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Todd Bishop / Todd Bishop's Microsoft Blog:
Exclusive: Microsoft, Eolas settle big patent dispute — Microsoft and Eolas Technologies Inc. have settled their high-profile patent dispute over technology in Internet Explorer, according to a letter to Eolas shareholders from Mark Swords, the company's chief operating officer.
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Chris Knight / The Knight Shift:
Viacom hits me with copyright infringement for posting on YouTube a video that Viacom made by infringing on my own copyright! — "Chutzpah" is a Yiddish word meaning "unbelievable gall or audacity". An example of it would be the story of the kid who murders both of his parents …
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Sony:
SONY UNVEILS FIRST U.S. WALKMAN VIDEO PLAYERS — Sony today took the wraps off two new Walkman® players that not only support audio - but for the first time in the United States - video. — The new NWZ-A810 and NWZ-S610 series of Walkman digital music players will support an open platform …
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Sony eSupport:
CONNECT™ Music Service Phase Out FAQ — When is the store closing? — Specific timing will vary by region depending on market demand, but it will not be before March 2008. Connect customers will be informed of relevant details in advance. — Why is the store closing?
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Mike Masnick / Techdirt: Sony Finally (Really) Dumps Proprietary ATRAC Format No One Wanted For Its Walkmen
Robert Selna / San Francisco Chronicle:
S.F. citywide Wi-Fi plan fizzles as provider backs off — Mayor Gavin Newsom's high-profile effort to blanket San Francisco with a free wireless Internet network died Wednesday when provider EarthLink backed out of a proposed contract with the city. — The contract, which was three years in the making …
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BBC:
Bloggers battered by viral storm — Google's Blogger site is being used by malicious hackers who are posting fake entries to some blogs. — The fake entries contain weblinks that lead to booby-trapped downloads that could infect a Windows PC. — Infected computers are being hijacked …
Anne Broache / CNET News.com:
Microsoft antitrust deal earns mixed grades — Editor's note: This blog was updated at 12:40 p.m. PDT with additional information from the Department of Justice filing and a link to Microsoft's report. — With most of Microsoft's antitrust settlement with the government poised to expire this November …
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TUC: Law at Work:
Employers need to face up to the age of Facebook — The UK's Facebook users are 3.5 million accidents waiting to happen, warns the TUC in new advice published today (Thursday) for both employers and their staff. — In guidance available on workSMART, its working life website …
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Chris Gilmer / Download Squad:Unions will make sure you don't get fired for using Facebook
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Candace Lombardi / CNET News.com:
Google, Yahoo to direct your Mercedes — Mercedes-Benz USA has an answer to complaints that car navigation directions don't measure up to those from sites like Yahoo, Google and Ask. — The automaker has partnered with Google and Yahoo to allow users to send customized Google Maps …
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Kurt / VersionTracker:
VersionTracker joins the CNET family — A little over ten years ago, when I started VersionTracker, my intentions were both modest and personal. I wanted something to track software updates, to help me in my position as a systems administrator. Some friends of mine took interest in what I did …
Business 2.0:
Want a job at Google? Try these brainteasers first — Google, Microsoft, and eBay are looking for engineers who can think on their feet. Here's how they find them. — (Business 2.0 Magazine) — Dream of landing a coding job at an A-list tech company?
Daniel Goldman / Opera Watch:
Opera Mini 4 beta 2 released — The Opera Mini team just released a second beta version of Opera Mini 4, with many bug fixes and some newly added features. — In addition to the desktop-like browsing and the many other innovative browsing features that have already been released in the first beta …
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Reuters:
CNN to stop using Reuters news service — NEW YORK (Reuters) - The CNN cable television news network said on Thursday it would stop using the Reuters news service, ending a 27-year relationship, to cut costs and invest in its own news gathering operations. — The global television news network owned …
Jonathan Richards / Times of London:
YouTube to pay royalties to songwriters — Artists will be paid for songs used in video clips after the first deal between YouTube and a royalty-collecting society — YouTube has agreed to pay royalties for songs used in videos on the site, in a deal that means music publishers will treat it much as they do radio stations.
