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TODAY ON iTnews.com.au:    Boffins use PS3 chips for advanced research   Bulletin board libel leads to US$11.3m damages   China cashes in on consumer electronics bonanza   Cyber-criminals clone Google Italy site   Experts urge firms not to rush into SOA   Intel delivers first mobile WiMax chips   LG Philips LCD announces $335m loss   Google moves into South Korea   Libya rumoured to be buying OLPC laptops   PCI Express 2.0 specs released   Transmeta slaps Intel with patent suit   UK operators switch on mobile TV trial
Friday, 13th October 2006
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Welcome to the afternoon edition of the iTnewswire.

This afternoon, researchers from the University of Manchester announced today that they will use IBM's latest Cell processors, which are incorporated into gaming consoles including Sony's PlayStation 3, for advanced research.

Companies racing to implement service oriented architecture (SOA) systems risk fatally damaging their existing business processes, a technology consultant warned today.

A court in the US state of Florida has awarded US$11.3 million in damages and costs to a woman who suffered a campaign of abusive harassment on an online bulletin board.

Market watchers predict that low labour costs and a fast-growing domestic market will spur China's consumer electronics manufacturing industry to more than double by 2010, market watchers predicted today.

The Libyan government has agreed to purchase 1.2 million laptops from the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project, according to reports in The New York Times. The deal, reported to be worth US$250m, would make Libya the first country to officially place an order for the 2B1 laptops

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