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Microsoft Boasts Search Engine Progress
(AP)
 AP - Two years after conceding his company erred in failing to develop its own search engine, Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Steve Ballmer boasted Thursday of progress in fighting industry leaders Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc.
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Microsoft Points The Way To Anna Kournikova
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - A new service from Microsoft maps the favorite haunts of celebrities.
OpenDocument Plug-In Ready For Microsoft Office
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The OpenDocument Foundation says it has a plug-in that will add full support for the OpenDocument Format in Microsoft Office, but the plug-in is not yet publicly available.
Microsoft Builds Bridges To PLM
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Expect UGS Corp.'s product lifecycle management (PLM) software to integrate with Microsoft Office 2007 when Microsoft Corp. begins shipping the product in the fall.
Microsoft and Qualcomm Partner on Smartphone Tech
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - If it has always been your dream to easily edit Word documents without lugging around your laptop, you might be in luck thanks to a new partnership between Microsoft and Qualcomm that aims to vastly improve the capabilities of smartphones.
Microsoft Plans Three Patches Next Week
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Two of the trio affect Windows, while the third will resolve one or more issues in the Microsoft Exchange mail server software.
Microsoft: Users May Have To Prove Legal Windows Use
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft is piloting an opt-in notification service for its Windows Genuine Advantage online verification program in the U.S., which may make it mandatory for users to get Automatic Update or Windows Update Rights.
Imaging Know-How Could Boost Microsoft Applications
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft's buy of Vexcel, a specialist in imagery, remote sensing and "photogrammetry", was overshadowed by the near-simultaneous acquisition of Massive, but it may be the more interesting move.
Microsoft Preps Critical Windows Patches
(PC World)
PC World - Software giant will also release fixes for Exchange flaws as part of patch Tuesday.
Gates Doesn't Want to Be Richest Man
(AP)
 AP - Most people probably dream of being the world's richest person — except, perhaps, the man himself.
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Poll: 4 in 10 Americans Play Video Games
(AP)
 AP - Rather than reach for the television remote control when she wants to be entertained, Karalyn Valente goes online to play "EverQuest," "Ultima Online" and other video games — a gaming habit shared by millions in the United States.
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Ruling Due in Apple Vs. Apple Case
(AP)
AP - A High Court judge is due to rule Monday in the legal fight between Apple Computer and the Beatles' Apple Corps record label over the use of the apple logo.
Click Fraud Concerns Hound Google
(AP)
 AP - John Thys still hasn't figured out how much his company has paid Google Inc. for bogus sales referrals caused by "click fraud" — a sham aimed at a perceived weakness in the Internet search leader's lucrative advertising network.
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Intel to Unveil Single Brand for New Chips
(AP)
AP - Intel Corp. on Monday plans to unveil a single brand name for a new generation of chips for laptop PCs and desktop machines, calling them the Core 2 Duo.
Lab Aims to Make Items Disabled-Accessible
(AP)
 AP - It was created during the Cold War to conduct tests for the military, but now a Georgia Tech lab has a much more grounded mission: To find ways to make everyday items more accessible to disabled people.
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"Men" reruns going online in pioneering deal
(Reuters)
Reuters - The deal just got
sweeter for TV stations looking to buy rerun rights to the hit
Charlie Sheen comedy "Two and a Half Men," which is expected to
be a hot syndication property for fall 2007.
Dell ups Taiwan buying to $12.5 bln to control costs
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Dell Inc., the world's top personal
computer maker, wants to ramp up components sourcing in Taiwan
by over a fifth to US$12.5 billion in 2006, its chief executive
said on Monday, as global technology firms turn increasingly to
the island to trim costs.
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Vodafone cuts cost of mobile phone calls in Europe
(AFP)
 AFP - Vodafone, the world's biggest mobile phone company, announced plans to slash the amount it charges European Union customers for making and receiving calls when abroad.
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Java to get Linux boost
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Menlo Park, Calif. - Java development is expected to get a boost on Linux at the JavaOne conference in two weeks, with partnerships anticipated for including the Java Runtime Environment with Linux distributions, Sun officials said on Thursday.
Software testing tool cuts out scripting
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Aberro on Monday is rolling out an upgrade to its AberroTest tool, which automates the testing of Windows and Web applications without requiring scripting.
"Men" reruns going online in pioneering deal
(Reuters)
Reuters - The deal just got
sweeter for TV stations looking to buy rerun rights to the hit
Charlie Sheen comedy "Two and a Half Men," which is expected to
be a hot syndication property for fall 2007.
ABC affiliates join online streaming program
(Reuters)
 Reuters - ABC is getting some of
its affiliated stations on board its two-month trial of
streaming shows online, including "Lost."
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Comedian Sandler, wife have first baby
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Comedian Adam Sandler's wife has
given birth to their first child, according to a posting on his
Web site on Sunday.
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Poll: 4 in 10 Americans Play Video Games
(AP)
AP - Rather than reach for the television remote control when she wants to be entertained, Karalyn Valente goes online to play "EverQuest," "Ultima Online" and other video games — a gaming habit shared by millions in the United States.
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Yahoo reinvigorates Web advertising search battle
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Yahoo Inc. is set to introduce on
Monday a long-delayed upgrade to its Web search advertising
system, setting the stage for a face off with Web search leader
Google Inc. later this year.
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Click Fraud Concerns Hound Google
(AP)
AP - John Thys still hasn't figured out how much his company has paid Google Inc. for bogus sales referrals caused by "click fraud" — a sham aimed at a perceived weakness in the Internet search leader's lucrative advertising network.
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Ad revenue shores up newfangled Napster
(Reuters)
 Reuters - In their continuing struggle to
attract music fans from iTunes, subscription music services are
resorting to what made digital music popular in the first place
-- a price tag marked "free."
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Worldwide survey estimates 694 mln adult Web users
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Calculating the worldwide growth
of the Web remains largely a matter of guesswork, more than a
decade after the commercial Internet exploded into popular
view.
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Eagle nest webcam a huge hit
(AFP)
 AFP - After the last egg of a suddenly famous family of bald eagles vanished before a worldwide Internet audience, a Canadian conservationist has begun setting up more wildlife Internet cameras.
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Former CIA officer Plame signs book deal: Web site
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Former CIA operative Valerie Plame,
whose identity was disclosed in a press leak that touched off a
federal probe, has signed a book deal worth more than $2.5
million, a publishing industry Web site said on Saturday.
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