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Microsoft’s Outlook Social Connector has just gotten a bit more social courtesy of a new update that has added Facebook and Windows Live Messenger integration to its mix. (more)

The Washington Post today reports on the breaking news that the FBI has broken up a Russian spy ring in the U.S.: (more)

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against two men who sought to patent a system for hedging energy trades, while leaving the door open to allowing limited legal protections for registering business methods. (more)

Time does not heal all wounds. (more)

The technology icon stands before a crowd, holding in his hands a prototype that embodies his vision for the future of computing. It’s a touch-screen tablet that is thinner than a magazine, has all-day battery life, and sells for less than $800. (more)

It’s been a long three years, four months and 17 days between Microsoft Office 2007′s retail debut on Jan. 29, 2007, and Office 2010′s arrival in stores today. Finally, you can upgrade to your choice of new Office versions: the $149.99 Home and Student bundle of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote; the $279.99 Home and Business edition, which adds Outlook; or the $499.99 Professional release, including all of the above plus Access and Publisher. (more)

LOS ANGELES–After more than a year of speculation, we finally know what Microsoft’s new motion-control system is called. For those that have referred to it for a year as Project Natal, meet Kinect for Xbox 360. (more)

Google will now let users add personal photos to the background of the traditionally minimalist search page, Google announced in a blog post Thursday. (more)

Google has seen enough of Microsoft’s Windows operating system, suspending internal use of the OS amid security concerns related to the attack on its network late last year, according to a report. (more)

America’s dairy farmers could soon find themselves in the computer business, with the manure from their cows possibly powering the vast data centers of companies like Google and Microsoft. While not immediately intuitive, the idea plays on two trends: the building of computing centers in more rural locales, and dairy farmers’ efforts to deal with cattle waste by turning it into fuel. (more)

Few things announce an open audition for the bizarre like a nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. The subsequent debate makes our presidential races look mild in comparison. This is the byproduct of “the people” having no direct control over the confirmation process. Nothing turns up the volume on crazy like the recognition that the composition of the Supreme Court is entrusted to people you don’t trust. (more)

It seems that one product after another — Windows 7, Windows Phone 7, Bing and now a revamped Hotmail, due this summer — arrive with Microsoft admitting it could have done more with previous versions of its software, while promising people that things really are better this time around — honest. In fact, things are so good with Microsoft’s latest X that you’ll be willing to dump your beloved Y. (more)

As the paragon of technological and business innovation, the Internet has been the most significant generator of economic wealth in America over the past 20 years. Unfortunately, fringe groups seeking to stifle creativity in a blizzard of government red tape are now threatening this economic engine. These groups want the government to federalize the Internet and nationalize innovation. (more)

TO: Thomas Toch (more)

There are two reasons why Apple and Google are decimating Nokia, BlackBerry, Microsoft and Palm in the mobile business: price and applications. (more)

Microsoft on Wednesday gave a gift to Facebook users: the ability to create and share Microsoft Office documents through Docs for Facebook. (more)

The personal computer was beginning to look like yesteryear’s gizmo, a technology relic overshadowed by smartphones, e-readers and, lately, Apple’s iPad. But the old beige box has proved remarkably resilient and relevant. (more)

The end of an era hits the Halo universe today. This marks the last day diehard fans of 2004 first-person shooter Halo 2 will get to play online multiplayer matches. (more)

Google has just announced that they will now begin factoring page speed in their search algorithm rankings.  That means the faster a website loads, the higher up they show up in Google searches.  Sluggish sites on the other hand will be knocked down the search rankings even if they have the most relevant information.  While I believe that Google’s latest actions are rational and that it serves consumer interests since no one wants a slow results, it does raise an interesting dilemma for “Network Neutrality” advocates who propagate the myth that all websites should operate at the same speed. (more)

[intlink id="803773" type="post"]Microsoft[/intlink] unveiled two new smart phones Monday, designed for the new generation of heavy social networking users. (more)