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Malware messes up India’s online test for business schools

The organization conducting the test says its computers were affected by malware and viruses

Two weeks, 5 iPhones sold in Chinese online store

The Chinese iPhone has suffered from its high price and lack of Wi-Fi

Gazing inside Howard Stringer’s crystal ball

Sony CEO outlines the technologies he's watching

Can Windows Azure deliver on IT’s interest in it?

Sybase to rent analytics Web app for high-speed stock trades, says CEO

In Q&A, John Chen says Wall Street and mobile data management biz have helped Sybase overcome being enterprise DBMS also-ran

Telenor introduces mobile services in India

The Indian market may already be cluttered with too many operators, according to analysts

Alcatel offers to streamline mobile app creation

With a set of APIs and services, developers will be able to access data from multiple carriers for mashups

European research backbone gets more money and bandwidth

Upgrade to 40Gbps hasn't been smooth, says operator

Flash storage should be among top data center priorities, Gartner says

SSDs are expensive, but fast and becoming more reliable

Extreme unveils switching blueprint for virtual data centers

Plan differs dramatically from that offered by Cisco

Android, iPhone, BlackBerry: Which OS is best for app development?

iPhone, BlackBerry are popular smartphone development choices; Android seen as wild card

Two sentenced to prison for online money laundering

The Bulgarian residents used eBay to sell expensive and nonexistent vehicles

Comcast, NBC Universal venture eyes anytime/anywhere content

Execs want to deliver media content to screens large and small

Developers not needed to build this dashboard

Google launches alternative DNS resolver

The goal is to make Web browsing faster and more secure

Scotiabank going mobile on iPhone, BlackBerry

Mobile apps are cool but not yet as useful

GNGWC2009 shows the strength of Korean online games

Frankly Speaking: ID management woes in the cloud

Data virtualization masks what’s underneath

Agile methodology not just for app development

Execs draw a blank on BPM

Windows 7 Starter includes hidden wireless feature, says sleuth

Ad hoc networking thought to be unavailable in netbook edition is there, noted Windows blogger says

BlackBerry-Maker RIM Hit With Another Patent Complaint in US

SETI@home in spotlight after IT chief loses job

Situation sheds light on proper use of volunteer computing programs like SETI@home

CDT launches campaign to help consumers demand privacy

A new Web site will also provide a development platform for online privacy tools

Cool stuff: Your 2009 holiday gift guide

Find the best HDTVs, laptops, smartphones and some surprise goodies to give this year

New study calls for cybersecurity overhaul in U.S.

U.S. cybersecurity efforts need to focus on incentives and enterprise education, the report says

Microsoft to patch IE zero-day bug next week

Slates six updates for Patch Tuesday to fix critical flaws in Windows, IE, Office

No quick resolution likely for SAP KPI saga

User groups need more convincing that Enterprise Support has real value

Comcast-NBCU union likely to face big regulatory challenge

Privacy, antitrust issues to be reviewed

Oracle/Sun behemoth makes customer negotiations tricky

Deal would make Oracle industry's "most powerful open source vendor"

Skype opens up SIP business service to everyone

General beta for Skype for SIP begins today

AT&T customer satisfaction tanks

AT&T ranks below Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon in Consumer Reports survey

The IT-Lite branch office

IT organizations migrating to IT-lite design

Verizon gets into cloud consulting

Questions about cloud computing? Verizon says it's here to help

Restaurants sue vendors after point-of-sale hack

Point-of-sale computer-maker Radiant and a local reseller have been sued

Micron announces its fastest notebook, desktop SSD

The RealSSD C300 doubles Micron's flash chip density

China and Taiwan agree to promote EPUB e-book standard

Far EasTone plans to provide e-books to mobile readers via WiMax wireless broadband

H-1B demand spike may signal improving outlook for skilled pros

Economic confidence may have spurred sudden demand for visas, college grads

Psystar stops selling Mac clones with Apple’s OS

Agrees to pay Apple $2.7M if appeal doesn't work out, but will stay in business by selling knock-offs and do-it-yourself clone software

AMD CEO sees ‘immense’ benefit from Intel settlement

Dirk Meyer expects more business for AMD and more choice for its customers

Google tweaks News indexing to placate publishers

The changes means publishers can let Google index paid content but offer only five pages a day for free

RIM to BlackBerry Admins: Beware New BES Security Flaw

Experts scrutinize 2009’s most notable IT apologies

Perfect Apology team weighs in on Apple, Amazon and others’ mea culpas

Why Benchmarking Cloud vs. Current IT Costs is So Hard

Security firm retracts ‘black screen’ claims, apologizes to Microsoft

Lesson from Prevx gaffe is that corporate blogging comes with risks, argues analyst

Blades are server market’s bright spot, says IDC

Enterprises pay higher prices for blade servers while still shunning Unix systems

Nortel in ’09: Dismantling of a tech stalwart

Nortel's exit played out all year, beginning with bankruptcy filings

Fighting fraud with social network analysis

Former assistant FBI director says good intelligence, good data & powerful analytics are key to busting up online fraud rings