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Gadget boost for Java

Gadget boost for Java

roundup Software technology to appear in next-gen DVD players. Also: Making the case for open-source schooling.
Smoking gun for AMD?

Smoking gun for AMD?

news analysis Chipmaker's charges against Intel will hang on a close look at market realities.
AMD files suit
E-mail key to AMD fight

Bloggers plead for freedom from election laws

Federal Election Commission ponders four different ways of regulating bloggers. One option might be to do nothing at all.

Web content by and for the masses

Online games, desktop video and citizen journalism sites are reshaping the debate over file sharing.
The New York Times

Court gives adware maker WhenU green light

Appeals court reverses decision that confined WhenU from selling pop-ups triggered by 1-800-Contacts' trademarks.

Intel and AMD: a long history in court

Monday's suit doesn't mark the first time AMD has accused Intel of antitrust violations. We look back at the companies' legal tangles.

Microsoft expands low-cost Windows to Mexico

Windows XP Starter Edition now available on new PCs in the country, with plans to eventually offer the OS throughout Latin America.

Worm baits hook with hints of Pope plot

New pest, which poses as a breaking news alert about the death of John Paul II among other guises, can disable security software.

Sun cools down Linux desktop plan

Java Desktop System will continue to exist, but expect to see "less of an emphasis" on it, company's top software exec says.

Windows 2000 moves to the back burner

Microsoft delivers what is expected to be its last significant revision of the 5-year-old OS, which is still popular among companies.

Bagle commandeers PCs for zombie army

New offshoot uses a Trojan horse to try to compromise PCs for use in cyberattack networks.

Phishing fraud lands two men behind bars

Working with Russians, they used fake identities and bank cards to remove money from accounts via ATM machines, authorities said.

Tech giants join forces to fight piracy in Brazil

Seven top tech companies plan to gather information on sale of pirated electronics that can then be passed onto police.

France to host first nuclear fusion plant

Chosen by a 30-nation consortium, France lands a deal for a $12.2 billion experimental reactor to be built near Marseille.

Google automates personalized search

New version of test service learns user interests based on past searches and results that have been clicked on.

New education tools from Microsoft

Software giant announces four new academic-specific products, including a tool to help lock down shared systems.

New iTunes hints at coming cell phone support

Latest release of jukebox software makes several references to long-anticipated iTunes-compatible phone, after earlier plans hit snags.

Briefly: Blinkx unveils podcast, video blog search

Plus:  Adobe targets K-12 market with discount...  Adobe fixes Reader, Acrobat for Mac OS...  Calif. plan to ban radio tags in IDs clears hurdle...  More magazines report profitable Web sites... 
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IM: the network killer app?

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special coverage Supreme Court hands studios and labels a sweeping victory, ruling P2P companies can be liable for piracy.
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Space elevator

Researchers envision a tube that could be used to transport materials--and people--into outer space.
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photo A new robot assists a N.Y. surgical team by handing and retrieving instruments during a procedure.
In a major blow to ISPs, Supreme Court rules that cable companies do not need to share their lines.
With Athlon 64 FX-57, AMD kicks up the speed--and the price. It also plans to do some "clock-unlocking."
Critics of the Supreme Court's Grokster decision never mention the real stumbling block, writes CNET News.com's Charles Cooper.
Readers weigh in on Monday's Supreme Court ruling against file sharing. Is this the end of P2P software companies?

Schwartz: The Information Age is dead

Sun COO points to participation push and new Java partnerships
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CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh explains why you could face jail time for a ribald remark to the wrong person.

CRM reality check

Getting end-users to accept a newly installed CRM suite can be tough, but the benefits far outweigh the challenges.
Experience Edge videos sponsored by Microsoft
photos Big names in art, tech and politics joined in San Francisco on Saturday to toast the opening of Lucasfilm's new campus.
Say good-bye to QWERTY. With the DX1 Input System, you decide where the keys go and what they do.
Demand for pay-as-you-go software spawns promising crop of start-ups, but will lightning strike twice?
photos Cameron Clapp lost part of both legs, but that doesn't stop him from competing at track and field meets.
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