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Most popular stories this week: Aug. 27
Check out the full list below. 1. Microsoft: 'We love open source' 2. ACLU Report: Spying on Free Speech Nearly At Cold War Level 3. Technology's Biggest Myths 4. Air Force uses real...
Most popular stories this week: Aug. 20
This week's top stories were all about conflict - Torch vs. iPhone, Apple Graphics Tablet vs. iPad, Microsoft vs. Google. But there were exceptions, like the story about the number of devices...
Breaking news: Intel buys McAfee
Intel announced Thursday morning that it would buy antivirus software maker McAfee for $48 per share, or $7.7 billion. Both boards of directors have approved the deal. McAfee will operate as a...

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HP raises 3PAR bid to $33 per share
Hewlett-Packard has raised its offer for virtualized storage vendor 3PAR to US$33 per share, or roughly $2.4 billion, from its previous bid of $30 per share, 3PAR said Thursday. The move tops Dell's latest offer of $32 per share, according to 3PAR.
The Web's Most Annoying Apps
They install themselves, marking their territory with icons. They flash distracting, trivial alerts on the screen in front of you. They demand that you install the latest update, and they won’t take no for an answer. When you give in and install the update, they make you restart. They nag you to upgrade to a paid version. They spam you. They beg you to sign up. They’re a pain in the browser.
Apple's iOS beats Android 6:1 on the Web
Apple's iOS mobile operating system is now the third-most popular platform on the Internet, with a share nearly six times larger than Android's, a Web measurement company said Wednesday.
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Botnet takedown may yield valuable data
Researchers are hoping to get a better insight on botnets after taking down part of Pushdo, one of the top five networks of hacked computers responsible for most of the world's spam.
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As Earl looms, tips to batten down IT
With forecasters predicting a very active hurricane season, experts say IT managers must review business continuity and disaster recovery plans to ensure to prepare for potential power outages and data center damage.
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Samsung launches Galaxy Tab
Samsung has finally revealed the Galaxy Tab, a tablet computer running Android 2.2 that will begin shipping in October. It can be used to surf the Web, watch movies, read e-books, navigate using GPS -- and even make phone calls, according to Samsung.
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Baidu launches new entertainment features for search engine
Baidu, China's largest search engine, officially launched a series of new entertainment features on Thursday, making it easier for users to access games, television shows and books.
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New iPods vs. Old: Specs, Design Reveal Big Improvements
Apple on Wednesday unveiled what CEO Steve Jobs called Apple's "biggest change in the iPod lineup ever." The newly released iPods are available for pre-order now and start shipping next week. New iPods include a smaller iPod Nano featuring a multitouch screen and a throwback iPod Shuffle featuring physical playback controls on the device. Apple also debuted a new iPod Touch featuring back- and front-facing cameras and FaceTime video calling.
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New Apple TV: Living Room as Tech Battleground
Today's unveiling of a smaller, cheaper Apple TV set-top box is the latest in a long line of tech industry efforts to conquer the living room. Recent reports and rumors have Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Sony all developing low-cost entertainment devices that would stream entertainment bits--movies, TV shows, music, photos, and so on--from the Internet to your HDTV.
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IBM X-Force backs-off Google as major patch offender
IBM has overhauled its list of worst security patchers among software vendors, putting Microsoft at the top of its list and shifting Sun from No. 1 to No. 5.
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Microsoft to VMware: Windows is still relevant in the virtualization era
Virtualization has not stripped Windows of its relevance, a Microsoft official said in response to VMware CEO Paul Maritz’s argument that operating systems are no longer the center of innovation in the IT world.
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Suse Linux for VMware ships
Virtualization and cloud capabilities are touted in the joint Novell-VMware announcement
Fujitsu says green IT services can cut bills by 20 percent
Most of the talk about IT energy efficiency has focused on the data center, but office equipment like PCs and printers can offer plenty of opportunity to cut costs as well. Fujitsu is rolling out some new services Wednesday that aim to help companies tackle both areas at once, and it claims they can reduce a company's IT energy bills by 20 percent on average.
3Par faces lawsuit as bidding war continues
3Par, which is already the subject of a bidding war between Hewlett-Packard and Dell, is now among a group of companies being sued by Crossroads Systems for patent infringement.
Disable A Laptop Touchpad While You Type, Win 7 Edition
Many moons ago I wrote about TouchFreeze, a free laptop utility that solves one of life's most maddening problems: accidental swipes of your touchpad while typing. (Why isn't Windows smart enough to do this on its own? Just saying.)
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Blackberry Loses More Ground To Apple and Android
In a continuing trend, more businesses are shifting loyalties from Blackberry to iPhones and Android devices as the relative newcomers make inroads into the corporate world. Three-quarters of the 200 businesses surveyed in the United States and the U.K in the study reported that their employees are choosing other than Blackberry, Sanford C. Bernstein Ltd. reported to Bloomberg. The number was 83 percent for U.S. companies.
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Firefox 3.6 Becomes Number Two Browser as IE6 Declines
The data from the Net Applications for browser market share in August show that Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 continues to lead overall and outpace all competitors in growth. Even better news is that Internet Explorer 6--the archaic and insecure browser that refuses to die--is losing ground.
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Introducing the Ubuntu Software Center
3D content is king at giant tech show
Most observers agree that more content is needed for 3D to take off in the living room. An important part will be self-generated, Panasonic said Wednesday at the Internationale Funkaustellung (IFA) trade show in Berlin.
ActiveState prepares Python for databases
The new ActiveState Python distribution includes modules for GUI design and interacting with databases
Discover to get $5M from Heartland for '08 data breach
Heartland Payment Systems has agreed to pay $5 million to Discover to settle claims arising from the massive data breach disclosed by the payment processor last year.
11 Must-Have Android Apps for Business
Now that business users have begun clamoring for Android phones in earnest, it's a better time than ever to take a fresh look at the Android apps now available for enterprises.
Sony, Borders Shift E-Reader Strategy to Challenge Kindle
Both Sony and Borders have shifted things around this week on their e-reader product lines to compete more aggressively as we approach the holiday season. The opposing strategies are a stark contrast in how to take on the Amazon Kindle, and neither is likely to succeed.
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Windows Phone 7 released to manufacturers
Windows Phone 7 has been finalized and released to manufacturers, Microsoft announced today.
DARPA launches insider threat detection effort for military
The Defense Advanced Projects Agency (DARPA) has launched an effort aimed at finding and detecting to insider threats on Department of Defense networks.
West Virginia's IT workers fight state outsourcing
West Virginia's IT workers are concerned that the state plans to outsource their jobs and have responded with a protest and a lawsuit.
Mobile CRM app helps construction firm diversify its business
VCC, a nationwide retail construction company, finds that giving project managers smartphone access to customer data is a big boost in attracting new business.
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Miami man pleads guilty in ID theft case
A Miami man has pleaded guilty to two identity-theft related charges after federal agents found more than 26,000 credit card numbers stored on his computer, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
Brocade set to unveil 100G Ethernet
Brocade will soon unveil 100Gbps Ethernet additions to its switching and routing product line, in what the company claims is its most significant Ethernet/IP product rollout since acquiring Foundry Networks in 2008.
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Is Charles Phillips leaving Oracle?
Oracle co-President Charles Phillips may soon be leaving the company after some public missteps and a recent change in Oracle's upper management, a financial analyst company said Wednesday in a research note to its clients.

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