Microsoft Offers Twitter-style Service in China

From PC World: Microsoft has launched a microblog-style service in China based on Windows Live Messenger, expanding the social-networking functions linked to the chat software in a country where it is a hit.

The new service, which is called MSN Juku and is now in beta, lets users...

IBM buys database security firm Guardium

From CNET News.com: IBM said Monday that it has acquired database security firm Guardium.

Guardium is a leading vendor in monitoring and protecting databases for large enterprises. In addition to securing the data and watching database activity, Guardium's technology can automate...

Report: Apple accused of NAND price manipulation

From CNET News.com: Industry insiders are accusing Apple of manipulating the price of NAND flash memory chips used in its popular iPhone and iPod products, according to a report in The Korea Times on Monday.

Citing unnamed sources, the article says Apple asks manufacturers to...

Nokia Sues LCD Manufacturers for Alleged Price Fixing

From DailyTech: With low profit margins and poor sales, some companies producing LCDs have resorted to illegal tactics to help improve their bottom line. Some of the largest companies in the LCD manufacturing industry were embroiled in an LCD price fixing scheme last year that...

VirtualBox Virtualizaton Software from Sun Gets Update

From DailyTech: Virtual machines (VMs) are widely used in enterprise and development environments and by individual users. VMs are often used to easily allow multiple operating systems to be run on a single computer.

Sun Microsystems has announced that it has upgraded its VirtualBox...

ViewSonic Making Smartphone That Runs Win XP

From Tom's Hardware: Smartphones have changed the way that we browse the web (and perhaps what you read in the bathroom). So far we've always had a different experience using our phones than our PCs due to both hardware and software differences.

Soon, there will be a solution for...

Microsoft Expects Project Natal to Be a Giant Leap for TV

From X-bit Labs: Microsoft Corp. said that its forthcoming Natal motion sensor will not only enable new experience in video games, but to also replace remote controls for TV-sets and enrich media experience of end-users. In fact, Microsoft expects wide convergence of the Internet...

Samsung beats 2009 handset forecast on touchscreen demand

From InfoWorld: Samsung Electronics is on track to beat its 2009 sales target of 200 million mobile phones, and touchscreen handsets will account for one of every five mobile phones it sells this year, the company said Monday.

The company did not provide a new mobile phone sales...

Latest Microsoft Patches Cause Black Screen of Death

From PC World: Microsoft's latest round of security patches appears to be causing some PCs to seize up and display a black screen, rending the computer useless.

The problem affects Microsoft products including Windows 7, Vista and XP operating systems, said Mel Morris , the CEO and...

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