Click Fraud Concerns Hound Google Despite Class-Action Settlement; Some Insulted by 'Token Money'

SAN FRANCISCO — John Thys still hasn't figured out how much his company has paid Google Inc. for bogus sales referrals caused by "click fraud" a sham aimed at a perceived weakness in the Internet search leader's lucrative advertising network.
 

REDMOND, Wash. - Two years after conceding his company erred in failing to develop its own search engine, Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Steve Ballmer boasted Thursday of progress in fighting industry leaders Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc.

Microsoft has, in a relatively short time, advanced in two key areas by creating its own search engine and online advertising platform.
 

Images in OsiriX spanned across two 30-inch Apple Cinema Displays.
 
A bright green cursor dances across a 3D movie depicting a patient’s brain. Dr. Edward Zaragoza, associate clinical professor of radiological sciences at UCLA and clinical director in radiology at the Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center, uses his mouse to point out the location of disease in the computed tomography (CT) angiography study. This demonstration would be impressive enough if he were addressing a colleague sitting next to him. But Zaragoza is sitting in front of his Mac in his office while his audience observes the live demonstration on an iMac thousands of miles away — thanks to iChat AV and the medical imaging display application OsiriX.
 

AOL to Offer Free Phone Numbers for Incoming Calls to Instant-Messaging Users

NEW YORK — AOL is set to offer its instant-messaging users a free phone number to use for incoming calls, and for a fee, the ability to call regular phones from the software.

AUSTIN, Texas -- The head of the world's largest chip maker on Wednesday unveiled a mobile personal computer designed to provide affordable collaborative learning environments for teachers and students around the world.
 

WASHINGTON - After years of suing Internet users for downloading songs illegally, the music industry is targeting pirates in 12 cities who copy CDs and DVDs for sale at street corners, flea markets, family-run shops and even mainstream record stores.

Executives identified the cities as Atlanta; Austin, Texas; Chicago; Dallas; Houston; Los Angeles; Miami; New York; Philadelphia; Providence, R.I.; San Diego and San Francisco.

SEATTLE - No one can quite agree on whether Microsoft Corp. held its first online advertising summit in a conference room or a cafeteria, but what everyone does remember is how little attention was paid to the field just seven years ago.

WASHINGTON - The music industry, which has famously sued Internet users for downloading songs illegally, is turning its sights on pirates in 12 cities who copy CDs and DVDs for sale at street corners, flea markets, family run shops and even mainstream record stores.

Executives identified the cities as Atlanta; Austin, Texas; Chicago; Dallas; Houston; Los Angeles; Miami; New York; Philadelphia; Providence, R.I.; San Diego and San Francisco.

LONDON - Apple Computer has renewed contracts with the world's four largest music companies to sell songs through its iTunes Music Store, after blocking their attempts to end iTunes' flat-rate pricing scheme, Apple said on Tuesday.

NEW YORK - U.S. mobile phones are pretty staid affairs compared to what's available in Asia and Europe, but a phone service launching Tuesday aims to bring cutting-edge features from
South Korea to a U.S. audience.
 

Good news for iTunes devotees: Songs will continue to cost 99 cents at the iTunes Music Store. 
 
Apple Computer reached an agreement with record companies that desperately wanted to raise the prices of popular and new songs and albums.