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Box.net claims edge over SharePoint, Google Docs

One analyst is not ready to call the new Box.net a SharePoint killer, however

Heartland’s settlement offer not enough, lawyers say

Financial institutions spent a lot more than that in breach-related costs, they argue

How dead is Nortel?

Analysts mixed on whether bankrupt Nortel will live on in some form

Outsourcing: Crippling Mistakes IT Departments Make

Apple tablet will have nothing on iX104C4M in war on terror

Tablet computers from Microsoft, Apple too wimpy for military

Virgin Mobile offers GSM services in India

The move helps Virgin enter the growing GSM market in India

Alcatel hikes optical speed with less energy

Its 'universal' carrier core switch will offer several times the performance of its current platform

Clinton: US gov’t will push harder against Web censorship

The State Department will launch a new initiative to fight censorship worldwide

Data center density hits the wall

Workers strike at Nokia’s Indian factory

The disruption has impacted production of mobile phones

Amazon delivers SDK for Kindle

Hospitals asked to report problems with e-health records

Some software is producing improper medication dosages, Grassley says

Nokia hopes to outdo Google with phone voice nav

Nokia says its offer is global, while Google's is only U.S.

Italian justice system battles technophobes

Convicted criminals have protested a judge's bad handwriting, as move to e-records slows

1-in-5 consumers likely to buy Apple tablet, poll says

Huge hit in the offing, says ChangeWave, cites similarities with Apple move to Intel

Enterprises look to service providers for help managing security logs

Managed services offer alternative to buying security information management (SIM) gear

MIT creates picture-driven programming for the masses

MIT researchers build Sikuli, a visual scripting environment that even non-programmers can use

Study: Facebook’s U.S. usage boomed in 2009

Unique visitors more than doubled compared with 2008

Firefox 3.6 released

Microsoft patches IE, admits it knew of bug last August

Fixes flaw used to attack Google, others; Israeli researchers sounded warning on Aug. 26, 2009

Real-Time Search: 5 Alternatives to Google, Bing

Samsung, Rambus deal could rev new memory technologies

It could also lead to Rambus reaching settlement agreements with more memory makers

Is the SAP KPI program really dead?

While they won't be tied to maintenance fee increases, SAP is planning to work with user groups on new support value metrics

IBM mainframe woes continue with big Q4 drop

Big Blue hoping next-gen mainframe will boost sales

Web sites must support IPv6 by 2012, expert warns

ARIN CEO urges content developers to add IPv6 or risk losing traffic

Clinton praised for Internet freedom speech

The State Department's focus on new technologies will help dissidents, an activist says

Retail Tech: Whose IT Is Tops, Who Needs to Restock

Facebook building first custom data center

Mozilla launches Firefox 3.6, praises its speed

Users will feel the speed says Mozilla exec

Storage wrinkle: 4,500 flash drives left at the cleaners

Another 12,500 mobile devices were left in cabs, study finds

Widespread attacks exploit newly patched IE bug

Symantec has seen attacks on hundreds of Web sites over the past day

Industry in ‘death throes’ seeks online salvation

New York Times plans to charge for content in 2011; will other newspapers follow suit?

Linux Foundation: Microsoft’s Talking Smack on Windows Mobile

NASA Mars rover Opportunity grinds “cool” rock

NASA Mars rover Opportunity trundles toward huge crater

Users still make hacking easy with weak passwords

Analysis of 32 million breached passwords show majority are still very simply to crack

Wall Street Beat: Tech earnings stay strong

Fourth-quarter sales have reinforced mounting confidence in the sector

Nokia drops fee for navigation service

Ovi Maps offered as a free service on Nokia smartphones

Google reports blockbuster fourth quarter

Google raked in $6.7 billion for Q4 '09, but its fiscal 2009 tallied only modest growth.

NASA: Last decade was warmest on record

NASA study shows last 10 years featured record warmth

Oracle to provide Sun road map next week

CEO Larry Ellison will outline the strategy for the combined company at an event that will be webcast worldwide

EBay improves auction, PayPal businesses

CEO and President John Donahoe says his three-year turnaround plan is working

Sony Ericsson’s first Android smartphone to launch in April

The Xperia X10 smartphone had originally been scheduled to launch in the first quarter

European Union clears Oracle’s purchase of Sun

There are no conditions attached, but Oracle has pledged to protect MySQL for five years

Sony Ericsson launches Symbian phone with HD recording

Sony Ericsson expected to Support Symbian after platform shake-up, says analyst

Firefox, Opera downloads soar after IE warnings

Advice to drop IE sparks download rush to alternate browsers

Clinton to challenge Internet censorship in policy address

Google's battle in China will be cited, but isn't the only focus

Amazon boosts e-book royalties ahead of Apple’s tablet

New 70% royalty for authors on Kindle would mirror AppStore royalties

Identity theft on the rise

iPass gives IT more control of mobile access

With a new set of services, enterprises can set their own policies and preferred networks

Career Watch: The disabled as IT workers