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Mac OS X v10.4.8 improves networking, Finder (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - Apple on Friday released Mac OS X v10.4.8 and Mac OS X Server v10.4.8. Both updates are available for download in various forms both from the Software Update control panel and from Apple's Web site.

Symantec Cries Foul over Windows Vista (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Security software vendor Symantec claimed this week that Microsoft is withholding information about its new Vista operating system in an attempt to create an unfair advantage for its own security software.

Analyst Sees 'Modest Success' for Zune (AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. will likely lose money on its new music player, Zune, against Apple Computer Inc.'s "industry-leading iPod profitability," an American Technology Research analyst said Friday.

Windows Bugs Still Not Patched (PC World)
PC World - Two months after hacker HD Moore publicly disclosed 22 bugs, only two have been fixed.

Testosterone can kill brain cells, say researchers
Too much testosterone can kill brain cells, say United States researchers.Their finding may help to explain why steroid abuse can cause behaviour changes such as aggressiveness and suicidal tendencies.Tests on brain cells...

Recalls of Sony batteries push share price down
TOKYO - Sony shares fell about 1 per cent yesterday after it launched a global replacement programme for batteries in the wake of yet another recall by notebook PC makers of potentially faulty Sony-made battery packs.Lenovo Group...

Wheel-rim attack on officer earns three years
The "gentle giant" who threw a 6.5kg wheel rim at a police constable, fracturing her skull, shattering her collarbone and nose, and breaking two teeth, was yesterday sentenced to three years' imprisonmentin the High Court at Hamilton.But...

No Filthy Lucre for Craig (The Motley Fool)
The Motley Fool - It's no secret that Internet frenzy 2.0 has included a fair share of small Web start-ups getting bought out by Internet giants. Yahoo!'s (Nasdaq: YHOO - News) reported interest in buying social networking site Facebook last week is yet another case in point. However, craigslist founder Craig Newmark went on the record saying he's not in the least bit interested in a buyout. And guess what -- nobody should be in the least bit surprised.

In Amsterdam, Internet freedom reigns (Reuters)

Reuters - Amsterdam has the world's busiest Internet exchange, thanks to nuclear physicists and mathematicians who in the 1980s connected their network needs with the academic belief that knowledge needs to be free.

French dig up Neanderthal 'butcher's shop'
CAOURS, Somme - French and Belgian archaeologists have found conclusive proof that Neanderthals - mankind's closest relatives - were living in near tropical conditions, hunting rhinoceros and elephant, close to what is now the French...

Suspended MP's threat escalates party row
Rakaia MP Brian Connell's row with the National Party hierarchy has escalated, with the MP now threatening to ask the police to investigate claims that senior MP Nick Smith obtained his confidential information.Mr Connell was...