Microsoft releases SP1 beta ... Apple warns unlocked iPhones may become inoperable ... 10 laughably bad tech ads

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Microsoft releases SP1 beta to limited group
Microsoft Corp. released the beta of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 to a private group of testers, taking one step closer to the anticipated official launch in the first quarter of next year.


IN THE NEWS

Microsoft launches campaign against Google-DoubleClick
Microsoft Corp. has teamed with public relations and marketing agency Burson-Marsteller on a campaign to garner industry support for asking regulators to scrutinize and potentially block the proposed merger of Google Inc. and DoubleClick.

Apple warns unlocked iPhones may become inoperable
Apple ended its silence on unlocking the iPhone via third-party hacks with a warning Monday that unlocked iPhones may become inoperable.

Report: Microsoft seeks Facebook stake
Microsoft Corp. has approached Facebook Inc. in recent weeks proposing an investment that would give Microsoft a stake of up to 5 percent in the popular social-networking company, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.

NY blasts Facebook over predators, subpoenas docs
Facebook Inc.'s safety controls and procedures are deficient and fail to properly protect minors from adult sexual predators in the company's social-networking site, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo charged Monday.

Report: EMC looking to buy online backup service
EMC Corp. may be set to close on a $76 million purchase of the Mozy online backup product from Berkeley Data Systems, according to a report in the TechCrunch blog.

Microsoft packaging scratching Halo 3 discs
Anecdotal evidence suggests that Microsoft special packaging is to blame for scratched Halo 3 discs on arrival.


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Does the iPhone price cut change your mind about buying one?

- Not really - it's still too much for too little
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