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Microsoft Recants Exclusive Music Deals (AP)
 AP - Microsoft Corp., already under government scrutiny over its behavior toward competitors, told manufacturers of iPod-like portable audio devices that under a new marketing program they would not be allowed to distribute rivals' music player software but pulled back after one company protested.
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Wiki Inventor Leaving Microsoft (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Ward Cunningham is leaving Microsoft to join the Eclipse Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to open source technologies.
Microsoft Recants Exclusive Music Deals (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft tried to require distributors of Windows Media Center to swear off distributing competitive software, including Apple's iTunes. But Microsoft backed off of the proposed agreements, which probably would have violated antitrust settlements.
Microsoft Office 12: The Inside Story (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Office has become a bastion of the PC work environment, with each new release over the years incorporating an extensive array of new features. Over time, however, individual Office applications such as Word have evolved into monstrous hydras with thousands of different functions hiding in what has become, for many users, a bewildering maze.
Patch Deployment Problems Haunt Microsoft Again (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - Microsoft issues yet another revision to a critical security bulletin after some users complain of problems figuring out which patch to apply.
Microsoft Signs Deal With Wembley Stadium (AP)
 AP - Microsoft Corp. announced a seven-figure sponsorship deal Thursday with the owners of London's iconic Wembley Stadium, home of the England national soccer team.
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Microsoft Assesses Linux, Google (PC World)
PC World - Ballmer holds forth on Vista, security, online search, and Microsoft's competition.
Inventor of Wikis Leaving Microsoft (AP)
AP - The inventor of the online collaboration tools known as Wikis has left software giant Microsoft Corp. to join the Eclipse Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to open source technologies.
IE 6 Gets IE 7 Phishing Filter (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - Microsoft has quietly backported one of the security improvements slated for the new Internet Explorer 7 browser into IE 6.0, but the giveaway comes with a small catch.
Innovation Alive And Well At Microsoft, Ballmer Says (Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - Microsoft will spearhead more advances in the next year than at any time in its 30-year history, says CEO Steve Ballmer, dismissing critics who say Google, Linux and other upstarts are eclipsing a lumbering giant.
Blackberry Users Learning Painful Lesson (AP)
 AP - Chris Claypool was addicted to his BlackBerry wireless handheld. Like many users, he never thought twice about pecking away at lightning speed, replying to a wave of e-mails from clients around the globe.
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Microsoft Recants Exclusive Music Deals (AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp., already under government scrutiny over its behavior toward competitors, told manufacturers of iPod-like portable audio devices that under a new marketing program they would not be allowed to distribute rivals' music player software but pulled back after one company protested.
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Researchers: Technology Can Help Elderly (AP)
 AP - A group of academics, business leaders and residents are convening this week to bring together the region's large elderly community, private industry and university programs in medicine and technology.
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Warner Bros. Backs Blu-Ray DVD Format (AP)
AP - Warner Bros. has become the second studio to support both high definition DVD formats, a move that could shift the advantage to the Blu-ray format backed by a group led by Sony Corp.
REVIEW: Gizmondo Offers Little Value (AP)
 AP - There's one surefire way for a video game system to fail with consumers: a lack of decent games. It seems so obvious, right? Yet somehow, along comes Gizmondo.
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BSkyB bids 211 mln pounds for Easynet (AFP)
 AFP - British satellite broadcaster BSkyB launched a 211-million-pound (311-million-euro, 375-million-dollar) cash takeover of telecoms firm Easynet, as it looked to muscle in on the lucrative Internet broadband market.
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Singapore tightens rules on mobile phones as part of anti-terror moves (AFP)
 AFP - The Singapore government has announced restrictions on pre-paid mobile phone cards to prevent them from being used by terrorists to set off bombs and carry out illicit activities.
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Music downloads help KDDI post rising profits (AFP)
 AFP - The rising popularity of downloading music through mobile telephones helped Japan's number two telecoms company KDDI post a rise of almost one third in interim net profit.
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Wiki Inventor Leaving Microsoft (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Ward Cunningham is leaving Microsoft to join the Eclipse Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to open source technologies.
Microsoft Recants Exclusive Music Deals (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft tried to require distributors of Windows Media Center to swear off distributing competitive software, including Apple's iTunes. But Microsoft backed off of the proposed agreements, which probably would have violated antitrust settlements.
BSkyB bids 211 mln pounds for Easynet (AFP)
AFP - British satellite broadcaster BSkyB launched a 211-million-pound (311-million-euro, 375-million-dollar) cash takeover of telecoms firm Easynet, as it looked to muscle in on the lucrative Internet broadband market.
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Google's 3Q Profit Seven Times Higher (AP)
 AP - When Google Inc. commanded $85 per share in its August 2004 initial public offering, the prospect of the stock quadrupling in less than 15 months ago seemed inconceivable. It doesn't appear far-fetched now. The Internet search juggernaut provided another boost to its high-flying stock Thursday by announcing third-quarter financial figures that astounded even the most bullish analysts, as well as it own management team.
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Microsoft Recants Exclusive Music Deals (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft tried to require distributors of Windows Media Center to swear off distributing competitive software, including Apple's iTunes. But Microsoft backed off of the proposed agreements, which probably would have violated antitrust settlements.
Google Revenue Doubles (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Third-quarter revenue was $1.578 billion, up 96% year-over-year, driven by growing online advertising and Google's growing share of the Internet search market.
Judge Orders Interior Computers Offline (AP)
AP - A judge ordered the Interior Department to disconnect from the Internet all computer equipment holding data related to trust accounts it manages for American Indians, a decision that could cripple large sections of the agency's computer network.
SBC sees little threat from Skype, Net calling (Reuters)
Reuters - SBC Communications Inc. sees little
challenge to its traditional telephone business from services
such as Skype that offer free phone calls over the Internet,
SBC's chief financial officer said on Thursday.
Man Who Ran Web File-Share Hub Sentenced (AP)
AP - A man who ran an Internet file-sharing hub where computer users could swap movie, music and software files was sentenced Thursday to three years probation and ordered to use the computer only for personal use.
Hackers, Scammers Hide Malicious JavaScript On Web Sites (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Hackers and scammers have suddenly turned to a new technique to hide malicious JavaScript on compromised or criminal sites, and it is spreading fast.
Publishers Sue Google Over Print Library Project (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) is drawing more fire over plans to scan the collections of major libraries and put the content online in a massive, searchable digital index. The Association of American Publishers (AAP) on Wednesday filed a federal lawsuit citing potential copyright infringement in association with the company's Print Library Project.
North Korea embraces IT, shackles Internet (AFP)
 AFP - Chun In-Hyo was just eight years old when North Korea's peerless leader Kim Jong-Il declared the 21st century the era of the information technology revolution.
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