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S. Korea court rejects Microsoft request
(AP)
 AP - Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday it will comply with sanctions imposed by South Korea's antitrust regulator after a court rejected the company's request for a stay.
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Korea won't suspend Microsoft antitrust order
(Reuters)
Reuters - A Seoul court rejected Microsoft Corp.'s
request to suspend a South Korean ruling that the company must
unbundle its media player and messaging service from Windows
software, Seoul's antitrust agency said.
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EU members back new fines for Microsoft
(AFP)
 AFP - European regulators have given their backing to the European Commission to slap huge new fines on Microsoft for failing to comply with a 2004 antitrust ruling.
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EU says Microsoft not complying with decision: source
(Reuters)
 Reuters - An EU committee ruled on Monday that
Microsoft failed to comply with a landmark antitrust
decision, paving the way for fines of up to 2 million euros
($2.56 million) a day, a source familiar with the situation
said.
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Microsoft Ends Support for Windows 98 and ME
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Starting next week, more than 70 million Windows users running older operating systems will no longer receive security updates from Microsoft.
EU Regulators Support Fining Microsoft
(AP)
AP - In a major step toward new penalties against Microsoft Corp., Europe's antitrust regulators voted unanimously Monday in favor of fining the world's largest software company for flouting a 2004 ruling, two people close to the case said.
Microsoft Pushes Back Office 2007 Release
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Businesses waiting to get their hands on Microsoft's flagship Office 2007 software will have to wait a little longer now that the company has postponed delivery while it works out some kinks discovered in beta versions of the product.
Cuebot-K Worm Poses As Microsoft WGA
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The new malware spreads via AOL instant messenger.
Microsoft Office 2007 beta not quite "live"
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Is it Microsoft Office in the browser at last? Ever since Microsoft launched Windows Live, Microsoft watchers have been speculating on when browser-based versions of Office applications would arrive, and what they’d look like.
Judge dismisses Microsoft antitrust case
(AP)
AP - A federal judge has dismissed Go Computer Inc.'s antitrust case against Microsoft Corp.
EFF defends liberties in high-tech world
(AP)
 AP - In March 1990, when few people had even heard of the Internet, U.S. Secret Service agents raided the Texas offices of a small board-game maker, seizing computer equipment and reading customers' e-mail stored on one machine. A group of online pioneers already worried about how the nation's laws were being applied to new technologies became even more fearful and decided to intervene.
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EFF prefers litigation to legislation
(AP)
AP - A year after moving its headquarters to Washington, D.C., the Electronic Frontier Foundation was already in the hot seat.
Blogs reveal London survivors' pain
(AP)
 AP - Bloodied and bewildered strangers led each other from the wreckage of the London bombings last July 7. A year later, many of them have forged close bonds — sharing their experiences in a network of blogs.
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Md. tax court upholds cell phone fees
(AP)
AP - Two of Maryland's largest jurisdictions did not overstep their authority by imposing cell phone fees, the state tax court has ruled.
Two More Data Breaches at VA
(PC World)
PC World - Earlier incidents come to light; chief information security officer resigns.
Paris wants wireless Internet access across city
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Paris wants blanket wireless Internet
cover by the end of 2007, helping to make it the most connected
capital city in the world, Mayor Bertrand Delanoe said on
Tuesday.
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Korea won't suspend Microsoft antitrust order
(Reuters)
Reuters - A Seoul court rejected Microsoft Corp.'s
request to suspend a South Korean ruling that the company must
unbundle its media player and messaging service from Windows
software, Seoul's antitrust agency said.
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UAE's Etisalat is granted third mobile license in Egypt
(AFP)
 AFP - A United Arab Emirates-Egyptian partnership was granted the third mobile telephone network license in Egypt, officials said.
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Judge Deals Blow to SCO in $5 Billion Linux Lawsuit
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The holidays came early for devotees of the Linux operating system when a judge last week threw out the majority of claims brought against IBM by the SCO Group in its $5 billion intellectual property rights case.
S. Korea court rejects Microsoft request
(AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday it will comply with sanctions imposed by South Korea's antitrust regulator after a court rejected the company's request for a stay.
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EFF defends liberties in high-tech world
(AP)
AP - In March 1990, when few people had even heard of the Internet, U.S. Secret Service agents raided the Texas offices of a small board-game maker, seizing computer equipment and reading customers' e-mail stored on one machine. A group of online pioneers already worried about how the nation's laws were being applied to new technologies became even more fearful and decided to intervene.
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Paris wants wireless Internet access across city
(Reuters)
Reuters - Paris wants blanket wireless Internet
cover by the end of 2007, helping to make it the most connected
capital city in the world, Mayor Bertrand Delanoe said on
Tuesday.
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Blogs reveal London survivors' pain
(AP)
AP - Bloodied and bewildered strangers led each other from the wreckage of the London bombings last July 7. A year later, many of them have forged close bonds — sharing their experiences in a network of blogs.
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Google says bill could spark anti-trust complaints
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Google warned on Tuesday it will not
hesitate to file anti-trust complaints in the United States if
high-speed Internet providers abuse the market power they could
receive from U.S. legislators.
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Putin quizzed on robots, octopus and that kiss
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Organizers of an online conference with
President Vladimir Putin have invited Internet users to quiz
him on Russia's democracy, its newly assertive role in the
world and his personal qualities.
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Music producer reportedly gets pardon
(AP)
AP - Dubai's ruler pardoned American R&B producer Dallas Austin on Tuesday, hours after he was sentenced to four years in prison for possession of cocaine, two of the producer's lawyers said.
Music cos. preparing suit vs. Yahoo China
(AP)
AP - A group of major music companies are preparing to sue Yahoo China over complaints the popular search engine violates copyrights by linking to Web sites that offer pirated music, the group's chairman said Tuesday.
UK Internet phone firm Citel in 8.2 mln stg float
(Reuters)
Reuters - Citel, a British voice over internet
protocol (VoIP) firm, said on Monday it was to float on
London's junior AIM market after raising 8.2 million pounds
($15.14 million) through a share placing.
MTV Offers More Shows Through iTunes
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Despite having a digital-music service that competes directly with iTunes, MTV Networks has decided to offer several more of its TV shows through Apple's music store. The MTV programming includes shows from Spike TV, Nick at Nite, TV Land, and The N.
All 50 US states join web site listing convicted sex offenders
(AFP)
 AFP - US authorities said all 50 states have joined a national web site that lists addresses and other details of convicted sex offenders.
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