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Discusses how major media companies are proposing a 28-day retail window before new releases can be rented from Redbox kiosks. Companies argue that the availability of new releases for $1 at Redbox kiosks hurts DVD sales.

"Microsoft (NSDQ:MSFT)'s release Wednesday of its Outlook Social Connector beta is another indication of how social networking has infiltrated not only the online world, but also enterprise software. The Outlook Social Connector, a new feature in Office 2010, blends social networking updates into the business functionality of the software. With Outlook Social Connector, a user can view an e-mail message and social networking activities from the same sender in the same window pane. For now, though, it doesn't allow posting updates back onto LinkedIn or other social-networking sites directly from the inbox."

risks to TV industry of posting video online