Google apologizes for using rival's software ... Intel launches quad-core chip for desktop gamers

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News: Google apologizes for using part of rival's software
News: Intel launches quad-core chip for desktop gamers
News: Google fixes security hole in Chinese software tool
News: India faces hurdles in winning chip factory investments
Security Tip: ID theft in under 15 seconds
ITwhirled: British jerk to ruin last unspoiled place on Earth with cell phone call
Podcast: Google admits it used third-party database in Chinese software ... Hacked HD video keys expired ... Intel releases quad-core desktop chip for gamers


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Google apologizes for using part of rival's software
Google Inc. Monday issued a brief apology for using part of a software application developed by rival Sohu.com Inc. in a recently released Chinese software tool of its own.

Intel launches quad-core chip for desktop gamers
Intel Corp. is launching a quad-core chip for desktop gamers on Monday, continuing a barrage of new products the company has announced in the past week.

Google fixes security hole in Chinese software tool
Google Inc. has closed a security hole in a recently released Chinese-input software tool that lies at the heart of a dispute with Chinese Internet company Sohu.com Inc.

India faces hurdles in winning chip factory investments
A decision by Intel Corp. to build a $2.5 billion chip factory in China represents a key loss for India, which won't likely see any chip factory projects from major companies this year due to its poor infrastructure, a Gartner Inc. analyst said in a report Sunday.

SanDisk, Yahoo release Wi-Fi MP3 player
SanDisk Corp. and Yahoo Inc. are the latest companies attempting to take on Apple Inc.'s iPod, Monday releasing the Wi-Fi-enabled Sansa Connect.

PG&E extends rebate program to storage
Pacific Gas & Electric Co., a California-based energy utility, is extending an energy-savings rebate program, already available for servers, to disk storage equipment.

Microsoft releases IM for XBox 360 online
Microsoft Corp. Monday announced Windows Live Messenger instant messaging software for the XBox 360, in another step towards making the game console a home Internet access device.

Sparring begins over high-def movie hacks
A cat-and-mouse game between the guardians of the copy-protection system on next-generation DVDs and those intent on hacking it has kicked off with the first revocation of a descrambling key used in a popular software application.

Shops, including SonyStyle, drop cheaper PlayStation 3
The cheaper of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s two PlayStation 3 consoles is getting harder to find in the U.S. The 20G-byte version, which costs $500, has been taken off-sale by retailer BestBuy and Sony's own online store displays an error message when the page for the model in question is requested.


SECURITY TIP

ID theft in under 15 seconds
By Brent Huston, MicroSolved, Inc.

I just attended a conference for payment system security and identity theft, and two themes were clear. One, identity theft is easier, faster and more profitable than ever, and two, attackers are more organized, capable and technology savvy.

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ITWHIRLED

British jerk to ruin last unspoiled place on Earth with cell phone call
The movies, the subway, fine restaurants -- it seems like there's nowhere that you can avoid the constant tinkle-tankle of cell phone rings. It's almost as if you'd have to climb the 28,000 feet to the top of Mount Everest to get away from it the annoying chatter! Oh, wait.

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