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If Blizzard prevails in the case of World of Warcraft cheating software, licensing could become more complex.

Microsoft is appealing the US$1.3 billion (?899 million) fine imposed on it by the European Union for failing to honor a 2004 antitrust agreement, the company said Friday.

Microsoft is appealing the US$1.3 billion (?899 million) fine imposed on it by the European Union for failing to honor a 2004 antitrust agreement, the company said Friday.

The proposed IEEE WLAN mesh standard is already getting a workout in the field, from the One Laptop Per Child Foundation and a new open source consortium.

Google has begun scanning the streets of Paris, gathering data for its Street View service, which adds street-level photography to the satellite views offered by Google Maps. The search company will gather a wealth of data from the project but, thanks to France's strict privacy laws, it may also pick up a few lawsuits on the way if it chooses to publish the photos unedited.

Better off with a Win 2000 box Windows Vista is better at protecting against malware than XP but more easily infected than Windows 2000, according to a study by Australian anti-virus firm PC Tools..