Web promotion - Chip Helps Electric Outlet Go Broadband (AP)AP - The common

Web promotion - Chip Helps Electric Outlet Go Broadband (AP)AP - The common

Chip Helps Electric Outlet Go Broadband (AP)

AP - The common electric socket will serve as your home's connection to broadband with a new chip developed by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. — doing away with all the Ethernet cables or the hassle of hooking up to a wireless network device.

Give up web domination, US told (AFP)

AFP - The United States was isolated as it sought to defend its monopoly over regulation of the Internet against the European Union and other countries that are demanding a share of the action, officials said.

Google Bids to Offer WiFi in San Francisco (AP)
AP - Google Inc. wants to connect all of San Francisco to the Internet with a free wireless service, creating a springboard for the online search engine leader to leap into the telecommunications industry.

Google Prevails in Age Discrimination Suit (AP)
AP - A California judge has sided with Google Inc. in an age discrimination lawsuit filed by a former manager who alleged the online search engine leader had fired him because he didn't fit in with the company's youthful culture.

Patent Office Rules Against Microsoft (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - In a decision that could send massive shockwaves around the Internet-development community, the U.S. Patent Office has ruled that Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) infringed upon the plug-in patent held by the University of California and its Eolas Technology spin-off.

New Malware Redirects Google, MSN, And Yahoo Traffic (TechWeb)
TechWeb - PremiumSearch installs a fake"Google"toolbar and sets the victim's browser home page to the PremiumSearch search engine. The goal is to collect traffic-dependent advertising income.

U.S. Insists On Keeping Control Of Web (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Some countries have been pushing for the United Nations to take a bigger oversight role, but a U.S. government official calls that notion"unacceptable."The question now: how can developing nations get their share of the Internet?