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Microsoft Buckles To Pressure, Releases WMF Patch Early

Facing mounting pressure for a patch to the Windows Meta File vulnerability, Microsoft issued a fix on Jan. 5, five days earlier than expected. Besides calming fears that attackers could use WMF images to execute malicious code on victims' PCs, Microsoft hoped to quell a controversy over the use of unauthorized patches with its software.

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Apple's tune resonates at CES

Apple Computer's big trade show kicks off Tuesday in San Francisco, but signs of the Mac maker's influence were omnipresent at last week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

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Is Java getting better with age?

A surefire way to ignite a Web flame war is to say one programming language is better than another. James Gosling, known the "father of Java," understands that as well as anybody.

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New networks for mobile TV

Two tech industry stalwarts are building ambitious "supercharged" networks that could help make mobile television commonplace in the United States.

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Mercury buys registry maker Systinet

Mercury Interactive said Monday it will pay $105 million for privately held registry-software company Systinet.

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Analysts: Apple may offer new laptops

This time of year is a special one for the Mac faithful, who have spent many hours speculating about the always lively annual Macworld conference hosted by Apple Computer and co-founder Steve Jobs in San Francisco.

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Carmakers park in digital living room

DETROIT--Get in the driver's seat. Adjust the rearview mirror. Boot up the Xbox 360.

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Buying music from anywhere and selling it online

Working in the media and entertainment group of consultancy McKinsey, Greg Scholl got a first-hand look at inefficiency in the music business: The major record labels focus on creating hits, and they rarely make money on releases that sell less than a few hundred thousand copies.

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EMC acquires Internosis

EMC, the storage and information management giant, has acquired a privately held services company called Internosis.

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Sheraton, Yahoo offer free lobby Internet

Travelers can stay connected without lugging a laptop at certain Sheraton hotels offering free Yahoo-sponsored Internet access at lobby computers, the companies said on Monday.

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Waking up to recurring ID nightmares

As members of Congress continue to dither over legislation concerning data security, the data broker industry, consumers' rights and identity theft--nearly a full year after the ChoicePoint debacle first woke Americans to the problem--perhaps they should meet Raymond Lorenzo.

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Legitimate music downloading enjoys dream week

There was so much legitimate downloading in the final week of 2005 that it recalled the impossible tallies research firms used in the late 1990s to dazzle venture capitalists and scare the daylights out of major-label executives.

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Gamers could influence next DVD format

For the last three years, consumer electronics makers, computer companies and Hollywood studios have been choosing sides in the battle over the dominant format for the coming high-definition DVDs--Blu-ray vs. HD DVD.

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Next-gen DVD format war frustrates retailers

Consumers, confused over the brewing battle between next-generation DVD technologies, are not alone: top U.S. electronics retailers at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas called the war "nightmarishly unfriendly" and "stupid."

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Intel offers Apple programming tool beta

Intel began offering a beta version of software developer tools for Intel-based Apple computers Wednesday, the chipmaker announced. The tools are available to any Apple developer, Intel said, and the final products will ship in the second quarter. Apple began selling Intel-based computers Tuesday, though the new models lack any external Intel logos.

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Oracle-PeopleSoft merger hits one-year mark

After a contentious, protracted courtship, the Oracle-PeopleSoft merger has hit its one-year anniversary mark, with the post-merger marriage going relatively smoothly. PeopleSoft customers have not defected en masse in search of better software applications, and Oracle executives have touted a relatively quick integration of the two former rivals since the deal closed last year on Jan. 7.

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CA nabs help-desk software company

Computer Associates International acquired privately held Control-F1 and intends to incorporate the company's help-desk software into CA's management product line. Terms were not disclosed.

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Fujitsu to build new chip plant

Japanese electronics conglomerate Fujitsu said on Wednesday it would spend $1.05 billion to build a new microchip plant at its manufacturing complex in Japan to meet growing demand.

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Overhaul of GPL set for public release

A major revamp of the General Public License is scheduled for public release next week, a move that's expected to kick off a long and vocal debate over the key foundation of open-source programming.

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MasterCard kicks off data security push

MasterCard International launched an initiative on Wednesday to help credit card-accepting merchants tighten up their protection of sensitive consumer data.

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