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Money will be offered to developers who have good ideas for applications using the government-collected data
A consumer group is targeting major PC makers with class action lawsuits
Hackers, botnets, viruses and controversial "privacy" settings dominate headlines in '09
In 2010, companies will set policies governing social networking use
Tweeting CIOs in the minority, but a few share their views on technology
A tax on Google -- and other ad networks -- would be used to pay artists losing out to online piracy
A lower price and hot software attracted consumers
Intel's latest Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 double the system and graphics performance of earlier chips
A German/British team will build 14 of the 22 satellites, and a French team will launch them
Helicopter makes full use of the iPhone's accelerometer
Without the SDK from Google, developers worry their apps won't work well on the new phone
BMC turns up the heat on application management competition in the cloud with Phurnace Software acquisition.
Lawyers hail policies as in line with Europe, though some ISPs are critical
The next-generation Tegra processor builds in more speed and better graphics performance
Update for users strips out patent-infringing technology
University research teams mix nanomaterials that give tumors a one-two punch in trials
Plastic Logic device is the size of a pad of paper
Just one bug fix in quiet Jan. 12 update, 'critical' for Windows 2000 only
Greenpeace pushes for toxic chemicals to be removed from products
Samsung shows prototype at trade show, while users question usefulness of transparent screen
PC features SUSE enhanced version of mobile Linux OS
Windows 7 desktop sales 'through the roof,' says NPD Group
Developers use plug-ins to develop 3D games for the Pre and Pixi
The industry is expected to see marginal revenue growth in 2010
A U.S. representative plans to introduce legislation to prohibit the kind of deal proposed
Apple blending touch, LCD technologies to create thinner, brighter displays
Tech M&A is hot as BMC, EMC, Oracle and Apple make acquisitions
Reports that the National Grid may outsource jobs draws fire from Schumer, Gillibrand
Republicans ask about Erroll Southers' access of FBI criminal database 20 years ago
The device is designed for enterprise machine-to-machine connectivity anywhere in the world
Palm and Motorola have reaffirmed plans to add Flash to their handsets
DivX and Vudu launched new or expanded platforms for delivering Internet content to TVs
Apple, Microsoft and IBM among tech firms poised to ramp up competition with Google in 2010
Fulton Innovation to demo wireless power tool made with Marriott for hotel guests
Burton Group buy marks Gartner's second analysis firm acquisition in as many months
Both Google and T-Mobile plan to charge people for cancelling in under four months time
The Taiwanese company also revealed a new widescreen laptop with big onboard stereo speakers
If beta test works out, users will be offered new automatic updater in April
A number of new e-readers are expected to be shown at CES this year
The Mini 5102 will support two-finger touch input
EliteBook laptops will come with up to three USB 3.0 ports
Microsoft at CES will reveal a slate-style device to be made by HP, The New York Times says
Canon includes SDXC slots in PowerShot A-series cameras, Toshiba to put slots in set-top boxes.
The large-screen e-reader will begin shipping around the world on Jan. 19, but Amazon still won't sell Kindles in China
Phone is secondary to mobile-online reach
