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Image via CrunchBase Just recently, Google has ceased to censor Chinese users search queries. Immediately thereafter, the world's largest domain name registrar GoDaddy has announced the termination of registration sites in the Chinese area of CN, but Dell has now started to consider the possibility of transferring their production from China to India. And last week brought new news. Now another major U.S. asset, namely Yahoo, as before Google, too, was subjected to hacker attacks. Reportedly hacked mailboxes some users - namely, foreign journalists working in China. The company itself is still in a rather general statement, which states that "Yahoo condemns all cyber attacks, whatever their origin or destination. We are determined to protect the security and privacy of our users and take appropriate action in case of any violation of this kind." Experts believe that in Yahoo, apparently, still thinking about strategy - how to respond to harsh actions of hackers. Neverthel...

Image via CrunchBase More interesting news comes from the camp Microsoft. Just recently, the corporation announced that in May this year bring to market a new Office application Microsoft Office 2010, and free. During that users will run ads, but who wants ad-free, he will be able to pay for the appropriate version. And now the Internet has appeared a lot of unofficial information about how Microsoft is going to earn a promotion. In particular, it is a platform under the name Madison. It can be used in various products of the company, including operating systems. The idea here is the same - users enjoy free software in exchange for displaying advertising messages. Based on these rumors so far some IT publication has to speculate that in the future, and the operating system is Windows can thus become free. An indirect confirmation of this is the number of recent actions and statements of the company development of its representatives. For example, in Windows 7 in the "Personalizat...

The new version of firmware for the PlayStation 3, which was released on April 1, disappeared the menu to install alternative operating systems. Representatives of the company's corporate blog explained that this thing is done for security purposes. The fact is that recently appeared in an exploit that allows you to install on Linux any software, including pirated games from the very Sony. History has caused an unexpectedly large response. For example, to post on the new firmware on your blog Sony USA has published two and a half thousand comments. A hacker George Hotz in his blog apologized Linux-community for what made them exploit caused such unpleasant consequences.

Image by Getty Images via Daylife Oracle is slowly beginning to cover the "free shop" to get her to load with Sun Microsystems. The first came under the distribution of the operating system Solaris, more precisely, after the rebranding has officially Oracle Solaris. Last week, posted a new licensing agreement under which Oracle Solaris ceases to be a free OS. After the registration is only available 90-day trial version, and then have to buy a paid license. Also announced that some of the features Oracle Solaris no longer be represented in OpenSolaris, which could mean the gradual extinction of the project. From that day on OpenSolaris is a direct competitor business Oracle, and the future of this open operating system at great risk.

NEC Corporation of Japan issued an official press release, which, inter alia, announced the availability of mobile phone operator NTT DOCOMO in Japan their new base stations designed for use in commercial networks, LTE. As stated in a press release, LTE base stations are built on the processor-based NEC, developed in accordance with the recommendations of an international consortium 3GPP - it was he who determined the development of networks of the future. Along with the base stations NEC Corporation introduced the switches, which can in a network of mobile devices from the LTE network and desktop PCs. Now on stage - delivery of equipment to other LTE-operators in different countries.

Image via CrunchBase Internet company Yahoo plans to close its regular online project launched back in "fat" pre-crisis time. This is the advertising platform Yahoo Publisher Network Beta - it is designed specifically for smaller advertisers with limited budgets. Service Yahoo Publisher Network Beta was launched in 2005, and since then he had existed in the form of beta, but access to it has been possible only by invitation. This platform is designed for small businesses, small ad agencies, bloggers, etc. users. Business Model Yahoo Publisher Network Beta was a classic - Yahoo disseminated advertisements on their portal and partner sites, taking his commission. The scheme of pay per click and display content relevant advertising. Announced the closure of Yahoo Publisher Network Beta, in Yahoo, however, did not report how many companies used the service. The only official representative of Yahoo, so this is what customers were "a little".

A half-century marks one of the most widespread office dwellers - copier. His "career" began in March 1960 - it was then a small American firm Haloid Xerox (Rochester, New York) will deliver the first so-called office "Electrophotographic apparatus indirect copying. Dimensions of these devices were comparable with two washing machines, they weighed approximately 295 kg and consumed a lot of electricity. It is not surprising that for a long time customer of early Xerox has been, basically, the U.S. government like the State Department, FBI, etc. And, of course, large libraries. The success was astounding. While in 1959 income Haloid Xerox has made $32 million, then two years after the presentation of the legendary 914-th model revenue tripled. And after 6 years of rapid development of Xerox became a multibillion-dollar corporation. Interesting fact: the proposed Xerox then, in the early 1960's, the technology of copying the image - xerography - still used in many mode...

At times, the global IT-industry news issues that cause sustained sense of déjà vu. And because you know for certain that this is exactly news - but from a sense of deja vu is impossible to escape. But everything else was good: IT-economy once again on the rise. If someone does not understand - I once again became Head talk about semiconductors. I have often written about the fact that Russia persists in trying to buy somewhere abroad microprocessor production. So how to create your own elusive. Well, in fact, do not take as seriously Zelenograd chips, which, according to a popular joke, basically all the same tube. But turn to the substance. The Russian state-owned corporation Rosnano, also known as holding AFK "System" agree to buy the French company - the manufacturer of microelectronics Altis. It admitted the Russian business newspaper Vedomosti some official from the administration Dmitry Medvedev, the question of the transaction Rosnano Altis and was recently discussed ...

According to U.S. research firm Piper Jaffray, over the next five years, Apple could bring to market its own search engine. In particular, the expert Piper Jaffray Gene Munster, who specializes in insider information about Apple, wrote in the analytical paper that the probability of this event - 70%. Munster can trust - before he had accurately predicted the yield of the tablet iPad. For Apple, with all her experience, search engine - it is absolutely, fundamentally new product. Of course, the "apple company" have enough money to invest in the project, but now it employs no relevant expertise, and they will have to lure away competitors. The threshold to enter the market find is very high, not only in terms of finance and personnel, but also in terms of marketing activities. In short, Apple will have very hard to make all the talents and charisma of Steve Jobs to roll out new product and achieve success. According to Gene Munster, Apple uniqueness of the search engine can pro...