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Microsoft ramps up Xbox 360 shipments
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Microsoft Corp. has ramped up
shipments of its Xbox 360 console to widen its head start on
video game rival Sony Corp.'s (6758.T) PlayStation 3, the
software giant's chief financial officer said on Thursday.
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EU Judges to Weigh Fine vs. Microsoft
(AP)
 AP - Microsoft will try Friday to convince a panel of judges that a record antitrust fine levied against it two years ago should be thrown out or reduced in the last session of a five-day hearing.
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Microsoft 3Q Profit Up but Misses Views
(AP)
 AP - Microsoft Corp. said its quarterly income rose 16 percent, but the results fell shy of Wall Street expectations and the software company offered a tepid outlook Thursday for the current quarter.
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Last chance for Microsoft in EU antitrust case
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Software giant Microsoft
has a last chance on Friday to tell European Union judges why
they should annul a landmark European Commission antitrust
decision that the company illegally muscled out rivals.
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Microsoft CEO Sees Software Prices Falling
(AP)
 AP - Software prices could fall as companies develop subscription sales and distribute increasingly complex programs that run in Web browsers, Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said Thursday.
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Microsoft profit rises, outlook disappoints
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Microsoft Corp. posted a 16
percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday but missed Wall
Street expectations and set a disappointing profit target due
to increased costs on products from Windows to the new Xbox 360
game console.
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Microsoft profits climb but fall short of Wall Street expectations
(AFP)
 AFP - US computer software titan Microsoft Corp. reported that third-quarter income rose 16.4 percent due to demand for its latest products.
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RealNetworks' profit rises on Microsoft payment
(Reuters)
Reuters - RealNetworks Inc. on
Thursday reported a significantly higher profit on a $39.8
million legal settlement payment from Microsoft Corp.
and shares fell 1 percent after it issued forecasts roughly in
line with Wall Street estimates.
Demand for Xbox Live Drives Microsoft's Revenue
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - The company is also forecasting a rosy year ahead, predicting the next fiscal year will deliver even stronger double-digit revenue growth than this year.
Windows Live: The 50,000-Foot View
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Microsoft has been rolling out Windows Live services in a breakneck and seemingly haphazard way. Is there a method to Redmond's services madness? Windows Live Platform Group head Blake Irving says yes.
Microsoft ramps up Xbox 360 shipments
(Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. has ramped up
shipments of its Xbox 360 console to widen its head start on
video game rival Sony Corp.'s (6758.T) PlayStation 3, the
software giant's chief financial officer said on Thursday.
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Yahoo cited in jailing of China Internet writer
(Reuters)
Reuters - Yahoo Inc. has been cited in a
Chinese court decision to jail a dissident Internet writer for
10 years for subversion in 2003 -- the fourth such case to
surface implicating the U.S. Internet giant.
Last chance for Microsoft in EU antitrust case
(Reuters)
Reuters - Software giant Microsoft
has a last chance on Friday to tell European Union judges why
they should annul a landmark European Commission antitrust
decision that the company illegally muscled out rivals.
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Calif. agency OKs broadband-over-power-lines test
(Reuters)
 Reuters - The California Public Utilities
Commission approved a plan on Thursday allowing providers of
high-speed Internet services to test electricity lines to
deliver online access throughout the state.
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Nintendo Dubs New Video Game Console Wii
(AP)
AP - Gamers no longer have to ask what Nintendo Co. will call its upcoming video game console — the answer is Wii.
Skype has over 100 million registered users
(Reuters)
Reuters - Skype, the Internet-based phone and
video phone service, on Friday said it now serves over 100
million registered users.
Vonage Offers VoIP Mobile-Phone Calls in the UK
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - You've gotten rid of the wire that connects your phone to the world. Perhaps you're also paying a flat monthly fee for unlimited VoIP calls from your home or office. Now, if a move by Vonage UK becomes popular, you'll be able to make unlimited calls from your mobile phone as well.
Walt Disney to Expand Cell-Phone Service
(AP)
AP - The Walt Disney Co.'s cell-phone service, scheduled to launch in the United States in June, will be extended to Britain this year, the company said Thursday.
Google Places Firefox Ad On Homepage
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Google runs an ad for Firefox on its popular homepage, giving the open-source Web browser a big marketing boost over their joint rival Microsoft.
Microsoft 3Q Profit Up but Misses Views
(AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. said its quarterly income rose 16 percent, but the results fell shy of Wall Street expectations and the software company offered a tepid outlook Thursday for the current quarter.
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Yahoo cited in jailing of China Internet writer
(Reuters)
Reuters - Yahoo Inc. has been cited in a Chinese
court decision to jail a dissident Internet writer for 10 years
for subversion in 2003 -- the fourth such case to surface
implicating the U.S. Internet giant.
Skype has over 100 million registered users
(Reuters)
Reuters - Skype, the Internet-based phone and
video phone service, on Friday said it now serves over 100
million registered users.
UCLA Egyptologists launching online encyclopedia
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Frustrated with the poor quality of
many Web sites dealing with ancient Egypt, a professor at the
University of California has decided to create a massive online
encyclopedia devoted solely to Egyptology.
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Calif. agency OKs broadband-over-power-lines test
(Reuters)
Reuters - The California Public Utilities
Commission approved a plan on Thursday allowing providers of
high-speed Internet services to test electricity lines to
deliver online access throughout the state.
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Brazil clashes with Google over user data
(AFP)
 AFP - A day after Brazilian police stopped a fight between rival football fans organized on a popular Google website, authorities clashed with the Internet giant over access to user information to prevent crimes.
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US online search giant Yahoo adds text translation service
(AFP)
 AFP - US Internet search engine Yahoo has added AltaVista's translation service Babble Fish to its menu of online services, the company announced.
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Livedoor founder Horie released on bail
(AFP)
 AFP - The founder of Japan's scandal-hit Livedoor Internet firm, Takafumi Horie, has been released on 300 million yen (2.6 million dollars) bail after spending three months in jail.
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Net Neutrality Effort Suffers Major Setback
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Backers of legislation designed to prohibit Internet network operators from charging Web content providers for using high-speed broadband systems were dealt a blow Wednesday with action taken by a congressional committee.
High US pump prices drive many to Web for deals
(Reuters)
 Reuters - With gasoline prices across the
country soaring toward a record over $3 a gallon, increasing
numbers of motorists are seeking to ease the punch to their
pocketbooks by finding deals or carpool partners on the
Internet.
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Chinese Internet writer charged with subversion
(Reuters)
 Reuters - A Chinese Internet writer has been
charged with attempting to "subvert state power" for backing a
movement by exiled dissidents to hold free elections for a new
democratic government, his lawyer said on Thursday.
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