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Microsoft lead suitor for AOL: report (Reuters)
 Reuters - Microsoft Corp., the world's
largest software maker, has emerged as the lead suitor for a
stake in Time Warner Inc.'s Internet unit America Online (AOL),
according to a report by The New York Times.
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Microsoft launches database program (Reuters)
 Reuters - Microsoft Corp. , the world's
largest software maker, launched on Sunday its corporate
database software program aimed at taking market share from
Oracle Corp. .
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Microsoft makes fresh move to Web, challenging Google, Yahoo (AFP)
 AFP - Microsoft is making a fresh move to bring more services to the Internet in a bid to fend off challenges from rivals like Google and Yahoo that could chip away at the customer base of the world's biggest software firm.
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Microsoft's AntiSpyware Rebranded 'Windows Defender' (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - The revamped anti-spyware product will be bundled into Vista with a new signature update mechanism and the ability to detect rootkits, keystroke loggers and other forms of malware.
Microsoft Set For Visual Studio, SQL Server 2005 Launch (TechWeb)
TechWeb - With its tight integration between Visual Studio 2005, SQL Server 2005 and BizTalk 2006, Microsoft has developed a compelling software stack.
Mass. Fights Microsoft on Document Format (AP)
AP - The Revolutionary War started in Massachusetts, and now the state is firing some opening rounds in a revolt against Microsoft Corp. that seeks an open, proprietary-free format for storing electronic documents.
Microsoft To Release Just One Patch Tuesday (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft says it will release one critical security bulletin next Tuesday, Nov. 8, in its monthly patch program.
WebSideStory Measures Way Up (The Motley Fool)
The Motley Fool - This week, Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT - News) Bill Gates said we're in the "live era," in which software is delivered via the Internet as a service -- known as on-demand. What's more, Microsoft plans to charge for this software on a subscription basis.
Microsoft to Digitize 100,000 Books (AP)
AP - Software giant Microsoft Corp. said Friday it has signed a deal to scan and put online 100,000 books from the British Library.
Microsoft's Other OS (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - Microsoft Research has developed a prototype of a microkernel operating system, code-named 'Singularity.' Its most surprising feature: It has nothing to do with Windows.
Fab Labs Unshackle Imaginations (AP)
AP - When Makeda Stephenson compared flight simulator games sold in computer stores and didn't find anything she liked, she didn't stop there.
Taser to Offer Stun Gun Cameras (AP)
AP - Public outrage was immediate after police in Miami used a Taser to shock a 6-year-old last year in an elementary school office.
New Law Fuels Technology-Government Clash (AP)
AP - A new method of communicating is creating intriguing services that beat old ways of sending information. But law enforcement makes a somber claim: These new networks will become a boon to criminals and terrorists unless the government can easily listen in.
Dirty Downloads Ready to Go on IPods (AP)
 AP - Purveyors of porn and entrepreneurs who spied a niche when Apple Computer Inc. unveiled its video-playing iPod are proving that sex even sells in tiny packages — especially when it is portable.
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Microsoft to Digitize 100,000 Books (AP)
AP - Software giant Microsoft Corp. said Friday it has signed a deal to scan and put online 100,000 books from the British Library.
Microsoft lead suitor for AOL: report (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp., the world's
largest software maker, has emerged as the lead suitor for a
stake in Time Warner Inc.'s Internet unit America Online (AOL),
according to a report by The New York Times.
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Dell may be past its best days: Barron's (Reuters)
 Reuters - The best days of personal computer
maker Dell Inc. may be behind it, financial weekly
newspaper Barron's Inc. wrote in its November 7 edition.
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Yahoo, Google to launch new wireless services (Reuters)
Reuters - Yahoo Inc. and Google Inc. are set to
roll out new wireless services, taking advantage of advanced
networks and cellphones to provide features similar to those
available on computers, the Wall Street Journal reported on
Monday.
Mass. Fights Microsoft on Document Format (AP)
AP - The Revolutionary War started in Massachusetts, and now the state is firing some opening rounds in a revolt against Microsoft Corp. that seeks an open, proprietary-free format for storing electronic documents.
Microsoft launches database program (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. , the world's
largest software maker, launched on Sunday its corporate
database software program aimed at taking market share from
Oracle Corp. .
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Microsoft lead suitor for AOL: report (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp., the world's
largest software maker, has emerged as the lead suitor for a
stake in Time Warner Inc.'s Internet unit America Online (AOL),
according to a report by The New York Times.
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Hong Kong man jailed in landmark world web piracy case (AFP)
 AFP - A Hong Kong man believed to be the first person to be prosecuted for sharing movie files over the popular online Bit Torrent network was jailed for three months in Hong Kong.
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VH1 hits VSpot with 'Classic Thanksgiving' (Reuters)
Reuters - The turkey will reach
the Internet table a week early this year as a companion to VH1
Classic's annual "A Very Classic Thanksgiving Special."
Microsoft makes fresh move to Web, challenging Google, Yahoo (AFP)
AFP - Microsoft is making a fresh move to bring more services to the Internet in a bid to fend off challenges from rivals like Google and Yahoo that could chip away at the customer base of the world's biggest software firm.
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New Law Fuels Technology-Government Clash (AP)
AP - A new method of communicating is creating intriguing services that beat old ways of sending information. But law enforcement makes a somber claim: These new networks will become a boon to criminals and terrorists unless the government can easily listen in.
Getting Closer: Brands Vie For Desktop Space (AdWeek.com)
AdWeek.com - Advertisers on the never-ending hunt for ways to engage are now counting on consumers to be the proactive ones, by "pulling" marketing messages off the Internet and into their homes--specifically, onto their computer desktops. Companies from Purina to Best Buy are experimenting with new ad vehicles to offer rich brand experiences through desktop applications.
Non-Profit Brings Low-Cost Broadband to New Yorkers (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Though New York City hasn't gone as far as San Francisco and Philadelphia in pushing for public access to wireless technology, but one non-profit group has taken steps to make it affordable.
Hilary Duff World Hits AOL Next Week (AP)
 AP - Kids, teens and tweens can immerse themselves in all things Hilary when Hilary Duff World hits America Online on Monday.
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NetZero Offers Internet Telephony (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Internet services provider United Online Inc. has launched a telephony service under its NetZero brand.
Mac Software Creates, Edits and Publishes RSS Feeds, Podcasts (TechWeb)
TechWeb - FeedForAll Mac is software that assists podcasters to create, edit and publish really simple syndication (RSS) feeds.
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