New Bells and Whistles for the MSN (Web promotion) TV 2 Player

New Bells and Whistles for the MSN (Web promotion) TV 2 Player

New Bells and Whistles for the MSN TV 2 Player (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - Microsoft announced an update this week for its MSN TV 2 Internet and Media Player, giving users increased digital music, photo and e-mail capabilities.

Yahoo Upgrades E-Commerce Platform For Small Retailers (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Yahoo introduces in beta a redesigned checkout process for small businesses using the portal's e-commerce service.

Jealous Lover Program Creator Is Indicted (AP)
AP - The creator and several buyers of a computer program designed to allow jealous lovers to snoop on their sweethearts'online activities have been indicted for allegedly violating federal computer privacy laws.

Verizon Wireless to cut high-speed pricing-analyst (Reuters)
Reuters - Verizon Wireless is expected to cutthe price of its high-speed wireless Internet service by asmuch as 25 percent early next week in a bid to increase itscustomer base for the service, one analyst said on Friday.

Internet Explorer 7 Will Include Antiphishing Tools (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT) Internet Explorer 7 browser has new capabilities designed to defeat phishing. The browser update, now in beta, will include a filter that identifies and blocks fraudulent Web sites.

FCC Delays Cutoff of Internet Phone Users (AP)
AP - A deadline has been extended that could have left tens of thousands of people without their Internet phone service next week.

Google Talk gives boost to XMPP (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Google's entry this week into the IM space gave a high-profile shot in the arm to the open IM protocol XMPP (Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol). The decision to base Google Talk on the XML-based XMPP framework -- combined with Google's considerable market clout -- could shake up stalled IM interoperability efforts, or at the very least gives a big lift to a grassroots Internet standard.

Personal Search Site Adds Blogs (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - Users will be able to add unmoderated comments to the listings of personal information pulled up by ZabaSearch, a Web service already under fire from the Better Business Bureau.