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Microsoft gets nod to fight Eolas patent
News US Patent and Trademark Office allows new legal challenge to web patent.
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Alleged spam king Soloway charged with fraud
News First man to be charged with aggravated identity theft under new US anti-spam laws.
By Simon Aughton Published
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Gates and Jobs appear together on stage
News Microsoft and Apple leaders share the stage at The Wall Street Journal's D5 Executive Conference.
By Alun Williams Published
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Toshiba adds AMD chips to cheaper laptops
News End of Intel exclusive deal could see 10 per cent cost cut on Toshiba laptops.
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Western Digital unveils Scorpio 250GB laptop hard disk
News New disk offers less noise, power consumption and heat output than rivals.
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802.11n begins final certification
News First products to carry the new certification badge expected to appear within the next month.
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Poor Wi-Fi controls and security enabled TK Maxx data theft
News A failure to properly secure company wireless network points allowed thieves to hack into its network and access key databases, claims Wall Street Journal report.
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Virgin Media throttles back broadband service for heavy
News Traffic shaping will result in as many as five per cent of Virgin's cable broadband having their downstream bandwidth halved during peak hours.
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Blu-ray copy protection group criticised over hack
News Failure of the AACS copy protection system to stand up to hacker scrutiny has brought widespread criticism of the platform and the commercial group behind it, as well as continued threats of legal action against anyone reprinting details of how to hack it.
By Simon Aughton Published
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BT develops motion-sensing laptop
News BT's researchers are testing a system that can control a laptop without the need for a mouse, trackpad or keyboard.
By Simon Aughton Published
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Automatic domain name checking tool unveiled by ICANN
News New toolkit verifies existing and new top-level domains, including future additions to DNS
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Dell rethinks direct sales model
News Michael Dell says that the direct model has been a revolution, but adds that it isn't a religion.
By Simon Aughton Published
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Blu-ray takes lion's share of high-def market
News Bolstered by PlayStation 3 and broader Hollywood support, Blu-ray corners 70 per cent of high-def movie market.
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Oxford Tube passengers benefit from free Wi-Fi
News In a bid to lure commuters away from the temptation of train travel, the Oxford-London coach service is offering free, 3G-based 1.4Mbps Wi-Fi connectivity.
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100,000 Bulldog Broadband customer details stolen
News Customer contact details "illegally obtained" by unnamed individuals two years ago, according to former owners.
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Microsoft and Samsung sign IP sharing deal
News The two companies have signed a patent licensing agreement that will enable IP use in current and future products.
By Simon Aughton Published
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BT rethinks policy on fibre optics as copper prices soar
News With the price of copper cabling going up in price, fibre optic is now cheaper to install in new buildings, claims chief engineer of BT Openreach.
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Goldman Sachs demotes Microsoft stock
News Boxed software at "end of era", according to financial analysts.
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BT's wholesale broadband price cuts to kick in next month
News BT announces a nine per cent reduction in wholesale prices as well as an extended rebate scheme.
By Simon Aughton Published
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BT to axe ISDN for domestic users
News Another nail in the coffin of high-speed dial-up in the face of cheap and plentiful broadband availability.
By Simon Aughton Published
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Small businesses pirate hundreds of commercial fonts
News Typeface vendor Monotype urges companies holding and using unlicenced commercial fonts to audit and take action, or face legal bills.
By Simon Aughton Published
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Six-year-old successfully hacks into MP's computer
News Six-year-old girl installs keylogger on MP's computer as part of a BBC investigation.
By Simon Aughton Published
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Microsoft accused of 'abusive behaviour' in server market
News As its market share continues to grow, Microsoft is threatened with new fines by the EU's competition commissioner
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Absence of OS X malware baffles security experts
News Researchers bewildered at the complete lack of malicious code for Apple operating system.
By Simon Aughton Published
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