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Apple fights $644m patent suit
Fights "triple dip".
Oct 6 2010 6:50AM
South Korea accounts for third of the world's malware
Rapid rise of viruses from Asian nation.
Apr 13 2010 1:23PM
Sun builds world's biggest application store for Java
Sun chief executive has announced that Sun is to build an application store for Java and is aiming for a billion users.
May 22 2009 9:04AM
Brazil carries out world’s largest desktop virtualisation project
More than 350,000 virtualised desktops will be introduced to Brazilian schools in what is claimed to be the world’s largest-ever implementation of the technology.
Feb 18 2009 6:56AM
Virtual worlds becoming money laundries
Virtual worlds have become the newest tool for criminals to launder their ill-gotten gains.
Aug 29 2008 4:21PM
World’s cheapest laptop goes on sale
A Taiwanese manufacturer is selling what is possibly the world’s cheapest laptop.
Jul 29 2008 1:19PM
World’s oldest bible goes online
The British Library has announced that it will put the remains of the world’s oldest bible online for public viewing.
Jul 23 2008 9:05AM
World's oldest blogger signs off
The Australian woman believed to be the world's oldest blogger has died.
Jul 15 2008 9:18AM
IBM and Linden teleport avatars beween virtual worlds
Linden Labs, creators of Second Life, and IBM say they have developed have created a set of compatible avatars that can be used on either companies systems.
Jul 9 2008 4:01PM
World’s first systems analyst dies
David Caminer, a pioneer of commercial computing, has died at the age of 93..
Jul 1 2008 3:40PM
Virtual worlds can cut staff training costs, says Gartner
According to a new report by analyst firm Gartner, IT chiefs should emphasise the reduced staff training costs that virtual world technology can bring when building a business case.
Jun 25 2008 2:03PM
LG claims world's 'greenest' screen
LG has launched a 22in widescreen LCD screen which it claims is the world's most energy efficient monitor..
Jun 16 2008 3:23PM
Boffins build world's smallest transistor
Researchers at the University of Manchester claim to have created the world's smallest transistor from graphene, measuring just one atom thick and 10 atoms wide..
Apr 22 2008 7:36AM
3Dconnexion develops 3D Mice for virtual worlds
Logitech owned company 3Dconnexion has announced that its 3D mouse product line is now supported by Linden Labs' Second Life Grid..
Apr 12 2008 11:09AM
Boffins fire up world's most powerful laser
The Texas Petawatt laser has become the highest powered laser in the world, after delivering more than one petawatt (one quadrillion watts) of laser power..
Apr 10 2008 7:31AM
Boffins build world's smallest nano-photonic switch
Scientists at IBM have built the world's tiniest nano-photonic switch with a footprint about 100 times smaller than the cross section of a human hair. The breakthrough brings Big Blue another step closer to creating chips that use light rather than electrons to transmit data..
Mar 18 2008 7:21AM
China becomes world's biggest internet population
China now has the world's greatest number of internet users, according to Beijing-based research firm BDA..
Mar 17 2008 2:05PM
Russia overtakes China as the world's highest producer of malware and viruses
Russia has overtaken China as the world’s highest producer of spyware and viruses according to researchers at security vendor PC Tools.
Feb 25 2008 4:13PM
Boffins build world's strongest laser
Scientists from the University of Michigan claim to have created the world's most powerful laser..
Feb 19 2008 8:10AM
Sonim shows off world's toughest mobile
A bus has been touring round Barcelona during this year's Mobile World Congress trying to get locals to break a mobile phone..
Feb 14 2008 11:24AM
