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Linspire offers to license all Korean PCs
News The Linux vendor proposes to break the country loose from the "monopolistic grasp of Microsoft" in a US$5 million deal.
Tags: Linux, Media players, Open source, Legal, Antitrust
Xbox tries to get its 'Halo' back
News After Xbox 360's summer of frustration, title release could go a long way toward regaining gamers' confidence.
Tags: Gamer, Game players, Games
Ubuntu carves niche in Linux landscape
News Less than two years into its development, a new version of Linux is generating considerable excitement.
Tags: Linux, Linux desktop OS, Software engineering/development
Quarter of all Aussie software is illegal
News Australia's software piracy rate is dropping, but not as aggressively as some in the industry would like.
Tags: Piracy, Copyright, Software licensing
Pulver debuts P2P Bellster network
News Digital troublemaker Jeff Pulver unleashes a way to use the Net to let anyone use your phone to make a call.
Tags: VoIP/IP telephony
Corel buys photo software maker Jasc
News The graphics specialist hopes to take a bite out of Adobe's Photoshop business with the acquisition.
Tags: Digital media
Mass. to use Microsoft Office in ODF plan
News In letter seen by CNET News.com, the Commonwealth says it'll use Office suite plug-in as it moves to standardized format.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Open source, Government
Windows Vista draws, jokes, scorn, approval
News Reaction to the name for the next version of Windows runs the gamut. No, it doesn't stand for viruses, infections, spyware, trojans and adware.
Tags: Operating systems
CompTIA 'respects' S'pore ministry's OpenOffice initiative
News An official from the industry group calls for procurement policies that do not exclude proprietary or open-source vendors alike.
Tags: Open source, Government
Microsoft document formats gain Mass. favor
News Proposed technical guidelines include Microsoft's Office Open XML on the list of "open format" standards.
Tags: Office suites, Microsoft Office
Web takes stab at covering, protesting Bush's inauguration
News Didn't score tickets to the hottest inaugural events? Don't feel like bundling up your brood and shivering through President-elect George W Bush's swearing-in ceremony? No problem.
Nokia, Loki team up for Linux games
News Nokia announced Wednesday that it had teamed up with Linux gaming company Loki Software to strengthen its initiative to build an open-source home-entertainment platform.
Apple: iPod means our Pod
News Mac maker cries trademark infringement, sends cease-and-desist letters to companies using "pod" in product names.
Tags: MP3 players, Mac OS, Copyright, Lawsuits
Linux heavies plan lightweight virtualization
News Novell and Red Hat have concrete plans to build resource-stingy "containers" to aid use of virtualization.
Tags: Linux, Linux server OS, Open source
iPhone 3G travails: Network, interrupted
News news analysis Users of Apple's marquee gadget say they are having trouble getting, and staying, connected to the 3G networks in their areas.
Tags: Smart phones, Mac OS, 3G (Third Generation), Mobile/Wireless, Apple iPhone 3G, 3G Network, Advertisement, phone, message board, AT&T Corp.
