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TODAY ON iTnews.com.au:    Vista crack programs hiding malware   Apple seeks patents for bottom-loading disk drive   Does software consolidation stifle innovation?   RuBee seen as alternative protocol to RFID   Intel grabs momentum from AMD with Sun deal, quad-core push   Lotus as a Web 2.0 collaboration platform? Not quite yet   New Linux Foundation must be part lawyer, part peacemaker   State to dismiss charges against one in HP pretexting scandal   DAVOS: Cheap money threatens to wash away global growth   Moore's Law seen extended in chip breakthrough   The Palm OS clings to life   The root of the problem
Monday, 29th January 2007
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Tim Lohman,
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This morning, Intel and IBM have announced one of the biggest advances in transistors in four decades, overcoming a frustruating obstacle by ensuring microchips can get even smaller and more powerful.

Also making news, half of all cracker programs that claim to strip the copy protection from Microsoft's Windows Vista are actually malware-loading Trojan apps, according to security outfit Drive Sentry.

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Security
Vista crack programs hiding malware
Trojans being bundled with piracy software, claims researcher.
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Hardware
Apple seeks patents for bottom-loading disk drive
Potential benefits include the ability to build a thinner notebook.
By Staff writers


Applications
Does software consolidation stifle innovation?
The software industry is quickly settling into a gang of four: IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, and SAP. Where will the next billion-dollar competitor come from?.
By Staff writers


Convergence
RuBee seen as alternative protocol to RFID
The emerging standard, also known as IEEE 1902.1, is expected to give retailers and manufacturers an alternative for some applications.
By Staff writers


Hardware
Intel grabs momentum from AMD with Sun deal, quad-core push
Customers are the real winners, as battle for sales and bragging rights delivers faster and cheaper processors.
By Staff writers


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Applications
Lotus as a Web 2.0 collaboration platform? Not quite yet
But there's interesting products in IBM's new product lineup. That will help in its rivalry with Microsoft.
By Staff writers


Government/Law
New Linux Foundation must be part lawyer, part peacemaker
The Linux Foundation faces challenges on the legal front, but also on nuts-and-bolts issues such as setting standards.
By Staff writers


Government/Law
State to dismiss charges against one in HP pretexting scandal
US federal prosecutors are expected to continue with their case against Bryan Wagner and four others.
By Staff writers


Finance
DAVOS: Cheap money threatens to wash away global growth
A flood of cheap money is putting pressure on the world's financial system,
threatening to burst its banks and wash away five straight years of strong economic growth.
By Staff writers


Government/Law
Moore's Law seen extended in chip breakthrough
Intel and IBM have announced one of the biggest advances in transistors in four decades, overcoming a frustruating obstacle by ensuring microchips can get even smaller and more powerful.
By Staff writers


Operating Systems
The Palm OS clings to life
Palm, the smartphone maker, faces a challenge because it uses an operating system with an uncertain future, and it has a limited ability to change the perception that the "Palm OS is dead.".
By Staff writers


Security
The root of the problem
These six rootkit detectors can be had for free--if you have the expertise to figure them out.
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