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Microsoft Shows Linux the Love
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - With a high-profile executive speech at LinuxWorld and the launch of a new Web site focusing on open source, Microsoft has been cozying up to the Linux penguin this week.
Norway Aims to Reduce Microsoft Dependence
(AP)
AP - The Norwegian government said Friday it will increase its use of freely shared, open-source software to reduce its dependency on large computer companies like Microsoft Corp.
Microsoft Ships 'URL Tracer' to Hunt Down Typo-Squatters
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Microsoft's Cybersecurity and Systems Management group releases a free tool to help pinpoint large-scale typo-squatters making money from pay-per-click domain parking services.
Microsoft Readies 'Monaco' Competitor to Apple's GarageBand
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Just because users soon will be able to run Windows on Intel-based Macs doesn't mean Microsoft is backing away from competition with the Mac operating system. In fact, Microsoft is aiming straight at Apple with a forthcoming music-making program for Windows Vista.
Souping up a Mac Mini with XP took 3 hours, about $200
(USATODAY.com)
 USATODAY.com - Three hours and fifteen minutes. That's how long it took me Thursday morning to transform a Mac Mini computer into a machine capable of running two operating systems, Apple's Tiger and Microsoft's Windows XP.
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April Microsoft Patch Preview Includes IE Fix
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft set to patch browser, Windows, and Office on April 11.
Microsoft Buys Lionhead Studios
(AP)
 AP - Microsoft Corp. said Thursday it had bought Lionhead Studios, a British company that developed the "Fable" role-playing games for its Xbox videogame consoles.
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Microsoft to Triple Xbox Titles in Japan
(AP)
 AP - The new head of Microsoft's Japanese video-game business expressed determination Thursday to make the Xbox 360 a success in Japan, where the console has struggled, by more than tripling the number of games it offers by the end of the year.
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Microsoft Maps Five Patches, Including Fix For Critical IE Bug
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - On the next "Patch Tuesday," Microsoft will five security bulletins, among them a fix for the Internet Explorer vulnerability that has been exploited for weeks.
Microsoft Game Studios Adds Lionhead to the Fold
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The Game Studios division of Microsoft announced Thursday that it has purchased famed game maker Peter Molyneux's Lionhead Studios. The disclosure follows weeks of speculation in the gaming community as to what the fate of the faltering UK-based game developer might be.
IBM Unveiling New Encryption Chip
(AP)
AP - In an effort to boost the level of data security on portable computers, cell phones and other gadgets, IBM Corp. is unveiling a method for injecting encryption capabilities into the heart of the machines' circuitry.
Digital Trend Challenging Camera Makers
(AP)
 AP - They are some of the most legendary names in photography.
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Now Starring on the Internet: YouTube.com
(AP)
 AP - Internet video sensation YouTube.com seems like a startup straight out of Silicon Valley central casting.
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Cell Phone Industry Steps Closer to VoIP
(AP)
 AP - Wojtek Felendzer held a mobile phone to his ear as he walked across the room, the call automatically switching behind the scenes from a Wi-Fi wireless hotspot to the regular cellular network.
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CD Maker Targets Do-It-Yourself Market
(AP)
AP - You might think a slump in compact disc industry would be bad news for a CD manufacturer. But no one is complaining at Disc Makers.
Disney to make TV shows available free on Web: report
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Walt Disney Co. plans to make TV shows
such as "Desperate Houswives" and "Lost" available for free
over the Internet in an attempt to bring in new advertising
revenues, the Wall Street Journal said on Monday.
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Product previews
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - EMC rolls out entry SAN and archiving software
EMC introduced the EMC clariion AX150 and AX150i storage systems and the EMC Documentum Archive Services for Email and Archive Services for Reports.
CORRECTED-Operators move swiftly to speed 3G networks
(Reuters)
Reuters - In April 7 story corrects name of organization in second
paragraph and adds relationship between GSA and GSMA in third
paragraph.
Virtual gets real at LinuxWorld Boston
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Software virtualization plans from a number of vendors were looking pretty real at the LinuxWorld Expo and Conference in Boston last week, as new hardware and software drives a renewed interest in virtualization.
Business Objects to launch BI for SaaS
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Business intelligence vendor Business Objects is dipping its toe into the SaaS (software as a service) market with CrystalReports.com, a new version of Crystal Reports that the company says will appeal to SMBs.
Disney to make TV shows available free on Web: report
(Reuters)
Reuters - Walt Disney Co. plans to make TV shows
such as "Desperate Houswives" and "Lost" available for free
over the Internet in an attempt to bring in new advertising
revenues, the Wall Street Journal said on Monday.
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DeVito, Freeman ink deal for broadband docu channel
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Danny DeVito has become
the first artist to create a channel on the broadband
entertainment service ClickStar. He and ClickStar CEO James
Ackerman unveiled Jersey Docs, a showcase for documentary
programing from around the world, at the Full Frame Documentary
Film Festival in Durham, N.C., on Sunday.
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Comcast, Sony to launch on-demand horror network
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Comcast Corp. and Sony Corp. will
launch a horror films on-demand cable, Internet and wireless
network on Halloween this year, an executive at the top U.S.
cable operator said on Sunday.
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Now Starring on the Internet: YouTube.com
(AP)
AP - Internet video sensation YouTube.com seems like a startup straight out of Silicon Valley central casting.
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Newspapers sign on to syndicated blog service
(Reuters)
 Reuters - A syndication service that
delivers commentary from 600 bloggers for use by newspaper
publishers is set to launch on Tuesday, further blurring the
lines that divide blogs and mainstream media.
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Singer Robbie Williams takes new step into digital music
(Reuters)
 Reuters - A new mobile phone that includes a link
into Robbie Williams' Web site and plays his songs is another
step in a "digital revolution" that the recording industry must
take advantage of, not spurn, his manager said.
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Judge OKs $2B AOL Class-Action Settlement
(AP)
AP - A judge has approved a $2.65 billion class-action settlement of claims that advertising revenue was counted in a fraudulent manner prior to the merger of America Online Inc. and Time Warner Inc.
Business Objects unveils new Web-delivered software
(Reuters)
Reuters - Business Objects SA will
introduce a Web-based version of its database marketing
software on Monday, the latest company to push into the
fast-growing market for applications delivered over the
Internet.
Online boutique Yoox considers bourse listing
(Reuters)
Reuters - Online fashion retailer Yoox is eyeing a
bourse debut, convinced that its mix of cut-price designer
clothes, vintage and one-off pieces will succeed where other
e-tailers have failed.
Spanish police swoop on Internet pornography and piracy
(AFP)
 AFP - Spanish police arrested 28 people in major operations targeting Internet child pornography and media piracy, police and the interior ministry said.
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