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  • Mac clone company silent on court risk

    Psystar is currently selling Open Computers with Apple's Mac OS X Leopard preinstalled, in what appears to be a clear violation of Apple's software licence agreement.

  • AMD launches Business Class platform

    AMD has released a series of chips which it claims has the stability and performance required for machines aimed at business users.

  • IT revamp 'hit HP's R&D spending'

    Despite the fact that HP's recent IT consolidation slowed down research and development for almost three years, the bitter pill needed to be taken, according to a senior VP.

  • MySQL gives Sun a foot in the door

    Companies used to give away pens, squishy balls and coffee cups to worm their ways into the hearts of customers. Now, they pass out database software.

  • Top five tech takeovers that shook the world

    Microsoft last week launched a hostile US$44.6bn takeover bid to buy Web giant Yahoo. If the deal goes ahead it will be the latest in a line of multibillion-dollar mergers and acquisitions the tech sector has witnessed in recent years.

  • Top 10 reviews of 2007

    Music players and laptops took pride of place this year, and the smaller the better -- check out our top 10 most read reviews for this year.

  • HP releases critical patch for nearly all laptops

    In a move to discretely remedy a design flaw in its shortcut tool, HP Info Center, which is used in 100 different HP laptop models, the company has released a patch which kills both the bug and Info Center.

  • QUT goes vPro to the tune of AU$3m

    Queensland University of Technology has rolled out 2,000 vPro-enable Hewlett-Packard PCs in a deal with provider Leading Solutions worth AU$3 million.

  • Acer merges with Gateway, leapfrogs Lenovo

    Acer needs help getting ahead, and Gateway needs help keeping up. Both hope a merger will do the trick -- and put them ahead of rival Lenovo in the process.

  • HTC's Touch mobile touches down in Australia

    Mobile device manufacturer High Tech Computing (HTC) unveiled its first branded smartphone for Australia -- the HTC Touch -- in Sydney yesterday.

  • HP ultra-cautious on ultra-mobiles

    Hewlett-Packard will not rush to embrace the new Ultra Mobile platform which Intel unveiled last month, a senior company executive told ZDNet Australia. Also, the company's confusing mix of product names and model numbers will be streamlined into three core groupings.

  • Fujitsu Siemens pushes 3G laptops

    The PC maker will focus on building high-speed networking into all its laptops. It's also keen on energy efficiency.

  • HP cuts down internal datacentres

    Giant vendor Hewlett-Packard this week revealed it was consolidating its 85 global datacentres down to just six in a bid to simplify its internal IT infrastructure and rein in costs.

  • iPhone: HP gets 'touchy'

    Hewlett-Packard's new TouchSmart PC is more likely to popularise touch-based communications than Apple's iPhone, a senior HP executive claimed.

  • HP accused of spying on Dell

    A former Hewlett-Packard executive accused by the company of stealing trade secrets is now saying that he was instructed by the company's management to spy on rival Dell.

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