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Article | 27/01/2009 Microsoft: Zune revenue dropped by 54 percent

Microsoft's fourth-quarter revenue from its Zune platform dropped by US$100 million, a decline of 54 percent on a year earlier.

Article | 27/01/2009 After McColo takedown, spam surges again

Spammers have regrouped and are finding ways to send more junk mail despite recent efforts by security experts.

Article | 23/01/2009 Seagate releases new firmware for broken hard drives

Seagate has now released new firmware for all models of hard drives affected by a software flaw, the company said Thursday.

Article | 22/01/2009 Seagate to issue fixes for troublesome hard drives soon

Seagate will issue fixes soon for faulty firmware that is causing several models of the company's hard drives to freeze, it said Wednesday.

Article | 20/01/2009 AMD to cut 1,100 jobs and slash salaries across company

Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices will shed 1,100 more jobs and cut salaries as it tries to reduce costs in a tough economic environment, the company ...

Article | 16/01/2009 Google prunes unpopular services from its portfolio

Google will either shut down or stop supporting several free Web-based services as it retrenches its engineering resources.

Article | 16/01/2009 Project turns geodata collection into a party

Some map makers have found a way to draw people to their detail-oriented field: have a party.

Article | 14/01/2009 Harvard academic refutes Google carbon footprint story

A Harvard researcher said on Tuesday that a British newspaper misquoted his research covering the carbon footprint caused by running Web sites.

Article | 14/01/2009 AVG acquires behavioural detection security company

Czech security company AVG has completed a deal to acquire Sana Security, which specializes in detecting malicious software based on its behaviour.

Article | 13/01/2009 Google disputes Harvard fellow's pollution estimate

The carbon footprint of a search query is nowhere near the estimate concluded by a Harvard academic, Google said late Sunday.

Article | 13/01/2009 New Microsoft ads stress savings derived from software

Microsoft's latest ad campaign will try to convince businesses that software can save them money even in a turbulent economy.

Article | 8/01/2009 Vietnam pushes open-source software for government use

The Vietnamese government will move to several open-source applications by the end of next year as the country also tries to reduce the use of pirated...

Article | 8/01/2009 Data breaches rose sharply in 2008, says study

More than 35 million data records were breached in 2008 in the U.S., a figure that underscores continuing difficulties in securing information, accord...

Article | 8/01/2009 Weak demand causes Intel to cut Q4 forecast

Intel expects fourth-quarter revenue for fiscal 2008 to fall 23 percent compared to a year prior due to weaker demand for computer processors, the com...

Article | 8/01/2009 Norway pulls downloadable Beatles podcasts

Norway's public broadcaster has stopped offering a downloadable podcast with songs from the Beatles, citing a licensing issue.