Read more free stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/8216/free.html2010 - Newseren-usNewser Feed Generator2010-03-12T13:38:35http://www.newser.com/story/70821/iconic-london-paper-goes-free-after-182-years.htmlThe Evening Standard , London's 182-year-old afternoon newspaper, will become a freesheet later this month in an attempt to pump up the struggling title's circulation. The Standard , purchased by Russian oligarch Alexander Lebedev last year for the fire-sale price of one pound, loses $16 million a year and may fire staff...http://www.newser.com/story/70821/iconic-london-paper-goes-free-after-182-years.html2009-10-02T09:54:00http://www.newser.com/story/64265/microsoft-to-give-away-new-web-based-office.htmlMicrosoft, the “king of paid software,” is going free with an online version of Office next year, Fortune reports. “The sleeping giant in Redmond has clearly woken up to the Internet threat,” writes Jon Fortt. Microsoft is risking “cannibalizing its own Office business,” but it sees the online version’s market...http://www.newser.com/story/64265/microsoft-to-give-away-new-web-based-office.html2009-07-13T16:19:00http://www.newser.com/story/63265/anderson-vs-gladwell-the-battle-over-free.htmlChris Anderson's new book, Free , examining the repercussions the Internet trend of bringing costs to zero, triggered a mini-war with Malcolm Gladwell, who lambasted him for arguing that "the New York Times should be staffed by volunteers, like Meals on Wheels." In the London Times , Antonia Senior does play-by-play commentary,...http://www.newser.com/story/63265/anderson-vs-gladwell-the-battle-over-free.html2009-07-02T00:45:00http://www.newser.com/story/61614/microsoft-to-release-free-anti-virus-software-soon.htmlMicrosoft is developing free anti-virus software to compete with subscription services from Symantec and McAfee, Reuters reports. The program, codenamed Morro, will be released in beta “soon” and will likely have similar features to other companies’ entry-level products that cost about $40 a year. Microsoft made an attempt to enter...http://www.newser.com/story/61614/microsoft-to-release-free-anti-virus-software-soon.html2009-06-11T19:08:01http://www.newser.com/story/58542/with-news-we-get-what-we-pay-for.htmlWe know the mainstream media is sick, but it doesn’t have to die, writes Frank Rich in the New York Times . When television appeared, people worried it would eat movies, Broadway, and radio; all these forms still exist, having “learned to adapt and to collaborate with the monster.” As “an...http://www.newser.com/story/58542/with-news-we-get-what-we-pay-for.html2009-05-10T16:15:20http://www.newser.com/story/53769/madoff-victims-get-free-meal.htmlThere ain't no such thing as a free lunch—but if you were a victim of Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme, a restaurant in New York will give you a free dinner. This week Nino's 208, an Italian restaurant located near Madoff's offices, is offering the city's swindled any three courses...http://www.newser.com/story/53769/madoff-victims-get-free-meal.html2009-03-19T14:36:15http://www.newser.com/story/29812/smart-software-programs-write-your-to-do-lists.htmlBusy? A new kind of online organizer works like a personal assistant, interpreting loose statements—like “have brunch with Margaret on Sunday"—and turning them into scheduled events on users’ calendars. Free programs like Presdo, IWantSandy and reQall use natural language processing to organize casually written, and sometimes even spoken,...http://www.newser.com/story/29812/smart-software-programs-write-your-to-do-lists.html2008-06-12T20:58:17http://www.newser.com/story/28685/free-broadband-could-be-part-of-feds-auction-plan.htmlThe Federal Communication Commission wants you to have free Internet, the Wall Street Journal reports, and it's considering a plan to auction airwaves with the requirement that the winner offer Wi-fi free to most of the US. The free access would come with its own strings for users, though, in...http://www.newser.com/story/28685/free-broadband-could-be-part-of-feds-auction-plan.html2008-05-29T20:47:05http://www.newser.com/story/5377/grocery-chain-offers-free-rx-meds.htmlPharmacies in Publix supermarkets across five Southern states will distribute seven antibiotics free to patients with prescriptions, the chain said today. The CEO allows that one goal is to drive customer traffic, but it's also an example of the private sector assisting access to affordable health care, the AP reports....http://www.newser.com/story/5377/grocery-chain-offers-free-rx-meds.html2007-08-06T20:17:09