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Amazon pulls plug on, then bows to Macmillan in e-book row

Amazon says Macmillan wants to charge too much for e-books, but has no option if it wants to sell the publisher's titles

Microsoft exceeds goal of 5,000 layoffs

Goal met five months before self-imposed deadline

Google Hot Search a good tool for spreaders of malware and their adversaries

Google Hot Search leads virus researchers to infected sites

NASA building cloud service for climate modeling

Parabon grid computing platform fueling NASA's software-as-a-service platform

Category Killer: Will iPhone Be Death of Gaming Devices?

Botnet targets major Web sites with junk SSL connection

The aim of the odd attack is unknown but it's not knocking the sites offline, the Shadowserver Foundation says

Cisco readying major core router upgrade?

Cisco MSC120 will bring 120G per slot to CRS-1, better compete with Juniper T1600

Apple’s iPad: What’s it really for?

Cloud security: Try these techniques now

Your Kids and Your PCs: Tips for Peaceful Coexistence

Fla. senator hits White House over reported NASA budget plan

Budget to be unveiled today is said to cut NASA's plans to return humans to the moon

Windows 7 Tips: Best Security Features

Facebook, Twitter, Social Network Attacks Tripled in 2009

Intel, Micron to announce world’s densest flash memory

The new lithography process allows for half the number of flash chips to build current solid state products

Windows 7 RC nears auto-shutdown deadline, Microsoft warns

One month before free copy quits every two hours

Mike Manos quits Digital Realty Trust, joins Nokia

The former Microsoft executive said he'll announce his next move on Sunday

Rival analyst firm tries to lure Gartner/Burton Group customers

EMA offers free access to Burton Group clients after Gartner acquisition

YouTube support of IPv6 seen in dramatic traffic spike

Video site upgraded as Google continues its push towards next-gen Internet services

Windows 7 adoption swells, as XP suffers record drop

Mobile operating systems make more gains, Mac OS X up slightly

IT consultancy GlassHouse files for $75 million IPO

IPO market showing signs of life

Obama budget scraps NASA’s manned moon mission

Plan calls for commercial space taxis; funding for heavy-lift engines, robotics

Setback for SAP in Oracle suit

Oracle will be able to pursue damages based on 'hypothetical' software licenses

Microsoft Windows Azure cloud reaches general availability stage

NASA moves quickly to advance commercial space operations

NASA spreads $50M to five companies to get commercial spacecraft moving

FAQ: Amazon vs. Macmillan — The iPad wins

Amazon likely to raise e-book prices, then blame publishers

AP renews licensing deal with Yahoo, not yet with Google

The deal lets Yahoo publish AP stories on its Web sites

Google joins the ‘kill-IE6’ campaign

If Google had taken its own advice, it might have avoided Chinese hackers

NASA facing game-changing times

NASA budget, commercial space flight, Mars and Moon directions all on the table this week

Department of Transportation calls texting/phoning while driving study “irresponsible”

Study says laws banning phoning/texting while driving don't cut crashes

Apple’s iPad marketing sparks complaint to FTC

A consumer said he told the agency Apple is falsely advertising that the device supports Flash

GAO calls for more testing of whole body scanners

TSA needs to test tech in operational environment to verify effectiveness, GAO says

Intel and Micron first to 25nm with new flash memory chips

The new chips are aimed at smartphones and iPods

With iPad on the way, AT&T touts network investments

AT&T hopes HSPA 7.2, $2 billion wireless investment will hold users over this year

FAQ: What we now know about the iPad

Your tech career: How to cope with an unsupportive boss

Swapping Bum BlackBerry Trackballs

FCC’s McDowell: Net neutrality would face legal challenge

Broad rules would tie up courts for years, the commission predicts

Google to pay bounties for Chrome browser bugs

Offers $500 for most vulnerabilities, $1,337 for 'particularly clever' flaws

How Many Virtual Machines Fit on Your Server?

RIAA preps for third trial in music piracy case

Defendant Thomas-Rasset ready to fight to the 'bitter end,' says defense lawyer

Reliant Energy takes back outsourced IT projects

Documents reveal new internal IT team includes H-1b workers hired from outsourcer

CIOs as Business Leaders

Download Smarter Ways for Vendors to Reach CIOs

White House killing NASA’s moon mission, reports say

Budget plan calls for boosting NASA budget, creating private space shuttle service

Help Your Company Get Totally Green

Career Turning Point: CIOs Can’t be Just One of the Guys

Experience Base: Vendor Negotiation

Apple makes $208 on each $499 iPad

Profits jump to $446 on top-end $829 model, analyst estimates

Novell bringing .Net developers to Apple iPad

Samsung forecasts big year for 3D TV, memory chips

Samsung reported record high 2009 revenue on strong TV and chip sales