APCN2 cable cut cripples connections

update Cut in Asia-Pacific Cable Network 2 undersea cable cripples connection speeds in Asia-Pacific region Wednesday, hitting Singapore and the Philippines.  [121 comments]

Wednesday, August 12 2009 04:50 PM

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Microsoft wants refund from some laid off workers

Software giant sends a letter to some of the 1,400 employees it laid off last month letting them know they were overcompensated and that it would like the money back.  [14 comments]

Monday, February 23 2009 06:00 AM

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Linux-Windows gap to remain for five years

Don't expect mainstream adoption for Linux five years down the road, even if Linux operating systems become more user-friendly, say analysts.  [12 comments]

Wednesday, October 14 2009 07:29 PM

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Downed Facebook accounts still haven't returned

It's been a week and some members say they still receive a "down for maintenance" error message when trying to access their profiles.  [10 comments]

Monday, October 12 2009 11:05 AM

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HTML 5 drops open source video codec

The next version of the Web-coding language will specify neither H.264 nor Ogg Theora as its native video codec, due to a lack of agreement between browser makers.  [9 comments]

Monday, July 06 2009 09:28 AM

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Is OpenOffice.org a 'dying horse'?

Not quite yet, say industry watchers, but "primary sponsor" Sun Microsystems should rethink its strategy and better drive the community ecosystem.   [9 comments]

Monday, January 12 2009 07:51 PM

Find more stories in: Open source, Product development and design, Software engineering/development, OpenOffice, Apache Software Foundation, OpenOffice.org, Open-source Software, David Mitchell, Contributor, Novell Inc.

Google: Firms can 'get rid' of Office in a year

Search giant sets sights on office software leader, Microsoft Office, with "30 to 50 updates" to be released for Google Docs next year, says top exec.  [8 comments]

Friday, November 13 2009 05:00 PM

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Facebook acknowledges access problems

Some members of the social network claim to have been unable to access their accounts for several days now; it's a database problem, Facebook says.  [8 comments]

Wednesday, October 07 2009 12:01 PM

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Trujillo: Australia is racist, anachronistic

Former Telstra CEO Sol Trujillo calls Australia racist and claims the local economy only became "developed" in the last decade.   [8 comments]

Tuesday, May 26 2009 11:51 AM

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Windows 95 wiped out last PC competition

Industry voices recount highlights of Microsoft's journey with each Windows release over the years, as market awaits launch of Windows 7.  [6 comments]

Wednesday, October 21 2009 04:45 PM

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