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NASA Selects Entry For DARPA Robotic Competition

With two possible entries for an upcoming robotic challenge, NASA opts for the more manoeuvrable machine

Microsoft's Windows 8 on tablets will face entrenched rivals like Apple's iPad and a host of other competitors

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If Oracle's acquisition of RightNow is a bid to challenge Salesforce, it must integrate the SaaS asset with care, says Clint Boulton

Google has translated its Social Search service into 19 languages to challenge Facebook in personalised search

Microsoft acquiring RIM rumours rear-up periodically but raise too many questions to address in real-world terms, says Nicholas Kolakowski