AOL seeks growth in shift from mass site to niches
(AP)
 AP - A company rooted in bringing the Internet to the masses, AOL is shifting its focus toward serving niche audiences with the launch of dozens of specialty Web sites.
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AOL sheds its brand to draw specialty audiences
(AP)
 AP - Unless you're looking carefully, you'll likely miss the fact that the new Asylum Web site for young men is a creation of Time Warner Inc.'s AOL. Same for WalletPop on personal finance, Spinner on indie music and StyleList on fashion.
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Routine conduct at risk with MySpace suicide case
(AP)
AP - Think twice before you sign up for an online service using a fake name or e-mail address. You could be committing a federal crime.
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Spain arrests 5 suspected of hacking US sites
(AP)
AP - Spanish police have arrested five people suspected of hacking into or outright disabling thousands of Internet pages, some of them run by government agencies in the U.S., Latin America and Asia, authorities said Saturday.
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Cable companies to ramp up Web, HD, mobile service
(AP)
AP - Cable operators are riding high heading into this year's industry trade show, which kicks off this weekend.
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Signs point to imminent Ashlee Simpson wedding
(AP)
 AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Though Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz are keeping a tight lid on their nuptuals, it's looking like a wedding is imminent. Aerial photos posted Friday at several celebrity Web sites, credited to the Insight News & Features paparazzi photo agency, purport to show the Simpson family home near Los Angeles dotted with large white party tents.
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Apple's iPhone Continues its Worldwide March
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The iPhone's reach is expanding. Orange, France Telecom's flagship brand, announced that it will sell Apple's phone in additional countries in Europe, as well as the Middle East and Africa.
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Bharti, MTN merger talks could wind up this weekend: report
(AFP)
 AFP - Merger talks between India's biggest mobile phone services firm, Bharti Airtel, and South Africa's flagship MTN Group could wind up this weekend, a report said on Saturday.
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Microsoft Open Source, Standards Chiefs Tout 'Openness'
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Interviews with Sam Ramji and Tom Robertson reveal Microsoft is strong on building open source business models and community as well as interoperability and industry standards.
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Deadline passes in EA bid to buy Take-Two Interactive shares
(AFP)
 AFP - A deadline for Take-Two Interactive Software shareholders to agree to a buyout by video game giant Electronic Arts has passed with neither firm commenting on the takeover bid's fate.
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New York Stock Exchange Ticks on Data Warehouse Appliances
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Intelligent Enterprise - Netezza deployment replaces mega data warehouses while cutting query times from hours to seconds.
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Nintendo set to launch "Wii Fit" exercise game
(Reuters)
 Reuters - For years, video games have been
blamed for turning kids into idle layabouts who only venture
off the couch to fill up on potato chips and soda.
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