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Report: Beware of ‘chaos’ SharePoint Can Create
A report from Forrester is warning customers to consider carefully how they plan to use Microsoft's Office SharePoint Server…News
Ubuntu Puts Big Emphasis on Small PCs at OSCON
Ubuntu Netbook Remix and Mobile Internet Device editions of Linux are gearing up to compete with Windows on mini-PC devices this year.News
China Mobile Begins 3G Marketing Push
China Mobile has begun the marketing push for a public beta of 3G (third-generation telephony) services.News
Walkman Phones Won’t Save Sony Ericsson, Says Analyst
In the aftermath of a second quarter report that saw sales fall compared to last year, Sony Ericsson announced three new…News
Mobile Network Builder Looks to IKEA for Inspiration
VNL wants to turn the way mobile base stations are designed and rolled out on its head, to open the door for coverage in rural…News
Vodafone Sees Economic Slowdown
Mobile network operator Vodafone Group reported sales in line with analysts' expectations, but slightly lowered its outlook…News
China Blogs to Read During the Olympics
Staying home this summer instead of winging off to Beijing? No problem, when your interest in team handball and Greco-Roman…News
Blu-ray Disc Rapidly Gaining Popularity in Japan
Shipments of Blu-ray Disc-based video recorders and players are increasing fast in Japan and hit 122,000 in June, according to…News
Apple Stock Bitten by Earnings Forecast, Jobs
Apple's stock plunged in after-market trading on concerns for Steve Jobs' health and a worse than expected earnings forecast.News
Details of Major Internet Flaw Posted by Accident
Researchers have accidentally published details of a critical DNS flaw discovered by Dan Kaminsky.News
Internet Currency Firm Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering
A digital currency business and its owners plead guilty to money laundering charges.News
Strong Mac, IPhone Sales Boost Apple’s Earnings
Strong sales of Macs and iPhones boosted Apple's earnings for the third quarter of 2008.News
WiMax at Sea, the Journey Begins
Ships that call on Singapore can now use WiMax instead of satellite to connect to the Internet.News
Bidding for IPhone 3G Tops $1,000 on EBay
Pent-up demand for the iPhone 3G is manifesting itself on auction site eBay.News
Mobile Linux Takes Center Stage at OSCON
As Linux continues to spread on phones and mobile devices, the annual open-source conference kicks off with an emphasis on mobility.News
Kaspersky Lab’s Malaysian Web Site Hacked
Russian security company Kaspersky Lab's Web site for Malaysia was defaced on Saturday along with one of its online shopping…News
Georgia President’s Web Site Falls Under DDOS Attack
The Web site for the president of Georgia was knocked offline by a distributed denial -of-service attack over the weekend.News
Intel Atom for Netbooks Costs 52% More Than Desktop Version
The netbook version of Intel's Atom microprocessor costs 52 percent more than the desktop versionNews
Ex-Microsoft Manager Gets 22 Months for Fraud
A former Microsoft employee has been sentenced to nearly two years in prison for a scam involving the company's domain names.News
Yahoo Uses Home Page to Lobby Against Icahn
Yahoo has placed a button on its home page that links to a page that lobbies shareholders to vote against Carl Icahn's…News
Going Up: Slow Progress on ‘space Elevator’
Conference speakers discuss the concept of a "space elevator" that would take passengers into space.News
Merger Talks Between MTN and Reliance Fail
South Africa's MTN and India's Reliance Communications have dropped merger talks.News
Major Investor to Back Yahoo Board
Large Yahoo investor Legg Mason will back Yahoo's board in a proxy fight with Carl Icahn.News
New Worm Transcodes MP3s to Try to Infect PCs
A new variety of malicious software could pose a danger to those who download music files on peer-to-peer networks.News
AOL a Less Challenging Buy Than Yahoo for Microsoft
A deal to buy AOL may prove easier for Microsoft as it efforts to purchase Yahoo have soured.News
US Air Force Lets Web 2.0 Flourish Behind Walls
The U.S. Air Force is using Web 2.0 technologies to better support its missions despite wariness about security.Glenn Fleishman on Hardware
Solid State Drives Accelerate into Market
Solid state drives are about to make solid improvements in price, performance, and power usage.News
Anthropology’s Technology-driven Renaissance
Anthropologists are a vital tool in developing mobile phones for the third world.News
IT Administrator Pleads Not Guilty to Network Tampering
Terry Childs, the IT administrator accused of locking up San Francisco's computer network, pleads not guilty to computer…News
EU to Crack Down on Bogus Online Ringtone Sellers
An EU investigation of bogus online ringtone sellers finds 80 percent of 558 sites are suspicious.News
Lawmakers Call on NebuAd to Change Privacy Notification
US lawmakers question NebuAd's CEO about the company's Web-tracking service.News
Losses Likely to Rise From Latest Romanian Crime Ring
Losses from a Romanian cybercrime ring that was broken up on Tuesday could reach into the millions of euros.News
Hands on With Acer’s Aspire One Netbook
The story "Hands on with Acer's Aspire one netbook," posted to the wire Monday, has been changed on the wire to clarify the…News
Industry Heavyweights Line-up Behind Sony’s TransferJet
14 of the biggest names in consumer electronics said they would work with Sony on its short-range, high-speed "TransferJet"…News
Apple Shows off First China Store, Divulges Retail Plans
Apple offered a sneak peak of its first Apple Store in China Thursday, located in Beijing's Sanlitun entertainment district.News
Facebook Bug Leaks Members’ Birthday Data
Facebook accidentally exposed the birth dates of its 80 million members over the weekend.News
Romainian Authorities Arrest Cybercrime Suspects
More than 20 cybercrime suspects are arrested in Romania.News
Data Can Leak From Partially Encrypted Disks
Researchers warn that Word and Google Desktop make encrypted information visible on partially encrypted hard drives.News
Spammer Gets 30 Months for Inundating AOL
A 27-year-old man was sentenced to 30 months in prison Tuesday for blasting AOL subscribers with spam over a four-month…News
Business Objects Users Angry Over SAP Support Transition
Business Objects customers are ticked off over what they're calling a botched migration to SAP's support system.News
Google Offers Android Updates Only to Contest Winners
A Google worker accidentally sent an SDK update, meant only for winners of a developers' contest, to all Android developers.News
Ericsson Tests Enhanced Mobile Broadband
Ericsson and 3 Italia have tested HSPA Evolution, offering a download bandwidth of up to 14.4M bps and a maximum uplink speed…News
SAP Customers Forced to Move to Pricier Support
SAP is set to force all customers to use its more costly enterprise support service.News
Sweden’s Snooping Law Faces European Court Challenge
The debate over its snooping law continues to rage in Sweden. Centrum för rättvisa has lodged a complaint with the European…News
Microsoft Updates Servers With Latest Search Features
Microsoft released three bundles of fixes and new features for its server products on Wednesday.News
Woman Fired Over Death Threat Sent From Work E-mail
An employee of 1-800-Flowers.com has been fired after an e-mailed death threat was linked to her account.News