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Microsoft warns of 'critical' Windows security flaw (Reuters)
 Reuters - Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday warned
users of its Windows operating system of a "critical" security
flaw in its software that could allow attackers to take
complete control of a computer.
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MTV, Microsoft to Develop Online Service (AP)
AP - MTV Networks Inc. said Tuesday it has partnered with Microsoft Corp. to develop an online music service to launch early next year.
Xbox 360 Gets a Soft Start in Japan (AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp.'s new Xbox 360 video game console got a lukewarm welcome in Japan on its debut weekend with fans buying fewer than half the games available in stores, a market researcher said Tuesday.
Microsoft Fixes Critical IE Problems (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft patches Internet Explorer browser bug that attackers have exploited for weeks.
Microsoft, MCI Connect on Internet Phone Service (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft and MCI have hooked up to provide a PC-to-phone calling service, inking a multiyear partnership to give voice to the software giant's revamped MSN messaging offering.
Microsoft teams with MCI on Internet telephony (AFP)
 AFP - Microsoft and telecom group MCI announced a partnership for Internet telephony allowing low-cost global calling around the world.
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Correction: Microsoft-MCI-Internet-Phones (AP)
AP - In early versions of a Dec. 12 story about Microsoft Corp. and MCI Inc. offering an Internet phone service, The Associated Press reported erroneously that a similar offering from Yahoo Inc. uses technology from Skype Technologies SA.
Microsoft, MCI Team on Web Telephony (PC World)
PC World - MCI Web Calling for Windows Live Call service targets SkypeOut.
8x8 Gets the Money Call (The Motley Fool)
The Motley Fool - It's been a busy year for the VoIP (voice over Internet protocol) space. Motley Fool Inside Value pick Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT - News), Google (Nasdaq: GOOG - News), and AOL rolled out Internet-phone offerings, while Motley Fool Stock Advisor pick eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY - News) made a multibillion-dollar deal for Skype. VoIP's rise is bad news for telco carriers hoping to keep their land-line cash cows intact, but these companies are starting to take action to bolster their prospects.
Microsoft Xbox 360 gets off to sluggish start in Japan (AFP)
 AFP - Microsoft's chances of challenging Sony's dominance in the Japanese video-game market were left looking increasingly remote as surveys showed sales of the new Xbox 360 got off to a slow start.
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Online Retailers Step Up Discount Offers (AP)
 AP - Online retailers stepped up discounting ahead of the deadline this week for most free shipping of Christmas gifts with guarantee of standard delivery. But they're not panicking — overall, the holiday 2005 shopping season is shaping up well.
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Honda Robot Serves Tea, Pushes Mail Carts (AP)
 AP - The walking, childlike robot from Honda Motor Co. can now serve tea, push a mail cart and gallop along at twice its previous pace — the latest in the Japanese automaker's quest to replicate human movement.
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MTV, Microsoft to Develop Online Service (AP)
AP - MTV Networks Inc. said Tuesday it has partnered with Microsoft Corp. to develop an online music service to launch early next year.
Xbox 360 Gets a Soft Start in Japan (AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp.'s new Xbox 360 video game console got a lukewarm welcome in Japan on its debut weekend with fans buying fewer than half the games available in stores, a market researcher said Tuesday.
U.S. Tech Industry Healthy, Analyst Says (PC World)
PC World - Forrester teams with trade group to assess tech industry trends, build index of health and wealth.
Microsoft Fixes Critical IE Problems (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft patches Internet Explorer browser bug that attackers have exploited for weeks.
Intel touts power of new laptop chip (Reuters)
 Reuters - Intel Corp. said on
Tuesday its next-generation platform for laptop computers will
use 25 percent less power while boosting performance, helping
it stay on top of the fast-growing market.
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Regulators Warn of Text Message Stock Scam (AP)
AP - Securities regulators are warning investors about a new twist on the "pump and dump" stock-fraud scam that uses text messaging on cell phones to tout stocks.
SugarCRM Unveils Sugar Suite 4.0 (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Open-source vendor SugarCRM announced the beta release of Sugar Suite 4.0, an application the company claims has enough functionality to attract enterprises of every size.
Microsoft warns of 'critical' Windows security flaw (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday warned
users of its Windows operating system of a "critical" security
flaw in its software that could allow attackers to take
complete control of a computer.
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Online Retailers Step Up Discount Offers (AP)
AP - Online retailers stepped up discounting ahead of the deadline this week for most free shipping of Christmas gifts with guarantee of standard delivery. But they're not panicking — overall, the holiday 2005 shopping season is shaping up well.
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MTV, Microsoft to Develop Online Service (AP)
AP - MTV Networks Inc. said Tuesday it has partnered with Microsoft Corp. to develop an online music service to launch early next year.
Microsoft Fixes Critical IE Problems (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft patches Internet Explorer browser bug that attackers have exploited for weeks.
Xbox 360 sold out on some major Web sites (Reuters)
 Reuters - Microsoft Corp.'s new Xbox 360
video game console remained sold out at some major Web
retailers on Tuesday and one analyst said he expected holiday
shipments at the lower end of his previous forecast.
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Google to Expand European Base in Ireland (AP)
 AP - Internet search provider Google Inc. announced Tuesday it will expand the workforce at its European headquarters by 600, or 75 percent, over the next two to three years.
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Internet Security Gone Wild (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Applications designed to protect you from outside threats, such as adware and spyware, are becoming so rigid in their default settings that they can block you from accessing useful content online.
Microsoft, MCI Connect on Internet Phone Service (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft and MCI have hooked up to provide a PC-to-phone calling service, inking a multiyear partnership to give voice to the software giant's revamped MSN messaging offering.
Microsoft teams with MCI on Internet telephony (AFP)
AFP - Microsoft and telecom group MCI announced a partnership for Internet telephony allowing low-cost global calling around the world.
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Correction: Microsoft-MCI-Internet-Phones (AP)
AP - In early versions of a Dec. 12 story about Microsoft Corp. and MCI Inc. offering an Internet phone service, The Associated Press reported erroneously that a similar offering from Yahoo Inc. uses technology from Skype Technologies SA.
Kazakhs pull the plug on Borat's Web site (Reuters)
 Reuters - The authorities in Kazakhstan, angered
by a British comedian's satirical portrayal of a boorish,
sexist and racist Kazakh television reporter, have pulled the
plug on his alter ego's Web site.
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