-Mobile's web2go service.

Yahoo said more than 70 mobile operators worldwide are now using its mobile search tool.

T-Mobile said oneSearch will provide web2go users a better Web-browsing experience "by making it easier to view and navigate the Web through a customizable home page," as well a simplified shopping and download experience.

Grouped Results

oneSearch enables users to search for a variety of information on the Web. It also allows users to find content on the T-Mobile store, including ringtones, wallpaper and games.

The search results will place relevant ads at the customer's fingertips, with either sponsored search results or display ads.

Since a mobile user's display space is limited, the Yahoo tool has been designed to provide results grouped around a given search term. For instance, a search for a movie title returns theaters with show times, reviews, information on the actors, and related articles. Or a search on a sports team returns relevant scores, schedules, profiles for teams, news, and a link to the team's Web site.

'More Easily Digestible Content'

The basic idea is that, rather than having to use a mobile device to drill down into search links as one might do on a computer, the most common collection of related data comes to the top on the first search. This approach, said T-Mobile USA Chief Development Officer Cole Brodman, "delivers a more intuitive mobile experience that places the most relevant information at the fingertips of T-Mobile customers."

Sean Ryan, an analyst at industry research firm IDC, noted that efforts have been ongoing to determine the most useful way to search on a mobile device. "It's limited, of course, by the small screen, alphanumeric... Link

MySpace Hoax Trial Resumes After Mother Testifies

11/20/2008 08:10

The trial of a Missouri woman charged in a tragic MySpace hoax resumed Thursday. Testimony began Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles in the controversial trial of Lori Drew, who is charged with one count of conspiracy and three counts of computer fraud.

The charges stem from her alleged participation in a MySpace hoax which may have caused the suicide of 13-year-old Megan Meier. Drew is being tried under the Computer Abuse and Fraud Act.

Tina Meier, Megan's mother, took the stand on the first day of the trial. She told the court her daughter, who was battling depression and had attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, took her own life after reading a message from a fictitious boy on the social-networking site named Josh Evans, according to the Associated Press.

"Josh Evans" was not who he said he was for the six weeks he and Meier communicated on MySpace.com. Instead, he was a fictitious person allegedly created by Lori Drew, her then-13-year-old daughter, and her then-18-year-old personal assistant, Ashley Grills.

Not Homicide

The case involving Drew has drawn much attention from families in the Missouri town where Drew and Meier live and across the nation as families learned about the cyberbullying that may have caused Meier to hang herself in her bedroom closet.

Attorneys for Drew and the judge have made it very clear that Drew is not on trial for homicide. Drew, however, faces charges that she broke MySpace's terms, which prohibit users from creating false identities. The case is being tried in California, where MySpace's servers are located.

Grills admitted on live television that she created the online account, but added that Drew and her daughter participated in the six-week-long ruse.

Safety Precautions

As a result of Meier's suicide, Missouri has passed a cyberbullying law. That law defines harassment as knowingly communicating with another person... Link

Microsoft's Morro Could Challenge Security Giants

11/20/2008 09:22

McAfee and Symantec could be affected as Microsoft moves to provide free antivirus software. If the software, code-named Morro, successfully protects against viruses, analysts said, it could mean an exodus from well-known security brands.

On Tuesday, Microsoft announced a security offering focused on protecting against malware. The software giant is addressing what it sees as a growing need for a security solution that meets the unique needs of emerging markets and smaller PC form factors.

"This could be third-time lucky for Microsoft in regards to an antivirus product," said Graham Cluley, a senior security consultant at Sophos. "They tried with MSAV in Windows 3.11/MSDOS 6.2, which wasn't terribly successful -- especially when it detected Windows 95 as a virus."

A Smaller Footprint

The secret sauce for Morro is in the architecture. It will offer comprehensive protection from various forms of malicious software, including viruses, spyware, rootkits and trojans, by focusing on a smaller footprint that uses fewer computing resources.

Microsoft said Morro is ideal for low-bandwidth scenarios or less-powerful PCs. By targeting the core anti-malware features that most consumers don't keep up to date, Microsoft said, Morro will provide the essential protection that consumers need without overusing system resources, and provide better protection against online threats.

