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A major upgrade to the Linux graphical user environment includes faster-running applications and a Web browser improved with help from Apple's Safari.
The company updates the test version of its new Web browser as part of its efforts to distance its software environment from Microsoft's.
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Microsoft has released its second collection of bug fixes, or service pack, to Office XP, the company has confirmed.
Buyers of new PCs will have to grapple with Microsoft Product Activation - the most controversial feature ever to appear in Windows. Users who buy PCs with Microsoft Windows XP could find their machine disabled if they change or upgrade as few as four components.
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OpenOffice.org developers have put the finishing touches on their productivity suite, which provides users and businesses with an alternative to Microsoft's Office suite.
Sony moves ahead with development of the next version of its video game console. Right now, distributed computing is the name of the game.
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An e-mail announcing a new Trojan horse scanner is itself an Internet worm that could flood e-mail servers with useless mail.
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