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it's Friday margt I'm Natali Morris and it's time to get loaded Microsoft is taking credit for taking down one of the biggest spam email rackets the software giant worked with the feds to raid equipment from the operator of the rustic botnet a network of computers around the world that blasts out spam Microsoft has stepped up its digital vigilant a work in recent years because it feels as though these bots hurt their reputation especially considering that the bots mainly go after windows machines Microsoft is also suddenly a Content company this one's a bit odd the software company released an app for bros the man's man the guy's guy dudes you get the point it's a windows phone 7 app called on it it's being billed as a guys guide to girls cars gadgets fitness and life advice plus a touch of humor not something you usually think of going to Microsoft for it is free because who would pay for that samsung launched 3d video on demand in Korea it gives customers 3d music videos TV shows movie trailers and more using samsung smart TV app on samsung's 3d TV this is expected to hit the US and Europe next and samsung says to expect it soon the New York Times has unveiled its pricing structure the newspaper said it would start charging for online content months ago but we are just now getting the price it is not cheap if you want to access nyt calm on any device it costs thirty-five dollars every four weeks or four hundred fifty five dollars per year if you want it on your tablet only it is twenty dollars every four weeks and if you want it on your mobile device only its fifteen dollars every four weeks if you don't want to pay you still will be able to see up to 20 stories per month free on the site and the homepage and top stories section will also be free the FCC may not allow cell phone boosters to remain on the market these are the devices that boost cell reception in your area so you can make and receive calls in otherwise dead zones the makers of these devices say that they feel a need but the US carriers say that they interfere with their signals the SEC is expected to make a decision about whether or not to allow these soon and finally Twitter may be a good way to tell if you are happy research Cornell found that people whose Twitter accounts showed them to have a high amount of subjective well-being we're more likely to exchange tweets with other people with a high amount of subjective well-being the same was true of people with low amounts of subjective well-being so in essence depressed people gravitate towards other people who are negative and happy people gravitate towards other people who are positive I guess that's not surprising that our behavior online would follow pretty obvious human behavior patterns offline that's your news of the day and for the week we will see on Monday remember cnet com flash loaded for links to the stories we've discussed I'm Natali Morris foreseen it and you just been loaded