Sun fended off Apple, Microsoft IP lawsuit threats
Steve Jobs personally threatened to sue Sun Microsystems, Jonathan Schwartz says. Sun warded off that and a Microsoft threat with its own patent portfolio.

FileMaker 11 delivers charting, 'on-the-fly' reporting
Apple-owned company on Tuesday releases next major version of its database product, FileMaker Pro 11.

Microsoft researcher wins Turing Award
Chuck Thacker, who helped pioneer key aspects of the PC, gets an honor seen as the Nobel Prize of computing. In an interview, he talks about the award, his work, and why he's not retiring anytime soon.

MSN decides to keep its makeover
Microsoft is making final a series of changes to the look of the MSN portal, hoping a cleaner page with more videos and fewer links will help give it a fresher look.

Newegg probes shipments of fake Intel chips
As the Newegg case of fake Intel CPUs demonstrates, typos are one of the big tip-offs.

Android coders get high-speed graphics ability
Google has released a new native programming kit that provides new graphics abilities to programmers using Android 2.0 phones.

Musings on the future of Microsoft, Windows
Robert Scoble and Microsoftie-turned-Googler Don Dodge discuss Redmond's future with CNET's Ina Fried and Rafe Needleman. Also, Technologizer has more on what Microsoft needs to do with Windows.

Online retailers poised for further growth
The e-commerce market can expect double-digit gains over the new few years, both in the U.S. and Western Europe, according to reports from Forrester Research.

Ex-Novell CTO takes Web leadership post
As CEO of the World Wide Web Consortium, which oversees HTML, Jeff Jaffe wants to see faster standards development and more work with outside developers.

MacBook Pro sports Core i7 chip label at Best Buy
MacBook Pro with an Intel Core i7 label: Though likely a mistake, it's probably enough to jump-start the rumor mill.

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