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But Palm also needs to strike deals with AT&T, T-Mobile
The companies have taken their battle over the search market to dueling blog posts
Says new Lenovo X201 laptop can run more than 12 hours between recharges
Hackers are treated pretty well by movie-makers, a researcher says
Register.com agreed to change Baidu's e-mail on file to 'antiwahabi2008@gmail.com', Baidu alleges
The algorithm could help to more quickly predict weather and financial risks
IBM's latest X-Force report says there are fewer software bugs overall, but many in document and multimedia applications
Different pricing plans for smartphone users might be part of the answer, says analyst firm
Global chip sales will reach $276 billion this year after falling 9.6% last year
Microsoft says Verisign's .com registry had 277 command-and-control domains, now disabled
He called a Comcast employee after taking control of the company's domain.
Critic says Windows 7 users should block KB971033, now arriving via Windows Update (see what to look for, below)
Ivan Seidenberg’s total compensation declined 13% compared to his $20.2 million package in 2008
Palm cuts revenue forecasts in light of slow sales of webOS phones
Four days after the assault started, the botnet has nearly been killed off, researchers said
Cost of high-speed Ethernet optics must come down
It's doubling drive capacity to 2TB
Intel has some 16-bit programs that won't work with Win 7, and is also delaying the deployment of IE7 and IE8
Never meant to knock Crytome.org offline, says Microsoft; whistleblower wants his day in court
What 4G fans can expect to see from Verizon in the coming months
The FCC plan would also require carriers to share 700MHz spectrum with public safety agencies
Weak sales of its smartphones raise questions about Palm's future, possible sale
No change in spam volume after Microsoft claims it crippled Waledac
Deal signals growing integration between EMC, VMware
Salesforce.com and Palm issue financial reports, while Gartner weighs in on chips and servers
The company cited experience, cost and faster deployment in moving away from Row 44's satellite-based system
The application will run on nine smartphones, but users will still have to buy voice and data plans
Urges Windows users to search PCs for flawed Adobe Download Manager
The inquiry follows complaints filed by three Google rivals
The Xerox lawsuit also targets Google's YouTube
MSI is also working on a tablet but may not show at Cebit
The ProtecTIER appliance combines a virtual tape library and an index engine
HP's Cirious platform will address the security needs of large enterprise customers, the company says
Yahoo and Twitter inked a deal to work together in a broad content-sharing alliance
Google was informed earlier this month, the Commission said
Google Video's distribution of a video of the bullying of a handicapped boy breached Italian privacy law
Labor department seeks back wages and $1.9M penalty payment from N.J. company
Wyse's upcoming thin-client product may render it a distinction without much difference, however
Case that never should have been brought ends with jail sentences
Google nixed the Beijing stop on a tour due to its row with China's government, a source says
RTO Software's profile management tool was too valuable for VMware relying on a licensing deal
The move is meant to keep customers close to home for all their BI needs
CA signs agreement to acquire 3Tera to help customers more easily transition applications to private and public clouds
How one SaaS provider is using WiMAX to bolster its business
Protest comes despite improving overall network performance
Developers angered, but Apple says content from branded companies is broadly available
