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America Online, Google Seal $1B Deal (AP)
 AP - America Online on Tuesday agreed to sell a 5 percent stake to Google Inc. in a $1 billion deal that deepens the ties binding two of the Web's most popular sites while thwarting Microsoft Corp.'s efforts to grab a larger piece of the booming Internet advertising market.
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Google takes 5 pct stake in AOL in new ad deal (Reuters)
Reuters - Google Inc. and America Online
Inc. on Tuesday expanded their Web search and advertising
alliance to offer the sharing of video and instant messaging,
shutting out Microsoft Corp., which had fought hard for a deal
with Time Warner Inc.'s AOL Internet unit.
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Microsoft Odd Man Out in AOL-Google Deal (AP)
 AP - America Online is preparing to seal a deal with Google Inc. that will deepen their relationship while leaving Microsoft Corp. as the spurned suitor.
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Microsoft Drops Mac Browser (The Motley Fool)
The Motley Fool - After years of being stuck in the mud technologically, Motley Fool Inside Value
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT - News) finally announced that it will kill the Mac version of its Internet Explorer browser in early 2006.
Microsoft's Big Challenge? Pushing Vista (PC World)
 PC World - Convincing corporations that new features are worth the pain of upgrading is the test for 2006.
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Microsoft changes anti-spyware name in Vista OS preview (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft's December Community Technology Preview (CTP) for the Windows Vista client OS features a renamed version of the company's anti-spyware software. Announced on Monday, the December CTP, known as build 5270, will reach about 500,000 people through avenues such as the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) and TechNet, according to the company.
Microsoft Kills Mac Internet Explorer (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft will stop supporting the Mac version of Internet Explorer at the end of 2005. The move follows a decision in June 2003 to end code development for the browser. At that time, Microsoft had predicted it would end support within a few years of letting the product sit idle.
Dasher Worm Infecting Windows PCs (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - A new computer worm that exploits a critical Windows 2000 flaw first revealed by Microsoft in October has been circulating since late last week, and now has morphed into three variants.
Microsoft Releases Longhorn Server Code with Vista Beta (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - A Microsoft spokesperson confirmed that participants in the Windows Server "Longhorn" private beta program had received an updated build of Longhorn Server code as part of the Windows Vista CTP.
Microsoft Picks Firefox RSS icon for IE7 (PC World)
PC World - Revamped browser will identify, support feeds in standard way after all.
America Online, Google Seal $1B Deal (AP)
AP - America Online on Tuesday agreed to sell a 5 percent stake to Google Inc. in a $1 billion deal that deepens the ties binding two of the Web's most popular sites while thwarting Microsoft Corp.'s efforts to grab a larger piece of the booming Internet advertising market.
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Microsoft Odd Man Out in AOL-Google Deal (AP)
AP - America Online is preparing to seal a deal with Google Inc. that will deepen their relationship while leaving Microsoft Corp. as the spurned suitor.
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EBay Scraps Plans to Offer Live Pets (AP)
 AP - Internet auctioneer eBay Inc. has canceled plans to allow live pets to be sold on its Web site after receiving thousands of angry letters from users.
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FTC News Spam Declining Meets Skepticism (AP)
AP - Those annoying "spam" e-mails for Viagra or low-rate mortgages that clog computer users' mailboxes appear to be on the decline, federal regulators said Tuesday.
No Cellphone SIgnals in Movies, Not a Bad Idea (Gizmodo)
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Google takes 5 pct stake in AOL in new ad deal (Reuters)
Reuters - Google Inc. and America Online
Inc. on Tuesday expanded their Web search and advertising
alliance to offer the sharing of video and instant messaging,
shutting out Microsoft Corp., which had fought hard for a deal
with Time Warner Inc.'s AOL Internet unit.
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'40-year-old Virgin' has smash DVD debut (Reuters)
 Reuters - "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," a
surprise box office hit for Universal Pictures, appears poised
to take a spot among the year's best-selling comedies on home
video and DVD, a studio spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
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Palm 2Q Earnings Advance on Tax Benefit (AP)
 AP - Hand-held computer maker Palm Inc. on Tuesday said profit surged in its fiscal second quarter, as the company added new carriers and increased shipments of its Web-enabled cell phones.
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Eclipse touts Web, J2EE development in tools release (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Bolstering development of Web and enterprise J2EE applications in the open source arena, the Eclipse Foundation on Monday is set to release Version 1.0 of its Eclipse Web Tools Platform.
The End of Software as We Know It (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Computing is a dynamic field in which standards and practices rarely stay the same for long. Nowhere is this truism more evident today than in software installations.
Google takes 5 pct stake in AOL in new ad deal (Reuters)
Reuters - Google Inc. and America Online
Inc. on Tuesday expanded their Web search and advertising
alliance to offer the sharing of video and instant messaging,
shutting out Microsoft Corp., which had fought hard for a deal
with Time Warner Inc.'s AOL Internet unit.
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Google, AOL tie up in strategic alliance (AFP)
 AFP - Online search titan Google is investing one billion dollars to take a five-percent stake in Time Warner's America Online unit as part of a major strategic alliance, the companies announced.
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Microsoft Odd Man Out in AOL-Google Deal (AP)
AP - America Online is preparing to seal a deal with Google Inc. that will deepen their relationship while leaving Microsoft Corp. as the spurned suitor.
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Ford Embraces VOD For Three-Month Campaign (AdWeek.com)
AdWeek.com - Ford Motor Co. this month is launching its first video-on-demand ad campaign, banking on the technology becoming as vital a medium for selling cars as is the Internet.
Google-AOL Deal: What Would It Bring? (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Google's plan to buy a piece of AOL for $1 billion has sparked discussion about how the deal might affect users, and even the operation of the Internet itself.
ABC votes for 'Chief' to be added to iTunes (Reuters)
 Reuters - ABC added new hit series
"Commander in Chief" to its roster of programs available
through Apple's iTunes Music Store on Tuesday.
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EBay Scraps Plans to Offer Live Pets (AP)
AP - Internet auctioneer eBay Inc. has canceled plans to allow live pets to be sold on its Web site after receiving thousands of angry letters from users.
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Power Line Broadband Comes to Texas (PC World)
PC World - Fast, alternative Internet access will offered to 2 million customers.
Santa runs short of Xbox 360 (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - For those whose shopping lists still include Microsoft's Xbox 360 video game system, it's looking like a blue Christmas. Most stores and online retailers are sold out of the system, which starts at $300, and don't expect new shipments to satisfy the demand.
Icahn seeks to derail Google as partner of AOL (Reuters)
 Reuters - Dissident shareholder Carl Icahn
on Monday labeled as "disastrous" a new deal set to be unveiled
this week between Time Warner Inc.'s America Online unit and
Web search leader Google Inc., as the billionaire investor
argued that AOL could do better.
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