Submission + - ICANN pulls RegisterFly accreditation
prostoalex writes: "ICANN pulled RegisterFly registration and told the company that it has to ensure any customer can transfer the domain names out before March 31st hits."
Submission + - Microsoft Vista-Live Combo Impacts Google
ReadWriteWeb writes: "Windows Vista is finally out and along with that Microsoft seems to have kick-started its Vista-Live joint initiative. Which means that Microsoft makes its Windows Live web properties the default in Windows Vista PCs, where possible — for example Live Search is the default search engine in IE7 on new Vista machines. Stats from Alexa show that after Vista's release, traffic on Live.com and MSN rose sharply. And interestingly, both tangents have the same slope: Live's slope is 0.79 and MSN's is 0.76. On the other hand, Google's Alexa chart shows the reverse trend. There is a significant fall in Google's traffic after Vista was released and Google's slope is a negative 0.5. Is this an early indication that new Vista users are happy with what is given as the default — that for example Live Search is 'good enough' compared to Google search?"
Submission + - Microsoft ordered to pay 1.5 Billion
Anonymous Coward writes: "CNN has it all; Microsoft ordered to pay 1.5 Billion dollars in patent infringement case. (http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/22/technology/micros oft_alcatel/index.htm?eref=rss_topstories)
From the article; "NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — A federal jury said Thursday that software maker Microsoft Corp. infringed audio patents held by Alcatel-Lucent and should pay $1.52 billion in damages.
Tom Burt, Microsoft corporate vice president and deputy general counsel, said the verdict was unsupported by law or facts.
TECHNOLOGY
"Today's outcome is disappointing for us and for the hundreds of other companies who have licensed MP3 technology.
"We will seek relief from the trial court, and if necessary appeal," Burt said. ""
Submission + - Chimps Observed Making Their Own Weapons
tehfrr writes: Chimpanzees living in the West African savannah have been observed fashioning deadly spears from sticks and using the hand-crafted tools to hunt small mammals — the first routine production of deadly weapons ever observed in animals other than humans.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/artic le/2007/02/22/AR2007022201007.html
Submission + - The Ten Most Frequently-Guessed Passwords
darkreadingman writes: "IT people often create their own security problems by choosing administrative passwords that are easily hacked. Here's a list of hackers' ten most frequently-guessed passwords, along with some suggestions on better ways to create and maintain strong passwords.
http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=117 988&WT.svl=news1_1"
