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Microsoft’s Chief Executive Steve Ballmer has spoken about the company’s plans to expand its share of the internet search market.

The Zune (www.zune.com)has a long way to go to become a threat to the iPod(www.ipod.com). But it is getting closer. I personally own the 1st generation Zune and can attest to the fact that it’s not on the iPod’s level yet. I’m a runner and the Zune is horrible at functioning while being shaken, which is the exact opposite of the new iPods that have an accelerator function that uses fast shaking as an input source (watch the video). The video goes more in depth about the newest features of both the Zune and the iPod.

Apple makes Internet Browser for Microsoft Based Computers. You can now legally run a version of Apples web browser, safari on Windows.

The video game world awaits next week’s E3 convention in Los Angeles. What will the Big Three - Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft - announce? The AP’s Derrik J. Lang runs down the speculation.