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			<title>Overheating fears spark massive Sony notebook recall</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/overheating_fears_spark_massive_sony_notebook_recall.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[More than 400,000 VAIO laptops are being recalled worldwide amid concerns they could overheat and burn users'... laps.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:38:09 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>No hi-def drives in latest $4,000 Toshiba notebooks</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/no_hidef_drives_in_latest_topend_toshiba_notebook.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Still licking its wounds after a resounding defeat in the next-gen DVD stoush, Toshiba stubbornly continues to refuse to include Blu-ray drives in its top-end machines.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:44:09 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Aussie photonics breakthrough promises massive jump in internet speed</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/aussie_photonics_breakthrough_promises_massive_jump_in_internet_speed.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A team of Australian research scientists has made a radical breakthrough that could radically increase the speed of the backbone optical networks at the core of the internet.
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			<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:06:35 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Google Android phones delayed, but HTC promises “this year”</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/htc_remains_committed_to_android_first_phones_will_ship_this_year.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Despite delays in the release of Google's Android mobile OS, Taiwanese manufacturer HTC says it is still on track to have its first handsets in the market before Christmas.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:50:40 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Skype launches new beta client and embraces video calling</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/skype_launches_new_beta_client_and_embraces_video_calling.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Noticing that people love seeing whoever they’re speaking with, Skype has rolled out a new software client that makes it easier to make and receive video calls.
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			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:23:07 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Friday only: get a PC migration tool for free </title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/free_laplink_software.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[For 25 years software tools company Laplink has been selling its popular PCmover utility for $US50. But, just for today, you can get a copy for free.

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			<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 17:02:07 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Intel slashes quad-core CPU prices by 50%</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/intel_slashes_quadcore_chip_prices_by_50_per_cent.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[That multi-core PC you’ve had your eye on is about to get cheaper, thanks to some unexpectedly large price cuts by chip giant Intel.
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			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:41:26 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Fujitsu unveils beast hard drive for laptops</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/fujitsu_unveils_beast_hard_drive_for_laptops.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Flash drives might be getting all the attention lately, but that’s hasn’t stopped Fujitsu cranking up the specs on its latest offering: a 320GB beast spinning at 7200RPM.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:21:17 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Dolby introduces surround sound... for mobiles</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/dolby_introduces_surround_sound_for_mobiles.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Yearning for immersive audio when watching video clips on your mobile? The boffins at Dolby Labs have found a way to deliver it.
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			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:11:33 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Google Android: worth getting excited about?</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/google_android_worth_getting_excited_about.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Critics are hounding Google over security holes and incompatibility fears, but Google's Android mobile operating system is still on track for commercial launch later this year. It'll soon be on a phone near you.
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			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:11:21 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>256GB flash hard drives could become reality with 50% drops in flash price</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/256gb_flash_hard_drives_could_become_reality_with_50_drops_in_flash_price.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Tumbling flash memory prices are rocketing downwards faster than expected, which is great news for anyone eyeing off a solid-state notebook: they'll soon be more affordable than ever.
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			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:05:24 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>A DivX-capable Blu-ray player? It's a pirate's dream come true!</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/a_divxcapable_bluray_player_its_a_pirates_dream_come_true.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Imagine being able to buy every Bond movie ever made on a single disk. Well you probably won't have to wait too much longer, with the release of a pirate-friendly BluRay player.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:34:46 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Intel plans six-core chip, due late this year</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/intel_plans_sixcore_chip_due_late_this_year.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The race to cram multiple cores into processor chips has stepped up a notch, with leaked plans from Intel showing the company intends to ship a hexa-core model, dubbed Dunnington, before the end of the year.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:11:19 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>It's official: HD DVD is dead, BluRay has won</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/its_official_hd_dvd_is_dead_bluray_has_won.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[After a two year battle, Toshiba has hammered the final nail into the HD DVD coffin, announcing it's no longer supporting the high-definition video format and handing victory to rival Blu-ray.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 06:31:22 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Nokia mobiles become WiFi routers</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/nokia_mobiles_become_wifi_routers.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[It's hard to believe no-one has thought of this before. A new (free) mobile app turns your Nokia Series 60 phone a WiFi modem/router, removing the need for finnicky Bluetooth or clunky USB cable connections to laptops.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 13:52:16 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Microsoft to slash price of "Surface" to consumer levels</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/microsoft_to_slash_price_of_surface_to_consumer_levels.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[You  watched with envy as Tom Cruise used those large touch screens in Minority Report. Now the technology could be heading for your home faster than you think.