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Fulton sees wireless charging pads becoming as ubiquitous as electrical plugs
It can use TerreStar satellite launched over North America in July
Taiwan's ITRI developed a plastic solid-state hydrogen as fuel for the device
Devices supported include BlackBerry and Windows Mobile phones
FinancialForce.com will incorporate Coda's Coda 2go application
But an error message may have been caused by a technical glitch
The Wi-Fi Alliance is also working on a device-to-device specification for next year
Still young, Google looks to offer viable options to Office, IE -- even Windows
The merger would stifle competition in the rechargeable battery market unless the companies sold assets, the EU ruled
The new version of the Zimbra e-mail and collaboration suite also has user interface enhancements
Monitoring employee habits via data loss protection tools might create an atmosphere of distrust and stifle innovation
Fraudsters pose as Facebook members and ask their friends for money
Developed by researchers at Microsoft and Swiss university ETH Zurich, it won't replace Windows 7 any time soon
Internet access in South Korea leads the way with 86% connected
Companies expected to increase IT spending, but show caution on hiring
This is the second time the two companies have called off talks for an alliance
The new agreement sets up international review panels to oversee the organization
SAP, Siemens also participate, pass for first time
Free security software installs only on legitimate Windows
Microsoft CEO's pay off 5.5%; overall exec pay down 29% at Microsoft
Distracted Driving Summit eyes personal behavior; AAA sees a 'public health crisis'
Google collaboration tool could prove popular among social networking crowd, analysts say
Data was sent to an unidentified law firm
Investment group plans to acquire air traveler service, NYT says
The new quad-core Itanium chip won't go into existing systems, so HP plans to refresh its Integrity line with new servers
Don't look for Microsoft to fix the vulnerability early, argues Immunity's CTO
After a decline this year, semiconductor sales should grow through 2012, the company said
A new study finds that 86 percent of respondents don't want to be tracked across Web sites
10G Nexus 4000 designed for server aggregation
Dell also is bundling the Arm chip in laptops for quick boot capabilities
The 8GB iPhone 3G will cost 5,999 yuan or less, and the 32GB iPhone 3GS will cost 7,999 yuan or less
Gets Microsoft Exchange instant-on environment that can run up to 48 hours (see image, below)
Google cried foul over Cyanogen developer's distribution of its mobile apps, but he says he's found a workaround
Microsoft looks to gain high-end database and server share, play bigger role in cloud computing
Four Democratic senators will introduce a bill to repeal lawsuit immunity for telecoms
Microsoft security, identity integration tools due in early 2010
The company says it responded to reports of abuse, but critics say complaints were ignored
Clarifies plans to eliminate the traditional menu bar in browser
SolarWinds introduces product to monitor Cisco IP SLA and voice metrics, as well as WAN and site-to-site performance
AT&T says the public should decide on legislation; rival Verizon backs Senate bill
