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Startup aims to empower Chinese consumers

American entrepreneurs set up Web sites to give Chinese consumers product reviews and ratings

SAP to use HP print management technology

SAP adding HP print technology to its NetWeaver integration platform

EU logjam delays update to e-commerce tax law

EU member states fail to reach agreement on new value-added tax law

Update: Sony to launch Blu-ray Vaios in June

Sony will ship both laptop and desktop computers with Blu-ray Disc drives

Microsoft and MTV take on Apple iTunes

Microsoft to release beta of Windows Media Player 11 in conjunction with MTV's Urge online music store

When EULA’s spin out of control

AMD serves up energy-efficient chips

AMD battles Intel with energy-efficient versions of its desktop processors

Visto, Lenovo partner on push e-mail in China

Rival to BlackBerry, RedBerry services will be provided by businesses to employees

Sony launches ultracompact PC

Centrino-based Vaio UX50 is the size of a paperback but runs the full Windows XP OS

Nokia adds VOIP to Internet tablet

New OS for Nokia's 770 tablet also supports IM clients based on open source Jabber

JavaOne: BEA showing PHP on Java app server

EJB 3 technology also to be showcased; Sybase touts Eclipse-based dev tool

BEA showing PHP on Java app server

Company also announces Ajax offering

OS X Leopard: Hello, hypervisor

Hitachi launches its first perpendicular HDDs

Within the next few years almost all hard-disk drives are expected to transition to perpendicular recording

More visas, less work

A recent survey by the Society for Information Management found technology executives are concerned about the supply of workers

Sun: NetBeans adding JBoss, AMD

Open source Java issues also talked up at event

Skype does free landline, mobile calls

Skype is riding a VOIP wave it helped create with free computer-to-computer calls, but it's far from being alone in the fast-growing industry

Snap blurs search-ad lines

Making Exchange easier via mid-sourcing

Will growth stymie Google’s spirit?

One reporter finds that the view from the ground on Google's campus seems like kids throwing a party when their parents have gone away

Motorola seeks mobile unity at JavaOne

Motorola and Eclipse will unveil open source initiatives at the conference this week to broaden Java’s mobile and software ecosystem

Infor to take on Oracle, SAP with SSA Global buy

Acquisition will also help Infor move into SOA realm

Wipro to buy Quantech

Indian outsourcer adds mechanical design to its array of services

AOL tool analyzes PCs for security flaws

Company is testing Active Security Measure, which alerts users to spyware, viruses, other malware

Update: Supreme Court overturns injunctions against eBay

Ruling could shift balance of power between inventors and large companies

Unencrypted tapes? I blame the developers

LGC kicks up in-building cell coverage

New system will improve cell coverage without limiting users to one carrier

Tools wrap: Borland, Telelogic debut upgrades

Application testing, enterprise architecture offerings set

Apple, Softbank at work on 3G iPod phone

First phones to come of deal are expected to play downloaded songs, according to local reports

Chip fraud in China becomes embarrassing setback

Faked development of digital signal processors unravled

E-mail bomber to be retried in UK

Teenager could still face up to 5 years in prison

New Treo packs Palm OS, EvDO

The second of four devices Palm will announce this year brings both business and consumer features

IBM updates bring SOA to mainframes

Rational tools, software updates target younger crowd

Symantec sorting out Veritas mega-merger

Vision Conference offers promises, not products

Product previews

Sun Solaris 10 rev to include ZFS and PostgreSQL; Mercury Interactive unveils Change Control Management; Sun extends StorageTek virtual tape solutions; Business Objects bundle combines reports and dashboards; Bluesocket WLAN gear taps MIMO

Companies may miss 20 percent of network printers

Stealth printers damage profits, compliance

Analysts, users disagree on Vista pros, cons

Enterprise reality could dampen Vista's shock

Sun releases Java EE 5, promises openness

Company says it's looking into how to open source Java

So, you want to communicate?

Use JClaim libraries to write IM-enabled applications

JSF frameworks: Shale and Seam

Enhanced techniques for building JavaServer Faces applications

JavaOne to showcase easier development tools

Sun's Java EE 5.0 to streamline enterprise app development

Researcher: Apple Patch falls short

Independent researcher Tom Ferris said there were still holes in Safari, QuickTime, and iTunes that he reported to Apple but were not patched in the latest release

Update: JavaScript to take cues from Python

Eich reflects on JavaScript's beginnings and its future during keynote presentation at the AJAX Experience conference

Skype-mouse flip-phone

Symantec considering Gdrive rival

The software vendor has been developing an online backup capability as part of its upcoming Genesis security and PC-tuning service

Bono, Cringe, and the man called Q

Peering, wireless grab spotlight at VON

Voice over IP peering likened to 'insourcing telecom spend' by analyst

Update: Search engines don’t filter malicious sites

Study says users pointed to spyware, adware, and other scams

Talkback: Is Microsoft responsive enough with bug fixes?

SAP division to support Siebel products

TomorrowNow is offering to half the cost of customers' service agreement