As Morro comes on the scene, Microsoft will discontinue retail sales of its Windows Live OneCare subscription service, effective June 30, 2009. OneCare was Microsoft's second attempt at security. Although it was much better at detecting malware, Cluley said, it didn't capture a large home-user audience.

"Anything which encourages more home users to defend their PCs has to be encouraged, provided innovation and competitiveness is not stifled," Cluley said, "but consumers will have to wait until next summer to find out how good the product actually is."

Sleepless Nights?

Microsoft is moving early to educate the market about the product. Morro is... Link

Microsoft Will Replace OneCare with Security Software

11/19/2008 12:52

Microsoft plans to stop accepting paid subscriptions to Windows Live OneCare in mid-2009. The security software is slated to be replaced by a free offering code-named Morro, which will focus on providing consumer PCs with core protection from viruses, spyware, rootkits, trojans and other forms of malware.

"We know that there are still some 60 percent of consumers in developed markets -- and even more in emerging markets -- that don't have up-to-date security protection on their PCs, and we want to help provide that core level of protection," said Amy Barzdukas, senior director of product management at Microsoft's Online Services and Windows Division.

Low-Bandwidth Scenarios

Morro will deliver the essential protections that consumers need by "shifting the focus onto the core anti-malware features that most consumers still don't keep up to date," Barzdukas said. The platform also will be available in a smaller footprint that will use fewer computing resources, she said.

One goal is to make Morro "ideal for low-bandwidth scenarios or less-powerful PCs," Barzdukas said. The other is to remove the cost barriers that have slowed security software adoption in emerging markets -- where low-cost mini-notebook and netbook devices are becoming popular.

"By offering such basic protection at no charge to the consumer, Microsoft is promoting a safer environment for PCs, service providers and e-commerce itself, since it is through unprotected PCs that the worst threats are introduced to the system as a whole," said Roger Kay, founder and president of Endpoint Technologies Associates.

More Threat Intelligence

Morro will integrate the same core malware engine that Microsoft uses across its line of anti-malware products. However, the new platform will not incorporate the same set of features that Windows Live OneCare currently provides.

For example, Morro will not offer or support multi-PC "circle" management and printer sharing, Barzdukas said.... Link

Google Will Make Life Photo Archive Searchable

11/19/2008 12:53

Google on Tuesday announced a deal with Life magazine to bring more than 10 million of its archived photos online in a public display. The mix of iconic and never-before-seen photos is searchable through Google Image Search.

The archives include famous images and films, including the Zapruder film of the Kennedy assassination, The Mansell Collection from London, Dahlstrom glass plates of New York and environs from the 1880s, and the entire works left to the collection from Life photographers Alfred Eisenstaedt, Gjon Mili, and Nina Leen.

"This effort to bring offline images online was inspired by our mission to organize all the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful," Google software engineer Paco Galanes wrote on the company's blog. "This collection of newly digitized images includes photos and etchings produced and owned by Life dating all the way back to the 1750s."

Never-Before-Seen Images

According to Time Warner, 97 percent of the photographs have never been seen by the public. They've been sitting in dusty archives in the form of negatives, slides, glass plates, etchings and prints.

"We're digitizing them so that everyone can easily experience these fascinating moments in time," Galanes said. "Today about 20 percent of the collection is online; during the next few months, we will be adding the entire Life archive -- about 10 million photos."

All keywords are translated into 16 different languages. Life's photo archive will be scanned and available on Google Image Search free for personal and research purposes. The copyright and ownership of all images will remain with Time.

"For 70 years, Life has been about one thing, and that's the power of photography to tell a story," said Andy Blau, Life's president. "Life will now reach a broader audience and engage them online with the incredible depth and breadth of the Life photo archive... Link

Sprint Affiliate Backs Down on WiMAX Suit

11/20/2008 06:10

A wireless affiliate of Sprint Nextel Corp. has pulled its request that an Illinois judge block the planned spinoff of Sprint's new broadband network.

