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Microsoft loses copyright lawsuits in Korea
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Microsoft loses copyright lawsuits in Korea

The software giant has failed a legal battle with a local business around the office suite at the top of Office. The Korean Supreme Court in a ruling last week rejected…

December 13, 2018
The laptop hard drive market will double
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The laptop hard drive market will double

According to IDC, the world's 2.5-inch hard disk drive market (laptop) will double by 2010. According to Hitachi GST, the transition to technology erases magnetically. (…

December 13, 2018
Conflict of interest
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Conflict of interest

With a heavy business model for online games today, tens of millions of dollars of revenue from online game businesses are too small compared to the huge losses that Vie…

December 13, 2018
Microsoft 'for no' Office 2007 interface
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Microsoft 'for no' Office 2007 interface

On November 21, Microsoft said it would allow software developers to get free applications of the Office 2007 application graphical interface into their own products.

December 13, 2018
Google is in legal trouble because of Google News
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Google is in legal trouble because of Google News

Google is facing a growing wave of opposition from European press publishers, whose consequences may make the content that this global search engine offers to end custom…

December 13, 2018
Intel forces rival VIA to stop producing CPUs
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Intel forces rival VIA to stop producing CPUs

Intel giant Intel is pressuring Taiwanese rival VIA Technologies to leave the CPU market. In return, Intel will allow VIA to continue manufacturing computer chipsets bas…

December 13, 2018
Chinese malware aimed at passwords
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Chinese malware aimed at passwords

Half of the malware (malware) originating from China appeared in the past October designed to steal account names and passwords.

December 13, 2018