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Microsoft looks to future without Bill Gates
(AFP)
 AFP - Microsoft is mapping plans for a future without Bill Gates as the world's biggest software giant gears for battle with Google and others to be the dominant high-technology company.
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Gates' step-back pressures Microsoft execs
(AP)
 AP - Bill Gates' decision to give up day-to-day duties at Microsoft Corp. puts more pressure on Steve Ballmer, Ray Ozzie and other executives to figure out the company's place in an industry increasingly focused on Internet-based services championed by Google Inc. and others.
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Exploits Circulating for Unpatched Windows PCs
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Although Microsoft released a string of patches to fix security flaws in Windows and Microsoft Office earlier this week, security experts are warning of several "in-the-wild" exploits that are targeting unpatched systems.
Microsoft developing rival to iPod: sources
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Microsoft Corp. is developing a music
and video device to compete with Apple's iPod and creating its
own music service to rival Apple's iTunes, sources familiar
with the plans said on Friday.
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Bill Gates' Departure: What It Means
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The announcement Thursday that Bill Gates will downsize his role at Microsoft in 2008 to focus on his philanthropic endeavors came as a surprise to many in the tech industry. Immediately following the news, industry observers began to speculate how Gates' absence will affect Microsoft and its long-standing dominance in the software market.
Microsoft eyes new tech leaders for post-Gates era
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Microsoft Corp. picked two
well-respected technical minds to fill the void from founder
Bill Gates' pending departure in two years, but it also
identified a next tier of leaders charged with reinventing the
software giant to compete against younger, agile rivals.
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Bill Gates Gets Schooled
(BusinessWeek Online)
BusinessWeek Online - What does a troubled public school do when Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda, come knocking with $1 million and a rescue plan? Manual High School, a hulking, 112-year-old brick edifice serving several poor neighborhoods in Denver, faced that question back in 2000. It had been a respected school for many years, with a mix of middle-class white kids, most of whom were bused in, and less-well-off minorities. The school scored well on tests overall and fielded outstanding sports teams. ...
HTC Delivers New Self-Branded 3G Smartphones
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - High Tech Computer (HTC) has taken the wraps off of its first two self-branded smartphones, including a Windows Mobile product that is loaded with Microsoft's Office applications, offers push e-mail capabilities, and operates on the latest 3G wireless networks.
Microsoft Shift Puts Networking Front And Center
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Ray Ozzie's new gig as Microsoft Chief Software Architect exemplifies the company's reset course in a Software-as-a-Service world.
Stocks fall as Fed talk stirs rate jitters
(Reuters)
 Reuters - U.S. stocks slipped on Friday,
shedding strong gains from the past two days as tough talk on
inflation from Federal Reserve officials fueled investor
speculation that the central bank will keep raising interest
rates.
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Microsoft eyes new tech leaders for post-Gates era
(Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. picked two
well-respected technical minds to fill the void from founder
Bill Gates' pending departure in two years, but it also
identified a next tier of leaders charged with reinventing the
software giant to compete against younger, agile rivals.
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South Korea game makers eye global expansion
(Reuters)
 Reuters - South Korea, home to the world's
most sophisticated online games, is preparing an assault on
North America, Japan and Europe, setting the stage for an
international scrum in an industry poised to nearly triple in
value in the coming years.
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Microsoft developing rival to iPod: sources
(Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. is developing a music
and video device to compete with Apple's iPod and creating its
own music service to rival Apple's iTunes, sources familiar
with the plans said on Friday.
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Web news readers spend more money online: study
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Frequent readers of newspaper Web
sites are more likely to make online purchases than other
Internet users, according to a study released on Friday by the
Newspaper Association of America.
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Anti-trust officials cautious about iTunes attack
(Reuters)
 Reuters - European competition officials are
wary about proposals to crack open Apple Computer's
iTunes Web store to other music players, despite concerns shown
by consumer advocates.
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Internet powerhouse Yahoo revamps rock star Bono's anti-poverty website
(AFP)
 AFP - Yahoo has joined rock superstar Bono's war on poverty, using its Internet prowess to transform the U2 singer-endorsed One.org website into an online platform for community organizing.
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Laptop with D.C. workers' data stolen
(AP)
AP - A laptop containing the Social Security numbers and other personal data of 13,000 District of Columbia employees and retirees has been stolen, officials said.
HTC Delivers New Self-Branded 3G Smartphones
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - High Tech Computer (HTC) has taken the wraps off of its first two self-branded smartphones, including a Windows Mobile product that is loaded with Microsoft's Office applications, offers push e-mail capabilities, and operates on the latest 3G wireless networks.
Red Hat Acquisition Just Start For JBoss
(Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - Fans and foes alike use a host of carefully chosen words when describing the famously combative JBoss founder Marc Fleury. One not heard very often: "peaceful."
Microsoft looks to future without Bill Gates
(AFP)
AFP - Microsoft is mapping plans for a future without Bill Gates as the world's biggest software giant gears for battle with Google and others to be the dominant high-technology company.
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Internet powerhouse Yahoo revamps rock star Bono's anti-poverty website
(AFP)
AFP - Yahoo has joined rock superstar Bono's war on poverty, using its Internet prowess to transform the U2 singer-endorsed One.org website into an online platform for community organizing.
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Web auctions, the new jackpot for middle Americans
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Al Losey, a corporate trainer at a
Detroit auto parts maker, lost his job six weeks ago in what
could be another down-and-out story from a hard luck corner of
the American economy.
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South Korea game makers eye global expansion
(Reuters)
Reuters - South Korea, home to the world's
most sophisticated online games, is preparing an assault on
North America, Japan and Europe, setting the stage for an
international scrum in an industry poised to nearly triple in
value in the coming years.
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iTunes at center of digital rights protest
(Reuters)
Reuters - Anti-digital rights management
activists dressed in bright yellow toxic waste suits staged
what can best be described as sparsely attended protests at
seven Apple Computer stores nationwide on June 10.
Ancient City Goes High-Tech With IBM Gear
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Big Blue is creating a fully immersive, interactive, three-dimensional online environment that corresponds to the grounds and cultural artifacts of such places as China's Hall of Supreme Harmony.
EBay Launches Wiki and Blog Sites
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - EBay has rolled out two new auction tools -- a blogging site and a Wiki -- to give its members new ways to help one another use eBay as well as share information about their experiences.
Microsoft developing rival to iPod: sources
(Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. is developing a music
and video device to compete with Apple's iPod and creating its
own music service to rival Apple's iTunes, sources familiar
with the plans said on Friday.
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Yahoo's Chinese Search Engine Found To Be Biggest Censor
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - A press advocacy group says Internet companies can still access the Chinese market without betraying their ethical principles, but it claims Yahoo is a big offender in censorship.
Google Finance Struggles for Users
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Google's new financial services portal, called, not surprisingly, Google Finance, is struggling to steal market share from leaders Yahoo Finance and MSN MoneyCentral.
Whose Net Is It? Courts May Have To Decide
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The battle over who gets access to the Internet and how is playing out in Congress. Google, Amazon, eBay, and bloggers on all sides have weighed in. Here's what Lawrence G. Roberts, Craig Newmark and others are saying.
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