Cray Inc.  announced that it has acquired the PathScale Compiler Assets from SiCortex in a deal of undisclosed size. Cray CEO Peter Ungaro said the deal is "another indicative example of our strategy to acquire the key technology components necessary to building a productive, high performance user environment on our supercomputers."

Washington Post technology columnist Rob Pegoraro gives Microsoft's new Windows Live Movie Maker a mostly positive review. The program "represents a genuine advance," he writes. "The barely changed name understates how little this program ... shares with older Movie Maker releases."

Continuing to expand their use of social media, the Seattle Sounders have launched a Spanish language Web site at Espanol.SoundersFC.com where Latin American players plan to blog.

Looks like somebody's marketing budget is doing just fine. Microsoft has turned a 27-foot M820A2 military truck into a video-game haven, with eight Xbox 360 consoles inside, in anticipation of the upcoming launch of "Halo 3: ODST," according to the LAist blog.

Windows 7, like its predecessor, will get a big launch event in New York City, reports CNet News.com and ZDNet.com.

Plains All American Pipeline has purchased Vulcan Capital's 50 percent indirect interest in PAA Natural Gas Storage for $220 million.

Dell and Hewlett-Packard have filed legal briefs supporting Microsoft's position in its patent dispute with i4i Inc., reports SeattlePI.com. Microsoft is appealing a ruling in the case that would prevent the company from selling Word. A hearing is set for Sept. 23. 

DotNetNuke, which is developing a platform for interactive Web sites built on the Microsoft stack, has purchased Snowcovered.

AdMob estimates that there are about $200 million worth of iPhone applications sold each month, or about $2.4 billion a year, reports GigaOm.

Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn on Monday plan to announce a new Internet safety program that will be used in 70 Washington schools, The program, developed in conjunction with Web Wise Kids, uses video games to teach students how to avoid online predators, cyber bullies and scam artists.

VatorNews has an interesting analysis on why the iLike and FriendFeed founders sold out when they did.

Michael van Baker is stepping down as editor of the Seattle news blog Seattlest to start a new site called TheSunBreak.com. In an emai, van Baker said the new site will take a more "talkative, magazine-style approach to Seattle news & culture." The new editor of Seattlest is Regis Lacher.

A company called Denizen has sued Microsoft's Bing ad agency, JWT, for infringing on its patented technique of blending TV programming with advertising time, according to an AdAge report. JWT used the technique in a Bing ad that aired during -- and featured stars from -- NBC's "The Philanthropist." Here's the clip.