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The software maker believes it has the tools and the right price point to beat VMware in the battle for the virtualisation market. Microsoft has a three-pronged strategy to beat VMware in the virtu...

Higher return rates for Linux-based netbooks don't necessarily reflect badly on the open-source operating system, according to Ubuntu backer Canonical. The return rate on Linux-powered netbooks may...

What ought to be Apple's next leap of faith? Here are a few ideas for where Apple should go next. What are your ideas? Apple made its latest big move into new territories last year with the launch ...

The PowerVault DL2000 will simplify and accelerate data backup by offering disk storage and backup in one unit, Dell says. Dell has introduced the Dell PowerVault DL2000, a disk-to-disk system that...

Intel-backed ZPower's silver-zinc battery is set to make its debut with a large laptop manufacturer next year, promising batteries that are 95 percent recyclable and 40 percent longer life. Intel-b...

U.S. researchers have developed ultrathin films that when sandwiched together form a superconductor, an advance that could lead to a new class of fast, power-saving electronics. CHICAGO--U.S. resea...

Cern is planning to build a new computing hub in France, because its existing one is sucking the power grid dry. The lab cracking data from the Cern Large Hadron Collider experiment needs a new com...

Ask.com is overhauling its Web search engine to deliver faster results and improved relevance as it bids to win share from market leader Google. NEW YORK--IAC Corp's Ask.com is overhauling its Web ...

The Worldwide Large Hadron Collider Computing Grid, which can draw on the computing power of more than 100,000 processors, was officially launched on Friday. One of the world's largest computing gr...

The indictments are part of the FBI's Operation Cyberslam, said to be the US's first successful investigation into a large-scale, commercially motivated denial-of-service attack Two Europeans, one ...