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Apple fights $644m patent suit 
Software
Apple fights $644m patent suit
By Liam Tung | Oct 6, 2010 | 1 Comment 
Fights "triple dip".
 
Sun builds world's biggest application store for Java 
Software
Sun builds world's biggest application store for Java
By Iain Thomson | May 22, 2009 | Comment Now 
Sun chief executive has announced that Sun is to build an application store for Java and is aiming for a billion users.
 
Brazil carries out world’s largest desktop virtualisation project 
Software
Brazil carries out world’s largest desktop virtualisation project
By Angelica Mari | Feb 18, 2009 | Comment Now 
More than 350,000 virtualised desktops will be introduced to Brazilian schools in what is claimed to be the world’s largest-ever implementation of the technology.
 
Virtual worlds becoming money laundries 
Security
Virtual worlds becoming money laundries
By Shaun Nichols | Aug 29, 2008 | Comment Now 
Virtual worlds have become the newest tool for criminals to launder their ill-gotten gains.
 
World’s cheapest laptop goes on sale 
Hardware
World’s cheapest laptop goes on sale
By Iain Thomson | Jul 29, 2008 | Comment Now 
A Taiwanese manufacturer is selling what is possibly the world’s cheapest laptop.
 
World’s oldest bible goes online 
Software
World’s oldest bible goes online
By Iain Thomson | Jul 23, 2008 | Comment Now 
The British Library has announced that it will put the remains of the world’s oldest bible online for public viewing.
 
World's oldest blogger signs off 
Software
World's oldest blogger signs off
By Shaun Nichols | Jul 15, 2008 | Comment Now 
The Australian woman believed to be the world's oldest blogger has died.
 
IBM and Linden teleport avatars beween virtual worlds 
Software
IBM and Linden teleport avatars beween virtual worlds
By Shaun Nichols | Jul 9, 2008 | Comment Now 
Linden Labs, creators of Second Life, and IBM say they have developed have created a set of compatible avatars that can be used on either companies systems.
 
World’s first systems analyst dies 
Hardware
World’s first systems analyst dies
By Iain Thomson | Jul 1, 2008 | Comment Now 
David Caminer, a pioneer of commercial computing, has died at the age of 93..
 
Virtual worlds can cut staff training costs, says Gartner 
Training & Development
Virtual worlds can cut staff training costs, says Gartner
By Rosalie Marshall | Jun 25, 2008 | Comment Now 
According to a new report by analyst firm Gartner, IT chiefs should emphasise the reduced staff training costs that virtual world technology can bring when building a business ...
 
LG claims world's 'greenest' screen 
Hardware
LG claims world's 'greenest' screen
Jun 16, 2008 | Comment Now 
LG has launched a 22in widescreen LCD screen which it claims is the world's most energy efficient monitor..
 
Boffins build world's smallest transistor 
Hardware
Boffins build world's smallest transistor
Apr 22, 2008 | Comment Now 
Researchers at the University of Manchester claim to have created the world's smallest transistor from graphene, measuring just one atom thick and 10 atoms wide..
 
3Dconnexion develops 3D Mice for virtual worlds 
Hardware
3Dconnexion develops 3D Mice for virtual worlds
Apr 12, 2008 | Comment Now 
Logitech owned company 3Dconnexion has announced that its 3D mouse product line is now supported by Linden Labs' Second Life Grid..
 
Boffins fire up world's most powerful laser 
Hardware
Boffins fire up world's most powerful laser
By Robert Jaques | Apr 10, 2008 | Comment Now 
The Texas Petawatt laser has become the highest powered laser in the world, after delivering more than one petawatt (one quadrillion watts) of laser power..
 
Boffins build world's smallest nano-photonic switch 
Hardware
Boffins build world's smallest nano-photonic switch
Mar 18, 2008 | Comment Now 
Scientists at IBM have built the world's tiniest nano-photonic switch with a footprint about 100 times smaller than the cross section of a human hair. The breakthrough brings ...
 
China becomes world's biggest internet population 
Telco/ISP
China becomes world's biggest internet population
By Guy Dixon | Mar 17, 2008 | Comment Now 
China now has the world's greatest number of internet users, according to Beijing-based research firm BDA..
 
Boffins build world's strongest laser 
Hardware
Boffins build world's strongest laser
By Iain Thomson | Feb 19, 2008 | Comment Now 
Scientists from the University of Michigan claim to have created the world's most powerful laser..
 
Sonim shows off world's toughest mobile 
Hardware
Sonim shows off world's toughest mobile
By Iain Thomson | Feb 14, 2008 | Comment Now 
A bus has been touring round Barcelona during this year's Mobile World Congress trying to get locals to break a mobile phone..
 
Israeli boffins create world's smallest phone 
Hardware
Israeli boffins create world's smallest phone
By Matt Chapman | Feb 8, 2008 | Comment Now 
An Israeli company has created the world's smallest mobile phone, which weighs just 40.1g and measures 72mm x 37mm x 7.8mm..
 
Sharp claims world's thinnest LCD TV 
Hardware
Sharp claims world's thinnest LCD TV
Jan 31, 2008 | Comment Now 
Sharp has launched its Aquos X series of LCD TVs in Japan, and set the date for a European launch in September 2008.
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