Microsoft unveils bigger push into Web-based software (AFP)AFP - Microsoft, (Web promotion)

Microsoft unveils bigger push into Web-based software (AFP)AFP - Microsoft, (Web promotion)

Microsoft unveils bigger push into Web-based software (AFP)

AFP - Microsoft, the world's largest software maker, unveiled Web services based on its flagship Windows and Office products as part of its strategy to deliver software over the Internet and cash in on a fast-growing market that has been staked out by smaller rivals.

Sprint to sell song downloads at$2.49 a pop (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - Sprint Nextel introduced a music store for cellphones Monday, the first to offer direct-to-phone wireless downloads. Sprint's store offers music downloads for$2.49 each, compared with 99 cents a song at Apple's iTunes Music Store or RealNetworks'Rhapsody.

First paperless Internet daily launched in Czech Republic (AFP)

AFP - The first Czech online daily without a paper edition, Aktualne.cz, was launched overnight.

Samsung to Enter Online Music Business (AP)
AP - Samsung Electronics Co. is planning to enter the online music business with a service similar to Apple Computer Inc.'s popular iTunes.

Stem Cell Center's Web Site Overloaded (AP)

AP - The Web site of a stem cell research center in Seoul was overloaded Tuesday when it began formally accepting applications from patients seeking to benefit from cloning technology, an official said.

SAfrica telecoms firms working to cut tariffs-govt (Reuters)
Reuters - South African telecoms companieshave agreed to work with the government to cut the cost ofphone calls and Internet access in Africa's biggest economy,the government said on Tuesday.

Review: Blogging Tools Need Integration (AP)

AP - First came words, then came photos. Now, many Web journals are incorporating moving images — and one blogging service aims to make producing and displaying such video easier.