Windows Live Search Mobile Adds New Mapping Features / Smartphone Advancements / promises full Web browser for mobile, and new Windows Mobile version

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/apr08/04-01WM61PR.mspx
http://www.reuters.com/article/blogBurst/technology?type=technologyNews&w1=B7ovpm21IaDoL40ZFnNfGe&w2=B82x9Ksc5UNVzDjpITcIrRbi&src=blogBurst_technologyNews&bbPostId=Cz28m6hltnbtBCzBMqbu8JE3r8Cz4te4PhS69ibCz6TH08CjOWmi&bbParentWidgetId=B82x9Ksc5UNVzDjpITcIrRbi
http://www.liveside.net/blogs/main/archive/2008/04/01/live-search-for-mobile-improvements-announced-at-ctia.aspx
http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207001003
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSN0145012120080401
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080401-updated-ie-mobile-to-bring-real-internet-to-windows-mobile.html
http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=3BNESYPQ5NKJEQSNDLPSKH0CJUNN2JVN?articleID=207001052
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2213293/microsoft-rolls-mobile
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/02/AR2008040200116.html
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080401/tc_afp/lifestyleusittelecominternetcompanymicrosoft
http://www.webmasterworld.com/msft/3616947.htm

Senior Executive Douglas Merrill Leaving Google For EMI Music

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/02/technology/02google-web.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSL028548920080402
http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-emi2apr02,1,4604761.story
http://furrier.org/2008/04/01/breaking-news-google-cio-douglas-merrill-quits-becomes-president-of-emi/
http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9908312-7.html
http://venturebeat.com/2008/04/01/google-vp-leaves-to-help-emi-as-it-starts-trying-out-free-ad-supported-music/

F.C.C. Chairman Rejects Skype Petition / Speculation of Google Partnership Rises

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-FCC-Open-Access.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0126806320080401
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/01/AR2008040102402.html
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120707516225681007.html
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/wireless/2008-04-01-martin-skype_N.htm
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080401-fcc-boss-says-no-to-skypes-desire-for-open-cell-networks.html
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/01/googleskype-acquisition-or-partnership-imminent/
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200804011707DOWJONESDJONLINE000719_FORTUNE5.htm
http://www.webmasterworld.com/webmaster/3616976.htm

Indonesia seeks to block YouTube over anti-Koran film

http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSSP23588120080402
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/04/01/asia/AS-GEN-Indonesia-Quran-Film.php

Bid for Yahoo withers into ‘stalemate’

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f86a9272-0013-11dd-825a-000077b07658.html
http://kara.allthingsd.com/20080402/non-je-ne-regrette-rien-well-except-for-that-50-billion-offer-from-microsoft/

Google Data APIs, Atom Publishing Protocol, patent license

http://googledataapis.blogspot.com/2008/04/google-data-apis-patent-license.html

WEB / OTHER

Reversing Loss, Microsoft Wins Open-Format Office Open XML Designation / May Hurt Its Antitrust Cases

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/02/technology/02soft.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSL0179716920080401
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,144009/article.html
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/software/2008-04-01-microsoft-office-iso_N.htm
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04/02/ooxml_iso_approved/
http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=3BNESYPQ5NKJEQSNDLPSKH0CJUNN2JVN?articleID=207001024
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/04/01/Microsofts-ISO-win-may-worsen-its-antitrust-woes_1.html
http://news.wired.com/dynamic/stories/M/MICROSOFT_OOXML
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7010508867
http://www.webmasterworld.com/msft/3616923.htm

Jana Partners Offers Its Plan to Help Revive CNET Networks / Settlement Rejected

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/01/technology/rtcnet-web.html
http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-jana-partners-offers-cnet-turnaround-plan-slams-management-background/
http://kara.allthingsd.com/20080402/cnets-response-to-jana-thanks-but-no-thanks-you-fibber/

UK Survey: Children flock to social networks / 49 percent of UK 8-17 year-olds have profiles

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7325019.stm
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/apr/02/socialnetworking.ofcom
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article3663312.ece

Verizon to sell $8 billion of stock and debt notes to finance FCC auction win $9.36 billion pricetag

http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/01/news/companies/moritz_verizon.fortune/index.htm

Amazon unveils SMS 'TextBuyIt' for cell phones

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/services/2008-04-02-amazon-textbuyit_N.htm
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080402/ap_on_hi_te/amazon_text_message_shopping
http://mashable.com/2008/04/02/amazon-sms-textbuyit/
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/02/amazon-launches-sms-buying-service/
http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-amazon2apr02,1,5538425.story

Scribd now offering free document scanning

http://www.webware.com/8301-1_109-9907140-2.html
http://www.scribd.com/

Happy 32nd birthday, Apple

http://bigtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/04/01/happy-32nd-birthday-apple/