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EU hearing to open on Microsoft antitrust challenge
(Reuters)
 Reuters - A special 13-judge court opens
high-stakes hearings on Monday, deciding if it should curtail
the European Commission's role as an antitrust watchdog or
endorse forcing Microsoft to change its business practices.
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Microsoft, EU to face off in court over massive antitrust fine
(AFP)
 AFP - Microsoft and European Union regulators will square off in the EU's second highest court Monday over a fine of nearly half a billion euros that the bloc imposed on the software giant seven years ago.
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Microsoft Leader Hailed in Vietnam Visit
(AP)
 AP - Thousands of cheering Vietnamese students welcomed Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates on Saturday with a raucous adulation normally reserved for rock stars.
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Gates says tech can help make Vietnam a miracle economy
(AFP)
 AFP - Microsoft chairman Bill Gates has said information technology, including software development, could help Vietnam move into the league of Asian "miracle" economies within a decade.
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Microsoft Names Ask.com CEO to Help Guide MSN, Windows Live
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Steve Berkowitz set to become senior vice president in charge of Microsoft's Online Business Group, replacing David Cole, who is taking a one-year leave of absence.
Young Vietnamese flock to Bill Gates
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Thousands of Vietnamese students climbed
trees and pushed against barricades to give Microsoft founder
Bill Gates a pop star's welcome in Hanoi on Saturday.
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Bill Gates mobbed by cheering Vietnamese students
(AFP)
 AFP - Microsoft chairman Bill Gates has received a rock star's welcome from cheering Vietnamese university students hungry to learn how information technology will transform their lives.
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Microsoft hires CEO of Ask.com to head Web unit
(Reuters)
Reuters - Software giant Microsoft Corp.
said on Friday it hired away Steve Berkowitz, the
chief executive of rival Internet company Ask.com, to head
Microsoft's own Internet business.
Linux Distributors Unite on Standard
(AP)
AP - In a move to make the freely distributed Linux operating system a stronger alternative to Microsoft Corp.'s Windows, a group of major Linux distributors announced Friday they have united on a standard set of components for desktop versions of Linux.
Gates to Give Japanese Groups Technology
(AP)
 AP - Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates reaffirmed the U.S. software company's commitment to the Japanese market Friday as he kicked off a campaign here to offer some free technology help to nonprofit organizations.
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Pioneering Wi-Fi City Sees Startup Woes
(AP)
 AP - Joe Lusardi's friends back in New York couldn't believe it when he told them he'd have free Internet access through this city's new Wi-Fi network. It's free all right, but residents are, to some extent, getting what they pay for.
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University of Texas Probes Computer Breach
(AP)
AP - Nearly 200,000 electronic records at the University of Texas at Austin's business school have been illegally accessed, the school said Sunday.
Belgians Protest Fatal MP3 Robbery
(AP)
 AP - Some 80,000 demonstrators walked silently through the Belgian capital Sunday to protest the killing of a teenager who refused to give his digital music player to two young robbers.
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'Dorkbot' Meetings Develop Cult Following
(AP)
 AP - About 200 people crammed into a sleek SoHo art gallery on a recent weekday night, sitting on chairs, on radiators and on the floor. Others jammed the entrance to catch a glimpse of the unusual presentation unfolding on a projection screen in front of them.
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Microsoft Leader Hailed in Vietnam Visit
(AP)
AP - Thousands of cheering Vietnamese students welcomed Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates on Saturday with a raucous adulation normally reserved for rock stars.
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Copyright crackdown pushes pirates onto the Internet
(AFP)
 AFP - A long campaign to remove pirated goods from shop fronts in Asia is finally having an impact but the crackdown has also changed the nature of the problem and new outlets are flourishing.
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Linux Distributors Unite on Standard
(AP)
AP - In a move to make the freely distributed Linux operating system a stronger alternative to Microsoft Corp.'s Windows, a group of major Linux distributors announced Friday they have united on a standard set of components for desktop versions of Linux.
RadioShack 1Q Profit Plummets 85 Percent
(AP)
 AP - RadioShack Corp. said Friday its first-quarter profit plummeted 85 percent on disappointing sales of cellular phones and a write-down of the electronics retailer's assets and inventory. Its shares briefly sank to a 52-week low but rebounded later in the day.
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Linux Malware Doubled In '05; Macs May Be Next
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Malicious threats against the open-source Linux operating system doubled in 2005 over the previous year, but some say it's Mac users who should fear the future.
Microsoft, EU to face off in court over massive antitrust fine
(AFP)
AFP - Microsoft and European Union regulators will square off in the EU's second highest court Monday over a fine of nearly half a billion euros that the bloc imposed on the software giant seven years ago.
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Copyright crackdown pushes pirates onto the Internet
(AFP)
AFP - A long campaign to remove pirated goods from shop fronts in Asia is finally having an impact but the crackdown has also changed the nature of the problem and new outlets are flourishing.
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Pioneering Wi-Fi City Sees Startup Woes
(AP)
AP - Joe Lusardi's friends back in New York couldn't believe it when he told them he'd have free Internet access through this city's new Wi-Fi network. It's free all right, but residents are, to some extent, getting what they pay for.
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Online contest lets "L Word" viewers plot action
(Reuters)
Reuters - Should "The L Word's"
Bette confront Cari while Alice finds her heart broken, or
would a true confession by Alice risking the demise of Dana
make for better melodrama?
Google and Yahoo results show more room for ad growth
(Reuters)
 Reuters - The two top Internet search
engine companies proved last week there is still plenty of room
for advertising growth, though Google's dominance marks a major
advantage over Yahoo, according to analysts.
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Texas Community College Bans MySpace.com
(AP)
 AP - Del Mar College students now have to use computers outside the school's system if they want to visit the popular Web site MySpace.com.
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Broadcasters Focus on Challenge From Web
(AP)
AP - Local television broadcasters, seeing their networks potentially bypassing them in the rush to offer shows and other content online, will meet this week to figure out how to hang onto viewers and dollars.
Air Force One Subject of Internet Hoax
(AP)
 AP - A startling Internet video that shows someone spraying graffiti on President Bush's jet looked so authentic that the Air Force wasn't immediately certain whether the plane had been targeted.
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Microsoft Names Ask.com CEO to Help Guide MSN, Windows Live
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Steve Berkowitz set to become senior vice president in charge of Microsoft's Online Business Group, replacing David Cole, who is taking a one-year leave of absence.
Microsoft hires CEO of Ask.com to head Web unit
(Reuters)
Reuters - Software giant Microsoft Corp.
said on Friday it hired away Steve Berkowitz, the chief
executive of rival Internet company Ask.com, to head
Microsoft's own Internet business.
Neil Young's protest album heads to Internet first
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Neil Young's newly recorded protest
album "Living With War," including a song calling for the
impeachment of President Bush, will be posted for free Internet
streaming next week, his label said on Friday.
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