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Microsoft's OneCare to Go Live Thursday
(PC World)
PC World - Desktop antivirus software to cost $49.95 per year for up to three PCs.
Microsoft: Less Than Half Of U.S. Adults Are Up To Speed On Tech Terms
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - A Microsoft-sponsored survey finds that less than 50% of U.S. adults are hip to the latest technology buzzwords, and even fewer can say what VoIP, RSS, or tagging mean.
Ballmer touts technology in South Korea
(AP)
 AP - Mun Sung-tok, a 72-year-old retired community relations worker for the U.S. military, was ecstatic. With the help of 13-year-old granddaughter Bo-suk, he was learning how to send an e-mail to his son and had just spoken via webcam with Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Steve Ballmer — who was all of 50 feet away.
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Microsoft Adds "Ultimate" Office To Line-up
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The new Office Ultimate -- the name identical to Vista's Ultimate edition -- will be priced at $679 in retail channels, and will include all the applications scheduled to ship within Office Enterprise 2007.
When Will Windows Vista Be Available?
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Despite attempts by Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's chief executive, to reassure customers that Vista will ship on schedule next January, some experts are not convinced.
Yahoo, eBay deal ups pressure on Microsoft
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Microsoft Corp. may need
to cut prices or pursue a deal similar to Yahoo Inc.'s
and online auctioneer eBay Inc.'s partnership to gain
ground in the lucrative Internet advertising market, analysts
said on Thursday.
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Yahoo, eBay join forces in partnership
(AP)
 AP - Internet powerhouses Yahoo and eBay are joining forces in an alliance that further defines the battle lines in an online brawl with rivals Google, Microsoft and AOL.
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Microsoft CEO says Windows Vista on track
(AP)
 AP - Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said the Windows Vista operating system is still on track for early January shipment.
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Google Cuts Deal To Put Its Desktop Software On Dell PCs
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Dell PCs will come with Google Desktop and Google Toolbar pre-installed, and Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 set to use a Google home page. The two companies will share Internet ad revenue.
Yahoo, eBay form alliance that will challenge Google
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Yahoo Inc. and Web auctioneer eBay
Inc. formed a U.S. advertising and e-commerce alliance seen as
a broad challenge by two of the biggest Internet companies
against their main rivals, Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp..
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Nuclear dispute is basis for Iranian computer game
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Rugged veteran Iranian special forces
hero "Commander Bahman" will soon be tackling one of his
toughest missions, rescuing one of his country's top atomic
scientists captured by U.S. forces in Iraq.
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Flaw found in Symantec business antivirus software
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Versions of Symantec Corp.'s
anti-virus business security software contain a flaw that could
put millions of computers at risk of a crippling worm attack,
Internet experts warned on Friday.
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Earthlink to build New Orleans Wi-Fi network
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Earthlink Inc. , the Internet
service provider, said on Friday it has won approval from the
New Orleans City Council to build a wireless high-speed
Internet network in the city.
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Yahoo, eBay deal ups pressure on Microsoft
(Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. may need
to cut prices or pursue a deal similar to Yahoo Inc.'s
and online auctioneer eBay Inc.'s partnership to gain
ground in the lucrative Internet advertising market, analysts
said on Thursday.
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Google, Dell in deal on PC software package
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Google Inc. and Dell Inc.
said on Thursday that the No. 1 personal computer
maker will install Google software on its systems, potentially
dealing a blow to Microsoft Corp. .
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Middle class goes broadband as price falls
(AP)
AP - Middle- and working-class Americans signed up for high-speed Internet access in record numbers in the past year, apparently lured by a price war among phone companies.
TI eyes video to drive semiconductor sales
(AP)
 AP - Chip-maker Texas Instruments Inc. has ridden the wireless wave since the dawn of the cellular age, with its sales and profits growing along with the popularity of games, cameras and other fancy mobile phone features that require more computing horsepower.
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Vodafone in drive for organic growth
(FT.com)
FT.com - Vodafone, the mobile phone group, is set to signal on Tuesday that it plans to improve revenue growth by extracting better performance from existing assets rather than embarking on another acquisition spree.
Google Releases Picasa Photo Organizer For Linux
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Google has released a Linux version of the search engine's Picasa photo organizer.
In China, winemakers tackle the forgers
(AFP)
 AFP - Software, DVDs, bags, watches ... China is famous as a paradise of the counterfeiter. Nothing escapes its touch, including wine as the country is initiated with the pleasures of Bacchus.
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Middle class goes broadband as price falls
(AP)
AP - Middle- and working-class Americans signed up for high-speed Internet access in record numbers in the past year, apparently lured by a price war among phone companies.
Egypt democracy activist blogs from cell
(AP)
AP - Even from his cell in an Egyptian prison, Alaa Abdel-Fattah is blogging — scribbling messages on slips of paper that make their way to the Internet and spread around the world.
World press chiefs debate how to handle the Internet revolution
(AFP)
 AFP - Global press chiefs gathered to thrash out how best to wrestle with the rise of the Internet, stay on top of technology, and beat countless bloggers and citizen journalists to the story.
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Berners-Lee: Web Is Ready To Evolve
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The mainstream Web is ready for the next step in its evolution, the father of the Internet proclaimed at this year's World Wide Web Conference (W3C).
Excerpts from Egyptian pro-democracy blog
(AP)
AP - Excerpts from English-language postings on http://www.manalaa.net — pro-democracy blog in Egypt written by Alaa Abdel-Fattah and Manal Hassan:
Amnesty seeks to end Internet repression
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Amnesty International marked its 45th
anniversary on Sunday by launching a global campaign to stamp
out state censorship of the Internet.
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Apple loses court bid to identify sources
(AP)
 AP - A state appeals court on Friday rejected Apple Computer Inc.'s bid to identify the sources of leaked product information that appeared on Web sites, ruling that online reporters and bloggers are entitled to the same protections as traditional journalists.
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Some cell phone owners spurn gadgetry
(AP)
 AP - Nathan Bales represents a troubling trend for cellular phone carriers. The Kansas City-area countertop installer recently traded in a number of feature-laden phones for a stripped-down model. He said he didn't like using them to surf the Internet, rarely took pictures with them and couldn't stand scrolling through seemingly endless menus to get the functions to work.
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Britain boom market for Internet pornography: report
(AFP)
 AFP - Britain is the fastest growing market for the booming Internet adult pornography business, with one in four adults, including 1.6 million women, downloading images each month, a study suggested.
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Amnesty launches campaign against online censorship
(AFP)
 AFP - Amnesty International launched a campaign to demand freedom of expression over the Internet because of increasing concern over state censorship and control of online communications.
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