Microsoft expands its response to hosted software (AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. is strengthening its early-stage push to fend off competition by offering more Internet-based software, a change from its traditional method of selling programs that run on individual desktops or corporate servers.
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Game maker tries to legitimize Facebook Scrabble (AP)
AP - As Facebook has blossomed into a hot Internet hangout, its users have passed countless hours playing Scrabble with friends — or at least, an unauthorized version of the word game that Scrabble's owners have tried to shut down.
Microsoft backs Icahn's bid to oust Yahoo board (AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. threw its weight behind investor Carl Icahn's effort to dump Yahoo Inc.'s board, saying Monday that a successful shareholder rebellion would encourage the software maker to renew its bid to buy Yahoo's Internet search engine or possibly the entire company.
Video-game news: Best of 2008, so far (AP)
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Apple's MobileMe service set to debut (CNET)
CNET - Apple's MobileMe service is set to debut this week, as subscribers to .Mac will find the service taken offline for a six-hour stretch as Apple makes the transition, according to a post in MacRumors.com.
Microsoft sets pricing, fee sharing for services (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp introduced on Wednesday pricing for its suite of online services targeted at corporate customers and a revenue-sharing plan to encourage other companies to sell the software company's products.
Media moguls gather for summer camp (Reuters)
Reuters - Major media executives packed their bathing suits, BlackBerrys and iPods this weekend and headed for their version of summer camp -- the annual gathering put together by financier Herb Allen in this exclusive resort.
Japan to Get 3G IPhone From 7 A.m. on Friday (PC World)
PC World - Japanese consumers will be among the first in the world to get their hands on the new 3G version of the iPhone when it goes on...
Giga-byte, Chunghwa to Launch Linux M528 MID in August (PC World)
PC World - Giga-byte and Chunghwa will launch the M528 MID in Taiwan this August.
IBM Software Enhances Web Accessibility for the Blind (PC World)
PC World - IBM launched on Tuesday an application that seeks to harness the time of Internet users to make the Web more accessible to the...
Next Gen JBoss App Server Appears As Early Release Code (TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - With the re-engineering, JBoss Application Server may take on distinct personalities, since the core microkernel has been stripped down to essentials.
Activision's merger with Vivendi will shake gaming biz (Reuters)
Reuters - Let the games begin.
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