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Intel’s Classmate 3 Laptop Gets a Touch Screen
Intel has redesigned the Classmate PC, giving it a tablet PC design with a touch-screen interface.News
Palm Plans to Sell Unlocked Treo
Palm introduced the Treo Pro without an operator partner in the U.S.News
Intel’s Next Mobile Chip Prepped for Sampling
Intel is getting ready to ship its next low-power mobile-phone chip for sampling.News
SAP, User Group to Shed Light on Enterprise Support
The Americas' SAP Users Group is running a series of Webcasts on SAP's controversial enterprise support service.News
Microsoft and Novell Extend Partnership
The story "Two years on, Microsoft and Novell extend partnership" posted Wednesday has been modified in the first paragraph to…News
Online Encyclopedia Lists Internal Network Security Threats
A new online encyclopedia lists internal network security threats.News
EBay Lowers Fees for Fixed-price Items
EBay is lowering listing fees for fixed price items, hoping to encourage merchants to increase their inventory.News
Two Years On, Microsoft and Novell Extend Partnership
Microsoft said Wednesday it would purchase a further $100 million in coupons for Suse Linux support from Novell, furthering a…News
Salesforce Buys InStranet for Call-center Tech
Salesforce has bought a maker of knowledge-base management software for call centers.News
OQO Shows off Handheld Computer Based on Atom
Handheld computer maker OQO showed off a version of its Model 02 computer based on the Atom processor at IDF.News
Intel Laptop Platform to Boost Graphics, Power Use
Intel said its next-generation platform for laptops will provide more visually stunning graphics and better power management features.Neil McAllister on Software
Microsoft Sends Up Trial Balloons for Windows 7
While Vista takes a beating in the press, Microsoft seems increasingly willing to disclose details of its forthcoming OS.News
NPD: US Mobile Phone Sales Down
The number of mobile phones sold in the second quarter in the U.S. declined from last year, according to NPD Group.News
Embedded Chips to Drive Internet Adoption, Exec Says
Embedded chips will play a big role in the growth of the Internet, an Intel executive said.News
HP Results Gain on Laptop, Blade Sales
Hewlett-Packard's revenue and profit grew in its fiscal third quarter, largely on the strength of sales outside the Americas…News
Vodafone to Offer Pricey IPhone 3G in India
Vodafone India will sell the iPhone 3G at a hefty price.News
Judge Dissolves Gag Order Against MIT Students
A U.S. District court judge on Tuesday dissolved a gag order against a trio of MIT students who say they found flaws in the…News
Study Shows Glacial Pace of IPv6 Adoption
A new report from Arbor Networks reveals the glacial pace of IPv6 adoption.News
Barrett: Teachers Key to Promoting Global Tech Use
Intel Chairman Craig Barrett said education is key to the use of technology worldwide.News
US SEC Unveils New Electronic Filing System
The U.S. SEC rolls out a new electronic filing system.News
Apple Blames Scorching IPods on Battery Problem
Apple is blaming a problem with overheating iPods in Japan on faulty batteries.News
New Service Applies Social Networking to App Testing
A new startup is using social-networking concepts to provide application bug-test services.News
Yahoo Opens Digg Rival to All Publishers
Yahoo is opening its Buzz Up service to more publishers, challenging the market leader Digg.News
Toshiba Propels DVD Quality to Near High Definition
Toshiba announced its XDE technology on Monday, which makes DVD picture quality close to high-definition.News
Wikia Search, Cuil Trailing Google by a Long Shot
Wikia Search and Cuil remain far behind Google in Internet search rankings despite much-hyped beginnings.News
EA Drops Bid for Grand Theft Auto Publisher, but Joins Talks
Game publisher EA dropped its bid for Grand Theft Auto maker Take-Two, but will continue discussions on a possible…News
IBM Unveils Technology for Faster CPUs
IBM shrunk the size of memory chips in microprocessors for chips to pack more features and perform faster.News
Google Issues Long-awaited Android SDK Update
Google released a new version of the Android SDK to developers.News
Google Launches White Spaces Campaign
Google launches a campaign to advocate for increased use of television white spaces.News
Android Phone Could Come in November
The FCC has approved a new phone from HTC that some think could be the first phone to run Google's Linux-based Android…News
India May Remove Restrictions on Internet Telephony
Indian ISPs may be allowed to connect Internet telephony to the public fixed and mobile networks, helping lower overall…News
Google Solves Long Gmail Outage, but Questions Remain
Google finally solved the latest Gmail outage on Friday night, but questions remain about its cause.News
Jitterbit Reveals Open-source Data Integration Tool
Jitterbit is one of a growing set of open-source data integration tools now in the market.News
Scammers Replace Credit Card Readers in Irish Stores
Fraudsters posing as authorized bank service personnel replaced credit card readers in retailers stores' in northeast Ireland…News
Florida Man Sentenced for Video Game Piracy
A Florida man is sentenced to serve prison time and pay restitution for selling video game consoles that contained pirated…News
Dell Loses Bid for ‘cloud Computing’ Trademark
Dell can't use "cloud computing" as a trademark since the term is a generic one, the USPTO said in a preliminary ruling.News
Intel Plans to Support 2.3GHz, 3.5GHz WiMax Next Year
Intel will add support for additional WiMax frequency ranges next year.News
Microsoft Faces Taiwan Antitrust Investigation
Taiwan has launched an antitrust investigation against Microsoft.News
Judge Blocks Access to Pirate Bay
The Pirate Bay cannot be reached in Italy after a judge's ruling barred ISPs in the country from accessing the file-sharing site.Neil McAllister on Software
Microsoft’s OOXML Wins ISO Approval
Office 2007's XML-based document formats will soon be published as a formal ISO standard. Now what?News
Microsoft Sues Site to Stop Certification Test Leaks
Microsoft says a help site called pass4sure.com has been selling answers to its certification tests.News
Google Apps Admins Jittery About Gmail, Hopeful About Future
Google Apps administrators are hopeful that Google will get Gmail performance problems under control.News
Netflix: Tech Distribution Problem Solved
Netflix has resolved the technology problem that crippled its DVD distribution operation.News
Gmail Users Report Yet Another Outage
Gmail is having availability problems for the third time in the past two weeks.Glenn Fleishman on Hardware
Keep That Laptop in the Bag in the Security Line
The TSA says that you can keep your laptop in a bag as long as it's designed to provide a clear top and bottom image of the computer.News
ISO, IEC Reject Appeals, Approve OOXML Spec
The ISO and IEC have rejected appeals from four countries and given final approval to publish the OOXML spec.News
Netflix Tech Problem Persists
Netflix's distribution operations continue facing serious disruptions due to a technology problem.News
Peer-to-peer Client UTorrent Fixes Serious Vulnerability
One of the most popular programs used by some to illegally share files under copyright has patched a serious software…News