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EU Antitrust Chief, Microsoft Headed For Clash
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft and European Commission antitrust officials again appear headed for a collision in their long-running dispute.
1 In 5 Vista Bugs Still Unfixed
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft is scrambling to fix all the reported glitches that its Windows Vista Beta 2 testers are reporting " and the bug count is soaring.
Microsoft Adds Privacy Folder To Windows
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft Private Folder 1.0, an add-on to Windows XP for storing private documents and files, has some enterprise administrators squawking.
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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Questions linger over secrets on laptops
(AP)
 AP - Every month seems to bring another episode of sensitive personal information escaping into the wild because a corporate or government laptop computer is lost or stolen. A common response is a lot of hand-wringing over how the data should have been encrypted.
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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.
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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.
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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China launches Web site to teach Chinese
(Reuters)
Reuters - China launched a Web site,
www.linese.com, on Saturday offering free Chinese lessons and
materials to promote the study and use of the language abroad.
Japan TV phones popular but profits elusive
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Hisao Sakai loves his TV cellphone.
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EU to force mobile operators to slash roaming charges
(AFP)
 AFP - Despite a fierce lobbying campaign by the telecoms industry, the European Commission is poised to force operators to slash the cost of mobile phone calls while abroad, officials say.
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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.
Microsoft Adds Privacy Folder To Windows
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft Private Folder 1.0, an add-on to Windows XP for storing private documents and files, has some enterprise administrators squawking.
China launches Web site to teach Chinese
(Reuters)
Reuters - China launched a Web site,
www.linese.com, on Saturday offering free Chinese lessons and
materials to promote the study and use of the language abroad.
U.S. album sales down; downloads soar
(AP)
 AP - U.S. album sales were down 4.2 percent in the first half of the year, but sales of music downloaded online soared 77 percent, according to industry figures.
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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.
Can't Find Parking? Search SpotScout Online
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - A startup plans to create a real-time marketplace for available parking spaces and deliver the information to subscribers over a mobile phone or GPS network.
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.
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Fans Pushing Back Against File-Sharing Suits
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Music fans from Texas to Dusseldorf are organizing in an attempt to push back against the music industry's lawsuits over online piracy.
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 world of technology.
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