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Microsoft Launches Xbox 360 in Japan (AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. will get the jump on Sony this Saturday by introducing the next-generation Xbox 360 in its rival's backyard, but winning over Japan's notoriously finicky video game fans will be an uphill battle for the American interloper.
Microsoft launches Xbox 360 console in Japan (Reuters)
 Reuters - Microsoft Corp. is
counting on the online gaming capability and high-definition
graphics of its Xbox 360 console to win a new following in
Japan, a key market in its quest to unseat Sony Corp. as the
dominant game console maker, a senior executive said on Friday.
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Microsoft Puts Clamps on Software Pirate (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - An investigation by Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) into an online sales organization that sold some $5.25 million worth of counterfeit software to UK customers has resulted in the shutdown of that purveyor of pirated goods.
Bill Gates launches hunt for top Indian technology students (AFP)
 AFP - Microsoft chairman Bill Gates launched a talent hunt for India's top technology students and urged software developers to cash in on the digital age.
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Microsoft Xbox 360 takes aim at Sony in Japan (Reuters)
 Reuters - Microsoft Corp. begins
selling its new Xbox 360 video game console in Japan on
Saturday, launching its attack on the industry's third-biggest
market and the home turf of market leader Sony Corp.
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Round 2: Microsoft ready for Xbox rematch against Japanese foes (AFP)
 AFP - When Microsoft brought the first Xbox game console to the home turf of its Japanese arch-rivals in 2002 it was nearly two years behind Sony's PlayStation 2 and it has trailed behind ever since.
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Microsoft To Beef Up Internet Explorer 7 Security (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft is altering the way Internet Explorer 7 handles its four security categories, in a bid to create a browser better able to fend off zone-spoofing attacks.
Microsoft Delays Next Internet Explorer Release (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - The next pre-release of Internet Explorer 7 won't arrive until sometime after the first of the year, conflicting with earlier statements. One likely explanation is that the software giant is working to integrate it with Windows Vista.
Microsoft Gives Local Search a New View (PC World)
PC World - Virtual Earth becomes part of Windows Live Local service.
DOJ assails Korean judgment against Microsoft (MacCentral)
MacCentral - The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said Wednesday that South
Korea’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC) went too far in an antitrust
judgment against Microsoft.
Yahoo's Latest Acquisition Is Del.icio.us (AP)
AP - In its latest acquisition of a social networking service, Internet powerhouse Yahoo Inc. on Friday devoured del.icio.us Inc., a startup that enables people to more easily compile and share their favorite content on the Web.
Court Rules Against Mom in Download Suit (AP)
AP - A federal appeals court late Friday upheld the music industry's $22,500 judgment against a Chicago mother caught illegally distributing songs over the Internet.
BlackBerry Settlement Talks Continue (AP)
AP - BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. has resumed settlement talks with NTP Inc. through a mediator, bolstering hopes for a truce in a patent battle that has threatened the popular BlackBerry e-mail service.
Businesses Rush for '.eu' Domain Name (AP)
 AP - European businesses rushed to sign up for the new ".eu" Internet domain name, putting in 100,000 Web site applications by the end of its first day available, the group in charge of registering the requests said Thursday.
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XBOX 360 GAMES: the Good, Bad and the Ugly (AP)
 AP - If you've scored an Xbox 360, some actual games are going to be the next logical purchase — unless you auctioned it off for thousands of dollars on eBay.
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Microsoft launches Xbox 360 console in Japan (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. is
counting on the online gaming capability and high-definition
graphics of its Xbox 360 console to win a new following in
Japan, a key market in its quest to unseat Sony Corp. as the
dominant game console maker, a senior executive said on Friday.
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Microsoft Launches Xbox 360 in Japan (AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. will get the jump on Sony this Saturday by introducing the next-generation Xbox 360 in its rival's backyard, but winning over Japan's notoriously finicky video game fans will be an uphill battle for the American interloper.
Alltel to Expand Core Business With Deal (AP)
 AP - Alltel Corp. said Friday a $4.9 billion deal to spin off its telephone division to shareholders will enable it to expand its core wireless business.
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SugarCRM to release version 4.0 (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Calling it a release that favorably compares with CRM solutions from Salesforce.com or Siebel, open source ISV SugarCRM unveiled SugarSuite 4.0 this week.
QuickLogic Shares Climb on Upbeat Rating (AP)
AP - QuickLogic Corp. shares rose sharply Friday after a Wall Street firm highlighted the prospect that the company's logic chips could be used with low-power software in consumer goods.
Microsoft launches Xbox 360 console in Japan (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. is
counting on the online gaming capability and high-definition
graphics of its Xbox 360 console to win a new following in
Japan, a key market in its quest to unseat Sony Corp. as the
dominant game console maker, a senior executive said on Friday.
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Court Rules Against Mom in Download Suit (AP)
AP - A federal appeals court late Friday upheld the music industry's $22,500 judgment against a Chicago mother caught illegally distributing songs over the Internet.
CNN pours into broadband Pipeline (Reuters)
Reuters - CNN has finally joined the
broadband big leagues, lifting the veil on an extreme makeover
of its Web site that has been in the works for more than a
year.
Yahoo's Latest Acquisition Is Del.icio.us (AP)
AP - In its latest acquisition of a social networking service, Internet powerhouse Yahoo Inc. on Friday devoured del.icio.us Inc., a startup that enables people to more easily compile and share their favorite content on the Web.
'NY Times' Hires OPA's Michael Zimbalist for New R&D Position (Editor and Publisher)
Editor and Publisher - NEW YORK The New York Times Company's announcement that it is hiring Online Publishers Association (OPA) President Michael Zimbalist to head up its newly created research and development operation seems to signal a new forward-thinking era for the news industry.
Yahoo acquires shared bookmark site Del.icio.us (Reuters)
Reuters - Yahoo Inc., the world's largest
Internet media site, had agreed to acquire Del.icio.us, a
popular Web site that helps users share links to their favorite
Web sites, the site's founder said on Friday.
Microsoft Puts Clamps on Software Pirate (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - An investigation by Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) into an online sales organization that sold some $5.25 million worth of counterfeit software to UK customers has resulted in the shutdown of that purveyor of pirated goods.
Yahoo teams up with Australia's Seven media (AFP)
 AFP - US Internet search Goliath Yahoo joined forces with Seven Network of Australia to compete in the online market down under, the companies announced.
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Yahoo Buys Social Bookmarking Firm Del.icio.us (PC World)
PC World - Look for collaborations with Yahoo's My Web, Flickr services.
PluggedIn:Edgy Internet TV helps writers reach mainstream (Reuters)
 Reuters - Michael Jackson could destroy smooth
music forever, and it's up to the members of Toto to stop him.
But first, they must convince fellow adult-contemporary titans
Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald to bury the hatchet.
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