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Microsoft Ships First Vista Security Patches (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Beta testers running the Windows Vista December CTP and Windows Vista Beta 1 are urged to apply the patches, which provide protection from the WMF/Graphics Rendering Engine vulnerability.
California Court Upholds Microsoft Settlement (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Microsoft's mammoth $1.1 billion California class-action settlement remains unchanged as the court rebuffs a remaining appeal over the terms of the payout.
Microsoft to Stop Developing Media Software (AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. will stop developing a version of its Windows Media Player for Apple Computer Inc.'s Macs, and will instead offer free technology that lets people play Windows Media files using Apple's own software.
600,000 Xbox 360 game units sold in US: group (Reuters)
 Reuters - Microsoft Corp. has sold
600,000 of its new Xbox 360 video game consoles in the United
States since its November launch, an analyst for market
researcher NPD Group said on Friday.
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Microsoft Unveils Ad-Technology Lab (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft Corp. has unveiled an advertising lab that will develop technologies for its upcoming AdCenter.
Microsoft Readies Mouse, Keyboard For The Mac (TechWeb)
TechWeb - The summer release will be the first time the software giant has shipped a product specifically for an Apple computer.
Windows On Macs: Money In Microsoft's Pocket (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Apple has opened the door to the possibility of users dual-booting both Apple's own Mac OS, and its rival on the Intel PC platform, Microsoft Windows.
Five Things You Didn't Know About Windows Vista (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Some of the more offbeat angles surrounding Microsoft's upcoming operating system involve guessing its launch date, finding where to go to get a Vista-related job, and seeing who's got the name registered as a trademark.
Will Your Intel-Based Mac Run Windows? (PC World)
PC World - New hardware offers more options, but running Microsoft's OS may not be easy.
Microsoft, Apple Reaffirm Office's Future (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft will continue to develop its Office for Mac software for at least another five years, the company's Macintosh Business Unit has announced.
Search Engines Going Far Beyond Maps (AP)
 AP - The images are so detailed you can tell whether a neighbor's hedge was recently trimmed or whether the car parked in front of a favorite local eatery might belong to a friend.
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Russian Tycoon Is Spammers' New Target (AP)
 AP - Russia has more in common with Nigeria these days than just oil.
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Prosecutors Raid Livedoor Offices in Tokyo (AP)
AP - Prosecutors on Monday raided Japanese Internet company Livedoor Co., whose outspoken chief executive had grown into a star here for trying to buy media conglomerates and running in nationwide elections.
Some Students Prefer Taking Classes Online (AP)
 AP - Andy Steele lives just a few blocks from the campus of Black Hills State University in Spearfish, S.D., so commuting to class isn't the problem. But he doesn't like lectures much, isn't a morning person, and wants time during the day to restore motorcycles.
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Microsoft to Stop Developing Media Software (AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. will stop developing a version of its Windows Media Player for Apple Computer Inc.'s Macs, and will instead offer free technology that lets people play Windows Media files using Apple's own software.
Million dollar idea -- British students turn pixels into profit (AFP)
 AFP - While most business students struggle to manage their debts, Alex Tew has a different problem: deciding how to spend the cash from an Internet brainwave that made him instantly rich and a fledgling entrepreneur.
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Cisco Systems to target consumer market: report (Reuters)
 Reuters - Cisco Systems Inc. plans to
expand its share of the consumer electronics market by selling
phones, radios and home theater equipment, the Financial Times
reported on Monday.
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Bangladesh halts 'corrupting' night mobile calls (Reuters)
Reuters - Bangladesh has told phone companies to
stop free late-night mobile phone calls, arguing that they
corrupt its youth -- making them speak vulgarly, hitting
studies and promoting chit-chat between boyfriends and
girlfriends.
Mozilla Releases Thunderbird 1.5 E-Mail Client (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Mozilla Corp. has formally released a new version of its Thunderbird e-mail client, which promises improved security features and tools designed to make the open-source product more user-friendly.
Business Intelligence software looks to future (Reuters)
 Reuters - When Hewlett-Packard Co.
was looking for ways to make money from its sharper image
display technology, the company relied on a piece of smart
software to help it find the most profitable answer.
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Prosecutors Raid Livedoor Offices in Tokyo (AP)
AP - Prosecutors on Monday raided Japanese Internet company Livedoor Co., whose outspoken chief executive had grown into a star here for trying to buy media conglomerates and running in nationwide elections.
Search Engines Going Far Beyond Maps (AP)
AP - The images are so detailed you can tell whether a neighbor's hedge was recently trimmed or whether the car parked in front of a favorite local eatery might belong to a friend.
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Million dollar idea -- British students turn pixels into profit (AFP)
AFP - While most business students struggle to manage their debts, Alex Tew has a different problem: deciding how to spend the cash from an Internet brainwave that made him instantly rich and a fledgling entrepreneur.
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Poll shows embattled DeLay trailing in Texas race (Reuters)
 Reuters - Embattled Republican Tom DeLay trails a
Democratic challenger for his seat in the U.S. House of
Representatives and is viewed favorably by only 28 percent of
people questioned in a poll of his Houston area district, the
Houston Chronicle said in its online edition on Saturday.
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Eminem and Ex-Wife Kim Mathers Remarry (AP)
 AP - Eminem remarried his high school sweetheart Saturday, a month after the superstar rapper announced they were getting back together, his publicist said.
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Some Students Prefer Taking Classes Online (AP)
AP - Andy Steele lives just a few blocks from the campus of Black Hills State University in Spearfish, S.D., so commuting to class isn't the problem. But he doesn't like lectures much, isn't a morning person, and wants time during the day to restore motorcycles.
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Agencies probing sales of cellphone data (Reuters)
 Reuters - A U.S. Congressman said on
Friday that federal agencies were looking into whether
telephone companies were sufficiently protecting consumers'
records amid concerns that Internet sites were selling
cellphone call information.
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Google Launches Personalized Homepage For Mobile Devices (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Mobile users can set it up to automatically display information including stock quotes, news headlines, GMail, local weather, and selected RSS feeds.
NSA's Web Site Rendered Inaccessible (AP)
AP - The Web site for the National Security Agency, which has been under scrutiny over domestic wiretaps it conducted without warrants, was inaccessible for more than seven hours Friday.
Apple's iTunes Under Fire for Privacy Issues (NewsFactor)
 NewsFactor - Apple Computer has come under fire because the new version of its iTunes music software is able to monitor listening habits. The iTunes software update, which was issued on January 10, incorporates a feature that recommends songs according to the tracks you play.
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