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    A group of software developers has created a Linux-based application that it claims will allow people to play Xbox games over the Internet.

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    The new version of Internet Explorer will include tabbed browsing but will this be enough to entice Firefox users to convert?

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    Victorian Web start-up My Perfect has a strong story and rationale for why it will succeed. But it has to overcome some challenges and design flaws first.

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    The new version of Internet Explorer will include tabbed browsing but will this be enough to entice Firefox users to convert?

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    Despite threat of Linux and open source, software powerhouse's Server and Tools division brings home double-digital revenue growth -- again.

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    A group of programmers seeking to put Linux on Microsoft's Xbox video gaming console has created the software that will eventually replace the machine's built-in system software. The new software, called a Basic Input Output System (BIOS), is the latest step towards turning the US$199 console into a Linux workstation.

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    Google has rethought the Internet browser some of its basic underpinnings are quite novel but users will recognise some features as they exist in other, open-source browsers on the market today.

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    Developers are to get access to the handheld operating system, in a move that the company hopes will encourage the creation of more applications.

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    The EeePC isn't for everyone in fact within about two seconds from picking it up you'll know if it's for you or not. For those it does appeal to, it's a brilliant little thing that fills a much lamented gap.

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