Mobile Linux group releases first specs

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News: Mobile Linux group releases first specs
News: SAP to offer hosted Business One in India
News: Google hostile to privacy, group says
News: AMD will continue supplying graphics to Intel
News: Reports: Google weighs Microsoft antitrust fight
News: Adobe Apollo becomes AIR, goes into beta
News: Beware of fake Microsoft security alerts
News: Microsoft tests tool for assessing hardware with Vista
News: Tech groups urge return of immigration reform bill
News: Dell pushes Texas e-cycling law
News: IBM undeterred by setbacks to ODF adoption
ITWhirled: 3,333,360: A perfect Pac-Man score


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Mobile Linux group releases first specs
The Linux Phone Standards (LiPS) Forum planned to release its first mobile phone specifications on Monday, in hopes of encouraging more applications for Linux phones.


SAP to offer hosted Business One in India
SAP AG will announce a partnership shortly to offer a hosted version of its Business One applications to small businesses in India, a spokesman for SAP India said on Monday.


Google hostile to privacy, group says
When it comes to protecting the privacy of its users, Google Inc. ranks worse than any other Internet company, according to an interim report by Privacy International. The international watchdog group also accused Google of engaging in a smear campaign in response to its findings, and demanded an apology.


AMD will continue supplying graphics to Intel
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. will continue to supply ATI graphics chips for PCs based on Intel Corp. microprocessors despite the fierce competition between the two companies, AMD's chief technology officer said in an interview.


Reports: Google weighs Microsoft antitrust fight
Google Inc. may be seeking a reopening of state and federal government antitrust action against Microsoft Corp., but a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) official has recommended against it, newspaper reports indicated Sunday.


Adobe Apollo becomes AIR, goes into beta
Adobe Systems Inc. has officially named its new Apollo runtime "Adobe AIR" and will release a beta of the technology Monday along with a beta of the next version of the company's Flex development environment.


Beware of fake Microsoft security alerts
With Microsoft Corp.'s monthly patch release expected on Tuesday, scammers are sending out fake security bulletins that attempt to install malicious software on victim's computers.


Microsoft tests tool for assessing hardware with Vista
Microsoft Corp. has released the beta of a tool that will test business PCs to see if they are compatible with Windows Vista.


Tech groups urge return of immigration reform bill
Three major technology trade groups on Friday urged the U.S. Senate to resurrect a wide-ranging immigration reform bill that would expand a controversial skilled-worker visa program.


Dell pushes Texas e-cycling law
Electronics manufacturers will have to collect and recycle outdated PCs -- but not TVs -- from consumers in Texas, according to a bill working its way through the state legislature that could become a model for other states.


IBM undeterred by setbacks to ODF adoption
You might think the steady defeat of bills in several U.S. states to mandate the use of free interoperable file formats might dampen the spirits of IBM Corp., one of the prime supporters of the OpenDocument Format (ODF). Far from it, said IBM's Bob Sutor, who sees the recent news as par for the course in the evolution of any open standard.


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3,333,360: A perfect Pac-Man score
Yes, it's possible to get a perfect score in Pac-Man -- if you eat every dot, every ghost, and every bonus fruit for 256 levels. In 1999, Billy Mitchell was the first ever to achieve this triumph, and thought he was ready to give up the game, but fans keep challenging him. Now he's one of ten finalists in a world championship.