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Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ: JAVA) killed development of an advanced server chip it hoped would leapfrog its technology past rivals IBM and Intel Corp, the New York Times reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Officials with Sun, the world’s No. 4 maker of computer services, declined comment on the report about the abandoned chip project, […]

A California software publisher will seek an injunction preventing U.S. companies from shipping computers with Chinese anti-pornography software it says was stolen, the company’s president said on Saturday. Solid Oak Software Inc said it found pieces of its CyberSitter Internet-filtering software in the Chinese program, including a list of terms to be blocked and instructions […]

British cable TV operator Virgin Media is to launch an unlimited music download subscription service through a partnership with the world’s largest music company, Universal. The music industry has been desperate to boost digital sales in recent years to overcome online piracy, and the agreement comes a day before a British report sets out how […]

BEIJING — A Chinese lawyer has demanded a public hearing to reconsider a government demand that all new personal computers carry Internet filtering software, adding to uproar over a plan critics say is ineffective and intrusive. Li Fangping, a Beijing human rights advocate who often embraces controversial causes, has asked the Ministry of Industry and […]

More than one-third of information technology professionals abuse administrative passwords to access confidential data such as colleagues’ salary details or board-meeting minutes, according to a survey. Data security company Cyber-Ark surveyed more than 400 senior IT professionals in the United States and Britain, and found that 35 percent admitted to snooping, while 74 percent said […]

BEIJING — A Washington-based group representing information technology companies called on China on Wednesday to reconsider its requirement that Internet filtering software be bundled with new computers. Chinese regulations mandate “Green Dam,” a program developed by Jinhui Computer System Engineering Co., be pre-installed on personal computers manufactured or shipped after July 1. China says the […]

WASHINGTON, June 8 (Reuters) – A group of technology heavyweights, including chiefs of IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Motorola enlisted a former Clinton administration economist to beat back President Obama’s plan to boost some taxes on overseas profits. The Technology CEO Council recruited Robert J. Shapiro, a former top Commerce Department official, who wrote a report […]

The Chinese government has required that personal computer makers bundle software that filters Internet content from July 1, according to a Ministry of Industry and Information Technology document seen by Reuters. The free “Green Dam-Youth Escort” software, developed by Jinhui Computer System Engineering Co, can effectively filter “unhealthy words and images,” the document said. The […]

NEW YORK/CHICAGO (Reuters) – Small crowds gathered at Sprint stores on Saturday for the official launch of Palm Inc’s Pre, the much-hyped smartphone seen as Palm’s best chance to claw back market share lost to rivals such as Apples iPhone and Research In Motion Ltd’s Blackberry. The new high-end phone, considered a pivotal product for […]

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc kicks off its annual developers’ extravaganza on Monday under a tight lid of secrecy, with investors expecting the electronics maker to unveil new or cheaper versions of its popular iPhone. Thousands of customers, developers and investors are set to convene in San Francisco for Apple’s Worldwide Developers’ Conference, hoping […]

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The long-awaited Pre has nice new touches, but Palm Inc has a lot of work to do if the device is to be a serious competitor to the iPhone. A Pre Preview Source: Reuters The device seemed to live up to some expectations but fall short on others for this reporter, […]

NEW YORK – Spending more time on social networks and blogs? You’re not alone, with the latest figures showing the number of minutes spent on social networking sites in the United States has almost doubled over the past year. Nielsen Online, which measures web traffic, said the number of minutes on social networks in the […]