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Yahoo announced a non-exclusive partnership under which rival Google will supply it with some search ads, a move that could increase Yahoo search revenue but that also gives Google even more power in the market.
Microsoft has settled a long-running and expensive lawsuit with Eolas Technologies, a start-up backed by the University of California that alleged Internet Explorer infringed a patent.
To help make kids aware of alternatives to proprietary software, the Ile-de-France, the political district of greater Paris, will be giving 175,000 school children and apprentices a USB key loaded with open-source software.
After two difficult financial quarters, Intel on Wednesday in the US dramatically revamped its upper management, ZDNet Australia sister site CNET News.com has learned.
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Microsoft has announced plans for a new version of its cash cow, Office, and the launch of the first Tablet PC systems.
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The company has received regulatory approval for two personal digital assistants that combine mobile phone, Web browsing and traditional organiser functions, ZDNet has learned.
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