June 3, 2009 Wednesday
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BONN (Germany) - CHINA promised on Tuesday to step up actions to fight climate change and cautioned that 'unfair' new demands by rich nations could sabotage a new UN treaty due to be agreed in December.

 
Win7 goes on sale Oct 22

REDMOND (Washington) - MICROSOFT says Windows 7, the next version of its computer operating software, will go on sale Oct 22.

Windows 7, which replaces the much-complained-about Windows Vista, will be available on new PCs. Microsoft, the world's largest software maker, will also sell versions that people can install on existing PCs.

US military turns to Twitter

KABUL - 'WHAT are you doing?' For the US military in Afghanistan, the answer to the latest social networking craze seems to be: 'Killing Taleban'.

Twitter now on Xbox live

LOS ANGELES - MICROSOFT said Monday that social networking sensations Twitter and Facebook, along with Internet radio star Last.fm, are connecting to the Xbox 360 videogame console online world.

The announcements came on the eve of a major Electronic Entertainment Expo trade gathering in Los Angeles and as Microsoft jockeys to put Xbox 360 consoles at the heart of home entertainment.

   
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