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2:15 PM ET, May 4, 2006

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PR Newswire:
Seventh Annual MSN Strategic Account Summit Celebrates Advertisers' Role in Microsoft Media Network Vision  —  CEO Steve Ballmer Announces the Launch of Microsoft adCenter in the U.S.  —  REDMOND, Wash., May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — At the seventh annual MSN® Strategic Account Summit …
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Jennifer Slegg / Search Engine Watch Blog:
MSN adCenter Officially Launches & Changes Name to Microsoft adCenter  —  While MSN adCenter has been in pilot mode since mid-October, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is announcing the official launch of adCenter at Thursday's MSN Strategic Account Summit... as well as the new name change to Microsoft adCenter.
Ina Fried / CNET News.com:
Microsoft takes plunge with AdCenter  —  REDMOND, Wash.—A year after first announcing plans for a homegrown ad engine, Microsoft is now using the tool for all its U.S.-based search queries.  —  Microsoft is banking on AdCenter as the lynchpin of its efforts to increase advertising as a source of revenue across the company.
Ina Fried / CNET News.com:
Gates: Microsoft will keep Google honest  —  REDMOND, Wash.—While Google has grabbed an early lead in search and Internet advertising, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates pledged on Wednesday that his company would "keep them honest."  —  Speaking to a crowd of MSN's largest advertisers …
Brenda Goodman / New York Times:
I Hear Ringing and There's No One There.  I Wonder Why.  —  SIX minutes 39 seconds into the Richard Thompson song "Calvary Cross," Mike Pelusi, a music reviewer in Philadelphia, will almost invariably check his cellphone.  —  Minka Wiltz, an actress in Atlanta, has tried to answer her phone …
Jessie Seyfer / Mercury News:
Skype putting town-hall idea on the Internet  —  NEW SERVICE LETS UP TO 100 HOLD AUDIO DISCUSSIONS  —  Internet phone-calling software maker Skype has created a way to transform blogs from soapboxes into live, town-hall meetings.  —  Starting today, people who have installed the free Skype software …
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Anne Becker / Broadcasting & Cable:
CBS Set To Debut Broadband Channel  —  With the broadcast upfront presentations in less than two weeks, CBS is angling to hog the multiplatform spotlight early by launching their long-awaited broadband video player before the upfronts even start.  —  The network plans to debut …
Kevin Maney:
Google Health: Probably coming next week  —  Marissa Mayer, Google's VP of search products and user experience, came to USA TODAY on Tuesday.  She mentioned that there would be a couple of big announcements next Wednesday at the annual Google Press Day — which I will attend, along with my colleague Jefferson Graham.
John Boudreau / Mercury News:
Microsoft to announce video-production deals for MSN online  —  WILL BE EXCLUSIVE SHOWS FOR THE NET  —  HOLLYWOOD - The world's largest software maker is going Hollywood.  —  Microsoft will announce today a series of deals with independent production companies to produce video for MSN online.
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Robert Young / Between the Lines:   Mark Cuban is Wrong
Bruce Schneier / Wired News:
Everyone Wants to 'Own' Your PC  —  When technology serves its owners, it is liberating.  When it is designed to serve others, over the owner's objection, it is oppressive.  There's a battle raging on your computer right now — one that pits you against worms and viruses, Trojans, spyware …
Matt Marshall / SiliconBeat:
Abazab, a mobile video-sharing tool, launches; backed by DFJ  —  Abazab is a new Silicon Valley company (Campbell) that launches today to give bloggers and other Web site owners an easy way to let people instantly share video snippets from their mobile phones.  —  You can sign up for a beta (testing) account here.
Kotaku, the Gamer's Guide:
U.S. DS Lite Price and Date Announced  —  Nintendo today launched a thousand smiles when they finally confirmed that the DS Lite, svelte brother to the bulky, yet handsome DS, will indeed be coming to the States.  —  The DS Lite will officially go on sale here on June 11 for a mere $130.
Discussion: Gizmodo, Ubergizmo and Gadget Review
Marguerite Reardon / CNET News.com:
Philly Wi-Fi project passes final hurdle  —  Philadelphia's citywide Wi-Fi project overcame its final hurdle Wednesday, as a city council committee approved measures to allow the contractor for the project, EarthLink, to hang equipment from city-owned utility poles.
starwars.com:
This September: Original Unaltered Trilogy on DVD  —  Fans can look forward to a September filled with classic Star Wars nostalgia, led by the premiere of LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy video game and the long-awaited DVD release of the original theatrical incarnations of the classic Star Wars trilogy.
Discussion: Alpha Blog and Binary Bonsai
CNET News.com:
FCC approves Net-wiretapping taxes  —  update WASHINGTON—Broadband providers and Internet phone companies will have to pick up the tab for the cost of building in mandatory wiretap access for police surveillance, federal regulators ruled Wednesday.  —  The Federal Communications Commission …
Michael Kanellos / CNET News.com:
Google PC back on the front burner?  —  People have pondered the possibility of Google coming out with a home-PC-like device for months.  The rumors first surfaced last year when John Kish, CEO of thin-client maker Wyse, said his company was talking with Google.
Discussion: Googling Google, buygoogle.com and GOOG
Gizmodo, The Gadget Blog:
Minority Report Screen at ORD  —  If you're passing through terminal 3 at Chicago O'Hare Airport (ORD), take a look the Accenture Interactive Network screen, a 10x7-foot monster that reminds us of Tom Cruise's computer symphony in Minority Report.  The touchscreen tech lets you move windows around …
Discussion: Signal vs. Noise
 
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Matt Mondok / M-Dollar:
Microsoft patents the super cookie
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Michael Kanellos / CNET News.com:
Microsoft scientists pushing keyboard into the past
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Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
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Steve Gillmor / Steve Gillmor's InfoRouter:
Letting 'them' eat cake
Paul Miller / Engadget Mobile:
Pics galore of Blackberry's 7130c, v and g
Stace / Unwired View:
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Roy Mark / internetnews.com:
House Panel Bans Online Gambling
corel.com:
Corel Corporation Acquires WinZip Computing
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Washington Post:
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Cruocitae / The Reviewer:
MPlayer interview  —  I requested an interview from the MPlayer team …
Christopher Price / sprintpcsinfo.com:
Now The MacBook Pro Batteries... (Updated)
Discussion: Gizmodo, Lifehacker and Engadget
Greg Knauss / An Entirely Other Day:
The Back-Logged Life  —  I was talking with Ethan Kaplan …
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Katherine Meyer / Wall Street Journal:
The Best of the Worst