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Aruba Networks and Motorola have settled their long-running patent dispute by signing a cross-licensing agreement, the companies announced on Friday. In August 2007, two Motorola... More

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Google has bought the mobile display advertising firm AdMob, the companies announced on Monday. The acquisition, for $750m (£449m) in stock, will "enhance Google's existing expertise... More

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X-ray named top scientific invention

The X-ray machine has been voted the most important scientific invention in a poll by the Science Museum. Out of nearly 50,000 votes cast, more than 9,500 chose the X-ray, one of... More

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Roundup: Full coverage of Google Chrome

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Google announces Chrome operating system

The Google Chrome Operating System project aims to build a Linux-based OS available for purchase on netbooks in the second half of 2010 more

Blog: Google Chrome — nine things we've found since launch

Google must be very happy with the coverage Chrome has gathered. But it's not all good news... more

Photos: Highlights of the beta browser

For years, people have speculated about whether Google would ever release its own operating system. And now, it has — in a way... more

Leader: Chrome needs more than just sparkle

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Can Chrome shine amid the competition?

ZDNet.com's Sumi Das reports on why Google has jumped into the browser fray, and explores the company's hopes for Chrome more

Benchmarks: Google Chrome

Google's Chrome browser seeks to set new speed standards and thus accelerate the development of AJAX-based web applications. Check out our comparative performance test to see how it fares more

Review: Google Chrome (beta)

Google has launched Chrome, an open-source browser that sends a clear challenge to Microsoft in the way it lets users work with applications more

Video: Google Chrome to open new front in browser war

On Tuesday evening, Google will release a beta of its Chrome browser. Rupert Goodwins looks forward to the latest campaign in the browser war more

Comment: All roads lead to Chrome

With its new browser, Google has finally taken its gaudy, chrome-plated, futuristic ray gun and pointed it straight at Microsoft's head more

Blog: Google Chrome has Microsoft's code inside, says MS manager

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Moblin 2.1 Final Release

It's been about a week since the final release of Moblin 2.1 suddenly showed up on their web page. I've been distracted with Ubuntu Karmic and Mandriva 2010, though, and although I loaded it on...

J.A. Watson

Ubuntu 9.10 (karmic Koala) on Netbooks - Part 3 (Xubuntu Xfce)

In Part 1 of this series I looked at some general netbook concepts, and the "standard" Ubuntu distribution. Part 2 I looked at the Ubuntu Netbook Remix, which is probably the best known of the...

J.A. Watson

Size matters - or choose your phone according to your pocket

I’ve just posted a First Take story on the HTC HD2. It’s a superb device. The fast processor and capacitive screen give Windows Mobile the kind of lift that brings it up to the high standards...

Sandra Vogel

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Murdoch versus the Net? Game on.

Rupert Murdoch has said that he'll probably take his content out of Google, and hinted very strongly he and other newspaper groups are in discussion over paywalls. Leaving aside the question of...

Rupert Goodwins

At what point should Microsoft get scared?

A programmer was talking in a tech support forum about some GMail problem he had that was linked to YouTube. "I haven't tried it in Chrome", he said. "That's a little too much Google for me." ...

Rupert Goodwins

Carry On Crashing: Windows 7 starts messing about

Last night, just 48 hours after I'd installed it, I had my very first Windows 7 Blue Screen Of Death. It may not have been the complete BSOD package, but the machine was thoroughly dead and the...

Rupert Goodwins

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