Hundreds of Sun employees laid off

Jonathan Schwartz’s strategy to turn Sun around is kicking in, with nearly 2,000 workers being kicked out

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Dell gets knuckles rapped over TV advert

The computer giant has been taken to task over a misleading TV advert for the Inspiron laptop

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Google, Real, Mozilla in Pact

RealNetworks and Google, together with web browser maker Mozilla, said they had agreed to distribute the Mozilla Firefox browser together with the Google Toolbar along with Real's RealPlayer audio and video playback software. (AP)

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Experts: tsunami warning system so-so

A tsunami warning system is now in place for Indian Ocean countries, but experts said Wednesday there is still room for improvement in methods to convey the alerts to coastal communities. (AP)

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Researcher Creates Net Neutrality Test

A Seattle-based security researcher has devised a way to test for net neutrality which will be put into free software that can tell whether computers are treating some types of TCP/IP traffic better than others. (Computerworld)

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Japan Aims for Moon Base by 2030

Japan's space agency has set a goal of constructing a crewed lunar base by 2030, an official said on Wednesday. (New Scientist)

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Even Offline Computers Can Be Hacked, Researchers Say

Some computers with wireless internet capabilities are vulnerable to malicious software that would let hackers take over the machines even if their owners aren't actually online. (AP)