Today’s Tech News - Feb. 8, 2007
IPod use on NY streets could mean iFines - Computerworld
You may be able to walk and chew gum at the same time, but soon you may not be able to walk and listen to your iPod while crossing a street in major New York cities.
Amazon Unbox partners with TiVo for direct-to-TV downloads - Ars Technica
Those who want video downloads directly to the TV will soon have one more option to choose from, as TiVo has just announced a partnership with Amazon Unbox.
Microsoft to Put Office in Windows Mobile 6 - PC World
Windows Mobile 6, the upcoming version of Redmond’s mobile operating system, will be unveiled next week. For business users who want Microsoft Office on their cell phones, Windows Mobile 6, the upcoming version of Redmond’s mobile operating system to be unveiled next week, will be a must-have upgrade. Mobile 6 comes with mobile versions of Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Microsoft Lays Out Its Security Vision - Red Herring
Microsoft laid out a vision today for how the global software giant would tackle the massive challenge of securing business computing from a growing arsenal of targeted threats, announcing plans for endpoint-to-endpoint security to stem data leaks, identity protection—including the announcement that its software would support OpenID, an open identity authentication system on the Web—and a next-gen suite of Internet security protocols dubbed IPsec.
Analysis: New Windows Vista Firewall Fails on Outbound Security - PC World
Microsoft touts Windows Vista’s significant security improvements but we’ve found that the firewall in this OS offers little outbound protection.
Bill Gates and Craig Mundie: Vista Is Secure, Employees Are Not - Playfuls.com
At a recent meeting with security experts in San Francisco, Microsoft’s chairman and the company’s chief research and strategy officer have both warned about the security breaches represented by employees.
