Manhunt banned
Controversial PC game, Manhunt, has been refused classification and banned in Australia by the Federal Office of Film, Literature and Classification. More...

Four out of five Linux PCs end up running Windows: Gartner
Although Linux backers boast of a growing market share on the desktop, especially in booming regions like Eastern Europe, Latin America, and Asia-Pacific, those numbers are hugely inflated, a research firm said, because most of the PCs actually end up running Windows. More...

Red Hat picks up Netscape assets
Linux seller Red Hat has announced it has acquired some assets of Netscape's network security software division from America Online. Terms of the purchase were not disclosed. More...

New company launches Google challenge
Google has made its name on advanced-search technology, but a company that launched this week with what could prove to be a better idea is poised to be a potential headache for Google as it battles against Yahoo and Microsoft. More...

Records of dot.com roadkill to be saved for posterity
All those failed start-ups from the dot com boom will nevertheless live on, because the University of Maryland and the US Library of Congress see value in saving their records for posterity in a massive digital archive. More...

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