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Article | 18/01/2006 Motorola buys Linux set-top box platform developer
Motorola plans to expand its range of digital television set-top boxes (STBs) with the acquisition of a Swedish specialist in IPTV (Internet Protocol ...
Article | 9/01/2006 Scientists: Gold may play role in optical chips
Gold is prized in chip manufacture for its excellent electrical conductivity, but it also has unusual properties that could give it a role in new opti...
Article | 5/01/2006 Attempts to exploit WMF vulnerability by IM multiply
Security researchers have logged over 70 variations on instant messages attempting to exploit the WMF vulnerability since the first were reported on S...
Article | 4/01/2006 Microsoft says 'wait for us' as WMF threat climbs
Some security researchers are advising Windows users to rush to install an unofficial patch to fix a vulnerability in the way the OS renders graphics ...
Article | 3/01/2006 WMF flaw can't wait for Microsoft fix, researchers say
Users of the Windows OS should install an unofficial security patch now, without waiting for Microsoft to make its move, security researchers at The S...
Article | 22/12/2005 Seagate to buy Maxtor for US$1.9 billion in stock
Hard disk drive manufacturer Seagate Technology will acquire Maxtor in an all-stock transaction worth around US$1.9 billion, the companies announced ...
Article | 15/12/2005 Alexa opens up Web search database and API
Alexa Internet is offering online computing capacity for US$1 an hour -- and throwing in access to the database of millions of Web pages that lurk beh...
Article | 9/12/2005 Sony and others fined for price-fixing in France
Sony will appeal a fine for price fixing, after a French retailer said a Sony representative had branded its discounting practices "an act of terroris...
Article | 7/12/2005 Sharman blocks Australian access to Kazaa software
Sharman Networks is blocking Internet users in Australia from downloading the client software used to access the Kazaa peer-to-peer file sharing syste...
Article | 1/12/2005 Microsoft asks consumers to test security service
Microsoft has invited consumers to test the latest beta version of its Windows OneCare Live security service, the company announced late on Tuesday.
Article | 26/10/2005 Google appoints another boss in China
Google has appointed a former telecommunications company executive to develop its search engine business in China, the company announced Tuesday.
Article | 13/10/2005 Google adds details to philanthropic plans
Do no evil, the company's informal motto says, but Google is also intent on doing good. On Tuesday, it announced that the Google.org Web site will bec...
Article | 10/10/2005 VeriSign buys Weblogs.com for US$2.3 million
VeriSign has bought network infrastructure that underlies key services for bloggers from owner Scripting News for US$2.3 million in cash, the companie...
Article | 23/09/2005 Opera gives away its browser, with no ads
Opera Software will no longer force users of the free PC version of its Web browser, Opera, to view advertising banners.
Article | 23/09/2005 Sony plans to cut 10,000 jobs to save costs
Sony issued an earnings warning Thursday, and said it will cut 10,000 jobs and a number of product models over the next few years, as it reorganizes i...

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