Schaumburg, Ill.-based iPCS Inc. said Monday in a regulatory filing that it withdrew its motion for a temporary restraining order preventing Sprint's WiMax network from being combined with Kirkland, Wash.-based Clearwire Corp. The decision came after Clearwire said it didn't plan to offer high-speed wireless Internet service in iPCS's markets before July 1, 2009.

Clearwire shareholders are scheduled to vote Thursday on the merger. The new Clearwire company, which will deploy a network based on WiMax technology, will also include billions of dollars in investments from Google Inc., Intel Corp. and a group of cable companies.

IPCS filed suit against the plan this year, claiming it would violate an exclusivity agreement it has with Sprint in its territory. The company covers parts of Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska.

While iPCS has now abandoned its hope for an injunction, iPCS said its original lawsuit challenging the merger will continue. Clearwire has agreed to give iPCS 60 days' notice if it plans to enter the iPCS territory before the court enters a final ruling on the lawsuit.

IPCS and Sprint are fighting a similar legal battle over Sprint's 2005 acquisition of Nextel Communications Inc. The Illinois Supreme Court last week refused to consider an appeal of a lower court's decision that the purchase violated the iPCS exclusivity agreement. The court did extend the 180-day limit for Sprint to sell Nextel assets in iPCS's territory to 360 days.

Sprint faced similar lawsuits from most of its affiliates after the Nextel acquisition and ended up buying most of those companies. It has not said whether it would consider buying iPCS. Link

Upgrading Your Wireless System

11/20/2008 06:42

Years ago, I set up a wireless system for my laptop. This worked great at the time, but now that the speeds of everything else have increased, I realized recently that the time had come to upgrade the wireless system.

When wireless systems first came out, you had to buy something called a "wireless access point," which was basically a transmitter/receiver that plugged into your existing cable or DSL modem or network router.

This was pretty straightforward and simple, as there were few choices since wireless technology was in its infancy. Now, two or more generations later, there are dozens of choices: Wireless-G, Wireless-N, gigabit networks, integrated wireless/wired routers, and even combo modem/wireless/wired network boxes.

Obviously, a combo unit would simplify installation; but for people like me, who have several devices on the network and a router that has more ports than most all-in-one boxes, that won't work.

I purchased a Netgear WNR854T, a 4-port wired and Wireless-N router for $45 (on sale), with the hopes of just installing it in the same way as my old access point since no one offers "just" an access point anymore.

Boy, was I wrong. These new devices are designed to be easy-to-install, integrated network solutions. They give you a high-speed combination of Wireless-N and four wired ports, all in one box.

Searching the web for solutions only turned up suggestions for a couple of older models. I tried these and found they worked with limited function. I was able to access the web but not the other devices on the main router; it was almost like a separate network.

A quick email to the Netgear tech support team got me detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to do exactly what I needed. It took me about 15 minutes to install it as an access point with full functionality.

One of the... Link

Firefox Extensions Add New Functionality

11/20/2008 06:13

Mozilla Firefox is the second most-popular browser on PC and Mac platforms (after their respective default browsers, Internet Explorer and Safari) for a few reasons. First, it is secure and blocks pop-ups. It is also free and open source, so a large community is always working to improve it.

My personal favorite reason is its extensibility: The open source code lets users develop extensions (or add-ons) that add new functionality to the browser. [In this article], we'll take a look at two useful Firefox extensions. If you don't use Firefox and these features sound good to you, maybe it's time to switch.

Read It Later

(https://addons.mozilla.org/ en-US/firefox/addon/7661)

What is it? A Firefox add-on that simplifies bookmarking Web pages to read later.

Who cares? Overwhelmed info addicts and anyone using Firefox.

How does it work? Read It Later adds a checkmark icon to the end of the browser's address bar that can be clicked to add a page to your To Read list. It also adds a button to the toolbar that can be configured to open the To Read list or to simply load the next unread page. If you right click on a link, a context menu item called Read This Link Later lets you add the target Web page to your list. When you're finished reading a page, click on the checkmark icon again for a list of options, including Mark as Read & Add to Delicious, Mark as Read & Digg, and just Mark as Read.

