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Microsoft says malware causing blue screen crashes

A sneaky rootkit is blamed for a problem that has sidelined some XP users following patches

Microsoft’s new ‘phone home’ anti-piracy practice unacceptable, says critic

'At what point is one free of this' perpetual checking, asks Lauren Weinstein

Inexpensive power draws co-location company to Iceland

Data center firm targets customers looking to save on electricity costs

8 most violent tech-related stories of 2010 – so far

Twitter, PlayStation, MySpace and an Apple store all get caught up in violent acts

Are iPhone Hackers Lying in Wait?

Michigan firm sues bank over theft of $560,000

Experi-Metal says Comerica Bank's online security practices resulted in theft

DOJ launches intellectual-property-enforcement task force

It's unclear what IP crimes the task force will focus on

APC plans new push into containerized data centers

The company will offer portable chillers and generators that should make containerized data centers more mobile

HP’s smartbook may battle it out with Apple’s iPad

HP's Compaq AirLife 100 and Apple's iPad could compete as netbook alternatives

Microsoft Round Up: Win7 Users Grumble, Bing Up, More

U.S. Internet security plan revamped

Consolidation of Internet connections loses favor under Obama administration; standard security tools deployed

Einstein 2: U.S. government’s ‘enlightening’ new cybersecurity weapon

DHS intrusion-detection system spots new cyberattack patterns

Tech debate – Credit card data security: Who’s responsible?

Simulated cyber-attack to test government response

Cyber ShockWave test involves former administration staff, national security officials

Apache Beehive project retired

Haiti Donations: A Turning Point in Mobile Commerce?

IBM announces massive NAS array for the cloud

New clustered NAS array can offer access to billions of files from anywhere on the Web

China’s .cn cleanup shows politics behind Web rules

CNNIC has nearly quadrupled in size to vet all .cn domain names for porn

Alcatel-Lucent’s Q4 profit fails to erase full-year loss

But in 2010, demand for mobile Internet access will drive sales of LTE products, Alcatel-Lucent expects

Why Apple won’t let the Mac and iPhone succeed in business

Windows patch cripples XP with blue screen, users claim

Angry customers blame MS10-015 for Blue Screen of Death, XP reboot hell

iPad costs give Apple room to cut prices, says researcher

32GB 3G iPad is Apple's 'sweet spot,' says iSuppli, with a profit margin of 61%

European Parliament blocks bank data transfer deal with U.S.

MEPs divided: most say deal breaches citizens' privacy, but some argue that no deal undermines anti-terrorism efforts

SGI offers supercomputing as a service

The service, Cyclone, is aimed at technical computing users

IBM Aims to Bring Apple, Social Networking to the Enterprise

AT&T, Verizon, other carriers eyeing federal government cybersecurity deals

Trusted Internet Connections services available on Networx contract

NASA solar probe rockets toward rendezvous with Sun

NASA’s Solar Dynamics satellite will offer high resolution images of the Sun.

Coupons 2.0: Social Buying Sites That Add Up to Savings

French lawmakers to vote on net filtering next Tuesday

Critics say filters intended to catch child pornographers won't succeed, but will cause collateral damage

India says PayPal not authorized for money transfer

The online payment company has discontinued personal payments to India

New technologies aim to stop phone theft fraud

The data stored on mobile phones is of great use to fraudsters

Android, LTE set to dominate in Barcelona

The phone manufacturers that use Android will struggle to stand out, says analyst

Technologies come and go, but managing networks is still about problem-solving

Google in the broadband business? Hardly

Juniper hit with $169M backdating settlement

Figure is one of largest in options scandal of past decade

Bing Gains Hollow as Microsoft Online Bleeds Millions

MySpace CEO leaves, company’s troubles deepen

Parent News Corp. has said it hopes to turn social network into entertainment portal

Microsoft updates Windows 7 activation technology

Microsoft wants users to recertify Windows 7, using a new signature-based verification

How IT Can Fix A ‘Death By PowerPoint’ Presentation Problem

IT Salary Survey Predicts Meager Increases for 2010

IBM mainframes get capability to predict failures, avoid downtime

IBM mainframe operating system upgrade bolsters system performance

NASA: Robots ‘essential’ to <i>Endeavour</i> mission’s success

Endeavour's robotic arm set to lift new node and cupola out of shuttle tonight

The story behind Microsoft’s operating profit by division

DOJ: No need for warrant for cell location information

The agency will argue it does not need reasonable doubt to obtain cell location records

Exploding batteries on planes: Rare and small risk

FAA documents show one death, 51 injuries in 20 years (see interactive charts, below)

Google upgrades Mac Chrome beta, patches critical Windows bugs

Debuts extensions, bookmark sync in stable beta for Mac, fixes 7 flaws in Windows browser

Twitter application Grader.com hacked

Grader users unwittingly spammed their followers Thursday with Web links

NASA Endeavour crew tweaks plumbing, ready for spacewalk

NASA Endeavour astronauts install rebuilt water system, set to take space walk

Intel to release storage-specific ‘Jasper Forest’ chip

The processor is aimed at blades, SAN and NAS systems

Wall Street Beat: Economy weighs on tech

Mixed earnings reports and recession concerns dog IT in the markets