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Sony, LG, Samsung, Hitachi, Toshiba accused of aprice fixing
A home electronics retail store has filed a class-action lawsuit against Sony Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Toshiba Corp., LG Electronics Inc.,...
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VMware to acquire software, personnel from parent EMC
Virtualization software company VMware will be taking over a line of data-center management software from parent company EMC, the companies announced. For...
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Cheap Android smartphones
New low-cost smartphones running Google’s Android software have been launched in Taiwan recently and the good news is they should start showing...
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Google explains search rankings after complaints in Europe
Google has offered a general explanation of how it ranks its search results, one day after the European Commission said it was...
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Researchers question Microsoft’s botnet take-down
A prominent security researcher today said he doubts Microsoft’s take-down of the Waledac botnet would have any impact on spam levels, as...
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MSI to launch big touchscreen 3D All-In-One PC in June
Micro-Star International (MSI) plans to unveil a new all-in-one PC with a 24-inch touchscreen at the Cebit electronics show next week, designed...
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Gartner predicts 20 percent growth for chip industry in 2010
The global chip industry will rebound sharply from the global recession and post 20 percent year-on-year growth in 2010, market researcher Gartner...
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Google’s antitrust probe could prove distracting, analysts say
The European Commission’s decision to launch an antitrust investigation into Google Inc. activities could be the start of a long, tough haul...
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Microsoft rolls out cloud for federal gov’t users
Microsoft announced a suite of hosted cloud services that will be delivered from facilities dedicated to federal government users. Microsoft made the...
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CA continues cloud computing buying spree
CA announced that it plans to acquire for an undisclosed sum a 3Tera, a move that industry watchers say will equip the...
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Xerox sues Google, YouTube and Yahoo over search patents
Xerox has filed a lawsuit against Yahoo, Google and YouTube alleging infringement of Xerox patents on search and integration technology. The document...
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Web designers announce IE6’s ‘death,’ slate party
A Denver Web design firm will hold a tongue-in-cheek funeral for Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 6 on March 4 to celebrate the aged...
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Citrix buys Paglo to boost asset management
Desktop management and virtualization software company Citrix has purchased IT-asset-monitoring service provider Paglo for an undisclosed amount, the two companies announced. The...
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Intel confirms ‘sophisticated’ attacks in January
Intel was targeted by "sophisticated" attacks last month, at about the same time that Google reported that its network had been breached,...
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SAP rolls out SaaS BI for ‘casual users’
SAP AG made a major new push into on-demand business intelligence, announcing a new suite that combines all of SAP’s software as...