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EU to debate Microsoft sanctions on Wednesday
(Reuters)
 Reuters - The European Commission confirmed on
Friday it would debate antitrust sanctions against U.S.
software giant Microsoft at a regular meeting on Wednesday.
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Microsoft reportedly plans digital player
(AP)
 AP - Microsoft Corp. is preparing to roll out a portable digital music player later this year, an apparent bid to capture a slice of the market now dominated by the iPod, music industry executives said Thursday.
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Microsoft mum on reports it is aiming at Apple's iPod
(AFP)
 AFP - Software colossus Microsoft remained tight-lipped regarding media reports that it intended to unleash its own version of Apple Computer's popular iPod MP3 player.
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Microsoft Plans Patches for Windows, Office
(PC World)
PC World - Seven software patches expected next week from Microsoft.
Details Emerge on Microsoft's iPod Killer
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - According to published reports, Microsoft has grown weary of waiting for its hardware partners to develop a portable-music player that can challenge Apple's iPod, and has decided to forge ahead and build its own.
Seven More Microsoft Patches Are Coming
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Patch Tuesday is near and more patches are on the way. Indeed, another round of major patches for Windows and Office are scheduled to be released early next week.
Microsoft, Bouygues Telecom to collaborate on music service
(AFP)
 AFP - US software colossus Microsoft and Bouygues Telecom will collaborate to launch a new mobile music service in France in 2007, the companies announced.
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Microsoft Plans Support for Open Document Format
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft is extending an olive branch to the open-source community with the launch of an initiative to provide interoperability between the company's Office Open XML file format and the rival Open Document Format (ODF).
Click fraud a costly bane to Internet advertisers
(AFP)
 AFP - Online search giants Google, Yahoo and Microsoft are not doing enough to combat fraud that cost US advertisers 800 million dollars last year, a study claimed.
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Microsoft's Office Software 'Translator' Praised, Faintly
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - At least one critic maintains that the Microsoft's translator is a 'fall back' move in the long march toward the standardization of office software.
Firms seek to cash in on 'casual games'
(AP)
AP - Anyone desperate for a break from crunching numbers, minding the kids or studying for exams knows how easy it can be to find distraction in the simple brain teasing of computer games like Sudoku, solitaire or mahjong.
Hawking seeks answers on humanity's future
(AP)
AP - Some questions even stump Stephen Hawking.
Intel price cuts throw fork in AMD plans
(AP)
AP - Intel Corp.'s attempt to stanch the loss of market share to Advanced Micro Devices Inc., its smaller rival in the computer microprocessor business, appears to be working and may allow it to gain lost ground over the next six months, analysts said Friday.
Sharper Image reaches breathalyzer deal
(AP)
AP - Electronics retailer Sharper Image agreed on Friday to stop selling personal breathalyzers and pay $1.2 million in restitution as part of a settlement regarding the devices.
Microsoft allows open document format for software
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Responding to government requests for
interoperability, Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday it
will offer free software that will allow Word, Excel and
PowerPoint to handle documents in rival technology formats.
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Navy data again found on public web site
(AP)
 AP - For the second time in two weeks, Social Security numbers and other personal information of Navy personnel have been discovered on an Internet site, triggering an investigation.
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Sky UK Launches Mobile DVR Service
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Sky, a provider of satellite television in the UK, has rolled out a service that lets customers control the recording capabilities on their set-top boxes -- all by mobile phone.
Cingular Wireless refutes lawsuit claims
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Cingular Wireless, one of the largest
U.S. mobile phone carriers, on Friday refuted claims in a
lawsuit that it misled and overcharged some customers, and said
it is considering coutersuing.
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Genuitec MyEclipse 5.0 links NetBeans, Eclipse
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Genuitec will link rival NetBeans with its Eclipse open source technologies in a preview release of the MyEclipse 5.0 environment for enterprise and Web application development being unveiled on Friday.
EU to debate Microsoft sanctions on Wednesday
(Reuters)
Reuters - The European Commission confirmed on
Friday it would debate antitrust sanctions against U.S.
software giant Microsoft at a regular meeting on Wednesday.
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Navy data again found on public web site
(AP)
AP - For the second time in two weeks, Social Security numbers and other personal information of Navy personnel have been discovered on an Internet site, triggering an investigation.
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Google's Binary Search Helps Identify Malware
(PC World)
PC World - Thousands of malicious Web sites pinpointed thanks to a little-known capability in Google's search engine.
Rocketboom star exits her famous perch
(AP)
AP - "The Internet is like a smoothly paved road," Amanda Congdon told viewers the last time she appeared on her popular video blog, Rocketboom. "I can go anywhere I want."
AOL mulls free services: source
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Time Warner Inc.'s AOL unit is
considering offering its services, except for Internet access,
free of charge to anyone with a high-speed connection, a source
familiar with the plans said on Thursday.
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Navy probes data leak on 100,000 sailors, Marines
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Navy said on Friday that it was
trying to determine how personal information on more than
100,000 Navy and Marine Corp aviators and air crew wound up on
a publicly available Web site for more than six months.
Google Enters the Dictionary as a Verb
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Merriam-Webster has added the term "google" to the latest version of its Collegiate Dictionary. The term is one of 100 new words or expressions that made the cut for this update. Not surprisingly, many of the new entries hail from the technology industry.
EBay Slams the Door on Google Checkout
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - In the ongoing fight between Internet giants, the latest round has eBay coming out swinging. Shortly after Google rolled out a PayPal-like payment service called Checkout, eBay banned it from being advertised on auction listings.
Battle lines drawn over Net neutrality
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - As the U.S. Congress argues the pros and cons of network neutrality, many companies doing business on the Internet say their very futures may be at stake.
Experts debate merits of tiered Net traffic
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Should Congress enact a law that prevents telecommunications companies from charging more based on the kind of traffic they are distributing? What is at stake for enterprises that rely on the Internet? InfoWorld asked folks on either side of the debate.
EBay Bans Google Checkout
(PC World)
PC World - Auction site won't allow customers to use new online payment system.
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