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Justice Clears Microsoft Of Vista Complaint
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The regulators also said that a complaint filed earlier this year about how OEMs could modify the "first boot" experience had been settled to their satisfaction.
MTV's Online Music Store Set for Launch on Wednesday
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - MTV is poised to launch a digital music service that combines a new version of Microsoft's Windows Media Player with the popular media outlet's substantial music connections. The service, called Urge, will provide an alternative to online music stores such as iTunes, Napster, and Rhapsody.
Microsoft Readies Dreamweaver Rival
(PC World)
PC World - Developers will get a chance to test Expression Web Designer, a Web layout and design tool.
SharePoint: Microsoft's Sleeper Hit?
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - While all eyes are on Microsoft's Web services strategy aimed at Google, the Information Worker unit is pushing slowly and steadily to make SharePoint Server and Services the must-have products, going forward.
Microsoft, Yahoo chase after Google's ad empire
(USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - Vowing to catch up to industry leader Google, Yahoo Monday will demonstrate an overhauled advertising system that promises to generate higher revenue and enlist more clients. Microsoft has unveiled its own search advertising program and said it will invest up to $6B in a bid to catch up with Google.
Justice Vs. Microsoft
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Failure to publish a workable guide for letting other companies' server software work with Windows has Microsoft in trouble on both sides of the Atlantic. The Justice Department is extending its legal oversight of the company by two years, until November 2009, pending approval by a federal judge. Microsoft will rewrite a technical manual for Windows' communications protocols that Justice has criticized as sloppy and dense. The requirement stems from a 2002 antitrust settlement. ...
Microsoft Tunes Windows Server Line For Application Hosting
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Improvements to Longhorn, SQL Server, and Visual Studio are aimed at the software-as-a-service trend.
Microsoft, Google gear for titanic clash
(AFP)
 AFP - Microsoft and Google are girding for battle for supremacy over the information technology sector, a duel watched closely by others in the sector.
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U.S. Dismisses Google Complaint, Says IE 7 Plays Fair
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Government regulators have dismissed claims that Microsoft's newest browser, Internet Explorer 7, gives the Redmond, Wash. company's own search engine an unfair advantage.
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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Yahoo Inc. to Overhaul Home Page
(AP)
 AP - Yahoo Inc.'s Web site is unveiling a new look Tuesday as the Internet powerhouse strives to remain the world's most popular online destination and strengthen its advertising appeal.
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IBM Details Improvement in Data Storage
(AP)
AP - Researchers at International Business Machines Corp. say a new method for cramming data onto magnetic tape will increase storage capacity at least 15 times, enough to squeeze the text from 8 million books onto a cartridge half the size of a VHS tape.
Sony to Unveil First Blu-Ray Laptop
(AP)
AP - Sony Corp. will release the first laptop capable of playing, editing and recording next-generation, high-definition videos in the Blu-ray DVD format.
Bezos: Being First Not Necessarily Enough
(AP)
 AP - Amazon.com Inc. is a pioneer in the field of selling things online, but founder Jeff Bezos said Monday he often warns his workers that being first isn't necessarily enough.
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Skype Offers Free Calls to Regular Phones
(AP)
 AP - Skype, eBay Inc.'s Internet telephone subsidiary, has stopped charging users for dialing up people on traditional landline and mobile phones in the U.S. and Canada.
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Online search giant Yahoo revamps its popular web site
(AFP)
 AFP - Internet search titan Yahoo showed its new face to the world with the online debut of its revamped web site.
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Nokia launches Google Talk on Web tablet
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Nokia, the world's biggest mobile
phone maker, unveiled a new version of its Internet tablet
device running Google Talk communications software on Tuesday.
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Malaysia's Telekom denies deal with Philippine's Sun Cellular
(AFP)
 AFP - Malaysia's largest telecommunications company Telekom Malaysia has denied a report it is talks to acquire a stake in Philippine mobile operator Sun Cellular.
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IBM Bets Big On Open Source In Next Release Of Lotus Notes
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The new version of Notes will include support for the open standard, XML-based OpenDocument Format (ODF), and will be the first major commercial collaboration client based on the Eclipse open source framework, IBM says.
Researcher: Mac OS X security patch falls short
(MacCentral)
MacCentral - Apple released
its third major patch this year for Mac OS X on Thursday, fixing 31
software vulnerabilities in a range of products that could be used by remote
attackers to compromise Mac OS systems.
Online search giant Yahoo revamps its popular web site
(AFP)
AFP - Internet search titan Yahoo showed its new face to the world with the online debut of its revamped web site.
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Chinese Internet writer sentenced to 12 years
(Reuters)
Reuters - A Chinese Internet writer was jailed
for 12 years on Tuesday for "subversion of state power" after
backing a movement by exiled dissidents to hold free elections,
his lawyer said.
Nokia launches Google Talk on Web tablet
(Reuters)
Reuters - Nokia, the world's biggest mobile
phone maker, unveiled a new version of its Internet tablet
device running Google Talk communications software on Tuesday.
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Yahoo Inc. to Overhaul Home Page
(AP)
AP - Yahoo Inc.'s Web site is unveiling a new look Tuesday as the Internet powerhouse strives to remain the world's most popular online destination and strengthen its advertising appeal.
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DOJ Rebuffs Complaints About IE 7 Search Box
(PC World)
PC World - Feds have no plans to go after Microsoft over the search box in the new browser; search competitor Google's concerns fall on unsympathetic ears.
New .tel Domain Is Approved
(PC World)
PC World - ICANN approves creation of.tel domain. Contract goes to British firm.
Chicago bar band goes online to offer advice
(Reuters)
Reuters - Every few months an act breaks
out of indie rock obscurity by intentionally sharing its music
for free on peer-to-peer networks and blogs. But Chicago's
Beatnik Turtle is dishing out another kind of freebie to the
online community: advice.
Skype Offers Free Calls to Regular Phones
(AP)
AP - Skype, eBay Inc.'s Internet telephone subsidiary, has stopped charging users for dialing up people on traditional landline and mobile phones in the U.S. and Canada.
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Bezos: Being First Not Necessarily Enough
(AP)
AP - Amazon.com Inc. is a pioneer in the field of selling things online, but founder Jeff Bezos said Monday he often warns his workers that being first isn't necessarily enough.
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US Supreme Court vacates patent ruling against eBay
(Reuters)
 Reuters - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday set
aside a patent injunction against online auctioneer eBay Inc.,
but balked at arguments by the company that could have narrowed
the rights of most patent holders.
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