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Microsoft Profit Up on New Product Launch (AP)
 AP - The successful launch of a new server product and robust demand for personal computers powered by its Windows operating system helped Microsoft Corp. post a 5 percent increase in fiscal second quarter profits.
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Gates: beating Asia piracy to take 10 yrs (Reuters)
 Reuters - Microsoft Corp. founder Bill
Gates said on Friday that beating software piracy in China and
India and getting compliance up to U.S. and European levels
would take 10 years.
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Microsoft reports record second-quarter revenue (AFP)
 AFP - US software colossus Microsoft had record revenue of 11.84 billion dollars (US) for the financial quarter that ended December 31, 2005, the company reported.
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Microsoft quarterly profit edges higher (Reuters)
 Reuters - Microsoft Corp. posted a 5
percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday, boosted by strong
personal computer sales and demand for its corporate database
software.
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Microsoft says Xbox 360 sales started slow (Reuters)
 Reuters - Microsoft Corp. has lowered
its 90-day Xbox 360 sales forecast due to production-related
shortages but is holding fast to its target to sell between 4.5
million and 5.5 million video game consoles by the end of June,
the company said on Thursday.
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Microsoft Considering Digital Player To Rival iPod (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Just when you thought Microsoft and Apple had called a truce, Microsoft says it is considering plans to build its own portable music player to rival Apple's iPod.
Microsoft Sales Miss As New Xbox Supply Lags Strong Demand (Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - Microsoft reported disappointing sales for the December quarter Thursday, blaming a failure to make enough Xbox 360 video game consoles to meet demand. But unearned revenue from customers signing long-term software contracts beat expectations, which cheered investors.
Microsoft Profits Up 5% On Xbox, Database Sales (TechWeb)
TechWeb - The company set a quarterly revenue record, but fell short of its forecast, and operating income fell reflecting higher expenses associated with new product launches.
Stocks jump on Caterpillar; Microsoft up late (Reuters)
 Reuters - U.S. stocks rallied on Thursday,
buoyed by stronger-than-expected earnings from heavy equipment
maker Caterpillar Inc. and a government report on durable goods
orders that suggested the world's biggest economy is still on a
stable growth path.
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Microsoft Adds More New Features to Windows Live (PC World)
PC World - Improvements in Web portal include images in Live.com RSS feeds.
Survey: More Parents Playing Video Games (AP)
 AP - In a sign that video games are becoming more popular as family entertainment, a national survey released Thursday indicates joysticks aren't just for kids.
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Philip Morris to Stop Supplying Dealers (AP)
AP - Philip Morris USA will stop supplying cigarettes to illegal Internet and mail order dealers as part of an agreement with attorneys general for 37 states and territories, New York officials said Thursday.
AOL Wins $5M Judgment Against Spammer (AP)
 AP - A man who sent billions of junk e-mails hawking online college degrees, sexually explicit Web sites and "generic Viagra" must pay more than $5 million in penalties to America Online Inc., a federal judge ruled.
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Activists Aid Woman in Music Piracy Case (AP)
 AP - Patricia Santangelo just wanted to save money, but the mother of five quickly realized that acting as her own lawyer against the music companies accusing her of illegal downloading was a big-time money-burner.
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Washington State Files Spyware Suit (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - In Washington's first lawsuit under a new antispyware law, the state's attorney general is alleging that a New York company's software claims to remove spyware but, in fact, actually renders users more susceptible to malicious software.
Megadeth turns to online artists to revamp mascot (Reuters)
 Reuters - Heavy metal veterans Megadeth have
turned to an online community of artists to redesign their
longtime mascot, Vic Rattlehead.
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Microsoft says Xbox 360 sales started slow (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. has lowered
its 90-day Xbox 360 sales forecast due to production-related
shortages but is holding fast to its target to sell between 4.5
million and 5.5 million video game consoles by the end of June,
the company said on Thursday.
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Silicon Valley plans region-wide wireless network (Reuters)
 Reuters - A group of Silicon Valley civic
and business leaders don't think the high-tech center is
connected enough. Now they are looking to catch up to cities
around the world that are building region-wide wireless
networks.
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Torvalds Says No to Digital Rights Management License (PC World)
PC World - Says in Web posting he doesn't expect Linux kernel to adopt GPL v3.
Gates: beating Asia piracy to take 10 yrs (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. founder Bill
Gates said on Friday that beating software piracy in China and
India and getting compliance up to U.S. and European levels
would take 10 years.
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Megadeth turns to online artists to revamp mascot (Reuters)
Reuters - Heavy metal veterans Megadeth have
turned to an online community of artists to redesign their
longtime mascot, Vic Rattlehead.
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US tech firms that abet China censors face scrutiny (Reuters)
 Reuters - Google Inc's decision to block
politically sensitive terms on its new Chinese search site has
drawn the scrutiny of U.S. lawmakers, who next month will probe
American technology companies that help Beijing's censors.
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Philip Morris to Stop Supplying Dealers (AP)
AP - Philip Morris USA will stop supplying cigarettes to illegal Internet and mail order dealers as part of an agreement with attorneys general for 37 states and territories, New York officials said Thursday.
AOL Wins $5M Judgment Against Spammer (AP)
AP - A man who sent billions of junk e-mails hawking online college degrees, sexually explicit Web sites and "generic Viagra" must pay more than $5 million in penalties to America Online Inc., a federal judge ruled.
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60 Million Americans Seek Help Online (TechWeb)
TechWeb - About 60 million Americans say the Internet played an important or crucial role in making a major decision in two years before being polled.
Security Volunteers Reach Out To Kama Sutra-Infected PCs (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Security experts from a volunteer task force have working overtime with the Internet Storm Center and others to contact ISPs and companies whose computers have been infected with the Kama Sutra worm.
Activists Aid Woman in Music Piracy Case (AP)
AP - Patricia Santangelo just wanted to save money, but the mother of five quickly realized that acting as her own lawyer against the music companies accusing her of illegal downloading was a big-time money-burner. Fortunately, for her, it didn't take long for the Internet crowd to help her out.
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The Internet's New Social Order (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Topics of casual conversation rarely stray from the familiar -- love affairs, literary efforts, what's on TV -- but the ways in which people communicate certainly have changed over the decades. From letter writing to e-mails to instant messaging, people are connecting with more speed and less effort than ever before. But, as a carnival barker might say, you ain't seen nothing yet.
Review: Sony LocationFree Player Pak (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Where do you watch television the most? Is it on the couch, on a favorite recliner, or just in bed? With Sony's LocationFree Player Pak, you can watch your favorite shows from anywhere you can access a broadband connection.
Google Confirms Testing Redesigned Results Page (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Google confirms that it is testing a redesigned page for presenting search results.
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