Web promotion - Windows Vista Looks Slicker, Safer (PC World)PC World - Improved

Web promotion - Windows Vista Looks Slicker, Safer (PC World)PC World - Improved

Windows Vista Looks Slicker, Safer (PC World)
PC World - Improved search and security in Beta 1 of Microsoft's new OS; but no sea change. Plus: two new Internet Explorers.

Bloom, Aniston voted most desired celebs to chat with online (AFP)

AFP - Orlando Bloom and Jennifer Aniston are the celebrities American singles would most like to stumble across in an online chat room, according to a recent survey.

Buyers kick virtual tires on eBay Motors auction site (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - More people are turning to eBay to buy used cars. They are searching for a hard-to-find model or hunting for a potential great deal. Fans say the site is better than searching through classified ads. And to preserve their reputations, sellers usually spell out every scratch in extreme detail.

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.

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.

Spyware Worm Targets Gamers, Yahoo Users (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - A new spyware worm that steals information from players of a popular online game, as well as from Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO) e-mail users, has been detected by security authority Sophos, which described the threat as representing a new trend among malware practitioners.