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AMD Discontinues Low-Cost PC

Chip-maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. has quietly discontinued a money-losing line of low-cost PCs aimed at helping customers in developing countries get access to the Internet, according to a regulatory filing.

Teen Faces Jail for Tapping Wireless

Singapore teen faces 3 years' jail for tapping into another's wireless Internet.

New A's Ballpark May Boast Heavy Cisco Tech

If Cisco Systems Inc. has its way, the Oakland Athletics' new ballpark in Fremont, California, will be the stadium of the future.

Java Goes Open Source

Computer server and software maker Sun Microsystems Inc. said Monday that it had begun to make its Java technology an open-source software project available for free on the Internet.

Jury Selection Starts in Microsoft Antitrust in Iowa

Hundreds of potential jurors report for duty in Microsoft lawsuit.

Sun Sets Java Code Free

Sun Microsystems releases its Java technology as open-source project.

Microsoft's Zune Debuts

Zune music player is Microsoft's latest entertainment foray

CompUSA to Offer Early Sales of Vista

Small business customers will have access to OS early, much like enterprise businesses. Consumers still have to wait for January 30th.

IBM Galvanized by Video Game Business

No matter whether Nintendo Co., Microsoft Corp. or Sony Corp. wins the video game console war, there already is one huge victor: IBM Corp., which designed and makes the microprocessors for all three units.

Long Process Leads to Short Vista Sound

Some musicians spend 18 months working on a whole album. At Microsoft Corp., that's how long it took to perfect just four seconds of sound.

The Sound of Vista

Microsoft turns to musician Robert Fripp to create many of Vista's sounds, including signature start-up sound.

Intel To Package Web Tools

Think of it as Wikipedia for the workplace. Intel Corp., the world's largest computer chip maker, now wants to provide businesses with software to create blogging, wiki and news feed services to connect employees on collaborative projects.

Nvidia Unveils Latest Graphics Chips

Chip-maker Nvidia Corp. unveiled two graphics microprocessors that offer twice the horsepower of previous models and what the company touts as a design milestone: a multitasking brain capable of efficiently handling a variety non-graphics calculations.

November Patch Tuesday To Come with 6 Fixes

Advanced security bulletin refers to an XML flaw and five other Windows flaws deemed "critical"; unknown whether security rollup addresses recent Visual Studio flaw.

BlueScreen of Death Screen Saver 3.2

Who says Microsoft can't laugh at itself? The company just released BlueScreen version 3.2 -- the latest version of a screen saver that mimics Windows' dreaded "Blue Screen of Death."

Gates: Vista Survived Antitrust Challenges

Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates said Thursday the company's upcoming Windows Vista operating system has survived antitrust complaints by rivals who aimed to "castrate" it.

Gates: Vista Survived Rival Challenges

Windows Vista that will be delivered won't be a version "castrated" by EU or software rivals, says Microsoft chairman.

Microsoft Adding Code 'Obfuscation' to Orcas

Microsoft announced this week it is adding an enhanced version of Dotfuscator Community Edition (CE) to the next major release of Microsoft Visual Studio, code-named "Orcas."

Microsoft Readies Dynamics CRM Update

Microsoft announced this week it is nearing release of a new version of its customer relationship management (CRM) software -- Microsoft Dynamics CRM for the 2007 Microsoft Office system and Windows Vista.

Microsoft to Offer Live Search in India

In January, Indian mobile users will have access to Microsoft's search engine; service announced as part of Microsoft $1.7 billion investment in the country.