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24 March 2010
News: Microsoft will not change China operations, official says

Microsoft has noted Google's recent move to stop censoring its search engine in China, but will continue to do business there, a senior company official said Wednesday.
23 March 2010
News: Ofcom: BT must open up network to other ISPs

Ofcom is calling for BT to open its fibre networks to other ISPs in a bid to speed up the roll-out of super-fast broadband access across the UK.
News: Syco Systems acquires Computer Warehouse: Updated

Syco Systems has acquired the retail division of Apple reseller Computer Warehouse.
News: Gov't to build £30m Institute of Web Science

The government will spend £30m on setting up an Institute of Web Science (IOWS).
News: Google stops censoring China search results

Google has stopped censoring results in China, acting on a decision it made in January after it was the victim of hacking attacks originating from the country
22 March 2010
News: Computer Warehouse considering liquidation

Apple reseller Computer Warehouse has started the liquidation process.
News: Google removes military buildings from Street View

Google has removed images of a number of military buildings from its Street View service.
20 March 2010
News: 14 great computing aids for the disabled

Getting work done on a computer is easily within reach of the blind and physically disabled thanks to a number of new and updated tools. We've rounded up the 14 best gadgets to improve computing for the disabled.
19 March 2010
News: Sky 3D kicks off on April 3

Sky's 3D TV channel will start broadcasting on April 3 with the Premiership match between Manchester United and Chelsea.
18 March 2010
News: HTC to fight Apple over iPhone patent lawsuit

HTC said it plans to "fully defend itself" against the patent infringement lawsuit filed by Apple early this month, adding it has always respected the intellectual property of others and will continue to do so.
17 March 2010
News: MIT researchers enable self-assembling of chips

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Tuesday released research detailing how molecules in chips can self-assemble, potentially reducing manufacturing costs.
16 March 2010
News: Google could leave China very soon

Google looks likely to shutter its operations in China very soon, after negotiations between the search engine and the county broke down
News: Dell accuses LCD makers of pricing-fixing cartel

Dell has filed a lawsuit against five LCD makers that charges them with colluding to fix prices for products, a Dell spokesman said Monday.
News: Wales gets one of the world's largest data centres

One of the world's largest data centers has opened for business in the U.K., protected by bomb-proof glass and powered by enough electricity to run a small city.
15 March 2010
News: Apple hands out $22m bonus to COO

Apple Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook earned a US$5 million cash bonus plus stock that could be worth nearly $17 million for the six months last year that he took the helm of the company.
News: Iran hacks US 'espionage' networks

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps hacked into 29 Web sites affiliated with U.S. espionage networks, Iran's semi-official Fars News Agency reported on Sunday.
12 March 2010
News: Vodafone kills Wayfinder satnav company

Vodafone is closing down Wayfinder Systems, a navigation company the British operator acquired in December 2008. The introduction of free turn-by-turn navigation services from Google and Nokia has completely turned the sector on its head, according to Vodafone.
News: File-sharing clampdowns won't stop p2p music downloads

Digital music fans will not be deterred by filesharing clampdowns. Eighty percent of 18-to-34-year olds said they would defy lawmakers and continue accessing music for free.
News: Intel invests in social media incubator Betaworks

Intel invested an undisclosed amount in social media incubator Betaworks to gain insight into real-time user behavior on social networks, the chip maker said on Thursday.
11 March 2010
News: Microsoft loses again in Word patent battle

The U.S. Federal Court of Appeals has once again upheld a jury's verdict that Microsoft willfully infringed on patents awarded to i4i.