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• 21 November 2006

• News: Novell sidesteps Microsoft's Linux liability

  Novell has distanced itself from Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer’s comments that the Linux operating system infringes on Microsoft patents, although the two companies said that their recently-unveiled alliance remains intact.

• News: Vodafone joins phone ticketing initiative

  Several mobile phone operators are collaborating on an initiative aimed at achieving a common approach to short-range wireless technology that can be used for contactless transactions for ticketing and billing

• News: Antiphishing toolbars fail users – report

  New report points the finger at McAfee and others for failing to protect consumers from online scams

• News: EMusic nears 100 million downloads

  It may only be a fraction of the business that Apple's iTunes Store has achieved, but eMusic has reported that it’s nearing its 100 millionth MP3 download.

• News: Tacos-for-life for a PlayStation 3

  People have pushed and shoved for it, queued overnight in the rain for it and it’s been sold online at great profit. Now the Taco Bell fastfood chain is offering a "lifetime" of tacos in exchange for a PlayStation 3.

• News: HP offers virtual PC support

  Hewlett Packard (HP) is offering a "virtual house call" service to US-based users who have trouble getting their PCs to work

• 20 November 2006

• News: iPod DVD ripping firm sued

  A group of movie studios has filed a lawsuit against tiny iPod service firm Load 'N Go Video, demanding that the latter party stops loading DVDs onto iPods, according to Macworld UK.

• News: World of Warcraft demo launched

  Blizzard Entertainment has released a free ten-day demo of World of Warcraft for Mac OS X and Windows.

• News: Yahoo signs print partners for job ads

  Yahoo and seven newspaper publishers in the US are partnering to deliver local advertising and search services to online newspaper readers.

• News: Second Life worm causes unrest

  Online gamers were locked out of Second Life yesterday, after a self-replicating worm planted spinning golden rings throughout the virtual world.

• News: Yahoo buys online contest site Bix

  Yahoo plans to buy Bix.com, a website that lets users create online contests, as part of its push into offering more online social media services.

• News: AMD to cut jobs after ATI acquisition

  Four weeks after beating Wall Street estimates for financial earnings, chip maker AMD will lay off 375 workers, according to published reports.

• News: Plea talks in HP 'spying' case

  Defence and prosecution lawyers in the HP spying case are scheduled to meet with the presiding judge on 4 December to discuss possible plea bargains, the San Jose Mercury News reported on Saturday

• News: Apple design chief collects CBE

  Apple's head of design, the British-born Jonathan Ive, collected his CBE from Her Majesty the Queen in London on Friday, Apple has confirmed

• News: Universal Music sues MySpace over copyright

  Universal Music has launched a lawsuit against News Corp's MySpace social networking service, citing copyright infringement

• News: Toshiba announces 8GB high-speed SD card

  Toshiba plans to start selling an 8GB high-speed SD (Secure Digital) memory card in January next year, the firm said today

• News: Nintendo Wii hits shelves

  The next-generation video games battle became a three-console race on Sunday as retailers across the US and Canada put Nintendo's Wii on sale

• 19 November 2006

• News: Apple patent filing hints at user interface refresh

  It seems that Apple is exploring ways to revolutionise computer user interfaces for a new century. The company's ever-active research and development team continues to invest in new UI technologies

• 18 November 2006

• News: Case study: VoIP implementation

  Facing frequent outages in the DSL lines serving 50-plus corporate-owned Gold's Gyms, Bobby Badugu knew it was time for a significant network upgrade

• News: Wireless power supply gets closer

  Scientists are creeping closer to delivering power without a cord. This would enable truly wireless devices.

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