In a case brought by the New York Attorney General, a court determined that Dell is guilty of false advertising, deceptive business practices, fraud, and abusive debt collection. VMware buys B-hive Networks for its application performance management product, Conductor. Windows 7 will have a touch-screen interface. Microsoft Surface technology will provide touch and multitouch capabilities in the forthcoming OS that, the company claims, create a more natural way for people to interact with computing devices. Other than that tidbit, though, Microsoft says mum’s the word on Windows 7. Indian company SRIT develops contextual search technology that can plug into any basic search engine, such as Google or Yahoo, and returns results from encyclopedias as well as a “search within topic” list to help users refine the search.And Apple got some folks excited about the prospect of wireless devices no longer needing power cables by filing a patent to that effect, sure, but there’s at least one potential snag: Motorola may have already won a patent similar to the one Apple is seeking. Related news: Future Apple devices may be solar powered. Technology Industry