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Microsoft, Google Trade Salvos Over Exec (AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer vowed to "kill" Internet search leader Google Inc. in an obscenity-laced tirade, and Google chased a prized Microsoft executive "like wolves," according to documents filed Friday in an increasingly bitter legal battle between the rivals.
Court Documents: Microsoft's Ballmer Vowed To 'Kill' Google In Obscenity-Laden, Chair-Throwing Rant (TechWeb)
TechWeb - The allegations against Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer were filed in a Washington state court as part of a lawsuit triggered by Google's July hiring of former Microsoft executive Kai Fu-Lee.
Microsoft, Fujitsu Tune In Digital TV (PC World)
PC World - XP Media Center Edition products will have Fujitsu's digital reception technology built in.
Microsoft takes Google to court over ex-employee (Reuters)
 Reuters - Microsoft Corp. asked a county judge on
Friday to stop its newest rival Google Inc. from hiring a
senior executive familiar with the world's largest software
maker's plans in China.
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Microsoft Updates MSN Personal Portal (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft makes it easier for people to access its customizable portal on MSN and has made improvements to the beta service.
Microsoft Beefs Up 64-Bit Windows As Unix Alternative (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Longhorn Server will be optimized to run database operations, business applications, and custom enterprise applications.
Windows Firewall Flaw No Vulnerability, Says Microsoft (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Although Microsoft doesn't consider the bug a security vulnerability, it has posted a fix for users to download.
Microsoft Launches Internet Crime Portal (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - At a High Technology Crime Investigation Association event on Wednesday, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) announced plans to launch a Web site that will aid police in investigating Internet crime.
VoIP Marks Latest Microsoft-Google Battleground (TechWeb)
TechWeb - The battle over consumer VoIP is just the latest in a dizzying string of competitive product rollouts between Microsoft and Google.
Microsoft Blasts Massachusetts' New XML Policy (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Even as millions of dollars worth of Office business hangs in the balance, Microsoft says it will not support the OpenDocument format likely to be adopted by the state of Massachusetts this month as its standard XML format.
Firms Offer Technology for Katrina Effort (AP)
 AP - High-tech companies in Silicon Valley and elsewhere are offering money, equipment and expertise to help with the recovery effort and reconnect survivors in areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
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High-Tech Parking Meters Rake in Coins (AP)
 AP - In this seaside town, parking meters don't grant those magical few minutes on someone else's dime. Each time a car pulls away from a space, the meter automatically resets to zero.
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Firms Testing Web-Based Immigration Check (AP)
AP - Many Americans focus on the border when they consider the fight against illegal immigration. But some experts say the real battle should be in the workplace to stop the hiring of people without work visas.
Online Advertisers Turning to Pay-Per-Call (AP)
AP - Personal-injury lawyer Frank Frasier wants the world to know about his business but didn't think much of the search-based Internet advertising that's all the rage these days. Potential clients wouldn't learn much about him through it, he figured, and he really can't tell if they have a case without speaking with them directly.
More Parents Going High-Tech to Track Kids (AP)
AP - In this case, it isn't Big Brother who's watching — it's Big Mother (or Father). Increasingly, parents are using high-tech methods to track everything from where their children are and how far they are driving to what they buy, what they eat and whether they've shown up for class.
Australian court rules Kazaa users breach copyright (Reuters)
Reuters - An Australian court ruled on Monday that
users of Kazaa, a popular internet music file-swapping system,
breached music copyright and ordered its owners to modify the
software.
Kazaa Case Reaches Climax in Australia (AP)
AP - A long-running court battle between Australia's record industry and file-swapping giant Kazaa reaches a climax Monday, when a judge is to rule on whether the peer-to-peer network is no different from a photocopier or is a giant "engine of copyright piracy."
Wireless carriers back in N. Orleans (Reuters)
 Reuters - A number of wireless carriers said
this weekend they are starting to restore service in the New
Orleans area in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, in some
cases with generators on the roofs of hotels.
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Operating Systems as Content Pushers (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Call it the widget revolution. Mac OS X, Windows and Linux all have widgets for pulling in available content from small software houses and other sources around the Internet.
Manhattan Closes Evant Deal (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Both companies make supply-chain management software. Evant customers include Staples and O'Reilly Automotive.
Australian court rules Kazaa users breach copyright (Reuters)
Reuters - An Australian court ruled on Monday that
users of Kazaa, a popular internet music file-swapping system,
breached music copyright and ordered its owners to modify the
software.
Internet is bulletin board for Katrina victims (Reuters)
 Reuters - After 9/11, descriptions and photos
of missing family, friends and co-workers were plastered on
walls and bulletin boards in lower Manhattan, but with New
Orleans a ghost town after Hurricane Katrina, the Internet is
now the medium of choice for those seeking lost loved ones.
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Online Advertisers Turning to Pay-Per-Call (AP)
AP - Personal-injury lawyer Frank Frasier wants the world to know about his business but didn't think much of the search-based Internet advertising that's all the rage these days. Potential clients wouldn't learn much about him through it, he figured, and he really can't tell if they have a case without speaking with them directly.
British officers planned to infiltrate extremists using Internet: report (AFP)
 AFP - British intelligence officers planned to infiltrate Islamic extremist groups through the Internet in a bid to turn them away from violence, but the plan met with criticism, a newspaper reported.
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Apple appears poised for iTunes phone launch (Reuters)
 Reuters - The Apple rumor mill swung into
overdrive this week when the company reported it would make a
big digital music announcement on Wednesday (September 7).
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Court KOs Online Game Bypass Program (AP)
AP - Three men illegally bypassed anti-piracy controls when they developed free technology to let computer users play some games against each other online without using the gamemaker's own system, a federal appeals court has ruled.
Web Recording Site Draws Top Music Talent (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Recording artists will soon have a place on the Internet to record and scout for people who have worked with Peter Gabriel, Paul McCartney and other big names in music.
Google Offers GMail App For The Mac (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Google Inc. has released in beta a Mac application that connects the desktop directly to the search engine's Web mail service.
Web Sites Launched to Help Find Hurricane Victims (TechWeb)
TechWeb - The National Institute for Urban Search and Rescue and San Diego State University's Super Computing Center have launched a Web site to help locate victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Microsoft Updates MSN Personal Portal (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft makes it easier for people to access its customizable portal on MSN and has made improvements to the beta service.
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