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Microsoft shows off software kit for robot builders
(AFP)
 AFP - Microsoft showed off a software kit for robot builders that it said will free inventors to make creations limited only by their imaginations.
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Microsoft shows off robot builders software kit
(AFP)
 AFP - Microsoft showed off a robot-building software kit that it said will free inventors to make creations limited only by their imaginations.
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Key Microsoft executive leaves company
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Microsoft Corp. said on
Tuesday the executive leading the software maker's marketing
strategy to challenge rival Google Inc. has left the
company.
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Microsoft sees future in robots
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Software giant Microsoft Corp.
sees the future and it is robots.
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Yahoo introduces enhanced online instant messaging
(AFP)
 AFP - Yahoo fired back at rival Microsoft by unveiling a test version of an enhanced, customizable online instant messaging (IM) service.
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Microsoft Takes Closer Look at Robotics
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft's ongoing effort to expand the Windows world is taking off in a new direction with the introduction of a software platform for creating smarter robots that can perform chores ranging from household tasks to military operations.
Windows Vista Gets ActiveX Installer Service
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Microsoft plans to add a brand-new feature to Windows Vista to allow businesses to load ActiveX controls on systems running without admin privileges.
Microsoft Offers Help With Excel Bug
(PC World)
PC World - Software giant is working on a patch, but won't say when it will be released.
Microsoft Sets Its Sights on Artificial Intelligence
(PC World)
PC World - Company releases a software development kit for the robotics market.
Microsoft Planning To Add Physics Support To DirectX
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Microsoft appears to be working to add physics support inside of its DirectX application interface, according to a job posting by the software giant.
Microsoft sees future in robots
(Reuters)
Reuters - Software giant Microsoft Corp.
sees the future and it is robots.
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MySpace bolsters defenses, faces sex predator suit
(Reuters)
 Reuters - MySpace.com, the top online teen
hangout, said on Tuesday it will bolster protection for minors
amid a flurry of complaints about sexual predators prowling the
site and a lawsuit filed on Monday by a teenage girl charging
it with negligent security practices.
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Cablevision pursuing wireless service plan
(Reuters)
Reuters - Cable operator Cablevision Systems
Corp. said on Tuesday it plans to make its digital home
phone network compatible with any U.S. wireless network,
allowing subscribers to transfer calls between the two.
IBM develops speedier transistor
(Reuters)
 Reuters - IBM has built a transistor that
runs about 100 times faster than current chips, a development
that could pave the way for ultra-fast computers and wireless
networks, the computing giant said on Monday.
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Netflix mulling options for downloading
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Online DVD rental company Netflix
Inc on Tuesday said it is considering a broad range of
options as part of its strategy to allow subscribers to
download movies from the Internet.
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MySpace plans new restrictions for youths
(AP)
AP - MySpace.com is planning new restrictions on how adults may contact its younger users in response to growing concerns about the safety of teenagers who frequent the popular online social networking site.
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Americans prefer video to national parks: study
(Reuters)
Reuters - Americans are less interested in
spending time in natural surroundings like national parks
because they are spending more time watching television,
playing video games and surfing the Internet, according to a
study released on Tuesday.
Media spending seen reaching $1.8 trillion in 2010
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Global entertainment spending is
expected to reach $1.8 trillion in 2010, fueled by the spread
of broadband and wireless technology, accounting firm
PricewaterhouseCoopers projected in a report issued on Tuesday.
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Eclipse to deliver on Callisto project
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - The Eclipse Foundation on June 30 plans to roll out multiple Eclipse technologies under the banner of the open source software group's Callisto release.
Microsoft shows off software kit for robot builders
(AFP)
AFP - Microsoft showed off a software kit for robot builders that it said will free inventors to make creations limited only by their imaginations.
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MySpace plans new restrictions for youths
(AP)
AP - MySpace.com is planning new restrictions on how adults may contact its younger users in response to growing concerns about the safety of teenagers who frequent the popular online social networking site.
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Yahoo introduces enhanced online instant messaging
(AFP)
AFP - Yahoo fired back at rival Microsoft by unveiling a test version of an enhanced, customizable online instant messaging (IM) service.
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Americans prefer video to national parks: study
(Reuters)
Reuters - Americans are less interested in
spending time in natural surroundings like national parks
because they are spending more time watching television,
playing video games and surfing the Internet, according to a
study released on Tuesday.
Media spending seen reaching $1.8 trillion in 2010
(Reuters)
Reuters - Global entertainment spending is
expected to reach $1.8 trillion in 2010, fueled by the spread
of broadband and wireless technology, accounting firm
PricewaterhouseCoopers projected in a report issued on Tuesday.
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Web merchants drop dogfighting DVD
(AP)
AP - A DVD featuring violent pit bull fights has unleashed protests against the distributor as well as several online merchants that had been peddling the video, which may break federal laws against animal cruelty.
Netflix says mulling options for downloading
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Online DVD rental company Netflix
Inc on Tuesday said it is considering a broad range of options
as part of its strategy to allow subscribers to download movies
from the Internet.
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MySpace bolsters defenses, faces sex predator suit
(Reuters)
Reuters - MySpace.com, the top online teen
hangout, said on Tuesday it will bolster protection for minors
amid a flurry of complaints about sexual predators prowling the
site and a lawsuit filed on Monday by a teenage girl charging
it with negligent security practices.
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Media spending to reach $1.8 trillion in 2010: report
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Global entertainment spending will
reach $1.8 trillion in 2010, fueled by the spread of broadband
and wireless technology, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers
report released on Tuesday.
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Google, other tech giants call for law to protect consumers
(AFP)
 AFP - Fresh from a fight with US officials over the sanctity of online search information, Google joined an alliance of technology firms calling for federal legislation protecting consumer privacy.
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All online traffic may not be equal
(AP)
AP - Market forces aren't enough to preserve the Internet's historical principle of treating all traffic equally, regardless of the content provider's wealth or clout, a high-tech advocacy group said Tuesday in announcing its support for legislation.
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