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This morning, Google is offering its online payment service at no charge to merchants through next year, apparently sending a message to rival PayPal that you can't beat free.

Also making news, IBM has given the thumbs down to approving Microsoft's Open XML specification as an international standard.

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Optima admits to price fixing; JB Hi-Fi queried
Optima has admitted to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) that it had engaged in resale price maintenance.



Google offers PayPal competitor at no charge
Promotion aims to grab customers from rival online payment service during the busy holiday shopping season..


Anti-spyware orgs seek investigation of MP3 site
Two anti-spyware groups asked the Federal Trade Commission on Thursday to shut down FastMP3Search.com.ar for allegedly stuffing users' machines with spyware, stating that they believed the Argentine site was one of the world's worst spyware spreaders.



WiMax faces fight from existing mobile operators
Don't write off mobile technology yet, warns analyst.


Biometrics, nanotechnology to combat cheating on exams
The main high-tech culprits in cheating are Internet plagiarism and the use of mobile technology for crib sheets or communicating with peers, according to a British study.


Microsoft: Vista wireless access could cause laptop battery drain
Users running Windows Vista on laptops may see batteries draining faster than they expect, Microsoft said in a warning on a company blog, because some wireless access points aren't configured to take advantage of the new operating system's Wi-Fi power-saving mode.


Oz unveils mobile social-networking app
The mobile phone app allows users of online social networks like MySpace and YouTube to browse, post comments, and upload photos and videos.


Post-shakeup, Yahoo needs to focus on products
Some analysts said the company has to begin consolidating and improving services as soon as possible, which could be hampered by the absence of a leader in the new business group that would focus on customer-centric products.


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Smart card alliance criticises passport card plans
Contactless technology seen as safer, more private than RFID.


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IBM votes against Microsoft's open XML
Ecma General Assembly voted Thursday on whether to send the Microsoft Office 2007 spec to ISO for approval.


Lack of PCs will thwart WiMax in developing nations
Cellular systems will upstage WiMax in developing countries, said market research firm Analysys in a report released this week.


Microsoft to fix six flaws next week
Microsoft doesn't disclose the exact components, services, or applications to be patched prior to delivering the updates, but only offers clues about what it plans to fix.
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