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US TIPSDell to preinstall Google software on new PCs
Google and Dell have reached an agreement to install Google software on millions of new Dell computers over the next few years, Google's chief executive said on Thursday.
The executive, Eric E. Schmidt, said the arrangement meant that Google's search toolbar would appear on the screens of new Dell systems, and that Dell users would be directed to a Web page branded by the two companies reports NYTIMES.
Sony rootkit settlement
A federal judge on Monday gave final approval to a settlement in a class action suit against Sony BMG Music Entertainment over anticopying software the company had embedded in some music CDs
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Urge needs work
On May 17 MTV launched its long-anticipated digital music subscription service, Urge. MTV is betting consumers will pay for music in much the same way they pay for their cable bill: monthly fees for all the content they want reports Reuters. The catch is that the music disappears when the subscription ends. MTV is using microsoft's new Windows Media Player 11, released in test form last week. Windows Media Player 11looks and works little like older versions of the company's music and video organizer -- starting with its front-and-center placement for Urge, a new music store from MTV writes WashingtonPost