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Backer of Microsoft Challenge Steps Down (AP)
AP - Massachusetts' tech adviser is resigning after leading the state to embrace an open, nonproprietary electronic data format that challenges Microsoft Corp.'s dominant Office suite of business software.
The 10 Biggest Microsoft Surprises of 2005 (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - What were the most surprising Microsoft moments in 2005? Here's our list. What juicy items did we miss?
Microsoft Office "12" Preview (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - I've been playing with the new Microsoft Office beta recently, and find a lot to like as well as some frustrations.
NBC Acquires Majority Stake in MSNBC (AP)
 AP - NBC is acquiring a majority stake in MSNBC from Microsoft Corp., giving NBC greater control over the struggling all-news cable channel and further scaling back the software giant's media ambitions.
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Gartner Warns About Vista Metadata Problem (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Windows Vista, the next version of Microsoft's Windows client operating system, will give users the ability to search for files by looking for information in the file's metadata tags. However, a report by I.T. research firm Gartner warned that allowing users to search for metadata tags in this manner could result in private information being inadvertently disclosed.
NBC to take control of MSNBC network from Microsoft (AFP)
 AFP - Media group NBC Universal said it was to take control of 24-hour US cable channel MSNBC under an overhaul of its 10-year-old alliance with software giant Microsoft.
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Microsoft, Google settle legal wrangle in China (AFP)
 AFP - Google and Microsoft have ended a bitter legal wrangle over the Internet search king's July hiring of a former Microsoft vice president to head its China operations.
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Microsoft Seeks Online Partner (PC World)
PC World - After Google buys into AOL, software giant is apparently seeking a rival deal.
Windows Vista: Beware of Metadata Slips (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - The keyword tagging system featured in Microsoft's upcoming Vista operating system could prove embarrassing if metadata comments are read by the wrong eyes, analysts warn.
European Union, Microsoft clash over settlement (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - The European Union has threatened to fine Microsoft up to 2 million euros ($2.37 million) a day, saying Thursday that the software company is not fully complying with the EU's 2004 antitrust ruling.
Samsung to market new phones with Vodafone, Qualcomm (Reuters)
 Reuters - Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., the world's
third-largest maker of handsets, will supply Vodafone Group Plc
with new mobile phones that use Qualcomm Inc.'s modem chips,
Samsung said on Wednesday.
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Move to new airwaves to cost $936 mln (Reuters)
 Reuters - Moving the U.S. Defense Department
and 11 other government agencies' wireless communications to
new airwaves will cost almost $936 million, according to a
government estimate released on Wednesday.
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China to get tough on cellphone fraud, spam (Reuters)
 Reuters - China will require all mobile phone
subscribers to register using their real names next year, in a
bid to curb rampant spam and growing fraud conducted over
mobile services, the official Xinhua news agency said.
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AOL Unveils 2005's Top Spam Subject Lines (AP)
AP - Remember this scam? In the 1990s, e-mail hoaxers commonly claimed to be passing along a method for getting easy money from Bill Gates. While that particular fraud has faded, the spam-fighting team at America Online says celebrity-based variations continue, even as spammers get more sophisticated.
NBA to Digitize Decades of Game Footage (AP)
 AP - The National Basketball Association has embarked on a digital archival project that will eventually make nearly 60 years of game footage available for fans to watch or mix into their own highlights packages.
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Opera Software chooses Google as search partner (Reuters)
Reuters - Norwegian Opera Software has agreed that
Google Inc. will be the default partner for its mobile Internet
browsers, Opera said on Thursday.
PlayStation Graffiti Ads Spark Controversy (AP)
 AP - Sony Corp. scouted out an unusual place to advertise its PlayStation Portable before the holidays: the side of an abandoned building in a gritty North Philadelphia neighborhood.
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Linux Firms Say The Software Is Ready For Real-Time Applications (Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - With a fast-growing presence in everything from servers to cell phones, the Linux operating system appears ready for prime time. But is it ready for real time?
A Watershed for Open Source (BusinessWeek Online)
BusinessWeek Online - Open-source software isn't a new phenomenon. It has been winding its way through the tech world for decades, starting with Richard Stallman's Free Software movement in 1980s. But only in recent years have businesses warmed to the promise of low-cost, openly available software. In fact, open-source programs have become so popular, they now pose a legitimate threat to the established software giants.
Backer of Microsoft Challenge Steps Down (AP)
AP - Massachusetts' tech adviser is resigning after leading the state to embrace an open, nonproprietary electronic data format that challenges Microsoft Corp.'s dominant Office suite of business software.
Opera Software chooses Google as search partner (Reuters)
Reuters - Norwegian Opera Software has agreed that
Google Inc. will be the default partner for its mobile Internet
browsers, Opera said on Thursday.
NSA Web Site Plants 'Cookies' on Computers (AP)
 AP - The National Security Agency's Internet site has been placing files on visitors' computers that can track their Web surfing activity despite strict federal rules banning most of them.
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Men want facts, women seek relations on Web (Reuters)
 Reuters - Internet users share many common
interests, but men are heavier consumers of news, stocks,
sports and pornography while more women look for health and
religious guidance, a broad survey of U.S. Web usage has found.
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AOL Unveils 2005's Top Spam Subject Lines (AP)
AP - Remember this scam? In the 1990s, e-mail hoaxers commonly claimed to be passing along a method for getting easy money from Bill Gates. While that particular fraud has faded, the spam-fighting team at America Online says celebrity-based variations continue, even as spammers get more sophisticated.
Study Shows Differences in Internet Use (AP)
AP - Women are now as likely to use the Internet as men — about two-thirds of both genders — yet a new study shows that gaps remain in what each sex does online.
Man pleads guilty to eBay Internet attack (Reuters)
 Reuters - An Oregon man has pleaded guilty
to using a computer worm to launch attacks against Internet
auction site eBay Inc., the U.S. attorney's office handling the
case said on Wednesday.
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Man Pleads Guilty to Computer Attacks (AP)
AP - A man pleaded guilty to infecting about 20,000 computers with a worm and using them to launch denial of service attacks against eBay Inc. and other online businesses in 2003.
Virus Poses as MSN Messenger Beta (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - A new virus purporting to be a leaked pre-release version of MSN Messenger has popped up on the Web. Although the virus has not become widespread, the sophistication of the ploy has raised concerns among security researchers.
CBS Streams TV Shows on Yahoo (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - CBS has hooked up with Internet portal Yahoo to deliver two of the network's prime-time sitcoms in a joint promotion dubbed "Comedy Bowl" that will run for one week.
Stallone Magazine Allowed to Stay on Sale (AP)
 AP - Sylvester Stallone can keep his magazine, Sly, on newsstands despite the complaints of an Internet magazine with the same name that a judge suggested was more of a shoe "fetish" publication.
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