What makes Read It Later most useful is that To Read lists can sync across multiple computers. So when you are at work and glance at the news, you can add the stories to your To Read list and then read them in their entirety at home when you have more time.

I've found using Read It... Link

The Facebook Profit Conundrum

11/20/2008 06:14

The admission by Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg -- that the social network's optimum revenue model remains a mystery four years after its launch -- has raised some eyebrows. Despite claiming that it will double its revenue to between $300m and $350m this year, the question remains as to when, if ever, Facebook will turn a profit.

Zuckerberg claims that growth of the network is the primary goal, and revenue secondary. He argues that social networks cannot be turned into money-makers in the same way that search is. But Mark Howe, country director of UK sales at Google, suggests this is a weak excuse. "A large-scale site with an attractive and attentive audience that values the time it spends there has the opportunity to make money," he says. "If social networks are not making money through advertising, the only other model is the unsuccessful subscription model of the 1990s. I believe in the value of advertising. If ads are targeted and relevant, consumers will not reject them."

Many in the online sector argue that consumers do not want to see advertising in their online communities. Geoff Ramsey, chief executive of eMarketer, claims people have "banner blindness" when using social networks. However, Howe says people accept ads online just as they do in commercial television. "It is a naive community that thinks the technological infrastructure that allows the business to exist does not need to be paid for somehow," he adds.

Hitting the Target

Rival network MySpace is beefing up its ad services by launching HyperTargeting in the UK this month to index consumers' interests and provide demographic insight. Anthony Lukom, managing director of MySpace UK, says Zuckerberg's contention that social networks cannot effectively be turned into money-spinners is wrong.

"There absolutely is money to be made in social networking," says Lukom. "We take 55 percent... Link

P&G, Google Team Up To Swap Jobs, Trade Knowledge

11/20/2008 06:17

The world's largest consumer products company and the online search leader are working together to learn more about each other and about targeting customers.

Procter & Gamble Co. said Wednesday it has done job swaps with Google Inc., and Google employees have been at P&G's Cincinnati headquarters helping with training.

P&G spokeswoman Allison Yang said the company wants to reach more consumers who are increasingly online.

"This is all about learning," she said. "It's about putting consumers in connection with our products in the right spots."

The Wall Street Journal reported in Wednesday's editions that discussions on an employee swap began last year between P&G and Google executives.

The swaps began in January, with two Tide detergent brand managers visiting Google and a pair of Google officials coming to Cincinnati.

P&G, the largest U.S. advertiser with a global advertising budget of nearly $9 billion, has been emphasizing value in marketing that says products such as Charmin toilet paper and Tide laundry detergent get more done with less than other brands.

The company also has been expanding its online reach, including offering digital coupons.

Yang said an early project with Google was drawing more attention to online video of Tide to Go's "Talking Stain" commercial, which made its television debut during the Super Bowl. Pampers diapers managers and a digital marketing manager were next to participate, and some 15 P&G employees from different areas spent time with Google last month.

She said P&G has shared information with Google visitors about its consumer research, planning and operations.

"The relationship will certainly continue, and we'll continue looking at what the opportunities are," Yang said.

A message for comment was left with Google, based in Mountain View, Calif. Analysts have predicted slower revenue growth for Google in the worsening economy, amid signs that Internet users are growing less likely to click on advertising links.

P&G, meanwhile,... Link

New Xbox Experience Launched To Battle Sony's Offering

11/19/2008 12:53

Microsoft launched its New Xbox Experience on Wednesday, expanding the existing service to compete with Sony in turning the video-game console into an entertainment hub.

Don Mattrick, senior vice president of Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Business, said the New Xbox Experience is the future for home entertainment. "It's on-demand, it's high-definition, it's always social, it's all in one place," he said.

A 'Personal Game Room'

The Xbox experience includes the instant-streaming availability of Netflix movies and TV episodes in high definition from such studios as Disney, MGM, NBC Universal, and Warner Bros. To use the Netflix service, Xbox LIVE Gold members also need to be Netflix subscribers.

