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Google used rival’s database ‘inadvertently’

Recent disclosures appear to violate Google's Code of Conduct and have damaged its reputation in China

AMD hits Intel with price uppercut

AMD isn't backing down from the chip price war despite the recent impact to its finances

IRS head: All laptops to be encrypted within weeks

Commissioner says serious problems in the agency's handling of sensitive data are being corrected

April’s coolest gadgets

Small digital TV tuner, AVCHD camcorder, high-def recorder and digital SLR make the list this month

Apple offers AirPort Base Station security fix

Firmware updates patch a flaw that prevented the router from acting as a firewall as well as a flaw that could let an attacker view filenames on a connected USB hard drive

Krugle powers SourceForge search

Partnership places Krugle's code-based search engine on the SourceForge site, making it easier for developers to find open-source projects

For Apple, 8-way Mac Pro is a stepping stone

Sun to refile DRAM price fixing suit

After several legal battles, the company is again alleging that it has paid more than it should have for memory chips in its servers and storage systems

Code search partnership launched

Senator Boxer criticizes Bush at AMD event

President is looking to China for leadership on environmental issues, she says

U.S. to file trade complaint against China

Blocking American books and music, as well as being lax on copyright form basis of complaint

RFID helps the Boston Marathon run

Participants carry an RFID tag that helps ensure more accurate timekeeping and lets observers chart runners' progress on the Web

Judge gives Intel more time to find missing e-mail

Due to a one-week delay in finalizing the official court order to find the missing e-mails, Intel has been given an extra seven days to comply with the order

Apps tester goes open source

Rumors of Microsoft’s demise…

SAP subsidiary mum on Oracle suit

TomorrowNow issues public statement more than two weeks after lawsuit was filed

Does ERP matter?

Best-of-breed applications are chipping away at the foundations of enterprise software

AOL to offer ads on its search

Deal with Google means advertisers now will be able to purchase ads to run exclusively on AOL Web search site

Linux Foundation updates Linux Standard Base

New automated testing toolkits make it easier to develop apps for different distributions of Linux

AMD will restructure business after earnings drop

AMD warns that first-quarter revenue will be down from prior forecasts

India faces hurdles in winning chip factory investments

China's superior infrastructure led to India losing its bid to build Intel's new $2.5 billion factory, report says

African countries vie for outsourcing business

South Africa and Egypt lead continent in efforts to expand BPO

Sparring begins over high-def movie hacks

Corel is updating WinDVD 8 after its device key was discovered and posted on the Internet

Google fixes security hole in Chinese software tool

Tool that lies at the heart of Google's dispute with Sohu.com poses serious threat to Vista users, Chinese security firm says

BEA taps AmberPoint for SOA governance

Product to be rebranded and sold as expansion of AquaLogic family

Google apologizes for using part of rival’s software

Google has not explained how part of Sohu's software ended up inside the Pinyin IME

Software billionaire blasts into orbit as space tourist

Former Microsoft chief architect Charles Simonyi spent $20 million to become the fifth space tourist

The coming data explosion

Google admits word database came from third party

Admission comes as Google faces a deadline to stop allegedly infringing on Sohu.com 's copyrights

IT management software eases Lenovo battery recall

ThinkVantage makes laptops easier to diagnose and fix in times of crisis

Intel launches speedy quad-core chip

Core 2 Extreme's speed makes the chip a good fit for gamers and digital designers

Sohu to Google: Take down copycat software

Chinese Internet company also demands apology, compensation for Sohu

Finding security in Windows Mobile monoculture

While experts have long highlighted OS diversity as a major benefit to mobile device security, some enterprise users have actually been waiting to adopt Microsoft's mobile OS, based on concerns for protecting their smartphones

AFP-Google settlement leaves open questions

While the two companies avoided going to trial, they also avoided tackling some thorny legal issues about fair use

PG&E extends rebate program to storage

The utility company already offers rebates for energy efficient servers and is now offering the same benefits to companies that upgrade to greener storage equipment

Vonage gets temporary stay in Verizon suit

Company is allowed to resume signing up new customers

ICANN is considering becoming a private entity

The strategy was recommended in the group's recently-released Strategy Committee report, but observers fear going private will just be a ploy to avoid accountability

Motherboard maker ASUStek’s Web site hacked

Site has been infected with malicious code that exploits the Microsoft cursor animation flaw that was patched earlier this week

Private equity firm tries again to acquire Embarcadero

After an earlier acquisition attempt fell through in December Thoma Cressey Bravo is now poised to complete a takeover of Embarcadero Technologies

WikiSky: Google Earth for the Heavens

WikiSky.org: Google Earth for the heavens.

Microsoft changes tune on selling DRM-free songs

After claiming that DRM is 'necessary' for digital media, the company will soon follow Apple's lead in offering DRM-free music

Cambridge to host wireless sensor network

The citywide network of computer nodes will be able to monitor such variables as weather conditions and pollution on a block-by-block level

Judge bars Vonage from signing up new customers

A U.S. district court ruling prohibits Vonage from adding new customers due to a jury's finding that the VoIP provider infringed on Verizon's patents

Microsoft patching five flaws, two critical

The software giant returns to its monthly security update schedule, announcing plans to ship fixes for five vulnerabilities including four issues in Windows — one of which it ranked as critical

Vista rants keep coming — now it’s Palm’s Catch-22

Carrier groups oppose spectrum auction proposal

Coalition opposes consumer groups' proposal that would impose open access and net neutrality on auction

WSJ: Judge’s ruling puts Vonage on Ice

The Wall Street Journal reports that a Federal Judge ruled today that VOIP provider Vonage is barred from signing up new customers until it has stopped using patented VOIP technology from Verizon.

Update: Google and Agence France Presse settle lawsuit

AFP and Google sign licensing agreement granting Google permission to use AFP news and photos

Report: EU wants MS to charge little for Windows info

EU commission states Microsoft-proposed royalties are 'prohibitively high' and should be reduced

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