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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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Microsoft Develops Virtual Wi-Fi Tech (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is experimenting with a virtualization architecture for wireless LAN (WLAN) cards that will let Wi-Fi users connect one machine to multiple wireless networks simultaneously.
Microsoft Music Stipulation Emerges in Antitrust Documents (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is downplaying a draft agreement it sent out to makers of portable digital music players after an unnamed manufacturer filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice.
Microsoft Patch Problems Continue (PC World)
PC World - Some Windows 2000 users could be unprotected even with recent patch.
Office 12 to Anchor Microsoft's Business Intelligence Strategy (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - Microsoft has been talking around its plans to deliver information in a faster, easier-to-consume way. The forthcoming Office 12 desktop and server products are the missing links.
Microsoft Amends Music Player License (PC World)
PC World - Under antitrust threat, company won't require vendors to agree to exclusive bundling deal.
Microsoft backs off on music player contracts (MacCentral)
MacCentral - Microsoft Corp. quickly backed off on a demand to portable music player
manufacturers that if they chose to include Windows Media Player in software
packages, only that program could be included, the U.S. Department of
Justice (DOJ) reported Thursday in its update on the company’s
compliance with its antitrust settlement.
Microsoft Scuttles Plans for Standalone Microsoft Business Framework (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - After spending a couple years developing a new software framework that would layer on top of .Net, Microsoft has decided to fold its features into existing products.
Microsoft Ditches Media Player Licensing Strategy (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - Updated: The software giant tells the DOJ that it has pulled a set of contracts asking portable device makers to give its Windows Media Player software exclusive domain on their products.
Wiki Inventor Leaving Microsoft (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Ward Cunningham is leaving Microsoft to join the Eclipse Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to open source technologies.
RIM's Request Denied by Appeals Court (AP)
 AP - A federal appeals court has denied Research In Motion Ltd.'s request to delay the next phase in a long-running patent suit while the maker of BlackBerry e-mail devices appeals an infringement verdict to the Supreme Court.
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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. Last year, the 37-year-old agricultural sales director from Post Falls, Idaho, noticed a throbbing sensation in this thumbs whenever he typed.
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Bertelsmann to Launch File-Sharing Service (AP)
AP - Bertelsmann AG said Friday it will launch a new service that uses the technology made popular by file-swapping businesses for legal downloads of music and movies.
Interior Wants Computer Shutdown Reprieve (AP)
AP - The Interior Department won a reprieve Friday from a judge's order to disconnect from the Internet all computer systems with access to accounts it manages for thousands of American Indians.
Man Accused of Stealing Corning Secrets (AP)
AP - A former employee of a Corning Inc. glassmaking plant is charged with stealing trade secrets and selling them to a Taiwanese company.
Britney Spears says posted baby photos were stolen (Reuters)
Reuters - Pictures of Britney Spears and her
infant son surfaced on the Internet on Friday, but the singer
said they were stolen and threatened legal action against
anyone who showed the eagerly awaited images.
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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Amex Sues CEO Over $241,000 Topless Bill (AP)
 AP - American Express is suing the CEO of a communications company for payment of $241,000 worth of disputed credit card charges at a Manhattan topless club.
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OpenOffice Packs a Powerful New Database Punch (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - The stand-alone database in OpenOffice.org's latest update is powerful enough to be compared to Microsoft's popular Access database.
Flock Spreads Wings, Releases Beta Version of New Browser (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - Flock is a freely downloadable open-source browser that aims to get users around the Web quickly and integrates a number of Web services right into the software.
Britney Spears says posted baby photos were stolen (Reuters)
Reuters - Pictures of Britney Spears and her
infant son surfaced on the Internet on Friday, but the singer
said they were stolen and threatened legal action against
anyone who showed the eagerly awaited images.
Possible cover-up a focus in CIA leak case-lawyers (Reuters)
 Reuters - Prosecutors investigating the outing
of a covert CIA operative opened a Web site on Friday to post
possible indictments next week and were said by lawyers in the
case to be focusing on whether top White House aides tried to
conceal their actions from investigators.
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USA Today's Top 25 US Bestsellers (Reuters)
Reuters - The top 25 U.S.
bestsellers, based on sales through Sunday, October 16, as
reported by USA Today (http://www.usatoday.com).
Spears: Pics of Baby on Web Were Stolen (AP)
 AP - Britney Spears threatened to take legal action Friday after pictures of her newborn son popped up on the Internet, apparently stolen from a private photo shoot.
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Interior Wants Computer Shutdown Reprieve (AP)
AP - The Interior Department won a reprieve Friday from a judge's order to disconnect from the Internet all computer systems with access to accounts it manages for thousands of American Indians.
Google exec touts communities, content over APIs (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - BURLINGAME, CALIF. -- Power in computing has shifted from proprietary, Microsoft APIs to URLs on the Web and content provision, Google Vice President Adam Bosworth said during the Zend/PHP Conference & Expo on Friday.
PayPal customer records sought in tax evasion probe (SiliconValley.com)
SiliconValley.com - The Internal Revenue Service has asked a San Jose federal judge for access to eBay's PayPal customer records as part of a nationwide probe into whether scofflaws are using offshore credit card accounts to evade paying income taxes.
Google library faces new suit (SiliconValley.com)
SiliconValley.com - Google's book scanning project drew its second legal challenge Wednesday when the Association of American Publishers sued the search company, claiming its ambitious plans would violate copyright laws.
EBay's profit soars, but stock declines 5.7% (SiliconValley.com)
SiliconValley.com - Online trading company eBay on Wednesday reported another strong quarter, with profit surging 40 percent, but investors worried about its outlook for future quarters and drove down its stock in after-hours trading.
Does Disney, Apple Deal Foretell The Future Of TV? (AdWeek.com)
AdWeek.com - -- MIKE SHIELDS
Apple's announcement last week that it was launching a new version of its popular iPod that includes a video screen may have larger ramifications for the media industry beyond the world of consumer electronics. That's because of the potential impact of Apple's deal with Disney to offer five of its shows for sale through Apple's iTunes software, including hits Desperate Housewives and Lost.
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