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Microsoft loses money on each Xbox (Reuters)
 Reuters - The cost of building a Microsoft
Corp. Xbox 360 video game console is nearly 40 percent
higher than the retail price, technology and microchip research
company iSuppli said on Wednesday.
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Microsoft Reports Isolated Xbox Glitches (AP)
 AP - Microsoft Corp. said Wednesday it had received isolated reports of technical problems with its popular new Xbox 360 videogame system.
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Microsoft Seeks to Standardize Office Format (AP)
 AP - Microsoft Corp. is seeking to standardize the document format used for its popular Office products, partly in response to concerns that documents stored using its proprietary technology may be difficult to access in years to come.
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Microsoft Seeks Open Standard for Office File Formats (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Faced with increasing pressure from the public and private sector regarding long-term access to information, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is opening its Office file formats, seeking to make the technology an international standard.
Report: Windows Is Pacing The Server Market (TechWeb)
TechWeb - The worldwide server market grew at an 8.1 percent year-over-year rate in the third quarter paced by Microsoft Windows and Linux servers who continue to battle each other for customers, IDC says.
LG Ships DVR With Microsoft Program Guide To Retailers (TechWeb)
TechWeb - LG Electronics says major consumer electronic retailers have started selling an LG digital video recorder with Microsoft Corp.'s cable program guide.
Microsoft Makes RSS a Two-Way Street (PC World)
PC World - Proposed 'extensions' to specification allow multidirectional synchronization.
S.Korea delays Microsoft ruling (Reuters)
 Reuters - South Korea's anti-trust agency said on
Wednesday it was delaying a long-awaited ruling on Microsoft
Corp.'s business practices to next week, after the
review committee failed to reach an agreement.
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Security Threats Shift to Applications (AP)
AP - As people heed warnings to install the latest security updates for Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating systems and Internet Explorer browsers, researchers say hackers have been shifting their focus to applications that are harder to protect.
Microsoft launches new battle in console wars (AFP)
 AFP - US software giant Microsoft was elated after seeing its new Xbox 360 computer games console fly off store shelves across North America and fetch jaw-dropping sums in online auctions.
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Online Dating Sites Accused of Deception (AP)
AP - After looking for love on the Internet and failing to find it, frustrated lonely hearts are heading to court, accusing online dating sites of engaging in deceptive practices.
Many Went Online for Hurricane News (AP)
AP - More than half of U.S. Internet users went online for news and information about Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the vast majority having visited the Web sites of traditional news organizations such as CNN and MSNBC, a study finds.
Microsoft Reports Isolated Xbox Glitches (AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. said Wednesday it had received isolated reports of technical problems with its popular new Xbox 360 videogame system.
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Microsoft Seeks to Standardize Office Format (AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. is seeking to standardize the document format used for its popular Office products, partly in response to concerns that documents stored using its proprietary technology may be difficult to access in years to come.
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Bogus E-Mails Contain New 'Sober' Worm (AP)
AP - Austria's equivalent of the FBI said Tuesday that it is investigating a flurry of bogus e-mails sent in its name to people in Austria, Germany and Switzerland.
Euro deputies push through anti-terror telecoms measures (AFP)
 AFP - EU lawmakers voted to allow police greater access to telephone and Internet data, but the proposed measures fall far short of a tough European anti-terror package Britain is seeking.
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Nintendo profit hit by weak console, software sales (AFP)
 AFP - Nintendo has announced that a slump in both game console and software sales sent its net profit down 21 percent in the first half to September.
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Kate Moss on comeback trail with cellphone gig (AFP)
 AFP - British supermodel Kate Moss has scored a lucrative deal with a mobile phone operator as she swiftly rebuilds her cocaine-shaken career, The Sun newspaper reported.
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Browser Makers Band Together Against Phishers (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Representatives from the most prominent browser makers -- including Microsoft and Mozilla -- recently gathered to discuss ways to make it clearer to users which Web sites are safe and which are fake.
Nintendo Reports Profit Drops 21 Pct. (AP)
AP - Profit at Nintendo Co., which makes Super Mario video games and GameBoy Advance handheld machines, slipped 21 percent in the company's fiscal first half because of slumping sales of consoles and game software.
Online Dating Sites Accused of Deception (AP)
AP - After looking for love on the Internet and failing to find it, frustrated lonely hearts are heading to court, accusing online dating sites of engaging in deceptive practices.
Euro deputies push through anti-terror telecoms measures (AFP)
AFP - EU lawmakers voted to allow police greater access to telephone and Internet data, but the proposed measures fall far short of a tough European anti-terror package Britain is seeking.
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Many Went Online for Hurricane News (AP)
AP - More than half of U.S. Internet users went online for news and information about Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the vast majority having visited the Web sites of traditional news organizations such as CNN and MSNBC, a study finds.
Internet gains more ground in holiday shopping (AFP)
 AFP - More American consumers are leaving their cars at home and shopping online for the holidays in the face of high fuel costs, giving an extra boost to Internet shopping.
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EU committee approves telecoms data storage rule (Reuters)
 Reuters - An European Union parliament committee
voted on Thursday to keep details of all EU-wide telephone
calls and Internet use for six months to a year to help combat
terrorism and serious crime.
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Hollywood Hopes to Reduce Movie Downloads (AP)
AP - Hollywood hopes that an agreement with the creator of BitTorrent software, popular for downloading pirated movies over the Internet, will reduce illegal traffic in online films.
Xbox 360 Buyers Resell Product on EBay (AP)
 AP - Forget day trading — the best way to make a buck this holiday season may be to flip your Xbox 360.
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Craigslist Founder Slams U.S. Press, Hints at New Online News Project (Editor and Publisher)
Editor and Publisher - NEW YORK Saying U.S. newspapers "are afraid to talk truth to power," Craigslist founder Craig Newmark hinted that he's about to launch a major online journalism project within the next few months that will copy the successful "wisdom of the masses" approach to classified advertising and apply it to journalism.
Xbox 360 shortages prompt eBay bidding war (Reuters)
 Reuters - Microsoft Corp.'s scarce new Xbox
360 has sold out at most stores with many new owners flipping
the video game consoles by the thousands on Web auction site
eBay Inc. for almost twice the retail price.
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Hollywood Hopes BitTorrent Deal Will Reduce Illegal Movie Downloads (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Bram Cohen, designer of the popular peer-to-peer file-sharing technology, agreed to remove links to pirated versions of movies from his Web site, bittorrent.com, frustrating people who search for illegal copies of films.
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