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• 18 December 2009

• News: Analysis: Google to launch netbook and smartphone

  There may still be ongoing debate about whether the Nexus One smartphone will be supplied direct from Google, but that hasn't stopped experts from moving on to a new rumour that Google is also developing a Google-branded netbook.

• News: Palm opens WebOS developer program to boost sales

  Palm posted another loss for the period ending in November but has plans for boosting its prospects.

• 17 December 2009

• News: BE broadband provides free broadband to 46 groups

  Public Wi-Fi network Freerunner is to offer a number of communities across the UK free wireless broadband services.

• News: nVidia set to produce Tegra, Ion processors

  nVidia will put Tegra and Ion chips in production for launch in the first half next year.

• News: Global PC market bounces back from recession

  In a study issued on yesterday, analyst IDC said that PC shipments worldwide will grow by double digits on a yearly basis through 2013, buoyed by increased commercial spending and growing demand for portable PCs like laptops and netbooks.

• News: First nVidia Direct X11 chip coming in Q1 2010

  Nvidia brushed off the technology lead that rival AMD built by releasing the first graphics chips to support DirectX 11, saying the release gives AMD only a short-term advantage that won't have a long-term effect on the graphics market.

• 16 December 2009

• News: Microsoft could face legal action over Plurk code theft

  Microsoft may face a law suit despite apologising for stealing software code from rival microblogging service Plurk.

• News: EU approves Microsoft ballot screen

  The EU has accepted Microsoft's 'ballot screen' offer, which will allow Windows users to choose the web browser they want, ending the commission's antitrust investigation.

• News: UK lags behind on super-fast broadband

  The UK is being beaten by Japan, Finland and Sweden when it comes to super-fast broadband connections.

• News: Analyst blames Nokia for sluggish smartphone sales

  Nokia is largely to blame for smartphones gaining a smaller-than-expected part of overall mobile phone sales in 2009, according to market research company Gartner.

• News: Google Chrome browser gains market share

  Google Chrome is now the third most popular web browser, having overtaken Apple Safari in global popularity. The release last week of betas of Chrome for Mac OS X and Linux pushed the Google browser's share past Apple's Safari and into the number three spot, a web measurement company said yesterday.

• News: Microsoft service steals code from Twitter rival

  Microsoft's Juku service in China did indeed steal code from Plurk, a popular Twitter rival in Asia, the software giant admitted on Tuesday

• News: PC sales growth delays Dell factory shutdown

  Dell has delayed the closing of a plant in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, by three months because PC demand is rising, the company said on Tuesday.

• News: Virgin launches 24-hour technical support service

  Over half of Brits say speed is their worst gripe about PCs, says the Virgin group.

• 15 December 2009

• News: O2 brings 4G LTE network to the UK

  Huawei and O2 have announced the successful completion of a UK trial of an LTE (Long Term Evolution), or 4G, mobile network. The trial took place in Slough, and during it the companies say they reached download rates of 150Mbps.

• News: Database creator fights to 'save' MySQL

  The creator of MySQL has launched a web-based campaign to "save" the open-source database from the "clutches" of Oracle, which is attempting to purchase its current owner, Sun Microsystems.

• News: Microsoft, Google reveal climate change web apps

  As the COP15 climate change negotiations run in Copenhagen, Microsoft and Google have built web applications designed to highlight environmental problems.

• 14 December 2009

• News: Oracle's plan to protect MySQL comes in for criticism

  Oracle's plan to safeguard competition following the company's merger with Sun Microsystems has been slammed Florian Muller, who once worked on Sun's MySQL database.

• News: Motorola Milestone outsells Apple iPhone

  Motorola's Android 2.0 mobile phone - the Milestone - is more successful than Apple's iPhone, says eXpansys.

• News: EU in favour of Oracle-Sun deal

  The EU is expected to give the Oracle-Sun Microsystems merger the go-ahead, it has been revealed.

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