Archive for May, 2008
Victorian ‘Supercomputer’ is Reborn
by Maggie Shiels - BBC News
The world of computing could have been very different to that of today had a machine that was designed over 150 years ago been built at the time.
That is the view of Doron Swade, the man who is behind realising the creation of the famed Difference Engine No 2 which […]
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Microsoft Contests $1.4bn EU Fine
by BBC News
Microsoft has appealed against a 899m euros ($1.4bn; £680.9m) fine given for defying sanctions imposed on it for anti-competitive behaviour.
The penalty - the largest ever from the European Commission - came after it failed to comply with a 2004 ruling that it abused its market position.
The ruling said that Microsoft […]
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Alarm at Google Yahoo Partnering
by Maggie Shiels - BBC News
Regulators in the US are being urged to investigate any potential online advertising and search partnership between Google and Yahoo.
The call by a coalition of 16 American civil rights and rural advocacy bodies comes despite the fact no firm deal has actually been announced.
“We all suffer in such […]
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Texan Tries to Cash $360bn Cheque
by BBC News
A man in the US state of Texas has been arrested for allegedly trying to cash a cheque for $360bn (£182bn).
Charles Ray Fuller had said he wanted to start a record business, authorities in the state said.
The 21-year-old’s attempt to cash the money in a bank in Fort Worth failed when […]
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