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Thursday, 31st May 2007
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Making news, as Google Developer Day 2007 gets underway in the US, Google plans to demonstrate the company's online applications including Google Reader which can be used without an Internet connection.

Also this afternoon, Microsoft has unveiled Surface, a tabletop device that can recognise physical objects and allow direct, hands-on control of content such as photos, music and maps.

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Google goes offline at Google Development Day
Flanked by partners, Google offers new APIs and focuses on its plans to move further into Microsoft's desktop space..
By Thomas Claburn


Applications
Microsoft breakthrough scratches the Surface
'Minority Report' interactive interface unveiled.
By Staff Writers


Operating Systems
Microsoft gets Linux code ahead of open source community
SEC document shows that Microsoft is entitled to receive key technical documentation from the Linux distributor -- even if that documentation is not generally available to open source software developers..
By Paul McDougall


Operating Systems
Mozilla update ends support for Firefox 1.5
Users of the open-source browser will now be encouraged to migrate to Firefox 2..
By Sharon Gaudin


Government/Law
Encyclopaedia Britannica sues TomTom in US Court
Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc. has sued Dutch navigation systems company TomTom and
two other companies in a U.S. court, contending they infringed on its patents for a computerized map system..
By Reuters blank


Internet
Asia IPTV to make US$8bn by 2012
Still facing strong competition from cable and satellite.
By Simon Burns


Hardware
TiVo to hit Australian shores
Network Seven has partnered with the creators of TiVo to bring the revolutionary digital video recorder (DVR) to Australian shores by next year.
By Staff writers


Research/Trends
Boffins create 'living' memory
Move could pave the way for 'cyborg-like integration'.
By Robert Jaques


Telco/ISP
Palm shows off Foleo smartphone companion
Sub-notebook device offers smartphone users larger screen size.
By Tom Sanders


Finance
EBay in US$75M buy of search site StumbleUpon
Web auction leader eBay Inc. has acquired Web surfing recommendation site
StumbleUpon for $75 million in cash, matching the highest value reported as under discussion weeks ago..
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Telco/ISP
Brennan offers BigAir solutions
IT&T service provider Brennan partners with BigAir to provide wireless broadband solutions to end-users
By Staff Writers


Jobs Centre
IBM cuts 1,500 more Jobs as monthly total nears 3,000
IBM is attempting to shore up profits in its outsourcing business, which saw a 19 per cent drop-off in pre-tax income in the first quarter..
By Paul McDougall


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