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Mobile Web pages get their own domain

Web pages specifically designed for mobile phone users will soon have their own domain â€" .mobi. Read more »

Australia backs Internet status quo

Australia has backed the current Internet governance regime in the wake of the Bush administration's surprise announcement it would not relinquish control of the Net to any other body. Read more »

Porn-friendly '.xxx' domains approved

Pornographers and their customers soon will have a virtual red light district reserved just for them. Read more »

Google gets rights as Web site registrar

Google has become accredited to register and sell Web addresses under the governing body of domain names. Read more »

Regulators tell Microsoft there's plenty in a name

Microsoft has agreed to rename the new slimmed-down version of Windows it's preparing to release in Europe, after antitrust regulators there baulked at the title. Read more »

ISP trying to recover hijacked domain

A New York Internet service provider is working to recover its hijacked domain name and e-mail services, the company said Sunday. Read more »

Linux standard gains big-name backers

A number of software makers and well-known IT vendors have agreed to endorse the Free Standards Group's latest Linux standard to help create common ground for companies building open-source technologies. Read more »

Mozilla holds 'fire' in naming fight

Ten months after landing in a fierce trademark dispute with a fellow open-source organisation, the Mozilla Foundation has changed the name of its standalone browser from Firebird to Firefox. Read more »

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Jim Allchin on Microsoft's Vista

Windows chief Jim Allchin talks about the challenges ahead and how the new OS might help conserve electricty. Read more »

Advantages of the new PIVOT operators in Yukon

The next version of Microsoft's SQL Server, code named Yukon, will include new PIVOT operators. See what PIVOT operators can do for your next database project. Read more »

Next Linux kernel to get Aussie name

The next release of the Linux kernel will be named after an Australian animal following a frenzied bidding war at Linux.conf.au 2004 in Adelaide. Read more »

Java tips: Tap into the AWT Image class and FileNameMap

Need some Java tips you can put to work right away? Here are a couple of techniques you'll want to pick up if you work with Graphics objects or MIME files in Java. Read more »

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  • Chris Duckett IE9's H.264 vote killed Ogg

    In a split decision by the judges, the winner of the W3C/WHATWG video codec consensus is H.264, taking home the future of video playback on the internet while loser Ogg goes home with nothing but thoughts of what might have been. Read more »

    -- posted by Chris Duckett

  • Staff Google launches Apps Marketplace

    Google launches and app store, while Mozilla plans to re-write its open-source license. More of this week's news in the Roundup. Read more »

    -- posted by Staff

  • Staff Microsoft showcases new NUIs

    TechFest, Microsoft's internal even took place this week with researchers showcasing some new interfaces the company is working on. Read more »

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