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    General Public License governing heart of popular open-source OS is being updated to deal with patents, other issues. But it'll be a struggle.

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    Microsoft has released an upgrade to its operating system for handhelds and smartphones. Stand by for better business productivity, snappier multimedia and a wider range of device form factors.

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  • Take 2 for PC memory

    For makers of a widely used type of PC memory, 2004 is shaping up as a two-pronged winner: Prices for the current technology are surging, and a new, high-profit replacement is about to hit store shelves.

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