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Japan scrutinizing tech sales after missile tests

Country's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry checking suspicious trading by companies with links to North Korea

UK grants extradition order for hacker

Gary McKinnon to be sent to U.S. and tried for attacking military networks after September 2001 attacks

WebEx bug one of several highlighted conferencing flaws

WebEx has encouraged users to make sure that their client software is updated as soon as possible

To google or not to google?

Genuitec MyEclipse 5.0 links NetBeans, Eclipse

AJAX, Web services also enabled in the new developer tool

Nokia to sponsor free Wi-Fi in NY parks

Sponsorship to serve as a showcase for N-series devices

Apple: No future for CRTs

The company has replaced its last CRT-based computer in its line — the eMac — with a low-priced iMac desktop PC

Interview: Intel’s Gelsinger gets to the core

The VP and GM and animatedly expounded on why he thinks the microarchitecture will help Intel win back share lost to rival Advanced Micro Devices

Wikipedia founder tackles politics

Campaigns Wikia's goal is to bring diverse people together to engage in intelligent debate, Jimmy "Jimbo" Wales says

Scientists pave way for cheaper, cleaner chips

Testing remains and it could be several years before the technology is ready for commercial use, but the payoffs could be significant, one researcher said

Vigilant skepticism about Intel chips

Truce arises in ODF battle

Microsoft was 'forced' to embrace OpenDocument Format, analyst says, but company insists proprietary Open XML is superior

Frustrated contractor sentenced for hacking FBI to speed deployment

The FBI's latest hacking case says more about the agency's endemic organizational dysfunction than about the vulnerability of its computer networks.

IBM expands its Irish operation

Big Blue to hire 300 software developers in Dublin

NEC, Inter-Tel barred from E-Rate program

FCC suspends companies from program that helps schools and libraries connect to Internet

AOL considers offering services for free

AOL looking at offering its services for free to customers with broadband Internet connection

Intel investment group pursues new strategy

Clearwire deal represents new strategy of larger investments for Intel Capital

Targeted Trojan attacks on the rise

Report finds hackers are tailoring attacks for certain businesses in hopes of stealing intellectual property

Stop comparing China and India

Opinion: In reality, China and India share very little in common, so why do people keep comparing them?

Clearwire sells wireless equipment unit to Motorola

Deal is intended to help jump-start mobile WiMax

In Brief: Sharp’s Sidekick 3 coming next week

McAfee teams up with China Unicom, Baidu

Expanding Internet use, widespread adoption of mobile devices make China an important market for McAfee

Rambus wins another round in SDRAM fight

Toshiba agrees to pay a contentious licensing fee for Rambus' memory technology

Microsoft to put ODF support in Office

Open XML Translator project will ensure Microsoft products are compatible with ODF

McAfee: 400,000 virus definitions by 2008

The number of identified threats is expected to double within two years

Microsoft’s Glidepath to offer Vista, .Net Framework 3.0 guidance

Project Glidepath program for ISVs set to launch

Researcher vows to publish a browser bug a day for July

Month of Browser Bugs intends to show the kinds of results he's generated using a variety of automated security testing tools

SF Wi-Fi push draws mixed reviews

Some ordinary San Franciscans and visitors saythey aren't even aware of the issue. Others had strong opinions on either side

Hardware vendors missing open source potential

Open-source lobby weighs in on EU patent law

Open-source software developers offer strong voice in consultations on Europe's patent regime

SEC may take action against Trend Micro CEO

SEC investigating Trend Micro co-founder Eva Chen for alleged trading violations, underreporting shares

Sun, Imation team up on tape drive

New Sun StorageTek tape drive has improved capacity and security features

Samsung readies Blackberry rival

Samsung's i320 Windows Mobile smartphone supports push e-mail

DRAM finds a home in Taiwan

Taiwanese chip manufacturers are investing heavily in DRAM production capacity

More mobile Internet users than wired in Japan

Users in Japan are more likely to access the Internet from cell phones than PCs

Update: Mercury restates earnings

Trio from the company's board may face charges

Sharp unwraps Japan’s second Windows Mobile phone

Smart phone's success takes many — including Microsoft — by surprise

Korean court rejects Microsoft appeal

Microsoft says it will comply with the KFTC's order and offer new versions of XP in South Korea

Researchers find ‘Great Firewall of China’ workaround

University of Cambridge researchers find a way to circumvent China's Internet content controls

OpenOffice.org warns of three vulnerabilities

Company urges OpenOffice.org 2.0.x users to upgrade to version 2.0.3 to fix vulnerabilities

Does powering down a Core Duo core help power consumption?

Regulators approve EU fine against Microsoft

Final ruling is expected to come on Wednesday

HP sharpens product design focus

Company working to bring common design elements into more of its products

ICANN settles feud with country-code TLD operator

Administrative control of the Internet at heart of dispute

U.S. invites comments on ICANN contract

Deadline is Friday, says NTIA

Taiwan pumps $3.1 billion into Web 2.0

State-run telecom kicks off plan to transform island into world Internet leader

Adobe’s Flex platform now better positioned against AJAX

Rich Internet apps technology gets upgrade

BenQ Mobile to lay off 10 percent

Company says cuts are part of major restructuring to return to profitability

Yahoo-MSN miss IM interoperability date

Companies previously said users would be able to communicate across platforms by second quarter of 2006

Judge tosses 200 SCO claims vs. IBM

Cites SCO's 'willful failure' to identify infringements as reason for dropping them before trial