AMD tries to upstage Intel with triple-core processor ... Microsoft ruling sets precedent in Europe ... Bankruptcy delays SCO-Novell trial

TOP STORY
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Microsoft loses appeal against E.U. antitrust ruling
Microsoft Corp. failed Monday in its bid to overturn a European Commission antitrust ruling against it, when the European Union's second highest court dismissed the company's appeal and ordered it to pay the bulk of the Commission's legal expenses.

With Microsoft ruling, a precedent for IT in Europe

Ruling renews hope for developers

EC wins appeal, but Microsoft dominates market


IN THE NEWS
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E-card industry gets the message from fraudsters
The e-card industry began seeing some pretty unfriendly greetings this past June when scammers started flooding e-mail in-boxes with fake greeting cards, trying to trick victims into clicking on links that would send them to malicious Web sites.

AMD tries to upstage Intel with triple-core processor
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. added a triple-core desktop processor to its product road map on Monday, looking to upstage rival Intel Corp. ahead of its Intel Developer Forum (IDF) conference in San Francisco this week.

Sprint launches home cells to boost signals
Underdog mobile operator Sprint Nextel Corp. quietly rolled out an emerging technology on Monday to give customers a strong cellular signal and flat-rate calling at home.

Yahoo to buy Zimbra
Yahoo Inc. has agreed to buy Zimbra Inc., a privately held company whose Web hosted collaboration and messaging suite is considered a successful example of the software-as-a-service model (SAAS).

SCO bankruptcy filing delays start of SCO-Novell trial
The start of Monday's scheduled trial between The SCO Group Inc. and Novell Inc. has been postponed indefinitely because of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy and reorganization SCO announced on Friday.

TD Ameritrade breach may have occured a year ago
The data breach that exposed the names and contact information of the more than 6.2 million customers of TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. may have occurred as far back as a year ago -- and possibly even earlier than that.

Microsoft to integrate Windows Live tools into Visual Studio
Microsoft Corp. is planning to add the ability to develop Windows Live applications to its Visual Studio toolkit as a way to build more of a developer base for its online services platform.

Clearwire trials portable wireless service in Seattle
The next generation of portable wireless Internet access is available in Seattle through a Clearwire trial service. continue

Yahoo takes on Facebook, MySpace with Mash
Yahoo is playing catch-up in the social networking market to Facebook and MySpace, but the company isn't giving up yet. Yahoo quietly began inviting people to its new site called Mash.

Privacy groups: Google's call for standard not enough
The U.S. government still needs to block or impose conditions on Google Inc.'s acquisition of online advertising server DoubleClick Inc., despite Google's call for global privacy standards, three privacy groups said Monday.


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ITWHIRLED
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Earth safe from future solar expansion
All good things come to an end, and most people know that our planet will be swallowed by the sun in a few billion years when it becomes a red giant. But astronomers have found an exosolar planet that survived a similar stellar expansion, indicating that we may be able to batten down the hatches and ride it out.

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