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  • IBM woos start-ups

    IBM on Tuesday unveiled a specially tailored cross-licensing program for venture capitalists and their start-ups, as it seeks to populate emerging businesses with its technology.

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    IBM is set to announce the creation of an Eco-Patents Commons -- shared innovations geared at environmental sustainability -- with the participation of Sony, Nokia and Pitney Bowes.

  • US patent reforms inches forward

    The US Senate has taken a small step towards overhauling the patent system in a way that would benefit hi-tech companies like Microsoft

  • US patent reform has ICT industry approval

    The high-tech industry has given the thumbs up to sweeping changes to the US patent system approved by the Senate and House committees last week.

  • Ex-Microsoft CTO: patent 'problem' is a myth

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    Ever get the feeling that we aren't quite yet where we want to be? Here are 10 factors that may be holding back the world's technological development.

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    Nathan Myhrvold is looking for a few smart people to conjure up new ideas and profitable patents. What's wrong with that?

  • Battles and triumphs of Australian start-ups

    Five Aussie businesses take us behind the scenes during the early set-up phase of their tech companies.

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    What's happening to Microsoft? Business Week calls it a midlife crisis, but what if the world has simply moved on?

  • Free music: Why not?

    One sure way to stop pirates is to make music free. Distributors could pick up the tab and get their investment back from marketers and advertisers.

  • Start-up redesigns fuel cells

    A start-up company says it has developed a way to make fuel cells out of silicon, a change that potentially could increase the performance of cells and make them easier to manufacture.

  • Intel hyperthreading shows Digital roots

    Next month, Intel will bring its hyperthreading technology to desktops, another advance in the chip world that can be traced to Digital Equipment Corp.

  • Palm V skips into BlackBerry patch

    A new wireless modem will take Palm V handhelds on a trip into BlackBerry territory by offering always-on, instant access to e-mail.

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