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US dismisses concerns over new Microsoft browser
(Reuters)
 Reuters - U.S. antitrust authorities on Friday
rejected concerns that a search feature in the new version of
Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer browser would give the
company an unfair advantage over Google Inc..
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Startup Replacing Linux Desktop With The Web
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - A startup is looking to do to Linux what Microsoft Corp. is doing to Windows -- dissolve the operating system into the Web.
U.S. Wants to Extend Microsoft Oversight
(AP)
 AP - Citing Microsoft Corp.'s lapses under part of a landmark antitrust settlement, the Justice Department said Friday it wants to extend by two years its oversight of some of the company's business practices until at least November 2009.
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DOJ Seeks Extension Of Microsoft Antitrust Judgment
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The U.S. Justice Department has asked a federal judge for the option to extend by as many as five years terms of the 2002 antitrust judgment against Microsoft Corp.
Justice Department Plans To Extend Legal Oversight Of Microsoft
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The Justice Department plans to oversee Microsoft until November 2009, as Microsoft rewrites a technical manual for Windows communications protocols. European regulators also want Microsoft to rewrite docs.
US seeks two-year extension of Microsoft antitrust supervision
(AFP)
 AFP - The US Justice Department asked a judge to extend its monitoring of aspects of the Microsoft antitrust settlement for two extra years, saying the company had agreed to the plan.
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Microsoft agrees to extend Windows code licensing
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Microsoft Corp. has agreed
to extend one of the key provisions of its landmark 2002
antitrust settlement with the U.S. government, the Justice
Department said on Friday.
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DOJ Asks Court to Extend Microsoft Antitrust Order Judgment
(PC World)
PC World - The DOJ and Microsoft agree to extend parts of the order against the company until 2009.
Microsoft IE Usage Slips Since January; Firefox Gains
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Usage of Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer browser worldwide has slipped since January, while Mozilla Corp.'s Firefox gained by a nearly equal amount.
Microsoft Partners With Chinese Handset Designer TechFaith
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Under the deal, the companies would work together in handset design, application development, sales and marketing and an exchange of talent and technology.
MySpace.com Bragging Leads to Charges
(AP)
AP - Two teenagers were charged with setting fires in suburban Washington after they bragged about the blazes on MySpace.com, authorities said.
Video Game 'Console Wars' Enter New Phase
(AP)
 AP - After years of promises and high expectations, consumers will finally be able to purchase next-generation video game consoles as the industry's painful transition to the latest technology comes to an end later this year.
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Nokia to Add Google Talk to Tablet Device
(AP)
 AP - Nokia Corp. is adding the Google Talk application to a Nokia handheld Internet browsing device, in a move that could help boost the search company's reach in mobile communications.
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Major Cities Sue Online Travel Agents
(AP)
 AP - Several cities around the country have sued Web-based travel clearinghouses such as Expedia, Travelocity and Orbitz, claiming they have failed to pay millions of dollars in hotel taxes.
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Chinese Version of Wikipedia Is Launched
(AP)
 AP - China's biggest Internet search site, Baidu.com, has launched a Chinese-language encyclopedia inspired by the cooperative reference site Wikipedia, which the communist government bars China's Web surfers from seeing.
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Softbank, Apple to jointly develop iPod cell phones: report
(AFP)
 AFP - Softbank, the fast-growing Japanese Internet and telecommunications group, will work with Apple Computer to jointly develop mobile phones that have iPod music players functions, a report said.
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Do you own songs bought online? Well, sort of
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Like millions around the world,
you have an iPod, the market-leading digital music player made
by Apple Computer Inc. and have spent perhaps a few hundred
dollars buying songs from the company's iTunes music store.
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Verizon to buy Vodafone stake for $48 bln-newspaper
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Mobile phone group Vodafone
could sell its stake in its joint venture with Verizon
Communications for about $48 billion (25 billion pounds)
before the end of the month, according to the Observer
newspaper.
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Startup Replacing Linux Desktop With The Web
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - A startup is looking to do to Linux what Microsoft Corp. is doing to Windows -- dissolve the operating system into the Web.
Internet Searches May Yield Risky Results
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - A new study by McAfee shows that people who use search engines are more likely to access sites that may compromise online safety.
Softbank, Apple to jointly develop iPod cell phones: report
(AFP)
AFP - Softbank, the fast-growing Japanese Internet and telecommunications group, will work with Apple Computer to jointly develop mobile phones that have iPod music players functions, a report said.
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Do you own songs bought online? Well, sort of
(Reuters)
Reuters - Like millions around the world,
you have an iPod, the market-leading digital music player made
by Apple Computer Inc. and have spent perhaps a few hundred
dollars buying songs from the company's iTunes music store.
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Internet Searches May Yield Risky Results
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - A new study by McAfee shows that people who use search engines are more likely to access sites that may compromise online safety.
US dismisses concerns over new Microsoft browser
(Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. antitrust authorities on Friday
rejected concerns that a search feature in the new version of
Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer browser would give the
company an unfair advantage over Google Inc..
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Online Groups Reveal Details, Legalities of NSA Surveillance
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Recent reports that the National Security Agency amassed a massive database of tens of millions of phone records expand upon allegations in federal lawsuits alleging that telecommunications companies helped the NSA secretly spy on Americans.
Nokia to offer Google Talk on Web tablet-sources
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Nokia, the world's top mobile
phone maker, will unveil on Tuesday a new version of its
Internet tablet device that runs Google Talk communications
software, sources familiar with the plans said on Friday.
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Go Daddy Group files for $200 mln IPO
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Go Daddy Group Inc., which
provides a domain name registration at its www.GoDaddy.com Web
site, said it is seeking an initial public offering of as much
as $200 million in Class A common stock.
Nokia to Add Google Talk to Tablet Device
(AP)
AP - Nokia Corp. is adding the Google Talk application to a Nokia handheld Internet browsing device, in a move that could help boost the search company's reach in mobile communications.
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Symantec Considers Automatic Online Backup Service
(PC World)
PC World - Could be an alternative to Google Gdrive or Microsoft Live Drive online storage.
Major Cities Sue Online Travel Agents
(AP)
AP - Several cities around the country have sued Web-based travel clearinghouses such as Expedia, Travelocity and Orbitz, claiming they have failed to pay millions of dollars in hotel taxes.
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