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Microsoft slapped with US$388M patent verdict
News U.S. federal jury finds the product activation method used in some versions of Windows and Office infringes on Uniloc patent held by its Singapore subsidiary.
Tags: Patents, Piracy, Verdict, Microsoft Corp., Rhode Island, Microsoft Office XP, encryption technology, Singapore, Uniloc Corp., software company
eBay picks up PayPal for US$1.5 billion
News Ending months of speculation, eBay announces a stock deal to acquire the online payments company.
Hasbro to pour US$60 million into games site
News Toymaker Hasbro said it will spend US$60 million next year to make games such as Monopoly and Risk available on a Web site that will be designed by Go2Net.
China and U.S. lead in Internet attacks
News A new study from Akamai shows that more than 30 percent of all Internet attacks originate from China and the United States.
Tags: Network security, Web sites, Data security, PC security, Security Management, India, Akamai Technologies Inc., Attack, Internet Attack, Mbps
Computer problem leads to false arrests
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Computer problem leads to false arrests
News Rhode Island state authorities are working with Oracle to fix computer problems that led to eight false police arrests last month as the state switched to a new system.
U.S. govt study: VoIP, video can be taxed
News Federal auditors review the tax laws and say state and local governments have leeway to levy Net taxes.
Tags: VoIP/IP telephony, Video, Regulations, Taxes
Gates foundation to promote synthetic biology
News Most people associate E. coli with bad chicken, but researchers say the microbe can be used to produce new drugs.
Tags: Business applications
Apple: Microsoft should pay US$1 billion--cash
News Steve Jobs says the software giant should give US$1 billion in cash to help schools, instead of software and some money, to settle more than 100 consumer lawsuits.
When PCs pollute
News E-waste poses health risks in developing world, and gear makers have to own up to the problem, activists say.
Tags: Personal Computers, Legal, Regulations
Microsoft ditches two more private lawsuits
News Microsoft may have lost the initial round in its federal antitrust case, but the software giant yesterday scored two more victories in private lawsuits.
The week in review: At last, Transmeta
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Liquid Audio adds Microsoft format to list
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Tech's next watering hole
News Having attracted the likes of Microsoft and HP to its shores, Dubai could very well emerge as the next tech colossus after China and India.
Tags: Business development/management, Investments
Face-recognition systems for airports derided
News As US airports begin installing face-recognition systems to thwart terrorism in the wake of the September 11 attacks, civil rights activists are rushing to decry the technology as ineffective and invasive.
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