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Apple sued on speed of iPhone
A CUSTOMER is suing Apple over its iPhone 3G, saying it does not download web pages and music at twice the rate of its predecessor, as the company advertises.
ITunes hit after Tibet song
APPLE is investigating why access to iTunes appeared to be blocked for users in China after a pro-Tibet album became a hit on the online music store.
IBM beefs up global recovery centres
IBM, the world's largest provider of computer services, is spending $US300 million ($340 million) on 13 new disaster recovery centres to protect customers' data.
Seinfeld, Gates lead Windows promotion
MICROSOFT will feature comedian Jerry Seinfeld and former chairman Bill Gates in a $US300 million ($342 million) advertising campaign to promote its Windows software, an informed source says.
Palm grows another Treo
PALM has introduced a second Treo email phone in less than two months to challenge Research in Motion's BlackBerry and Apple's iPhone, and end four straight quarters of losses.
Data on 84,000 prisoners lost
PERSONAL details of 84,000 prisoners in England and Wales have been lost, the British Home Office says.
Salesforce.com outlook cautious
SALESFORCE.COM, the biggest seller of internet-based customer management software, says its sales growth has slowed and has reduced earnings projections for the year.
Napster gets call to sell or merge
THREE investors in Napster have urged shareholders to elect them to the board, saying the money-losing internet music company should consider a sale or merger.
Botnets hit Georgian government websites
ATTACKS by Russian hackers against Georgian websites, including one hosted in the US, have continued despite Russian President Dmitri Medvedev ordering a halt to hostilities against Georgia.
Switch maker beats expectations
BROCADE Communications Systems, the largest maker of switches for data storage networks, has reported a profit that beat analysts' estimates after an acquisition boosted its services unit.
Cadence scraps bid for Mentor Graphics
CADENCE Design Systems, the world's largest maker of programs for creating computer chips, has withdrawn a $US1.6 billion ($1.84 billion) bid for Mentor Graphics, saying the board refused to negotiate.
EU puts roaming charges in the dock
EUROPEAN regulators have increased pressure on mobile phone operators to change their billing practices as a result of a report that finds customers are being overcharged for calls made while they are travelling.
GPS chip maker loses court case
SIRF Technology Holdings, the maker of chips for global positioning systems, has failed to persuade the US International Trade Commission to overturn a finding that rival Broadcom did not infringe its patents.
Tandberg in talks with equity suitor
TANDBERG, a Norwegian maker of videoconferencing equipment, says it has been approached by a private equity company about a possible bid and agreed to enter "preliminary discussions" with the unidentified suitor.
T-Mobile takes on Apple, BlackBerry
THE T-Mobile unit of Deutsche Telekom will start selling a mobile phone using Google's Android software in the fourth quarter, offering an alternative to handsets made by Apple and Research in Motion, maker of the BlackBerry.
Microsoft's Johnson becomes Juniper chief
Robert Guth THE man who led Microsoft's bid to buy Yahoo is departing as the software giant scrambles to re-energise its struggling internet business.