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Google CEO sees "limitless growth"
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Google Inc., facing
mounting competition in the Internet search advertising market
from Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc., expects that rivalry to
drive up prices and increase its revenue, Chief Executive Eric
Schmidt said on Wednesday.
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Google Introduces New Products for Users
(AP)
 AP - Google Inc. on Wednesday fired another salvo aimed at maintaining the lead in Internet search while making its software more accessible outside Web browsers in its ongoing duel with rivals Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc.
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Calif. man pleads guilty to Xbox tampering
(Reuters)
 Reuters - A co-owner of a Hollywood video
game store that caters to celebrity clients on Wednesday
pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy to violate
federal copyright laws by selling Xbox video game consoles
modified to play pirated games.
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Google introduces updated desktop, other products
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Google Inc.
introduced an upgraded version of its Google Desktop software
that incorporates a variety of other Google applications,
marking stepped-up competition with Microsoft Corp.'s
Windows software.
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Microsoft banks on online service to hook gamers
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Microsoft Corp. is working to
lengthen its lead in not-yet-profitable online console gaming
to reel in new gamers and revenue as rivals just begin to lay
out their plans to challenge the software giant.
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Novell Pitches Microsoft Desktop Alternative
(PC World)
PC World - Open-source desktop suite includes OpenOffice business productivity apps and GroupWise collaboration tools.
Bill Gates pitches "anywhere" gaming
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates
visited the world's largest video game expo on Tuesday to sell
a new vision of "anywhere" gaming that would link video game
consoles, cell phones and computers.
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Gates' New Vision: 'Anywhere Gaming'
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates visited the world's largest video game expo on Tuesday to sell a new vision of "anywhere" gaming that would link video game consoles, cell phones and computers.
Microsoft Announces Online Gaming Service
(AP)
 AP - Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates on Tuesday announced a cross-platform gaming service that integrates games played on cell phones, Xbox 360 consoles and the upcoming Windows Vista operating system.
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Xbox 360 HD DVD player due for holidays
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Microsoft Corp. will release an HD
DVD player for its Xbox 360 video game machine in time for the
2006 holiday season and will have 10 million of its
next-generation consoles to market before its rivals debut
their new systems, company executives said on Tuesday.
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New Sony service hints to PS3 strategy
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Sony Corp. (6758.T) has revealed
little about its upcoming PlayStation 3 online service to rival
Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox Live, but an upcoming offering
from the Japanese giant's online game division may hint at its
direction.
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Microsoft banks on online service to hook gamers
(Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. is working
to lengthen its lead in not-yet-profitable online console
gaming to reel in new gamers and revenue as rivals just begin
to lay out their plans to challenge the software giant.
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Video games' impact on US economy $18 bln: study
(Reuters)
 Reuters - The video game industry, which
supported 144,000 full-time jobs and accounted for more than $8
billion in game sales in 2004, had an $18 billion impact on the
U.S. economy that year, according to a new study to be released
on Wednesday.
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DoCoMo plans music download service in June: paper
(Reuters)
Reuters - NTT DoCoMo Inc. (9437.T), Japan's largest
mobile phone operator, plans to launch a music download service
as early as June to compete with rival KDDI Corp.'s (9433.T)
popular version, the Nihon Keizai business daily reported on
Thursday. The paper said DoCoMo will offer thousands of songs
for about 300 yen ($2.70) each, similar to the price offered by
KDDI's "au" mobile unit.
Google CEO sees "limitless growth"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Google Inc. ,
facing mounting competition in the Internet search advertising
market from Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. ,
expects that rivalry to drive up prices and increase its
revenue, Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said on Wednesday.
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Internet Agency Rejects '.xxx' Domain Name
(AP)
 AP - Faced with opposition from conservative groups and some pornography Web sites, the Internet's key oversight agency voted Wednesday to reject a proposal to create a red-light district on the Internet.
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Fusion of Hollywood films and video games at premier trade show
(AFP)
 AFP - Hollywood glamour and video game thrills united to entrance the thousands of hard-core gamers that crammed the world's premier computer trade show here.
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NEC profit drops 84 percent, sees recovery
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Japan's NEC Corp. posted an 84 percent
fall in annual profit on Thursday, hurt by its struggling
mobile phone and chip operations, but it forecast a recovery
this year.
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Gosling: Java source code already available
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Anyone looking for Sun Microsystems to relinquish control of Java to the open source community or to join the Eclipse Foundation is likely to be disappointed, based on Java guru James Gosling's perspectives on these issues.
Adobe aims to ease AJAX programming
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Adobe Systems on Thursday will debut technology intended to make AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) programming easier for Web designers.
Google CEO sees "limitless growth"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Google Inc., facing
mounting competition in the Internet search advertising market
from Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc., expects that rivalry to
drive up prices and increase its revenue, Chief Executive Eric
Schmidt said on Wednesday.
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Internet Agency Rejects '.xxx' Domain Name
(AP)
AP - Faced with opposition from conservative groups and some pornography Web sites, the Internet's key oversight agency voted Wednesday to reject a proposal to create a red-light district on the Internet.
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Google Introduces New Products for Users
(AP)
AP - Google Inc. on Wednesday fired another salvo aimed at maintaining the lead in Internet search while making its software more accessible outside Web browsers in its ongoing duel with rivals Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc.
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New Sony service hints to PS3 strategy
(Reuters)
Reuters - Sony Corp. has revealed little
about its upcoming PlayStation 3 online service to rival
Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox Live, but an upcoming offering from the
Japanese giant's online game division may hint at its
direction.
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France Set To Vote on iTunes DRM
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Lawmakers in France are set to vote this week on a bill that would sever Apple's exclusive connection between iTunes and iPods. But members of that country's senate are also considering an amendment to the bill that would allow Apple to negotiate deals with record labels rather than force the company to open iTunes to competitors.
Ex-Google Advertiser Sues Over Settlement
(AP)
 AP - A former Google Inc. advertiser sued Wednesday to block a proposed $90 million class-action settlement, arguing the amount grossly understates how much the online search engine leader has benefited from a ruse known as "click fraud."
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Yahoo Program Courts Home Buyers, Sellers
(AP)
 AP - Some homes for sale will soon sport a new detail on their lawn signs — a code that will link prospective buyers to details about the property when entered into a Yahoo search page.
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Female Chat Names Generate More Threats
(AP)
AP - Next time you chat online, think twice about your screen name. A new study finds that using a female screen name like Cathy, Melissa or Stephanie is more likely to elicit threatening and sexually explicit messages.
Review: Google Takes Strides With Desktop
(AP)
 AP - A lot of people seem to believe that Google Inc. can rule any market segment it wants. Hype meters have gone haywire assessing the search company's expansion into such far-flung fields as financial news and wireless Internet connectivity.
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Unison leads bids for air-ground wireless airwaves
(Reuters)
Reuters - Unison Spectrum LLC led the early
bidding on Wednesday in the U.S. sale of wireless airwaves that
would let companies offer Internet access and other
communications services aboard commercial airplanes.
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