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Innovation, rights key in Microsoft's EU case
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Microsoft and the European Commission
will clash in court over innovation and intellectual property
rights when the software giant appeals against a 2004
anti-trust decision, according to court papers seen by Reuters.
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Linux Backers Plan Microsoft Shadow Conference
(PC World)
PC World - Linux FreedomHec gathering open to attendees at Microsoft's more traditional WinHEC.
Microsoft Readies Search Services to Rival Google
(PC World)
PC World - Product search will compete with Froogle, while Academic search will compete with Google Scholar.
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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ABC to Offer Four Shows Online for Free
(AP)
 AP - ABC will offer four prime-time shows including "Desperate Housewives" and "Lost" on its Web site for free for two months beginning in May as it continues to expand the ways consumers can watch TV online.
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TV Shows Made for Broadband Get Emmy Nods
(AP)
AP - TV programming created especially for cell phones, handheld computers and the Internet has officially arrived as its own medium. Six broadband-specific shows have been nominated in a new category of the Emmy Awards to be given out later this month.
MySpace.com to Post Ads Promoting Safety
(AP)
AP - Popular online social networking hub MySpace.com said Monday it will begin displaying public service ads aimed at educating its users, many of them teens, about the dangers posed by sexual predators on the Internet.
Washington Quarter Voting Hijacked
(AP)
AP - Talk about your two-bit schemes. Robotic computer programs stuffed the online ballot boxes in a contest for Washington's official state quarter design over the weekend, forcing technicians to suspend voting Monday while they retooled the Web-based poll.
Doerr Firm Invests in 'Green Technology'
(AP)
 AP - Venture capitalist John Doerr made his name and fortune with early investments in Netscape Communications Corp., Amazon.com Inc., Google Inc. and other pioneering tech firms that went from scrappy startups to household names.
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United Online to buy MyPoints.com from UAL
(Reuters)
Reuters - Low-cost Internet provider United
Online Inc. said on Monday it agreed to buy MyPoints Inc., the
travel and consumer rewards program owned by United Airlines
parent UAL Corp., for about $56 million in cash.
China Mobile cancels 19,000 subscribers for abusing SMS service
(AFP)
 AFP - Cellphone operator China Mobile has canceled services for 19,000 subscribers in a southern city for using text messages for fraudulent or criminal purposes.
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Other cable firms eye Sprint venture: Sprint CEO
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Sprint Nextel Corp. , the No. 3
U.S. wireless operator, said on Monday more cable television
companies have expressed interest in joining its joint venture
to combine cable TV and mobile phone services.
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Red Hat to Buy JBoss; Company Shares Jump
(AP)
AP - Red Hat Inc. said Monday it has agreed to buy open-source software maker JBoss for $350 million in stock and cash.
Innovation, rights key in Microsoft's EU case
(Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft and the European Commission
will clash in court over innovation and intellectual property
rights when the software giant appeals against a 2004
anti-trust decision, according to court papers seen by Reuters.
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United Online to buy MyPoints.com from UAL
(Reuters)
Reuters - Low-cost Internet provider United
Online Inc. said on Monday it agreed to buy MyPoints Inc., the
travel and consumer rewards program owned by United Airlines
parent UAL Corp., for about $56 million in cash.
The Who rocking again in new 'Household'
(Reuters)
Reuters - British rock veterans the Who are
eyeing a June release for a mini-opera, "The Glass Household,"
which is based on Pete Townshend's online novella "The Boy Who
Heard Music."
ABC to Offer Four Shows Online for Free
(AP)
AP - ABC will offer four prime-time shows including "Desperate Housewives" and "Lost" on its Web site for free for two months beginning in May as it continues to expand the ways consumers can watch TV online.
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Washington Quarter Voting Hijacked
(AP)
AP - Talk about your two-bit schemes. Robotic computer programs stuffed the online ballot boxes in a contest for Washington's official state quarter design over the weekend, forcing technicians to suspend voting Monday while they retooled the Web-based poll.
MySpace.com to Post Ads Promoting Safety
(AP)
AP - Popular online social networking hub MySpace.com said Monday it will begin displaying public service ads aimed at educating its users, many of them teens, about the dangers posed by sexual predators on the Internet.
TV Shows Made for Broadband Get Emmy Nods
(AP)
AP - TV programming created especially for cell phones, handheld computers and the Internet has officially arrived as its own medium. Six broadband-specific shows have been nominated in a new category of the Emmy Awards to be given out later this month.
Time Warner Cable mulls TV ad auctions
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Time Warner Cable is in early
discussions to create an auction system for advertising spots
on video-on-demand channels, modeled after Google's AdSense
system on the Internet, the company's CEO said.
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When KR Deal Goes Down: Independence Day or Bastille Day?
(Editor and Publisher)
Editor and Publisher - CHICAGO Here's how it's supposed to happen: One fine summer day, the McClatchy Co. will close on its $6.5 billion March 2006 bet on the newspaper industry, absorbing 20 daily newspapers, a score of Web sites, and a stake in the CareerBuilder.com jobs network. It also will set aside a tidy sum to pay taxes on a dozen daily papers ranging in size and health from The Philadelphia Inquirer to the Aberdeen (S.D.) American News, that its brokers have sold off in the meantime.
Putting the Internet in the Palm of Your Hand
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - While the Internet is phenomenal as a resource for looking up information, those wanting to search it must, of course, be connected -- but not if startup Webaroo has a say in the matter.
TV Tidbits: Notes of Interest
(Mediaweek.com)
Mediaweek.com - ABC will offer ad-supported, full-length episodes of Desperate Housewives, Lost and Grey's Anatomy, plus the entire present season of Alias free of charge at www.ABC.com in May and June. The evolution of ABC.com is just one piece of our comprehensive, digital media multiplatform business initiative," said Anne Sweeney, co-chair, Disney Media Networks and president, Disney-ABC Television Group. ...
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