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Software maker introduces a new program, SearchPerks, offering prizes to those willing to use its search engine (and browser and operating system).

Social music site reorganizes and restructures its home page, adds a few new features--just after the launch of rival MySpace Music.

IT took a few days but Hutchison 3 mobile customers finally have access to popular websites such as BigPond and Hotmail.

The Skeye division of Hoeft & Wessel AG is supplying 3,000 mobile terminals to the company Globus Fachmaerkte (specialist stores) in Voelklingen/Saarland

Consultants, system integrators and pay as you go services will get a boost as corporations tighten their belts on IT spending.

Rosalie Marshall, vnunet.com, Wednesday 1 October 2008 at 12:09:00 Filter device improves speed, connectivity and reach, says telco BT is selling a new appliance which it claims will give home workers improved broadband performance and a more stable connection....

Iain Thomson in San Francisco, vnunet.com, Wednesday 1 October 2008 at 02:47:00 Vendor confident of avoiding Barcelona errors AMD has said it is bringing forward the deployment of its Shanghai server processors to the end of this year. The new processors had been due for release in the first...

The company said it will acquire Advanced Visual Technology, which makes space planning software for retailers.

What will they build? CEO Phil Libin is eager to see what developers do with the all-access API to the service.

Amazon founder's investment firm, as well as Salesforce founder, contribute to the New York-based start-up's Series A round that was originally announced in August.