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o WSJ: Growing Ad Revenue a Key in Potential Microsoft Deal for AOL
o Nintendo Unveils One-Handed Game Controller for Revolution Console
o Senate Shelves Legislation to Further Restrict Internet Gambling
o Record Labels Sue Chinese Search Engine Baidu for Copyright Infringement
o Taiwan File-Sharing Site Kuro, Principals Get Copyright Convictions
o U.K. Gambling Site 888 Cuts Price Range for Upcoming IPO
o MTV, Digital Music Retailers Offer Hurricane Relief Concert Downloads

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o Briefly Noted: Toshiba - iPod methanol fuel cell, Tiger Telematics - Gizmondo, Widescreen, Sony Online Entertainment - PSP titles, THQ - LEGO, PeerMe - Boonty, Sirius NFL Radiothon for Hurricane Relief
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o WSJ: Growing Ad Revenue a Key in Potential Microsoft Deal for AOL

Dulles, Va. -- Looking to take aim at online ad giants Yahoo and Google, Time Warner is in preliminary discussions to sell a "substantial" stake of America Online to Microsoft, The Wall Street Journal confirmed on Friday. People familiar with the matter told the Journal that early talks have focused on whether AOL would switch from Google's search engine to Microsoft's -- AOL and Google reportedly shared $380 million in advertising revenue last year -- and also have included discussions about combining the ad sales teams of AOL and Microsoft's MSN. Both AOL and Microsoft last year generated well less than half the ad revenue of Google and Yahoo. Sources told the Journal that investment bankers have not yet been engaged.
http://online.wsj.com/home/us
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o Nintendo Unveils One-Handed Game Controller for Revolution Console

Tokyo -- Nintendo on Friday unveiled a new game controller design for its forthcoming next-generation Revolution video game console, which abandons the traditional two-hand design in favor of a model held in one hand. The "freehand-style" controller, designed to entice non-traditional gamers, features sensitive motion-detection technology that allows players to control the action with wrist motions, in addition to using traditional button, trigger and directional-pad controls. There is also a "nunchuk" style analog unit, one of a number of expansions for the freehand controller, which can be used in tandem by the other hand for enhanced gameplay. "The feeling is so natural and real, as soon as players use the controller, their minds will spin with the possibilities of how this will change gaming as we know it today," explains Satoru Iwata, Nintendo president. "This is an extremely exciting innovation -- one that will thrill current players and entice new ones." Nintendo told Wired News that a modified version of its "Metroid Prime 2: Echoes" title -- used during a demonstration of the controller at the Tokyo Game Show -- took just a couple weeks to develop, adding that game developers could easily modify standard game designs to incorporate the new controller design.
http://tinyurl.com/88ffo
http://www.wired.com/news/games/0,2101,68869,00.html
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=11573
http://tinyurl.com/7hlk5
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o Senate Shelves Legislation to Further Restrict Internet Gambling

Washington -- The U.S. Senate has shelved proposed legislation that would have placed further restrictions on Internet gambling, Reuters reported. Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) had attempted to attach language that would block banks and credit card providers from letting customers open accounts on Internet gambling sites to an annual Senate spending bill, but an unnamed Democrat objected and the language was removed. "We will proceed with this; it will become law at some point at some time," Kyl said on the Senate floor. "There should be no reason why we can't move forward on this." Similar restrictions have previously passed in both houses of Congress, but the House and Senate have thus far been unable to agree on identical bills.
http://tinyurl.com/843rs
http://tinyurl.com/82ond
http://kyl.senate.gov
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o Record Labels Sue Chinese Search Engine Baidu for Copyright Infringement

New York -- The world's four major record labels (EMI, Sony BMG, Universal, Warner) have sued Baidu.com, China's most popular Internet search engine, for copyright infringement, alleging the site provides illegal links to free music downloads, Reuters reported. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) told Reuters three of the suits were filed in July in Beijing, with Sony BMG filed its suit earlier this month. Baidu, which saw its share price rise from $27 to $122 on the day of its initial public offering on the Nasdaq in August, has since lost a third of its market value -- blamed largely on the company's overvaluation.
http://tinyurl.com/bbsg4
http://www.ifpi.org/site-content/press/20050909.html
http://www.baidu.com
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o Taiwan File-Sharing Site Kuro, Principals Get Copyright Convictions

London -- The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), a worldwide record label trade group, recently announced that Kuro, a Taiwan-based Internet file-sharing service, has been convicted of criminal copyright infringement. A fine of $90,000 was imposed, and three Kuro principals received prison terms of up to three years. A user convicted of uploading songs to the service also received a four month prison sentence. "This is good news for artists and the music industry, particularly in Taiwan which has had a history of piracy problems," said Lauri Rechardt, IFPI director of licensing and litigation. "Kuro has received a criminal conviction which sends a strong message that profiteering from infringement will not be tolerated." The IFPI has asked Kuro to either filter copyrighted songs off its file-sharing service or else shut down.
http://www.ifpi.org/site-content/press/20050909.html
http://www.kuro.com.tw
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o U.K. Gambling Site 888 Cuts Price Range for Upcoming IPO

London -- 888 Holdings sent shockwaves through the European online gambling market this week after slashing the price range for its imminent initial public offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange from more than $1.27 billion to a midpoint of about $1.14 billion. The new price range is about 10% lower than initial estimates. Industry experts said 888 may have been hit by fears of waning Internet gaming growth after rival PartyGaming announced last week that new poker players were spending less than its traditional core. 888 has tried to distance itself from PartyGaming's troubles by insisting that it has seen no evidence of a downturn in online gambling. Conditional dealings in 888 shares are scheduled to begin later this month.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?I2B732FCB
http://makeashorterlink.com/?O59715FCB
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o MTV, Digital Music Retailers Offer Hurricane Relief Concert Downloads

