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Tiny Startups To King Microsoft All Extolling Software As 'Utility' (Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - The makers of such software keep it on their own servers and dole it out to customers via the Internet as needed, sort of like a utility.
Critical Flaw Detected in Windows Metafile (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - A vulnerability has been discovered in Microsoft Windows that allows hackers to remotely access PCs and install malware through an imaging-handling technology in the operating system.
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.
Plugged In: Microsoft Office Opens Up? (PC World)
PC World - Plus: TiVo recordings on iPods, and Amazon's worst-paying job.
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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U.S. to Probe Contractor's Web Tracking (AP)
 AP - Unbeknown to the Bush administration, an outside contractor has been using Internet tracking technologies that may be prohibited to analyze usage and traffic patterns at the White House's Web site, an official said Thursday.
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Intel to Unveil New Branding Strategy (AP)
 AP - Intel Corp. is launching a new corporate and brand identity that will include a reworked company logo, a change in its ubiquitous "Intel Inside" stickers and a shift away from the Pentium name for its microprocessors.
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Court OK Sought for Proposed Settlement (AP)
AP - A proposed settlement of lawsuits against Sony BMG Music Entertainment would let consumers receive free music downloads to compensate them for Sony including flawed software on millions of CDs, lawyers said Thursday.
Google Founders Help Finance Indie Film (AP)
AP - Google Inc. co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page are making their first foray into the movie business, helping to finance a friend's independent film.
Compatible radio systems would cost billions (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - As chaos engulfed New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina struck, emergency responders traded urgent information in a way that was hardly a model of 21st-century high technology.
Depp, Jolie, Pitt top movie Web site's searches (Reuters)
Reuters - Capt. Jack Sparrow has
captured the regatta again.
Intel unveils new logo in brand overhaul (Reuters)
Reuters - Intel Inside is out.
Razr Gives Motorola A Christmas Edge (Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - As what stores say was a strong holiday season for cell phones winds down, Motorola looks like a winner.
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?
Siebel Shareholders to Vote on Oracle (AP)
AP - Shareholders of Siebel Systems Inc. will vote on Jan. 31 to approve the business software maker's acquisition by Oracle Corp.
U.S. to Probe Contractor's Web Tracking (AP)
AP - Unbeknown to the Bush administration, an outside contractor has been using Internet tracking technologies that may be prohibited to analyze usage and traffic patterns at the White House's Web site, an official said Thursday.
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Depp, Jolie, Pitt top movie Web site's searches (Reuters)
Reuters - Capt. Jack Sparrow has
captured the regatta again.
Cookies Are Recipe for Controversy at NSA (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The National Security Agency has been inserting files known as cookies onto the computers of individuals who visit the NSA Web site, a violation of federal rules meant to protect privacy.
Men, Women Use Internet Differently, Study Says (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - A wide-ranging look at Internet use among Americans has found that the gap between men and women is narrowing, but that the genders are very different in how they use the technology.
Google Sued over VoIP Technology (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Google is being taken to court over patent infringement charges related to the search giant's nascent Internet calling service, in a case that could put a crimp in the rollout of Google Talk.
Rivals Protest: Google Base Diverts Clicks (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Google's classifieds feature is breaking a rule of bulk ad feed etiquette with its landing page, other search companies say.
Canadian politicians urged to curb file-swapping (Reuters)
Reuters - Canadian music labels
Wednesday called for tougher laws against illegal Internet
music downloading in an appeal to politicians at midpoint of a
federal election campaign.
Bits & Bites v25n1 (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - All the change that the Internet has wrought will be eclipsed by the networking of common objects, says a report from the U.N. called The Internet of Things.
China says winning war on Internet porn (Reuters)
 Reuters - China is winning the war on Internet
pornography but it will be hard to eradicate entirely as many
Web sites are based outside of the country, a senior police
official said on Thursday.
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NSA Web Site Places '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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