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2:55 PM ET, June 1, 2006

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Marguerite Reardon / CNET News.com:
Skype software to ship on Dell laptops

Discussion: Digital Inspiration and Clickety Clack

Sanford C. Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference — Who: Steve Ballmer, CEO, Microsoft Corporation — Where: Sanford C. Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference — CHARLES DI BONA: Good morning, and thank you all for coming. It's a little intimidating to be in front of a full room knowing …

Discussion: MSFT - Blogging Stocks, jkOnTheRun, Rational rants, Todd Bishop's Microsoft … and Valleywag

Yahoo! Search blog:

The New Yahoo! Video - Discover, and Be Discovered! — Tonight we rolled out the new Yahoo! Video, an upgrade to our video search service that introduces more ways to find and share video programming, including the ability to upload your videos directly to Yahoo! — Here's a quick rundown of what's available to you:

Discussion: Good Morning Silicon Valley, Associated Press, Lifehacker, IP Democracy and paidContent.org

Tantek Çelik / Technorati Weblog:

Introducing Microformats Search and Pingerati — I'm very pleased to announce the technology preview of Technorati microformats search for contacts, events and reviews, and Pingerati, a microformats ping distributor to support and grow the microformats ecosystem.

Discussion: Joho the Blog, Epeus' epigone, Helping Bloggers Succeed, Niall Kennedy's Weblog, Raw, Marc's Voice and SocialTwister.com

Anne Broache / CNET News.com:

Telecoms call for legal fixes after Katrina — Days after Hurricane Katrina pummeled the Gulf Coast last August, repair crews hoping to breathe life into a damaged telephone network were temporarily blocked by government officials who refused to give phone company workers permission to enter a disaster-stricken area.

Discussion: Paul Kapustka's Blog

Thomas Greene / Wired News:

Crashing the Wiretapper's Ball — CRYSTAL CITY, Virginia — The dingy hotel corridor was populated with suits, milling about and radiating airs of defensive hostility. They moved in close-knit groups, rounding a stranger or a rival group conspicuously, the way cats do. They spoke in whispers.

Gizmodo, The Gadget Blog:

Sony VAIO TX800 Ultraportable Gets FCC Nod — Here's an 11" Sony VAIO notebook that just received FCC approval, the VGN TX800 which will start out with an Intel Core Solo ULV (ultra-low-voltage) 1.06GHz or 1.2GHz processor, eventually to be upgraded to the Intel Core Duo U2500.

Discussion: Engadget and News and reviews …

Gizmodo, The Gadget Blog:

Chicago Police Using Scooters To Take Bites Out of Crime, Donuts — Ah, the police. They're here to ensure all citizens behave according to the established societal norms, making sure that everyone abide by the social contract into which they have entered. Oh, and now in Chicago they roll around on scooters.

Discussion: jkOnTheRun, The Browser and Ubergizmo

Don Dodge / Don Dodge on The Next Big Thing:

Microsoft looking to work with startups — Microsoft and IBM have groups looking for top start-ups to work with, or possibly acquire, according to a story today in the Wall Street Journal. (subscription required) The story profiles Dan'l Lewin who heads Microsoft's Emerging Business Team …

Discussion: Todd Bishop's Microsoft …, Microsoft News Tracker and Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check

Ryan Paul / Ars Technica:

Red Hat creates social networking site — Prominent Linux distributor Red Hat has revealed a new open source social networking service called Mugshot. Designed to facilitate integration of live social interactivity into the desktop computing experience, Mugshot emphasizes communication and entertainment.

Discussion: Download Squad, Planet GNOME, 21talks, The Browser and Boing Boing

Paul Kallender / BBC:

Fuel cells in laptops edge closer — Electronics companies are promoting fuel cells as an environmentally-friendly and convenient alternative to traditional lithium ion batteries. — The technology promises to supplement or replace today's batteries in laptops.

Discussion: Engadget and Dvorak Uncensored

Burt Helm / Business Week:

Google Fumbles Offline — The search giant admits that its traditional media efforts are proceeding more slowly than expected — What's Google's secret to making a fortune on the Net? Provide a relevant search result for just about any esoteric, tiny piece of information.

Discussion: All Points Blog and Search Engine Watch Blog

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