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Intel connects chips with optical fiber
It’s going to take a number of years, but optical fiber is going to get inside your PC. Intel’s Components Research Lab is working on ways to replace copper wiring between motherboards and chips inside computers with faster, more energy-efficient optical fiber. http://news.com.com/2100-1006_3-5166883.html?part=rss
Microsoft may bow to overseas price pressure
Microsoft indicated on Friday that it is developing ways to become more flexible about how it prices its software in overseas markets. http://news.com.com/2100-1016_3-5166912.html?part=rss
‘Hardware glitch’ causes AIM to twitch
America Online confirmed that a “hardware glitch” resulted in periodic outages for its popular AOL Instant Messenger service. http://news.com.com/2100-1032_3-5166902.html?part=rss
Judge accepts expanded SCO lawsuit
A judge has accepted the SCO Group’s changes to a lawsuit against IBM that now seeks $5 billion in damages for Big Blue’s alleged moving of Unix intellectual property into Linux. http://news.com.com/2100-7344_3-5166918.html?part=rss
Sendmail to support Yahoo and Microsoft e-mail authentication schemes
All the legislation and regulation in the world has done little, if nothing to staunch the flow of spam into e-mail boxes around the world. One solution to the problem involves some sort of sender authentication, which would move the battle from the recipients’ spam filters back to the IP address and domain levels. That [...]
Microsoft to update Windows XP before Longhorn release
Potentially going back on its mantra of “no updates before Longhorn,” Microsoft may be planning an OS refresh for “home” and “professional” clients before Longhorn debuts. It’s not much of a stretch to those who watch Microsoft closely; the company could never go as many as 6 years without promoting a new-ish version of XP, [...]
Appeals court rules DeCSS is no longer a trade secret
In the long…long…long running case between Andrew Bunner and the DVD Copy Control Association (DVD CCA), Bunner has ultimately prevailed. In handing down their decision, the court ruled that the DeCSS program had been so widely circulated on the Internet that it did not qualify as a trade secret anymore. http://arstechnica.com/news/posts/1078007042.html
Spyware gets another enemy
Spyware has gotten under the skin of more than just regular Americans. A group of Senators take aim at spyware with a multi-pronged bill. http://arstechnica.com/news/posts/1077904307.html
Microsoft on every DVD?
The software giant wins provisional approval for its video technology in a next-generation DVD standard. http://news.com.com/2100-1041_3-5166786.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=news