New York -- MTV Networks announced on Friday that it has partnered with online music retailers MSN Music, RealNetworks' Rhapsody, Sony Connect, Cdigix, FYE and Virgin Digital to sell downloads of 26 live performances from the "ReAct Now: Music and Relief" concert, held on Sept. 10. The companies said 100% of the retail price of the songs will go to benefit the American Red Cross and Habitat for Humanity's relief efforts for Hurricane Katrina. Live performances from the concert offered will include U2's "Love & Peace or Else," Neil Young's "Walking In New Orleans," Green Day's "Wake Me Up When September Ends," Trent Reznor's "Hurt" and Beck's "Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometimes." Most of the partner digital retailers will require the download of certain software before the songs may be purchased from their online stores.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050916/nyf020.html?.v=25
http://www.real.com/Katrina
http://www.music.msn.com
http://www.connect.com

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o Briefly Noted:

(San Francisco) CNET News.com reported on Friday that Japanese electronics firm Toshiba has developed a methanol-powered fuel cell that could potentially power an iPod for 60 hours on a single charge. The fuel cell, which uses a chemical reaction to produce electricity, is being developed for both flash memory and hard drive-based music players and other devices, and is slated to reach the market some time in 2007. Toshiba's 35-hour fuel cell is about the size of a pack of chewing gum, while its 60-hour fuel cell is the size of a pack of cards.
http://tinyurl.com/8ak7p
http://www.toshiba.com/taec/press/dmfc_04_222.shtml

(London) Tiger Telematics, whose Gizmondo Europe unit earlier this year released its Gizmondo multi-functional handheld game system in Europe and will ship the device in the U.S. later this month, on Friday announced plans to release a wide-screen version of the device that will resemble Sony's PSP handheld. The Gizmondo Widescreen will feature a 4" display and backwards compatibility with titles for the original console. Florida-based Tiger said the widescreen device will be on display at January's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and is slated for release in the second quarter of 2006.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050916/ukf006.html?.v=24
http://www.gizmondo.com 

(San Diego) Sony Online Entertainment announced on Friday that it plans to publish "Untold Legends: The Warrior's Code" and "Field Commander" for the Sony PSP handheld in the first quarter of 2006. Both titles were developed in-house at SOE; "The Warrior's Code" is the second installment in the company's Untold Legends series, launched earlier this year.
http://www.untoldlegends.com
http://www.fieldcommandergame.com 

(Calabasas Hills, Calif.) Video game publisher THQ on Friday shipped its "Bionicle: Maze of Shadows" title for Nintendo Game Boy Advance to retailers. The game is the result of a publishing agreement with LEGO, and is based on the toymaker's Bionicle toy line, DVD and novel.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050915/lath067.html?.v=25 

(Tokyo) PeerMe, a provider of peer-to-peer voice communications services, announced on Friday that it has partnered with downloadable game distributor Boonty, to create a series of PeerMe Games channels. PeerMe's peer-to-peer voice Internet telephone service will soon offer downloadable PC games, ringtones and other software from Boonty's library of titles from over 150 game publishers.
http://www.boonty.com
http://www.peerme.com

(New York) Sirius Satellite Radio announced on Friday that it will hold a day-long radiothon on Tuesday, Sept. 20 to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The Sirius NFL Radiothon for Hurricane Relief will feature participants including Hall of Famers John Riggins and Joe Namath; NFL players Kevin Mawae, Braylon Edwards, Will Allen, Reggie Wayne and Derrick Dockery; NFL coaches John Fox, Jack Del Rio and Jim Mora; and Senator Bill Bradley. The telethon will be broadcast on Sirius NFL Radio (Sirius channel 124) and also streamed live on NFL.com.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050915/nyth148.html?.v=20
http://www.siriusradio.com
http://www.nfl.com

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> Marketing Manager - San Francisco

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> PR Manager - Fairfax, VA

webMethods, a leading provider of business integration software, is
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Send resume to samantha.fitt@webMethods.com
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 > Administrative Assistant

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> Senior Account Executive

OpenAir Technologies, Inc. is looking for Account Executives who will
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> Informix Developer

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> Senior Financial Analyst - Chantilly, VA

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> Director, Network Planning - multiple locations

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> Marketing Director - Atlanta, GA

International software company with extremely strong industry recognition is seeking a Marketing Director. Areas of responsibility include marketing materials, communications, public relations, website management and content and trade shows. Position reports to Chief Marketing Officer and has four direct reports. This company is really poised to explode. 7-10 years high level marketing experience in the software industry is required. Outstanding communication skills, high energy and self-confidence are important. Outstanding opportunity for career growth and financial rewards. Atlanta based position will require some travel. Please send resume as a Word attachment to SAdamsrec@aol.com
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> Public Relations Account Manager - Cary , N.C.

DPR Group (http://www.dprgroup.com), a successful, full-service public relations agency based in the Washington D. C. area, is looking to add experienced public relations professionals at our new office in Cary , North Carolina . DPR Group represents high-tech clients including software developers, system integrators, electronics manufacturers, and government contractors. DPR offers a great environment for talented, hardworking people to grow personally and professionally. Please send resumes to: careers@dprgroup.com
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> Program Manager - Chantilly, VA

This person will need to evaluate the feasibility of a project, create a
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