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Microsoft shows prominently at Supercomputing '05 (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft's presence at Supercomputing '05 in Seattle last week was unmistakable.
Microsoft fires first salvo of new console wars (AFP)
 AFP - US software titan Microsoft takes the computer game wars to the Japanese enemy with the North American launch of its next-generation Xbox 360 console.
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Microsoft fires first salvo of new game console wars (AFP)
 AFP - US software titan Microsoft takes the computer game wars to the Japanese enemy with the North American launch Tuesday of its next-generation Xbox 360 console.
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Q&A: Microsoft Touts New Ajax Tools (TechWeb)
TechWeb - <i>InformationWeek</i> talks to Microsoft Product Manager Brian Goldfarb about the trendy new Web technology called Ajax, and Microsoft's plans for tools to make Ajax development easier.
Ex-Microsoft Worker Sentenced for Theft (AP)
AP - A federal judge sentenced a former Microsoft Corp. employee on Friday to four years in prison for illegally selling millions of dollars of company software.
Q&A: Bill Gates On Supercomputing, Software in Science, And More (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Bill Gates talks to <i>InformationWeek</i> about how work done at Microsoft Research can apply to science, medicine and engineering, how more powerful desktop processors can improve user interfaces, and his evolving role at Microsoft.
Microsoft Vs. Sony Enters New Stage In Video Game Consoles (Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - Microsoft's grand plan to take the lead in the video game console business from rival Sony gets under way Tuesday when the software king releases its next-generation game machine -- the Xbox 360.
Microsoft MBS Replacement Will Know Channel (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Doug Burgum's successor as senior vice president for the Microsoft Business Solutions business group will likely have a keen grasp of the partner, sales and distribution channels, Bruce Richardson, an analyst at AMR Research says.
Microsoft to Beef Up Legal Training (PC World)
PC World - Plans outlined in court document.
Microsoft to Broaden Internal Reviews (AP)
 AP - Microsoft Corp. pledged Friday to expand legal training for employees and broaden its internal reviews of industry agreements to be sure the company doesn't violate its antitrust settlement with the government.
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TiVo Inc. Expands to IPods and PSPs (AP)
 AP - TiVo Inc. is expanding its video recording service so users will be able to transfer recorded television shows onto Apple Computer Inc.'s iPods or Sony Corp.'s PlayStation Portable — the latest move aimed at putting TV in people's hands for viewing anywhere.
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Study: Search Now No. 2 Among Web Tasks (AP)
AP - The number of people who use Internet search engines to find information has jumped over the last year, claiming a solid No. 2 spot behind e-mail among online tasks, a new study finds.
Cyber-World Gaming Battle Heats Up in Asia (AP)
AP - "And it's a goal for Singapore!" the commentator screamed as fans erupted, pumping their fists and roaring to celebrate an equalizer against Romania. But far from an ordinary soccer match, this game was contested by two gamers pounding away at keyboards at the World Cyber Games — the computer industry's equivalent of the Olympics.
Retailers Prepare to Greet Xbox Faithful (AP)
 AP - It's late November and gamers, it's cold outside. But a little winter chill won't stop video game lovers from lining up at stores throughout the country in hopes of being among the first to score Microsoft Corp.'s brand new Xbox 360 when it is released Tuesday.
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Getting Skittish About Skype (BusinessWeek Online)
BusinessWeek Online - It's the kind of notoriety that comes with a $2.6 billion buyout. Since Luxembourg-based Internet telephone startup Skype Technologies was gobbled up by online marketplace eBay Inc. for that princely sum in September, Skype has added 12 million more users, for a total of 66 million -- and has attracted a boatload of closer scrutiny.
Movielink signs Fox to online movie deal (Reuters)
 Reuters - Online movie download service
Movielink on Monday said it has signed a film distribution pact
with 20th Century Fox giving the Web site content from all of
Hollywood's major film studios.
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Sony may lose grip in next game consoles war (Reuters)
 Reuters - Sony Corp. (6758.T), the maker of
Playstation game consoles, may lose its iron grip on the market
for game machines as rival Microsoft Corp. launches a
new model just in time for the holiday season.
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Reliance under pressure to place shares (FT.com)
FT.com - Reliance Infocomm, India's mobile phone operator, is under mounting pressure to carry out a planned pre-IPO private placement of shares by the end of the year to aid its expansion.
Can Open Source Defeat Microsoft? (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - While Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) has had some 20 years to make Office what it is today, most industry analysts say that new open-source contenders, such as OpenOffice, measure up reasonably well against Redmond's suite. But they also say that while these suites do have most of the features of Microsoft Office, they lack certain advanced capabilities that make all the difference.
Microsoft fires first salvo of new console wars (AFP)
AFP - US software titan Microsoft takes the computer game wars to the Japanese enemy with the North American launch of its next-generation Xbox 360 console.
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Movielink signs Fox to online movie deal (Reuters)
Reuters - Online movie download service
Movielink on Monday said it has signed a film distribution pact
with 20th Century Fox giving the Web site content from all of
Hollywood's major film studios.
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Study: Search Now No. 2 Among Web Tasks (AP)
AP - The number of people who use Internet search engines to find information has jumped over the last year, claiming a solid No. 2 spot behind e-mail among online tasks, a new study finds.
Use the Internet, don't fear it, newspaper editors told (AFP)
 AFP - Newspaper editors and staff from over 60 countries met in Athens to explore ways of using the Internet and innovative tactics in their quest to lure back readers.
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Christina Aguilera marries: report (Reuters)
 Reuters - Pop star Christina Aguilera has
married music executive Jordan Bratman in a Saturday evening
ceremony, magazine Us Weekly's Web site reported.
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Skype in US retail distribution pact (Reuters)
 Reuters - Skype, the Internet-calling
phenomenon that eBay Inc. acquired for $4.1 billion, is set to
break into the U.S. consumer mainstream by selling its
telephone kits in RadioShack stores.
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Aguilera Reportedly Marries Music Exec (AP)
 AP - Christina Aguilera has found out what a girl wants, and now she's married him. The 24-year-old pop singer tied the knot with music executive Jordan Bratman in a Saturday evening ceremony at Staglin Family Vineyard in northern California's Napa Valley, Us Weekly reported on its Web site.
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US corporate excess under fire as unions go on the attack (AFP)
 AFP - US unions, weakened by public apathy and internal splits, are fighting back with an online database that accuses corporate supremos of lining their own pockets while grinding down their employees.
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Internet still young, faster access to spur growth (Reuters)
 Reuters - The Internet has given
rise to profitable companies such as Yahoo Inc., Google Inc.,
eBay Inc. and others, but the industry is still in the early
days and will be further fueled as even faster Internet access
proliferates through the United States and other countries,
executives said on Wednesday.
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Post US intel on Internet: US lawmaker (AFP)
 AFP - As mountains of raw intelligence go unanalyzed, the chairman of the House intelligence committee said that posting it on the Internet could speed up translation.
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Technology Summit Wraps Up in Tunisia (AP)
 AP - A crucial summit on expanding Internet access around the world ended Friday with a firm promise to narrow the digital divide — but little in government funding to make it happen.
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