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Itanium gets another $10bn funding

The Itanium high-end server processor project has squeezed out another $10bn (£5.9bn) from its main backers towards development and to encourage major software companies to produce programs for it.

Intel on course with new chip-making process

Intel says it is on schedule to introduce chips made with the 45-nanometer process, which could lead to cheaper and better performing processors in 2007.

Google personalises the news

Google has enhanced its news site with reader personalisation features.

European PC market outstrips North America

European PC sales were larger than those in North America, last year, according to analyst Gartner.

Hot skills: Low costs appeal but lack of apps holds back desktop Linux take-up

Demand for open source deskop systems is rising slowly.

New Mac Firefox users wait for native support

The Mozilla Foundation aims to have a version of its open-source Firefox web browser that will run on Apple’s new Intel-based PCs available in March.

British Library puts Mozart on the web

The British Library has published an online edition of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's catalogue of works.

Apple's QuickTime update bites users

A security update to Apple Computer’s widely used QuickTime media player is being blamed for a variety of computing problems for both Mac OS X and Windows users.

US search marketing spend soars by 44%

North American advertisers spent 44% more on search engine marketing last year than in 2004, with Google and Yahoo taking the lion’s share.
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