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 04:22:13 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Intel shows off new ultra low-power Silverthorne chip</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/intel_shows_off_new_ultra_lowpower_silverthorne_chip.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Intel has unveiled a new CPU that needs only a tenth of the power of current models. Ultramobile computing is about to get interesting.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:26 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Damn - now you'll need another excuse for being late to work</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/damn__now_youll_need_another_excuse_for_being_late_to_work.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Just as you thought traffic jams were the perfect excuse for showing up at work at 11am, GPS device vendors are embracing a new real-time monitoring system that can automatically route motorists around snarls.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:42:22 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Eee PC spawns a low-cost Eee family</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/eee_pc_spawns_a_lowcost_eee_family.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Buoyed by the success of its diminutive $499 notebook, Taiwanese computer giant Asustek is planning to launch an entire range of cheap Eee products.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:31:06 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>WiMax devices still thin on the ground</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/wimax_devices_still_thin_on_the_ground.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Just months away from switching on its national WiMax network, US telco giant Sprint has very few WiMax compatible devices to show off.  If a US telco can't do it, can the Australian government WiMax network, OPEL pull a rabbit out of its hat?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 07:35:49 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>New standard to cut through power cables</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/new_standard_to_cut_through_power_cables.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[That rats' nest of cables cluttering your desk and snaking onto the floor could soon become a whole lot, well, less ratty, with the introduction of the new power-over-eSATA standard.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 06:48:18 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>One graphics card not enough? How about three?</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/one_graphics_card_not_enough_how_about_three.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dedicated gamers always on the lookout for better graphics performance now have a new way to improve the look of their favourite titles - three graphics cards linked up.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 03:27:40 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>16GB in a drop of water</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/16gb_in_a_drop_of_water.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[With temperatures in the flash-based storage market reaching red hot, Intel has announced a new line of solid state disks that weigh less that a drop of water.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 03:24:53 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Toshiba unveils massive flash-based drives</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/toshiba_unveils_massive_flashbased_drives.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Driving another nail into the coffin of notebook hard disks, Toshiba has announced a range of flash drives that can swallow up to 128 gigabytes of data.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 04:38:41 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>New dual drives blur the Bluray/HD-DVD divide</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/new_dual_drives_blur_the_blurayhddvd_divide.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Wondering whether to go for a Blu-Ray or HD-DVD drive? With these latest offerings from LG, you can have both.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 06:22:36 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Sun's datacentre-in-a-box heads Down Under</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/suns_datacentreinabox_heads_down_under.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[They're usually employed to transport anything from breakfast cereal to building supplies, but now Sun is stuffing servers inside of them. And switching them on.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 25 Nov 2007 20:45:59 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>And the Oscar for the quietest hard drive goes to ...</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/and_the_oscar_for_the_quietest_hard_drive_goes_to_.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Tired of noisy PVR hard drives interrupting your viewing pleasure? The latest offering from Hitachi might be just what you need.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 03:14:24 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>New drive reads and writes Blu-ray discs</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/new_drive_reads_and_writes_bluray_discs.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[If you're backing the Blu-ray brigade in the next-gen DVD war, the latest drive from Sony is worth a look.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 22:41:02 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Blu-ray or HD-DVD? This PC doesn't care</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/bluray_or_hddvd_this_pc_doesnt_care.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Hate backing a losing horse? The latest desktop offering from Acer allows you to have an each-way bet on the Blu-ray / HD-DVD race.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2007 03:09:34 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Vista: The 'wow' starts ... later</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/vista_the_wow_starts__later.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Despite Microsoft's best efforts to promote its Vista operating system, the company is bowing to customer pressure and offering free downgrades to XP (as well as extending XP's retail shelf life.)]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2007 04:41:35 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>640GB flash card blows hard drives away</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/640gb_flash_card_blows_hard_drives_away.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Flash drives comprehensively killed off floppy disks, and now a new development is threatening the same fate for hard drives.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2007 03:49:17 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>New chip allows WiFi upgrade of digital cameras </title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/new_chip_allows_wifi_upgrade_of_digital_cameras.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Been lusting after one of those WiFi-equipped digital cameras that let you easily share images with others? Don't worry - soon you'll be able to upgrade your existing model to do the same thing.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2007 12:00:43 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Microsoft adopts DivX for latest media players</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/microsoft_adopts_divx_for_latest_media_players.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The software giant is not going to give up until it owns your lounge room -- and it's embracing new formats to do it.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 16 Sep 2007 21:54:43 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Fujitsu offers unlocked mobile broadband</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/fujitsu_offers_unlocked_mobile_broadband.