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Photos: Two new Itanium servers
Intel plans to feature its "Montecito" processor in two four-processor Itanium servers, available later this year.

Intel to sell new Itanium servers
"White box" systems, running on "Montecito" processors, can be emblazoned with other PC makers' logos.
Photos: New Itanium servers

Bacteria producing natural gas on ocean floor
Blog: Bacteria buried deep in sediment off the coat of Peru are turning organic waste into propane, according to a study sponsored by...

A ring that could be a lifesaver
Blog: Here's a piece of jewelry that might help save your marriage, and it doesn't even involve a diamond.Thanks to Gizmodo, we learned...

Podcast: RIP for your e-mail when you're gone?
Taking passwords to the grave, the vending machine future for cell phones, and is it make or break for HP's boss?

Security firms Lurqh, SecureWorks merge
Deal puts together SecureWorks' expertise in fighting off external attacks and Lurqh's background in identifying internal threats.

Newmark reflects on the power of the Web
In OneWebDay speech, Craigslist founder discusses privacy issues, blog accuracy and the Web as crime fighter.

Kids prefer texting to talking
Also: Sony shows PSP add-ons, lowers PS3 pricing. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.

NZ stocks: Sharemarket down, feltex goes into receivership
The sharemarket followed its Australian counterpart downwards today, with the receivership of mid-cap stock Feltex grabbing the spotlight.The benchmark NZX-50 index fell 25.75 points or 0.7 per cent to 3506.84 on turnover of 59...

Brian Gaynor : Investors hungry for risky business
Stephen Tindall wants to privatise The Warehouse because he doesn't believe New Zealand investors have an appetite for his high-risk, high-growth plans for the company.He couldn't be more wrong, New Zealand investors have a passion...

Search engine for personal files to be bundled in PCs
EverNote doesn't search everything on the desktop, but it will grab the stuff you want to see again.

Commerce Department counts 1,100 missing laptops
U.S. government agency adds up past five years' lost or stolen notebooks containing personal Census Bureau data.

Week in review: HP's spy games
As more details emerge on the company's probe into media leaks, all eyes are on CEO Mark Hurd, who speaks later today.

Activists unveil stealth browser
Firefox spin-off Torpark conceals users' IP information and can be run directly from a USB drive.

A shifting scene for chipmakers
Intel gets latest Itanium into "white box" systems. AMD, meanwhile, isn't willing to concede any ground.

Another set of tweaks for Vista beta
Blog: The long road to the final release of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Vista has taken another small step forward: on Friday morning,...

Hide: Labour not corrupt

Australian stocks : Shares fall; banks drop, Coles retreats
Australian shares fell 0.3 per cent to near two-week closing lows on Friday, led down by the banks, but investors chased value in resource stocks after losses in the past month, helped by a rebound in metals and oil prices.Australia's...