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    Under fire after censoring a Chinese blogger, Microsoft on Tuesday announced a new policy for dealing with government requests to block content that violates local laws.

  • Internet censorship should be trade barrier: Google

    Internet censorship should be treated as a barrier to trade, according to the chief executive of search and advertising giant Google.

  • Microsoft, Lenovo to set up joint China lab

    Microsoft and PC maker Lenovo said on Wednesday that they will build a joint research and development lab in China, marking the first time that the software maker has built such a facility with another company.

  • Climbing the Great Wall: China’s IT future

    Given the gloomy outlook around the globe, China is one of the few countries that can excite just about any high-tech exec. But is the Beijing bubble about to burst? ZDNet Australia investigates.

  • Microsoft censors Chinese blogger

    Microsoft has admitted to removing the blog of an outspoken Chinese journalist from its MSN Spaces site, citing its policy of adhering to local laws.

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  • Debating the morality behind software development

    IBM's Grady Booch says developers can no longer just dash off code without thinking about the larger implications.

  • Tech innovation is under threat

    Eric Benhamou, former chief executive of both 3Com and Palm, has just joined the board of Finjan and taken a minority stake in the web security company through his venture capital fund, Benhamou Global Ventures.

  • Protecting our borders: IT stands guard

    Can a national ID card protect Australians against terrorist attacks? And can citizens' details be protected by Public Key Infrastructure? We look at the types of hardware and software employed to combat terrorism, and how ports and other critical infrastructure are protected.

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    He led the Pentium team, and had a major hand in Centrino... what's next for Anand Chandrasekher?

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    Intel is striving to break the 4GHz barrier for its chips.

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    From the capital of Tugo to a Hang Seng IPO, it’s on the Web--if you can only find it. We review 30 search engines that make the hunt easier.

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