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by Stan Beer
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Flash storage pioneer SanDisk has loadged a patent infringement lawsuit against 25 companies, many based in Asia, claiming that they infringe on patents it holds for flash card technology. The suit, filed in the US District Court in Wisconson and the US International Trade Commission, against some of the biggest names in the Flash storage business and is designed to force them pay licensing fees.
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by Stan Beer
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The word from Microsoft is that the company is devoting "non trivial" resources to develop a version of Windows XP that will run on the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project's XO computer. Is Microsoft really seeking third world domination at any cost? can OLPC resist the dollar temptations Microsoft is sure to throw its way?
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by Mike Bantick
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Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock is about to be released, here is the full track listing and other information about this sure-fire hit.
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by Stan Beer
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There we were thinking that Adobe was at fault because its Acrobat reader had a vulnerability that exposed users to bad PDF files filled with malwares sent in spam when all along it was yet another vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. Microsoft has belatedly admitted that it's to blame and is working on a fix but for many it may be too late as spam with dodgy PDF files is hitting mailboxes by tens of thousands.
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by William Atkins
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California researchers state that light to moderate drinkers are least likely to have cardiovascular or respiratory illnesses.
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by William Atkins
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On flight day 4, two astronauts from the STS-120 crew are conducting the first of five spacewalks on Friday, October 26, 2007, to install the Harmony module on the International Space Station.
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by Mike Bantick
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Problems with battery recalls and Blu-ray diode production now behind them, Sony is pumping out shareholder pleasing financials once again. But PlayStation 3 losses continue to hurt.
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by Stan Beer
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Barely a month after AMD shipped its long awaited 65 nanometer Barcelona quad-core processor, its larger rival Intel has tightened the screws once again with the commencement of production of its 45nm Penryn range of processors.
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by Stephen Withers
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A set of updates for Apple's iLife suite deliver compatibility with Leopard (which debuts today), but some changes apply to older versions of Mac OS X.
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by Stuart Corner
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Apple previewed the latest upgrade to OS X showing only a handful of the claimed 300 new features, but I reckon there is plenty there to tempt lots of Tiger users to shell out $A159 for the upgrade.
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by Stan Beer
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Imagine being able to convert your PC game into an IP game stream which can be shared over the Web and played remotely on a range of devices. A UK based company called StreamMyGame.com has launched a games sharing site and a software plug-in which it claims enables users to post hypertext links to their games on the site, which can then be played remotely by other visitors to site who click on the links.
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by Stephen Withers
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Australian Mac owners who placed advance orders for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard are starting to take delivery before the new operating system hits the shops.
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by Stephen Withers
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Google Desktop 1.3 provides compatibility with Mac OS X 10.5, and updating it before you upgrade to Leopard will smooth the process.
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by Stuart Corner
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Norwegian Browser developer Opera, which claims to be the only company to "put the Web on any device," has launched a service that enables users to synchronise their Opera bookmarks and personal preferences across any browser, on any device.
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