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Microsoft has overturned a ban on it selling its flagship Word software, imposed after a patent dispute. The block was imposed by a Texan court following a ruling that its use of formatting language XML in Word 2003 and 2005 infringed... (Continue reading)

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Small town ‘online crime hotspot’

Small town 'online crime hotspot'

Shildon in County Durham has been labelled an internet crime hotspot with a higher percentage of fraudulent purchases than anywhere else in the UK. Last year, 24% of all internet purchases there were made using stolen credit card details, according to... (Continue reading)

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The battle over Google’s effort to digitise the world’s books and create a vast online library has intensified. Authors have until Friday to opt out of the $125m settlement the search giant made with authors and publishers. The date for comments to... (Continue reading)

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The man who led Google’s expansion into China is leaving the company to start his own business. Lee Kai-Fu, who joined from Microsoft in 2004, will step down as president of Google in greater China in September, the company said. When he... (Continue reading)

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Three technology heavyweights are joining a coalition to fight Google’s attempt to create what could be the world’s largest virtual library. Amazon, Microsoft and Yahoo will sign up to the Open Book Alliance being spearheaded by the Internet Archive. They oppose a... (Continue reading)

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