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Military beefs up cyberwar capabilities with games, Linux
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Report: Google Android to grow 900% in 2009
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Netbooks with 10-inch displays dropping below $300
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Windows 7 to be ready for holiday shopping season
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Microsoft to issue bonds: Will it go shopping?
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Microsoft finally acknowledges Windows 7 will ship in 2009
Microsoft officials are finally admitting what many company watchers, customers and partners have known for a while: Windows 7 is going to ship in 2009. Woo hoo. by Mary Jo ...
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Broader Microsoft Office 2010 test program to kick off in July
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Pushing change with Android.
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Amazon launches iPhone-optimized Kindle storefront
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Social PR Survey II: Continued disconnect between clients, agencies
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Microsoft to release .NET Micro Framework code
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Wi-Fi slowed by interference, not congestion
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Cambridge rents out HPC for the cloud
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Sun may have broken bribery laws
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Tesco tills go down in IT glitch
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Microsoft claims EU ruling could boost Google
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In-flight broadband business to surge
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Intel to face EC antitrust fine
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ACCC selects a CIO
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PKBA snares Credit Union deal
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IronPort gets new ANZ chief
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Optus drops iPhone prices
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