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Microsoft Plans Six Core Windows Vista Versions (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Microsoft has finalized the members of its next-generation desktop line-up. As expected, standalone Tablet and Media Center Editions are no more.
Microsoft Previews Office 2007 (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft this week unveiled a major upgrade to the company's flagship Office platform, with an array of enhancements ranging from a new user interface to collaboration tools designed to streamline content management and business processes.
Firm Offers $10K Reward For Critical Windows Bug (TechWeb)
TechWeb - For a limited time, iDefense will pay researchers $10,000 for finding Windows vulnerabilities that Microsoft classifies as "Critical."
Microsoft Frowns on iDefense Hacking Challenge (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - iDefense is offering hackers a $10,000 prize for finding flaws that lead to a "critical" Microsoft bulletin; the software maker isn't pleased.
Microsoft Working To Fix Core Duo Battery Bug (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft confirmed Thursday that it's working on a fix for a battery draining problem on Intel Core Duo-equipped notebooks.
Microsoft Preps For Its Next Windows Vista Milestone (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - The Vista February CTP test build and a first beta of new Vista deployment tools are both expected next week, according to beta testers.
Vista Coming into Focus (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Microsoft is expected to deliver the next Windows Vista CTP and beta deployment tools Feb. 21.
Reports: IE 7 Crashes While Accessing Windows Updates (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Some users of Internet Explorer 7's beta are reporting problems accessing crucial update sites, but Microsoft denies any system-wide glitch.
Microsoft's Office Live Goes Beta (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft has launched a beta version of Office Live, extending the functionality of the company's desktop Office productivity suite to the Web with an array of Internet-based software services for small businesses.
Windows Media Player Worm Set To Strike (TechWeb)
TechWeb - An exploit against the Windows Media Player vulnerability disclosed by Microsoft two days ago may be only hours away from hitting unpatched users, a security company said Thursday.
Teens at Risk on Web Sites, Experts Say (AP)
AP - On MySpace.com, teenagers can find kindred spirits who share their love of sports, their passion for photography or their crush on a Hollywood star. They can also find out where their online friends live, where they attend school, even what they look like.
Judge Weighs Injunction in BlackBerry Case (AP)
AP - Say what you want about patent infringement suits, but at least the BlackBerry case has drama.
Traffic to NBC Olympics Web Site Rises (AP)
 AP - NBC's Olympics Web site, carrying more video of competition than ever before, is seeing increases in usage even as television viewership is down.
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Chicago Gears Up for Wireless Broadband (AP)
 AP - The nationwide rush to go wireless appears poised to extend to its biggest city yet. Chicago is launching an effort to offer wireless broadband, city officials said Friday, jumping on the Wi-Fi bandwagon as similar initiatives proceed in Philadelphia, San Francisco and smaller cities.
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Mac-User Sites Shut for Possible Violation (AP)
AP - Two busy Web sites that focus on Apple Computer Inc.'s Mac OS X operating system went silent Friday just days after they featured links to information on how to hack the software and run it on non-Apple PCs.
MySpace: Murdoch's big hope, parents' nightmare (Reuters)
Reuters - Rupert Murdoch saw a Web
site with monster growth potential in MySpace.com, the online
music and dating phenomenon that makes it easy for teens to
find friends and express themselves.
Sony aims for spring launch of PS3 but could delay (Reuters)
Reuters - Sony Corp. said on Monday it still aims
to launch its next-generation PlayStation 3 video game console
this spring, but it could be delayed if industry specifications
for some of its technology are not finalised soon.
Operators say 3GSM stacks up after Euro congress (AFP)
 AFP - The shiny and the new have the benefit of being just that, but there are more pertinent reasons why third-generation (3GSM) mobile phone technology stacks up and will take off long-term, professionals said at last week's 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona.
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Blog: Cisco Adds SIP to Call Manager, Finally (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Cisco's Call Manager 5.0 will include support for Linux in addition to Windows Server, and finally support for SIP clients.
IBM to boost Web enablement in Rational tools (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Seeking to more easily accommodate distributed development, IBM later this year plans to modernize its Rational software lifecycle management products to make them strictly Web-based.
Teens at Risk on Web Sites, Experts Say (AP)
AP - On MySpace.com, teenagers can find kindred spirits who share their love of sports, their passion for photography or their crush on a Hollywood star. They can also find out where their online friends live, where they attend school, even what they look like.
MySpace: Murdoch's big hope, parents' nightmare (Reuters)
Reuters - Rupert Murdoch saw a Web
site with monster growth potential in MySpace.com, the online
music and dating phenomenon that makes it easy for teens to
find friends and express themselves.
Traffic to NBC Olympics Web Site Rises (AP)
AP - NBC's Olympics Web site, carrying more video of competition than ever before, is seeing increases in usage even as television viewership is down.
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Amazon.com mute on rumored plans to challenge Apple's iPod (AFP)
 AFP - US Internet retailer Amazon.com refused to comment on a media report that it is planning to launch an online digital music store and a portable music player to break Apple Computer's lock on the market.
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Turin Games more popular on Internet than Athens (Reuters)
Reuters - The Turin Winter Olympics is proving to
be more popular on the Internet than the 2004 Summer Games in
Athens.
NBC Uni to Web sites: Clip the clips (Reuters)
Reuters - NBC Universal is leaning
on popular Web sites engaged in video sharing to remove
hundreds of copyrighted video clips derived from its TV
networks.
Google rejects Justice Dept. bid for search info (Reuters)
 Reuters - Google Inc. on Friday formally
rejected the U.S. Justice Department's subpoena of data from
the Web search leader, arguing the demand violated the privacy
of users' Web searches and its own trade secrets.
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Mac-User Sites Shut for Possible Violation (AP)
AP - Two busy Web sites that focus on Apple Computer Inc.'s Mac OS X operating system went silent Friday just days after they featured links to information on how to hack the software and run it on non-Apple PCs.
Google Criticizes Gov't in Court Papers (AP)
 AP - Google Inc. on Friday criticized the Bush administration's demand to examine millions of its users' Internet search requests as a misguided fishing expedition that threatens to ruin the company's credibility and reveal its closely guarded secrets.
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U.S. Takes Aim at Online Gambling (NewsFactor)
 NewsFactor - Legislation focused on cracking down on the thriving business of online gambling was introduced in Congress this week to tighten existing laws that outlaw the practice in the U.S.
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