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Microsoft launches security for Windows
(AP)
 AP - Security software makers, the 800-pound gorilla has landed. Microsoft Corp. was to announce Wednesday that it is releasing software that aims to better protect people who use its Windows operating system from Internet attacks.
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Windows Live OneCare Software Ships Early
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft's desktop antivirus software now available for purchase.
Microsoft Builds TV Website To Support AIDS Documentary
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft Corp. has built the broadband television Web site that will complement the AIDS documentary airing this week on the PBS TV series Frontline.
Microsoft Targets VoIP Market With LG-Nortel Deal
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft is continuing its slow assault on the VoIP market by signing a new deal with LG-Nortel to work together on VoIP products based on the next generation of WinCE.
Microsoft Rumored To Be Planning eBay Buyout
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The latest rumor to sweep the world of high tech claims that Microsoft has its eyes on eBay for a possible buyout. Last week, a report in the New York Post said that Microsoft has engaged in preliminary talks with eBay about acquiring the online auction company and merging it with MSN.
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Microsoft Finds (Random) Way to Secure Vista
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - The software maker has quietly fitted a new technology called Address Space Layout Ramdomization into Windows Vista Beta 2 to help block buffer overrun exploits.
Microsoft Names Vista Browser IE 7+
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft has gaven its Windows Vista browser a new name, officially dubbing it Internet Explorer 7+ as a way to set it off from the edition for Windows XP.
More Microsoft Exchange Minutia
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - For those who keep track of these things: Microsoft apparently posted "dogfood build four" of its Exchange Server 2007
Microsoft To Take On Cisco In Unified Communications
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft’s move into what it calls "unified communications" will spark a turf war with powerful players, including PBX makers and Cisco Systems, that will all attack the market from their positions of strength.
Phishers use Microsoft Word hole as bait
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft last week said it would rush to deliver a patch for a recently discovered hole in Microsoft Word that was being used in sophisticated online attacks.
US poultry experts using Google to beat bird flu
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Poultry experts are turning to
sophisticated computer imaging to help them prepare for the
expected arrival of the deadly bird flu virus in the United
States later this year.
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Slingbox TV-over-Internet device lands in Europe
(Reuters)
 Reuters - An electronic gadget that promises to
unshackle consumers from their TV sets became available in
Europe for the first time on Tuesday, opening up new ways for
users to watch television wherever they go.
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Internet advertising up 38 percent in first quarter: study
(Reuters)
 Reuters - U.S. Internet advertising surged 38
percent to a record $3.9 billion in the first quarter as
marketers moved additional dollars to the Web, according to
data released on Tuesday.
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Motorola needs an heir to the RAZR -Gartner
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Motorola needs a successor to its
successful RAZR phone to hold on to market share, and BenQ
Mobile is set to make gains when new products kick in, market
research group Gartner said in a survey on Wednesday.
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Video game stocks retreat on game pricing worries
(Reuters)
Reuters - Shares of video game companies
slipped on Tuesday as analysts debated whether price cuts on
games for Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 are a signal that
profit expectations for the new video game console cycle may be
too high.
CinemaNow to sell Disney films online
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Walt Disney Co. on Wednesday
became the latest Hollywood studio to offer movies for sale via
the Internet by providing films like recent thriller
"Flightplan" to CinemaNow, the online service said.
Plugged In: Faster Dual-Core Processors
(PC World)
PC World - Plus: Business notebooks go wide screen, and Wi-Fi gets tiny.
Caton, Airgo Partner In Wireless Set-Top Box For The Home
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Caton, based in China, plans to first release the V20 Wireless Home Media Network set-top box in the next few months to satellite TV providers.
BitDefender Ships Linux-Based Security Suite
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The suite provides virus, spam and spyware filtering and comes in versions for enterprises and small and medium-sized businesses.
Microsoft launches security for Windows
(AP)
AP - Security software makers, the 800-pound gorilla has landed. Microsoft Corp. was to announce Wednesday that it is releasing software that aims to better protect people who use its Windows operating system from Internet attacks.
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CinemaNow to sell Disney films online
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Walt Disney Co. on Wednesday
became the latest Hollywood studio to offer movies for sale via
the Internet by providing films like recent thriller
"Flightplan" to CinemaNow, the online service said.
Disney to sell films to own on CinemaNow
(AP)
AP - Disney films such as "Glory Road" and the animated "Chicken Little" will soon be available to own via computer download from the Internet-based movie site CinemaNow, but the movies can't be played on a standalone DVD player.
Microsoft launches security for Windows
(AP)
AP - Security software makers, the 800-pound gorilla has landed. Microsoft Corp. was to announce Wednesday that it is releasing software that aims to better protect people who use its Windows operating system from Internet attacks.
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Microsoft Builds TV Website To Support AIDS Documentary
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft Corp. has built the broadband television Web site that will complement the AIDS documentary airing this week on the PBS TV series Frontline.
Businesses Tap Into Social Networks, Blogs, Video Sharing
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Companies, vying for an edge, are tapping into social networks, blogs and video sharing to gauge consumer sentiment.
Cuban dissident to complete fourth month on hunger strike
(AFP)
 AFP - Frail and fed through an intravenous tube, hunger-striking Cuban dissident journalist Guillermo Farinas finishes a fourth month defying communist authorities and demanding Internet access even to his death, relatives and dissidents say.
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Amnesty Intl: Internet Is New Frontier In Human Rights Struggle
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Amnesty International has launched a campaign to protect free speech on the Internet, and it is taking aim at technology companies as well as governments.
Microsoft Rumored To Be Planning eBay Buyout
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The latest rumor to sweep the world of high tech claims that Microsoft has its eyes on eBay for a possible buyout. Last week, a report in the New York Post said that Microsoft has engaged in preliminary talks with eBay about acquiring the online auction company and merging it with MSN.
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Brits Break Records on Porn Downloads
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - British men and women are flocking to the Internet to download pornography, according to a Nielsen//NetRatings survey, which concluded that Britain is the fastest-growing market in the world for online porn.
Japanese teen charged for phishing
(AFP)
 AFP - Japanese police said they had arrested a 14-year-old boy on suspicion of fraud after he allegedly used the Internet to steal personal details in Japan's first case of phishing involving a minor.
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