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[You won't be locked to Vodafone, or Telstra, or any other telco for that matter, with Fujitsu's latest HSDPA capable notebook.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2007 10:36:15 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Samsung shows off 4G mobile broadband</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/samsung_shows_off_4g_mobile_broadband.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Think the latest crop of 3G mobile data services are pretty fast? Well, you ain't seen nothin' yet.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2007 10:31:48 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Dell admits dust contamination problem</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/dell_admits_dust_contamination_problem.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Think about the pain of a little grit in your eye, then imagine the pain Dell is going through with its whole manufacturing process right now.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2007 06:15:19 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Honey, I've shrunk the motherboard</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/honey_ive_shrunk_the_motherboard.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Just when you thought PC motherboards couldn't get any smaller, along comes one that fits in the palm of your hand.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2007 02:22:20 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Dell's open source push hampered by drivers</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/dells_open_source_push_hampered_by_drivers.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Reluctance on the part of component vendors to offer open source drivers is slowing the PC maker's Linux rollout.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2007 10:55:43 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Sony: affordable Bluetooth, iPod car stereos</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/sony_affordable_bluetooth_ipod_car_stereos.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Below $400 before Christmas, the Sony guy said, pointing proudly at the new Bluetooth car stereo that offers music streaming and handsfree.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:20:43 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Intel slashes quad core prices</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/intel_slashes_quad_core_prices.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Cutthroat competition between Intel and AMD means great deals are on the way for anyone contemplating a quad-core powered PC.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2007 04:41:56 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>It's time to declare the UMPC D.O.A.</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/its_time_to_declare_the_umpc_doa.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Ultra-Mobile PC has failed to entice users. Is it destined to go the way of Bill Gates' favourite innovation, the tablet PC?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2007 05:56:12 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Telstra still selling non-Vista devices</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/telstra_still_selling_nonvista_devices.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Six months after Vista's consumer launch, Telstra is still pushing incompatible wireless modems through its stores, and has admitted some of its satellite services will never be Vista compatible.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 05:47:27 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Boost Vista performance on the motherboard</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/boost_vista_performance_on_the_motherboard.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Plugging a USB flash drive into your PC is one way to improve Vista's performance, but there is now a cheap alternative...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2007 07:05:40 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Lasers heating up drive performance</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Replacing magnets with lasers could make hard drives 100 time faster, according to scientists.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2007 13:14:38 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Australian TV networks open up EPG to all, on one condition...</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/australian_tv_networks_open_up_epg_to_all_on_one_condition.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The TV networks have done the unthinkable and freed their electronic program guide information across all channels for use on PVRs and PCs. But there are strings attached.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2007 06:57:44 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Asus to split in three</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/asus_to_split_in_three.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Electronics giant ASUS will split in three to placate tensions in the PC industry. Computer makers are becoming increasingly angry that ASUS is pushing its own PCs so hard.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2007 04:40:45 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Google, made by Dell</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/google_made_by_dell.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Google won't make its own servers any more: it has strengthened its ties with Dell by outsourcing the manufacturing of its distinctive yellow search appliances.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2007 08:13:59 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Hyperjacking - the latest threat to servers</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/hyperjacking__the_latest_threat_to_servers.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[With virus and phishing attacks now pass, computer hackers are eyeing off a new technical challenge: hyperjacking.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2007 04:45:51 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Windows can solve world health: Microsoft  </title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/windows_can_solve_world_health_microsoft.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[How do you solve the health problems plaguing billions of people in the third world? Easy! Give 'em a Windows Mobile-based smart phone.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2007 08:27:29 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Longhorn rebadged and ready for action</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/longhorn_rebadged_and_ready_for_action.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[It's official. Microsoft's Longhorn server operating system has a new name  Microsoft Windows Server 2008. Apart from the catchy name, it has a few interesting features inside, too...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2007 00:43:46 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Windows wants to run your life</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/windows_wants_to_run_your_life.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Not content with controlling most desktops and elbowing its way into family lounge rooms, Microsoft now has plans to dominate your entire house.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2007 00:40:02 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>"Vista passed Mac OS X in 15 weeks": Gates</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[While everyone's been focused on driver problems and annoying security prompts, Windows Vista's installed base has taken just 15 weeks to race past that of Apple, according to chairman Bill Gates.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2007 23:48:29 GMT</pubDate>
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