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- 23 December 2005
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News: Microsoft, Google settle Lee dispute
Microsoft and Google have resolved their legal differences over Google's hiring of former Microsoft executive Kai-Fu Lee, Microsoft announced late yesterday.
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News: Microsoft eyeing deal to rival Google-AOL
Microsoft may be cooking up a major internet partnership to rival Google's newly bolstered relationship with AOL, according to a blog posting by a Microsoft manager.
- 22 December 2005
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News: Google plugs security holes in website
Google has patched security flaws in its website that would have exposed users to phishing and other attacks designed to steal account information, according to security researchers.
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News: WiMax Forum to deliver certifications late
Long-awaited product certifications due from the WiMax Forum will soon see the light of day, a little later than expected, according to the industry organisation.
- 21 December 2005
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News: Analysis: silver lining for Microsoft
Although losing the high-profile AOL to Google is a major blow to Microsoft, the software company could still benefit from the union because customers may see it as a case of Google playing favorites, analysts said yesterday.
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News: Microsoft invites up for grabs on eBay
Still wondering what to get that Microsoft enthusiast for the Christmas? Microsoft's Windows Live team has an idea - an invitation to a limited beta of Microsoft's next-generation IM client, Windows Live Messenger.
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News: Santa Claus worm strikes IM services
The Santa Claus worm doesn't care whether you've been naughty or nice, but it's making a list of PCs to infect this holiday season, according to a threat alert released by security firm IMlogic yesterday.
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News: Google pays $1bn for AOL stake
Yesterday, after flirting for months with Google competitors, AOL reached a deal with the Californian search-engine giant that expands their years-long technology and advertising partnership and ends advances from other suitors including Microsoft.
- 20 December 2005
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News: Yahoo's hosting clients get WordPress
Yahoo will make the open-source WordPress blog publishing software available to subscribers of its web hosting services, the two organisations announced on Tuesday.
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News: Icahn sour on possible Google/AOL deal
A deal between Google and AOL would be "disastrous" if it means the popular internet property won't be able to seek mergers or business deals with other companies, billionaire investor Carl Icahn said in an open letter to the board of directors of Time Warner.
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News: Windows AntiSpyware changes name in Vista
Microsoft's December CTP (Community Technology Preview) for the Windows Vista client OS features a renamed version of the company's anti-spyware software. Announced yesterday, the December CTP, known as build 5270, will reach about 500,000 people through avenues such as the MSDN (Microsoft Developer Network) and TechNet, according to the company.
- 19 December 2005
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News: Wireless USB creeps nearer
The wireless replacement for USB has come a step closer to reality - and some questions on migration have been answered - with the release of a reference design from Wisair.
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News: Microsoft to use Firefox RSS icon in IE 7.0
Microsoft plans to use the Firefox browser's RSS (Really Simple Syndication) icon in the next version of its Internet Explorer browser, according to the company's IE team blog.
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News: Patch causes glitches with beta version of IE
Microsoft is receiving scattered reports that one of the security patches issued last week for Internet Explorer is causing problems for users testing a new beta version of the browser alongside the existing version, according to a company blogger.
- 18 December 2005
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News: Analysis: the top online shopping gotchas
Online shopping is nearing fever pitch as Christmas approaches. 'Tis the season for shoppers to get saddled with mystery charges on their credit card, delivery no-shows and bait-and-switch sales techniques.
- 17 December 2005
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News: Analysis: the top 10 stories of 2005
New pricing and business models are forcing established players to reinvent themselves, while old-line companies that have failed to meet the challenges of the new millennium are cleaning house – sometimes starting with the chief executive.
- 16 December 2005
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News: Opera dismisses Google takeover talk as rumour
An Opera spokesman said on Friday that the Norwegian browser company has not been approached by Google about a possible acquisition.
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News: Visto sues Microsoft over wireless email patents
Visto has filed a lawsuit against Microsoft, accusing it of improper use of patented Visto technologies in Microsoft's software for accessing email from phones and other wireless devices.
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News: Orange to launch Wi-Fi in UK
Orange plans to launch a Wi-Fi service in the UK on Monday, the company announced yesterday. It also said it will deliver a unified mobile data and Wi-Fi service in the UK, modelled on an existing service offered by the firm in France, starting in January.
- 15 December 2005
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News: Google tunes up music searches
With a revamp of its web search engine announced on Thursday, Google is aiming to make it easier for users to find music-related content such as lyrics and track listings. But the firm is pushing into an area that has been raising eyebrows among record labels.
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