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- Microsoft cuts price for boxed Vista
(AP)
 AP - Microsoft Corp. will cut the price of some versions of Windows Vista, the software maker said late Thursday.
- Dell 4Q profit declines on slower growth
(AP)
 AP - Dell Inc. executives say it's too early to judge the success of their latest push into the consumer PC market, but the computer maker's latest financial results show that the company still has a long way to go to restore its once golden image on Wall Street.
- Baidu sued over music copyrights
(AP)
AP - China's top search engine Baidu.com has been sued by a local music industry group for alleged copyright violation, the second recent similar action from the industry, the group said.
- MIT creates picture of NY communications
(AP)
 AP - For the past two months, 24 hours a day, MIT researchers have been collecting the electronic communications of millions of New Yorkers but not for salacious gossip or to protect national security.
- Students slow to embrace text alerts
(AP)
 AP - The massacre at Virginia Tech last year sent colleges nationwide scrambling to improve how they get alerts to students during crises on campus. One solution: Text messages sent to cell phones.
- Baidu.com to launch an instant messaging service
(Reuters)
Reuters - China's top search engine Baidu.com Inc said it
plans to launch an instant messaging service, called "Baidu
Hi."
- BudCase fits more earbuds
(Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - Extended Access has released an updated design of their BudCase, an ear bud keychain case for the iPhone, iPod and other MP3 players. It costs $14.95.
- Sprint offers unlimited voice, Web surfing, texting for $99.99
(USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - NEW YORK - The "Simply Everything" plan, which could save heavy data users $50 a month or more, is Sprint's attempt to differentiate itself from AT&T and Verizon Wireless, says Roger Entner, senior vice president at IAG Research.
- Microsoft's Ballmer On Windows Server, Yahoo, Linux
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - How does Microsoft beat Linux? The same way "you beat any other competitor: You offer good value, which in this case means good total cost of ownership," Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says.
- Microsoft cuts Vista prices to urge upgrades
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it
plans to cut prices of its Windows Vista operating system sold
at retail outlets in a move aimed at pushing customers to
switch to the newest version of Windows.
- IBM Envisions Clustered Modular Storage
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The company also plans to introduce in the next couple of quarters solid-state drives that will work alongside hard-disk drives.
- Vivendi 2007 adjusted net rises above forecast
(Reuters)
Reuters - Vivendi on Friday posted an 8.3
percent rise in adjusted full-year net profit, pulled by Maroc
Telecom, its pay-TV group and its video games unit behind the
popular World of Warcraft game.
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