Register your @live.xx email now!  —  Microsoft just enabled the @live.xx signup!  Go grab yours now! http://get.live.com/getlive/ overview for the local domains (eg @live.co.uk) or use the following link for @live.com - @live.com signup.  —  So far the list of confirmed available aliases is:

Source:   LiveSide - Windows Live news and interviews
Author:   Chris
Link:   […]

Microsoft Launches Windows Live Services  —  This new generation of Windows Live services will be available in 36 languages and 59 countries across the world.  —  Microsoft has officially taken the beta moniker off the next generation of its Windows Live services, which it launched at events in New York and Los Angeles on Nov. […]

Microsoft CIO Stuart Scott is out  —  Stuart Scott, who joined Microsoft in 2005 as Corporate Vice President and Chief Information Officer, [has left] was ousted from the company, as of November 5 for violating company policies, Microsoft officials said.  —  According to a statement from a Microsoft spokesperson:

Source:   All about Microsoft
Author:   Mary […]

Yahoo executives grilled by Congress over China policies: Live-blogging  —  The U.S. House of Representatives is holding a hearing titled “Yahoo! Inc.’s Provision of False Information to Congress.”  With a title like that, you can be sure this particular event will be be fair, neutral, and objective.

Source:   CNET News.com
Author:   Declan McCullagh
Link:   http://www.news.com/8301-13578_3-9811598-38.html

MySpace and Facebook launch new Advertising products, why Hyper Targeting, Social Ads and rise of the “Fan-Sumer” matter to brands  —  By Jeremiah Owyang, insight from Charlene Li and Shar VanBoskirk.  This is also being cross-posted on the Forrester Marketing Blog.  —  Executive Summary

Source:   Web Strategy by Jeremiah
Author:   Jeremiah Owyang
Link:   http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/11/06/myspace…

Official PC Partner of the NBA Expands Lineup to Enter Workstation Market  —  Lenovo today showcased its powerful new entry into the workstation PC market with the launch of the ThinkStation brand.  Unveiled in cooperation with the NBA at the NBA Store, ThinkStation marks more than ten years since …

Source:   Lenovo
Link:   http://www.lenovo.com/news/us/en/2007/11/thinkstation…

Facebook launches its ad platform; Coca-Cola as friend?  —  Facebook on Tuesday announced its long awaited advertising system, dubbed Facebook Ads.  —  According to the company’s statement, Facebook Ads will allow “businesses to connect with users and target advertising to the exact audiences they want.”

Source:   Between the Lines
Author:   Larry Dignan
Link:   http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=6910

Liveblogging Facebook Advertising Announcement (Social Ads + Beacon + Insights)  —  I am at Facebook’s social advertising announcement in New York City, where Mark Zuckerberg is about to take the stage and tell us all what we already think we know: Facebook is getting into the advertising business in a big way.

Source:   TechCrunch
Author:   […]

Why Google chose the Apache Software License over GPLv2 for Android  —  Google finally entered the mobile software market by turning the 2005 acquisition of Android into the Open Handset Alliance.  Google hopes to promote third-party mobile software development foster a broad developer community …

Source:   Ars Technica
Author:   Ryan Paul
Link:   http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071106-why…

Android  —  Google has now announced the Open Handset Alliance and the Android Platform.  —  Android is a Linux-based open source operating system for mobile devices.  With this, Google hopes to challenge other open Linux-based devices, such as the Nokia N810.

Source:   F-Secure Antivirus Research Weblog
Author:   Mikko
Link:   http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001311.html