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EU Warns Microsoft It Must Change Course
(AP)
 AP - Microsoft Corp. will be fined if it keeps up its current conduct, the EU's antitrust chief warned Thursday after the company accused the EU of withholding documents and colluding with Microsoft's rivals before filing charges last December.
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CeBIT: Microsoft Offers a Few More 'Origami' Details
(PC World)
PC World - Intel, Samsung partner with software giant on Origami Project handheld PC.
Microsoft accuses EU of 'secret' contacts with rivals in probe
(AFP)
 AFP - Microsoft accused European authorities of "secret collaboration" with the company's rivals in the antitrust probe of the US software giant.
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Microsoft: EU Commission held back antitrust papers
(Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft argued on Thursday
the European Commission has held back documents the software
giant needs to defend itself against a possible antitrust fine
of up to 2 million euros ($2.4 million) daily.
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Microsoft's Origami puzzle begins to unfold
(Reuters)
 Reuters - The veil of mystery surrounding
Microsoft's secretive Origami portable device lifted
just a little on Thursday after the firm updated the project's
cryptic Web site, hinting that all would be revealed on March
9.
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Microsoft Working on Paperback-Sized PC
(AP)
AP - Start with what the much-hyped Microsoft Corp. project code-named Origami is not. It's not a music player designed to take on Apple Computer Inc.'s mega-popular iPod. And it's not a portable version of Microsoft's Xbox videogame console. And it won't — at least not yet — replace your cellular phone or your regular computer.
Microsoft Seeking Ways to Help Illiterate
(AP)
AP - Can someone who doesn't even know how to read or write use a computer? Microsoft Corp. is probing that question at a research lab in India.
Review: Cingular 2125 Smartphone
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The Cingular 2125 is the first Cingular-branded smartphone that features Microsoft's new Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system. Packed with features, the 2125 is designed to cater to road warriors who want to be productive while on the go.
Microsoft Launches Online Classified Ads Service In Beta
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft releases in beta Windows Live Expo, an online classified ads service that has been integrated with the company's instant messaging and mapping services.
Microsoft Confirms Upgrade Feature Planned For Windows Vista
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft confirms that a feature called Windows Anytime Upgrade was in Vista.
Feds to Query Labels About Online Prices
(AP)
 AP - The U.S. Justice Department said Thursday it has launched an inquiry into possible price fixing in the burgeoning online music industry.
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EU Warns Microsoft It Must Change Course
(AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. will be fined if it keeps up its current conduct, the EU's antitrust chief warned Thursday after the company accused the EU of withholding documents and colluding with Microsoft's rivals before filing charges last December.
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Calif. School Suspends 20 Over Web Site
(AP)
 AP - A middle school student faces expulsion for allegedly posting graphic threats against a classmate on the popular MySpace.com Web site, and 20 of his classmates were suspended for viewing the posting, school officials said.
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Flat screen war heats up, LCD catching up
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Consumers are cheering their good
fortune, watching prices for big flat-screen TVs tumble while
makers slug it out to decide which display standard will become
dominant -- liquid crystal (LCD) or plasma.
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Technology Facilitates Caller ID Spoofing
(AP)
 AP - Last fall, U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy's office started getting phone calls from constituents who complained about receiving recorded phone messages that bad-mouthed Murphy.
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MTV2 embraces battered YouTube video-sharing site
(Reuters)
Reuters - YouTube.com, a popular
video-sharing Web site that was smacked around in recent weeks
by CBS and NBC, is starting to make friends in the TV world.
Music phones to slice into iPod growth
(Reuters)
Reuters - Perhaps the biggest threat to Apple
Computer Inc.'s iPod and the portable music player
industry is a device already nestling in a billion pockets: the
mobile phone.
Calif. regulators OK wireless protection program
(Reuters)
Reuters - A divided California Public
Utilities Commission on Thursday adopted measures to protect
wireless telephone customers from abuses by the phone industry.
IBM lauds voice apps API
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - IBM will announce on Friday open source software intended to improve the lot of Web developers building voice-enabled applications.
Novell Q1 profit falls
(Reuters)
Reuters - Software company Novell Inc.
on Thursday posted lower quarterly net income from a
year ago when it received a $448 million net gain related to a
settlement with Microsoft Corp. .
MTV2 embraces battered YouTube video-sharing site
(Reuters)
Reuters - YouTube.com, a popular
video-sharing Web site that was smacked around in recent weeks
by CBS and NBC, is starting to make friends in the TV world.
Feds to Query Labels About Online Prices
(AP)
AP - The U.S. Justice Department said Thursday it has launched an inquiry into possible price fixing in the burgeoning online music industry.
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DOJ opens probe into online music pricing: sources
(Reuters)
Reuters - The U.S. Department of Justice has
opened an investigation into online music pricing at the
world's major music labels, sources familiar with the matter
said on Thursday.
Sen. Wyden offers Internet neutrality bill
(Reuters)
Reuters - Sen. Ron Wyden on Thursday proposed
legislation aimed at preventing high-speed Internet service
providers from charging content companies extra so consumers
have faster access to their Web sites or receive special
treatment.
MySpace.com to bolster security measures: CEO
(Reuters)
Reuters - MySpace.com, the online
virtual-community run by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.., will
soon add technology to screen how its 60 million members use
the Web site to prevent crime, the company's chief executive
said on Thursday.
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Yahoo lowers expectations for original content
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Web media company Yahoo Inc.
wants to lower expectations for how much original programming
it will produce as part of its online information and
entertainment offerings, the company said on Thursday.
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Art stolen at Rio Carnival put up for sale online
(Reuters)
Reuters - One of four paintings by
European masters stolen last week from a Rio de Janeiro museum
was put up for sale on an Internet auction site for $13
million, Brazil's federal police said on Thursday.
Renowned Doctor Duped in Internet Scam
(AP)
AP - A renowned psychiatrist lost up to $3 million over 10 years to a Nigerian Internet scam, his son alleges in a lawsuit.
Oracle Introduces Enterprise-Grade Search Tool
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Oracle has unveiled an enterprise-grade search engine that promises not only to track business information, but also to deliver search results according to employee roles.
ICANN Approves VeriSign Domain Deal
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has approved a proposal that will extend VeriSign's control over .com domain names and allow for a registration price increase.
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