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Microsoft plans 300,000 Xbox 360s at Europe launch (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft will have around 300,000 of
its new Xbox 360 games console available for its European
launch on December 2, a Microsoft executive said in an
interview published on Sunday.
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 - Microsoft Windows servers recorded revenue of $4.6 billion, representing the largest single segment of the server market, a new IDC study 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.
Competitors Challenge MapQuest (AP)
AP - Initially, the great thing about Internet mapping programs was their swiftness and ease for obtaining directions, printing them and driving the course you plotted.
Sony PlayStation to Get Parental Controls (AP)
AP - Sony Corp. has become the latest of the video game console makers to announce parental controls in it newest machine, according to the Entertainment Software Association.
Momentum Grows to Meld Tech Platforms (AP)
AP - As easy as it is to connect these days by Internet, cellular, Wi-Fi and plain old telephones, the networks that make all that possible can't communicate well with one another.
One in Six U.S. Web Users Sell Online (AP)
AP - One in six U.S. Internet users have sold goods and services online and 2 percent do so on a given day, a new study found.
Bose Tries to Shake Up Auto Industry (AP)
 AP - In a cleared-out parking lot at Bose Corp.'s headquarters, a test driver guides a Lexus at 25 mph toward what would appear to be an unfriendly introduction to a two-by-six lying on its side, ankle-high.
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Browser Face-Off (PC World)
PC World - Internet Explorer finally receives an overhaul that helps it match its rivals' features--but Firefox and Opera aren't standing still.
Plugged In: Phishers' Latest Evil E-Mail Trick (PC World)
PC World - Plus: Will telcos block VoIP, and will your next PC have a PPU?
Dialed In: Two Sleek Cell Phones With Handy Data Entry (PC World)
PC World - Sending text messages and entering contacts in your phone's address book can be a whole lot easier with a keyboard-equipped handset.
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.
Kazaa gets stay; industry sees changes (Reuters)
 Reuters - The operator of the Kazaa file-sharing
network on Friday said an Australian court would hear an appeal
on a copyright case in late February conditional on Kazaa
making some changes to its software in the mean time.
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Browser Face-Off (PC World)
PC World - Internet Explorer finally receives an overhaul that helps it match its rivals' features--but Firefox and Opera aren't standing still.
Singapore scientists embrace plan for cyberhugs (Reuters)
Reuters - Singapore scientists looking for ways
to transmit the sense of touch over the Internet have devised a
vibration jacket for chickens and are thinking about electronic
children's pyjamas for cyberspace hugs.
One in Six U.S. Web Users Sell Online (AP)
AP - One in six U.S. Internet users have sold goods and services online and 2 percent do so on a given day, a new study found.
Momentum Grows to Meld Tech Platforms (AP)
AP - As easy as it is to connect these days by Internet, cellular, Wi-Fi and plain old telephones, the networks that make all that possible can't communicate well with one another.
Competitors Challenge MapQuest (AP)
AP - Initially, the great thing about Internet mapping programs was their swiftness and ease for obtaining directions, printing them and driving the course you plotted.
Apple's iPod nano a holiday hit (Reuters)
 Reuters - Apple Computer Inc.'s sleek iPod
nano music player was among the top-selling electronic items on
Amazon.com on Friday and some models sold out on a top
retailer's Web site as consumers stocked up on holiday gifts on
one of the year's busiest shopping days.
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Online retailers await 'Cyber Monday' (Reuters)
 Reuters - U.S. online holiday sales are
expected to hit nearly $20 billion this year and should take
off on Monday, when consumers return to work and their fast
Internet connections after the long Thanksgiving weekend.
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Dutch Court Orders Lycos To Reveal Client's Identity (TechWeb)
TechWeb - In what some observers see as a legal precedent on Internet privacy, the court order could make it easier to prosecute those who swap music and movies illegally.
Internet Allows Sons To Rescue Mother (TechWeb)
TechWeb - A webcam in California allowed her family on the other side of the world to get her help, in time.
Firm wants to rid Net of suffixes (Reuters)
 Reuters - A Dutch technology company has
breathed life into a project to rid the Internet of suffixes
such as .com, and instead offer single names which can be
countries, company names or fantasy words.
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