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Sun Sparc’s future unclear under Oracle, analysts say

Oracle buys Sun for software, which leaves questions marks about Sparc development

Taiwan researcher ITRI seeks talks with Taiwan Memory

ITRI has not been approached by TMC to work on new memory technology but hopes to do so

China Mobile users, music downloads set new records

The carrier reported more use of value-added services as 3G unrolls in China

Broadcom makes bid to buy Emulex for $764 million

Offer follows rejection of previous attempt to purchase company earlier this year

How Oracle and Sun can get their act together

11 Cultural Faux Pas You Should Never Make in China

Sun unveils MySQL update as Oracle deal looms

MySQL 5.4 adds scalability improvements to the open-source database

The Polite Way to Take a Break, Ignore, Unfollow on Twitter

Data transfer rates to jump with Bluetooth 3.0

Bluetooth 3.0 standard can transfer data wirelessly at 24Mbps

Analyst: Apple to concede Mac sales shrinkage Wednesday

But the worst is over, says Wall Street analyst, who points toward China, new iPhone and Snow Leopard