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by Stan Beer
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It appears that Amazon.com was taking orders for Vista at the right prices last week, as the offical US prices of the new Windows operating system announced today by Microsoft held no surprises.
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by Stan Beer
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Google, renowned for taking on the US Justice Department early this year over the integrity of its user data, has agreed to hand over a small portion of its data to Brazilian authorities under threat of hefty fines and possibly closure of its local office.
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by Stan Beer
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According to blogs and reports flowing in from testers around the world, Windows Vista is just about ready for the market but there is a not so trivial issue with what is supposed to be one of its major features, security.
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by Stan Beer
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After beating Blu-ray to the market in the US and Japan by months, Toshiba looks determined to make it accessible to European consumers in November ahead of the release of Sony's PlayStation 3, which will also be released in November. However, Samsung looks set to beat the pair to the starting line in Europe, when it launches its Blu-ray player on the Continent in October.
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by Stan Beer
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Government funded R&D center, National ICT Australia (NICTA), has launched an anti-terror and disaster surveillance project, Smart Applications For Emergencies (SAFE). SAFE aims to help save lives and minimise economic impact from natural and man made disasters by improving prevention, detection, prediction and recovery co-ordination.
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by Stan Beer
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The most popular social networking site in the US, MySpace, has put up its hand to join the growing throng of internet players aiming to take on the might of Apple and its iTunes store in the online music space.
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by Stan Beer
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The thought that the data on your computer from web browsing and search queries could become a window into your life is an increasing worry for users. That's why a well known internet entrepreneur has launched a new browser, called Browzar, designed specifically to protect user privacy.
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by Stan Beer
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Flash RAM manufacturer, SanDisk, has announced its second new MP3 player in as many weeks, this time appealing to the lower end of the market with 2GB version for US$100.
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by Stan Beer
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The Brazil office of search leader Google has been threatened with massive fines unless it complies with an a federal judges's order to hand over data on users of the South American country's most popular social networking site.
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by Stan Beer
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Next Tuesday will be D-Day for up to 20% of the staff number one chipmaker Intel, as the company is tipped to slash as many as 20,000 jobs in a massive restructure designed to get its business back on track.
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by Stan Beer
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It's been five years in the making, but Windows Vista is just about cooked with Microsoft announcing Release Candidate 1 (RC1) of its long awaited new operating system to the market.
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by Stan Beer
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Judging by a recent report, it's probably better to take to your old mobile phone with a hammer than sell it on the second hand market because it can reveal all your secrets.
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by Stan Beer
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Internet content provider Yahoo has extended its Yahoo! Go for Mobile service to Windows Mobile-powered phones platform. Windows Mobile-powered phones, such as the Motorola Q, can now use Yahoo! Go for Mobile for the first time.
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by Stan Beer
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Google search now gives users the option to search for book titles and download PDF files files of books out of copyright for free. However, the choice of downloads is still very limited.
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by Stan Beer
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Google CEO Eric Schmidt has joined the board of directors of Apple Computers in a move that can be seen as bringing the two Silicon Valley technology giants closer together.
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by Stan Beer
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Hollywood studios are getting behind Blu-ray in a big way, announcing 75 movie releases on the Blu-ray high definition video format for Japan before the end of the year.
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