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18 April 2006
News: Telecom, media companies protest EU plan

A European Union proposal to regulate internet TV and other new-media services has created an uproar among internet and telecommunications companies.
News: Burst.com sues Apple for patent infringement

Apple is facing a lawsuit over technology within its popular iPod digital music player and two related applications.
News: Apple offers most secure Windows platform

Apple isn't just integrating Windows XP into the future Mac experience - it plans to offer the best Windows hardware in the world
News: Seagate announces 15,000rpm hard disk

Seagate is planning to release a 300GB Cheetah 3.5in drive rotating at 15,000rpm.
News: Microsoft initiates programme for healthcare

Microsoft has initiated a programme to push its software into the healthcare industry, the company announced at the World Health Care Congress, which began yesterday in Washington DC.
News: AMD seeks Microsoft evidence in Intel case

AMD took another step forward in its antitrust suit against Intel last week by filing a subpoena in US courts for documents held by Microsoft.
17 April 2006
News: Project targets avian influenza

A research institute is harnessing the power of thousands of computers over the internet to investigate potential drug treatments for deadly avian influenza.
13 April 2006
News: Glitzy Vista barred to pirates

Microsoft is planning to tie Windows Vista's premium graphics system, Aero, to its antipiracy Genuine Advantage programme, according to a preliminary Vista guide posted online this week.
News: Boot Camp flaws turn Macs into PCs

Mac users are reporting serious problems with Apple's Boot Camp, the software that lets Intel-based Macs run Windows.
News: Mac Windows security concerns dismissed

Gartner analyst Michael Silver has dismissed concerns that running Windows XP on a Mac will open up the Mac OS to viruses.
News: Terror test shakes London's banks

UK banks need to think ahead and communicate more when faced with a terrorist attack, according to the results of a drill carried out across the City of London.
News: Samsung to launch ultra-mobile PC

Samsung is planning to put its Q1 ultra-mobile PC on sale worldwide in May, the company said today.
News: Sony reveals more details of Blu-ray Disc PC

Sony has released a few details about what is expected to be its first desktop PC to include a Blu-ray Disc drive.
12 April 2006
News: Service deletes files on stolen laptops

Everdream has launched a service to delete or encrypt files on stolen PCs and laptops.
News: Sony unveils Vaio L series desktop PCs

Sony yesterday unveiled its mid-year PC line-up for Japan, including the Vaio L desktop series.
News: Microsoft releases critical IE patch

Microsoft has released its security software patches for April, addressing an unpatched bug in the Internet Explorer browser that hackers had been exploiting for several weeks.
News: China to toughen stance on software piracy

Chinese government officials yesterday committed to increased protection for intellectual property such as software.
News: Fujitsu to launch Blu-ray, HD-DVD PCs

Fujitsu hasn't taken sides in the next-generation DVD format battle, planning to launch a desktop PC with a Blu-ray Disc drive and a laptop PC with an HD-DVD drive.
11 April 2006
News: Second-hand Microsoft licences fuel startup

A company that came up with the idea of selling second-hand Microsoft software licences said it has sold thousands of them in its first few months of operation.
News: MS develops entry-level music-making app

Microsoft is developing a product to compete with Apple's GarageBand, code-named 'Monaco'.