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Microsoft CEO backs Web spending, "done" with Yahoo (Reuters)

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:41:21 GMT
Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer speaks during the launch ceremony of Microsoft's new research and development centre in Herzliya near Tel Aviv May 21, 2008. Ballmer on Thursday defended the company's need to make steep investments in its Internet business in order to compete with Google Inc and said such moves could boost its value in time. (Gil Cohen Magen/Reuters)Reuters - Chief Executive Steve Ballmer on Thursday defended Microsoft Corp's need to make heavy investments in its Internet businesses but said the company was "done," for now, with pursuing Yahoo Inc.
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Microsoft Still Working on Online Branding Issues (PC World)

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:20:10 GMT
PC World - Microsoft is working on a way to combine its online services into a single Web page to solve its branding problem, CEO Steve...
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Microsoft defends search investments to analysts (AP)

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:14:29 GMT
Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer speaks during the launch ceremony of Microsoft's new research and development centre in Herzliya near Tel Aviv May 21, 2008. Ballmer on Thursday defended the company's need to make steep investments in its Internet business in order to compete with Google Inc and said such moves could boost its value in time. (Gil Cohen Magen/Reuters)AP - Microsoft's CEO defended the software maker's decision to invest heavily in its unprofitable online business, but shed minimal light Thursday on specific steps it will take to challenge Google in the wake of the failed bid to buy Yahoo.
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Hackers get hold of critical Internet flaw (AFP)

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:33:43 GMT
A skull-and-crossbones symbol is placed over a computer keyboard at a 'hacker academy' in Paris, France. Internet security researchers on Thursday warned that hackers have caught on to a AFP - Internet security researchers on Thursday warned that hackers have caught on to a "critical" flaw that lets them control traffic on the Internet.
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Microsoft says chances of Yahoo takeover negligible (Reuters)

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:55:57 GMT
People walk past Yahoo! offices in Santa Monica, California, May 19, 2008. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)Reuters - Microsoft Corp Chief Financial Officer Chris Liddell on Thursday described Yahoo Inc. as "a declining asset" and all but ruled out a complete takeover of the Internet company.
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Zimbra Desktop Takes Web Mail Offline (PC World)

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:25:00 GMT
PC World - The latest beta of Yahoo's hybrid e-mail client enables offline access to Web-based and traditional messaging systems.
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Microsoft shakes up online division and deepens Facebook ties (AFP)

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:44:10 GMT
Microsoft is shaking up management of its online division and strengthening its tie to Facebook in the aftermath of a failed bid to buy Yahoo to bolster its lagging Internet business.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Microsoft is shaking up management of its online division and strengthening its tie to Facebook in the aftermath of a failed bid to buy Yahoo to bolster its lagging Internet business.
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Google Offers Knol, a Wikipedia Copy with Attribution (NewsFactor)

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:55:43 GMT
NewsFactor - On Wednesday Google took the lid off a new product called Knol. The search-engine giant first announced it was testing the product in December. Knols are authoritative articles about specific topics, written by people who know about those subjects.
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Major shareholder advisory firm backs Yahoo board (AP)

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:48:10 GMT
People walk past Yahoo! offices in Santa Monica, California, May 19, 2008. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)AP - An influential shareholder advisory firm endorsed the re-election of Yahoo Inc.'s entire board Thursday, reducing the chances that the Internet company's directors will be ousted for spurning Microsoft Corp.'s $47.5 billion takeover bid during the spring.
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Web Site Owner Faces Obscenity Charges (PC World)

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:40:17 GMT
PC World - A California Web site owner faces obcenity-related charges.
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Hasbro sues Scrabulous creators (Reuters)

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:51:14 GMT
Reuters - Toy maker Hasbro Inc said on Thursday it filed a suit against the creators of the online game Scrabulous, saying it infringes on Hasbro's Scrabble intellectual property rights.
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Ballmer Seeks to Justify Online Services Push (PC World)

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:50:14 GMT
PC World - Steve Ballmer, speaking at the annual analysts meeting, defends Microsoft's plans to invest more in online services.
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Google launches rival to Wikipedia (AFP)

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:49:45 GMT
The logo of Internet search engine company Google at the headquarters in Mountain View, California. Google has launched its own version of communally constructed online encyclopedia Wikipedia, which consistently ranks among the most visited websites in the world.(AFP/File/Nicholas Kamm)AFP - Google has launched its own version of communally constructed online encyclopedia Wikipedia, which consistently ranks among the most visited websites in the world.
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Report: Microsoft, Facebook to Sign Search Deal (PC World)

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:00:20 GMT
PC World - Microsoft and Facebook will announce an Internet search and ad deal, the Wall Street Journal is reporting.
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Microsoft to expand Facebook ad pact: source (Reuters)

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:29:18 GMT
A sample Facebook profile is seen in an undated handout image. (Facebook/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - Microsoft Corp will announce plans to expand its relationship with online social network Facebook to provide web search and search advertising, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
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Brubaker putting "Angel" online (Reuters)

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:23:45 GMT
Reuters - Veteran comic-book artist Ed Brubaker is spearheading an online live-action series.
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More Than 75 Percent of Bank Sites at Risk, Study Says (NewsFactor)

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:43:55 GMT
NewsFactor - More than 75 percent of bank Web sites have at least one design flaw that could make customers vulnerable to cybercriminals after their money or even their identity, a University of Michigan study says.
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House Panel Quizzes ISP on Data Gathering (PC Magazine)

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:16:43 GMT
PC Magazine - A House subcommittee chairman on Thursday expressed concern that a Kansas-based broadband provider, Embarq, gathered data on its customers Web activity by employing an "opt-out" system rather than "opt-in."
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China Tops 250 Million Internet Users (PC World)

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:10:18 GMT
PC World - China reasserted itself as the world's largest Internet market, with 253 million total users by the end of June.
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Embarq provides more details on Web tracking test (AP)

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:03:41 GMT
AP - Embarq Corp. has revealed more details about its exploration of a program that tracked Internet subscribers' Web-surfing habits for advertising purposes, telling Congress that it performed the test on 26,000 customers in a Kansas town.
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