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Microsoft to offer 6 versions of Windows Vista
(Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. plans six
core offerings of its upcoming Windows Vista operating system,
targeting how people use computers instead of PC hardware
specifications, the company said on Monday.
Microsoft Plans New Windows Products
(AP)
 AP - The most common consumer version of Microsoft Corp.'s new Windows operating system will include tools for things like recording and watching television, along with other functions aimed at using the PC for entertainment purposes.
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Origami: Microsoft's 'OrPod' Alternative to the iPod?
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Will Microsoft do the unthinkable and field an all-in-one consumer/business ultra-portable, designed to take on Apple, Palm and maybe RIM, too?
Microsoft Vows to Fight S. Korean Decision
(AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. vowed Friday to appeal a decision by South Korea's antitrust regulators concluding the U.S. company had abused its market dominance and ordering it to offer alternative versions of Windows.
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Microsoft Releases Enterprise Vista Beta
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft has released the first beta version of its Windows Vista operating system that incorporates all the fundamental capabilities the software company expects to ship in the final release of the OS later this year.
Microsoft Sets New Web Apps
(PC World)
PC World - The company's most ambitious Web initiative yet brings free and for-fee sites and services to businesses and individuals.
Microsoft Tests Windows Live Parental Controls
(PC World)
PC World - New service would allow parents to control their children's online activity.
Microsoft ALM server to debut with limited Internet access
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft's soon-to-be-released Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server initially will be limited in how users can access it over the Internet, according to a Microsoft blogger.
Microsoft Posts Response to Charges Online
(AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. took the unusual step Thursday of making public its formal response to European Union charges that it was failing to comply with a 2004 antitrust ruling.
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Microsoft to make EU dispute documents public
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Microsoft said it was posting on the
Web confidential documents used in its defense as it fought the
threat of European Commission antitrust fines reaching up to 2
million euros ($2.4 million) a day.
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Ask Bouncing Butler in Ambitious Makeover
(AP)
 AP - After spending the last decade building its brand around a cartoon character named Jeeves, Ask.com wants everyone to forget the dainty butler and remember its long-overlooked Internet search engine as the next best thing to Google.
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Microsoft Plans New Windows Products
(AP)
AP - The most common consumer version of Microsoft Corp.'s new Windows operating system will include tools for things like recording and watching television, along with other functions aimed at using the PC for entertainment purposes.
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Survey: Rural Broadband Users Closing Gap
(AP)
 AP - The use of high-speed Internet services is growing fast in rural America, partly closing the gap between country and city, a survey shows.
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Neurological Technology Attracts Doctors
(AP)
AP - Don Falk stretched his right arm over his head, past the faint marks where a surgeon sank two wires deep in his brain, to show how uncontrollable tremors in his hand used to slap him awake in the morning.
Smaller Brands Rise in Electronics Market
(AP)
AP - Steve Forman is getting ready to join the flat-panel television craze. Lower-priced 42-inch models are top candidates.
Darren McGavin dies at 83
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Emmy-winning actor Darren McGavin,
who played grouchy monster chaser Carl Kolchak in the 1970s
television series "Kolchak: The Night Stalker," died on
Saturday at a Los Angeles hospital, according to a statement on
his Web site. He was 83.
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Microsoft to offer 6 versions of Windows Vista
(Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. plans six
core offerings of its upcoming Windows Vista operating system,
targeting how people use computers instead of PC hardware
specifications, the company said on Monday.
Precious Art Stolen During Brazil Carnival
(AP)
 AP - Taking advantage of the chaos of a Carnival parade, thieves slipped into an art museum and stole paintings valued at tens of millions of dollars, even stripping visitors of cell phones, digital cameras and wallets before fleeing.
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IBM Subpoenas Competitors In SCO Code-Use Case
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - IBM is demanding information from Microsoft, Hewlett Packard, Sun Microsystems and former SCO financier BayStar Capital, as part of its defense against SCO's 2003 lawsuit.
Software AG enters SOA fray
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Software AG is packaging existing products into an integrated platform for SOA management and governance, with the CentraSite registry and repository serving as the linchpin of the platform.
Ask Bouncing Butler in Ambitious Makeover
(AP)
AP - After spending the last decade building its brand around a cartoon character named Jeeves, Ask.com wants everyone to forget the dainty butler and remember its long-overlooked Internet search engine as the next best thing to Google.
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Survey: Rural Broadband Users Closing Gap
(AP)
AP - The use of high-speed Internet services is growing fast in rural America, partly closing the gap between country and city, a survey shows.
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Darren McGavin dies at 83
(Reuters)
Reuters - Emmy-winning actor Darren McGavin,
who played grouchy monster chaser Carl Kolchak in the 1970s
television series "Kolchak: The Night Stalker," died on
Saturday at a Los Angeles hospital, according to a statement on
his Web site. He was 83.
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Japan's ruling party turns heat on opposition over Livedoor e-mail fiasco
(AFP)
 AFP - Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party went on the offensive against opposition allegations that a son of the LDP chief had received secret campaign cash from the founder of scandal-hit Internet firm Livedoor.
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Future of the Internet Highway Debated
(AP)
 AP - On the Internet, the traffic cops are blind — they don't look at the data they're directing, and they don't give preferential treatment.
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US paratroopers charged in gay porn site
(Reuters)
Reuters - Seven paratroopers from
the U.S. Army's elite 82nd Airborne Division have been charged
with being paid to have sex that was filmed for a gay
pornographic Web site, an Army spokesman said on Saturday.
Justice Dept. Rejects Google's Concerns
(AP)
AP - Concerns by Google Inc. that a Bush administration demand to examine millions of its users' Internet search requests would violate privacy rights are unwarranted, the Justice Department said in a court filing.
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Mich. Teen Downloads Billionth iTunes Song
(AP)
AP - Alex Ostrovsky got more than he bargained for when downloading Coldplay's "Speed of Sound" from the iTunes Music Store.
Sheryl Crow has cancer surgery, postpones tour
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Grammy winner Sheryl Crow had
surgery for breast cancer and postponed a North American tour
scheduled to start next month, the singer announced on her Web
site on Friday.
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Google Makes National Archives Films Available Online
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The pilot program features 103 films, including a sampling of documentaries produced by NASA on the history of the spaceflight program.
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