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5:15 AM ET, May 6, 2006

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Robert Scoble / Scobleizer:
Microsoft doesn't support Firefox?  —  Darren Barefoot notes "I guess Microsoft doesn't want my money."  —  This pisses me off.  —  If I were Bill Gates I'd issue a memo that said "any team that ships without Firefox support automatically gets 3.0s for all members."  —  "Huh?"
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Darren Barefoot:
I Guess Microsoft Doesn't Want My Money  —  Yesterday, Steve Ballmer announced the official launch of Microsoft adCenter, their contextual ad word product, aimed at rivalling the monster that is Google AdWords: … We run Google AdWords campaigns for a few of our clients.
Discussion: AccMan Pro
Microsoft:
Windows Live Local Offers a Unique View of Where the Stars Hang Out  —  Microsoft's online mapping service provides the inside scoop on where top celebrities spend time in the cities they call home.  —  REDMOND, Wash. — May 4, 2006 — Celebrity watchers rejoice!
Anne Broache / CNET News.com:
Suit accuses Google of profiting from child porn  —  Google has made child pornography an "obscenely profitable and integral part" of its business and must be stopped, a new lawsuit claims.  —  Jeffrey Toback, a representative in New York's Nassau County Legislature, charged …
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Frank Eltman / Associated Press:   N.Y. Lawmaker Sues Google Over Child Porn
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Microsoft QnA Enters Crowded Market  —  More Microsoft news today: Live.com has announced the upcoming launch of QnA, and a few screen shots have been conveniently leaked as well (see end of post).  —  QnA is a question and answer service that looks like it will be a very close copy of Yahoo Answers.
Discussion: SiliconBeat
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Nathan Weinberg / InsideMicrosoft:
WINDOWS LIVE QNA
Phil Windley / Between the Lines:
Unconferences and the value of participatory events  —  The Internet Identity Workshop ended Wednesday afternoon and I've had a day to decompress.  This was really an outstanding event and one I'm proud to have been a part of.  Even though I was one of the organizers, along with Kaliya Hamlin …
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Joal Ryan / E! Online:
"Star Wars" on DVD, Again... For the First Time  —  Star Wars fan Philip Wise has purchased a home-video copy of George Lucas' seminal sci-fi film six times—"seven, including the Beta edition"—and he's not done yet.  Because Lucas isn't done yet.  —  Repeatedly released in various formats during …
Discussion: Techdirt and Tony Gentile
Declan McCullagh / CNET News.com:
Appeals court takes dim view of Net-tapping rules  —  WASHINGTON—A federal appeals court suggested on Friday that government regulations levying extensive Internet wiretapping requirements on universities and libraries may go too far.  —  The U.S. Court of Appeals here sharply questioned whether …
Joel Bainerman / EE Times:
Israeli start up creates wearable display  —  REHOVOT, Israel — Israel-based Mirage Innovations has developed a lightweight, compact and affordable personal video display device for use with portable media players, game consoles, cellular phones and PDAs.  —  Mirage claims its NanoPrism technology …
John Romero / planet rome.ro:
Oblivion Re-Rated = Bad News  —  The ESRB just re-rated Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion from Teen to Mature.  On the surface the bad news for Bethesda is that fewer units will be sold to an M audience and it's a little bit of a black eye as well because of the "nude content introduced into the game from a third party mod".
Discussion: Cathode Tan, Kotaku, Joystiq and Slashdot
Michael V. Copeland / Business 2.0:
A car that could save the planet—fast  —  Silicon Valley's big brains think they can beat Detroit and Tokyo and save the planet - all while doing 0 to 60 faster than almost anything on the road.  —  SAN FRANCISCO (Business 2. Magazine) - Ian Wright has a car that blows away a Ferrari 360 Spider …
James Ransom-Wiley / Joystiq:
Xbox 360 spotted on South Park ... with 4 wired controllers?  —  Microsoft's Xbox 360 made its South Park debut last night.  In one scene (seen here), Stan, Kyle, Butters, and Kenny are all using wired controllers.  What up with that?  —  Could this be a hint?  Is Microsoft planning a major Xbox 360 announcement at E3?
Jennifer A. Kingson / New York Times:
Going Online for Savings  —  The offers sound almost too good to be true: "Earn more than 5x the national average," screams the envelope from ING Direct, advertising the Orange savings account; "The best rate, no fees, no risk," shouts a similar offer from HSBCdirect.com.
Discussion: Payments News
Kevin Maney:
CBS "Innertube"  —  This literally just landed in my in-box: an e-mail headlined "CBS CORPORATION LAUNCHES INNERTUBE — A NEW BROADBAND ENTERTAINMENT CHANNEL."  Says it will be free, ad-supported programming for the Internet only.  Full press release is in "read more" below.
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Peter Pollack / Ars Technica:
CBS jumps with both feet into online broadcasting
mobiledia.com:
Motorola Cell Phone Automatically Adjusts to the Elderly  —  Often the special needs of the elderly can be a disadvantage when attempting to use cell phones, and these options can be especially confusing to consumers with minimal technical abilities.  To help ease the problem …
Discussion: Gizmodo and Engadget Mobile
CNET News.com:
Free Wi-Fi in S.F. more than flipping a switch  —  Tony Bennett left his heart in San Francisco.  Will EarthLink and Google leave a barrel of money trying to deliver universal Wi-Fi access to the hilly city's 740,000 residents?  —  San Francisco politicians, like many of their counterparts …
 
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Cox Communications and TiVo Sitting in a Tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G …
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Bill Gates wishes he weren't so rich
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Johnmoore / Brand Autopsy:
Yum or Dumb?  —  Yum!  Brands is set to become the first-ever …
Neo / Macsimum News:
Apple files patent for wireless iPod with ringtones, micro browser
Matt Marshall / SiliconBeat:
CIA in Silicon Valley invests in — shocker — a tiny photo lens
Microsoft:
Microsoft Acquires Vexcel Corp., a Worldwide Leader in Imagery …