Live Party will allow a user to create a virtual party with up to seven friends. Users can employ voice chat while playing games and share photos in real time. "Personality plus" is a feature in which an animated avatar can be created, becoming a user's "face" for games, parties or other interaction.

There's also a "personal game room" where users can play classics like Pac-Man Championship Edition, Galaga Legions, and Portal: Still Alive. Other games, such as A Kingdom for Keflings, UNO, Hardwood Hearts, and Hardwood Spades -- which are only available for downloading from the Xbox Live arcade -- allow the user to put his or her avatar into the game action.

The Xbox is also opening to community-created games. A Community Games channel on Xbox Live will offer titles from third-party creators.

Lips and You're in the Movies

Microsoft is also touting its relationships with a variety of major studios that will offer feature films on the Xbox in the U.S., Canada, Italy and Spain. The company said this will transform "Xbox 360 into the world's largest online entertainment center."

The New Xbox Experience is also launching two new games.

One is Lips, which the company said "is the only singing... Link

Cloud Computing: No Longer Pie in Sky

11/20/2008 06:43

Failed technology trends tend to be recycled every five or so years in hopes that businesses and consumers eventually will be ready to adopt what surely is a great idea.

The idea of the "thin client" -- a processor and monitor setup that loads all files and even the operating system from a central server -- has been trumpeted as the next big thing at least three times since I replaced my baseball mitt with a keyboard and mouse.

The latest incarnation of the thin client finally is starting to gain a hold as a "netbook," an incredibly portable notebook.

Perhaps more than netbooks, the idea of storing data and applications on the Internet rather than on your hard drive has failed time after time. Whether it's call "on-demand computing," "grid computing" or "software as a service," many consumers have not been quick to give up boxed software for Internet applications. They especially had no interest in saving documents on a remote server.

That was then. The idea now is called "cloud computing," and it's starting to gain traction.

Storing data "in the cloud" means no longer having to transfer a file from desktop to laptop via a thumb drive, network connection, disk, etc.

Also, while a failed hard drive means an afternoon of reinstalling the operating system, you're files are safe on some big server in the sky.

What's not to love?

File storage is only half of the cloud computing equation. Applications, too, are being shifted from the hard drive to the Web.

The first wave was the transition from mail programs to Web-based services, such as Gmail or MobileMe.

The second phase has been pushing applications, such as word processors, spreadsheets and news readers, to the cloud.

For 90 percent of the Microsoft Office-using world, Google Documents or Microsoft's upcoming online version of Word will suffice. Neither is... Link

File-Based vs. Image-Based Backup Software

11/20/2008 06:41

[Q] I'm getting a new computer for my family and want software to back up whatever we put on it. What's the difference between file-based backup and image-based backup software?

[A] File-based backup software generally works like this: The program saves copies of files and data on the computer to an external hard disk, recordable disc or removable drive after someone tells it what files to back up. Many file-based programs aimed at home users can be set up to automatically back up just certain files and folders or all the files on the drive, but usually do not back up installed programs and the actual operating system itself.

Image-based backup software makes a snapshot or "disk image" of the computer's entire hard drive and everything on it, including programs, settings and the operating system. An image-based backup can come in handy if the computer's hard drive completely dies, for example, because the backup can be copied into a brand-new hard drive and the computer's contents are fully restored.

Backup sessions with file-based backup software tend to be faster because not as much overall data is being backed up. Online backup services usually use file-based software for size and speed. Image-based backup software may take longer and need more room, but there's no worry about possibly forgetting to mark a file or folder for backup since everything is copied to the disk image.

New Windows and Macintosh systems include file-based backup software. Microsoft has information for Windows Vista (and XP) at www.microsoft.com/protect/yourself/data/backup.mspx, while Apple's instructions for using the Time Machine backup program in Mac OS X 10.5 are at support.apple.com/kb/HT1427.

If the built-in offerings aren't satisfactory, there are plenty of other software choices out there. PC Magazine has a roundup of backup software reviews at snipurl.com/56l3n and About.com has several Mac backup programs are listed... Link

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