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Network quality will likely be used as a differentiator, says analyst
Various vendors and organizations seem to differ about whether phishing is more prevalent these days
Business PCs will boot up to 56% faster
Proposal 'will be entirely ineffective' says trade group as EU tries to wrap up browser antitrust case
MP3 players to feature health warnings, safe volume settings
Users continue complaints through the weekend
A reported debt to the company's former CTO may cause more problems for Global Gaming Factory's bid for The Pirate Bay
Small businesses confident in disaster-recovery plans, but they shouldn't be
The shadow economy for stolen identity and account information continues to evolve
Chip, tested on prostate cancer, detects type and severity of the disease
The former co-CEO is sentenced to 16 months in prison on a wire fraud charge
An Italian prosecutor said the problem lies in how Google manages its Gmail e-mail service
Online retailer reveals cheapest way to get Windows 7
New smartphone uses, technology outstripping mobile battery capacity
Malware threats & cyberscams continue to rise. Cringely asks, if we can't get more secure software, can we get smarter users?
The SMB V2 flaw affects Vista and Windows Server 2008
Campaign over the weekend tied to AT&T launch of new service
Apple store hits 2 billion-download mark
Bank had mistakenly sent confidential account data to wrong Gmail address
But within hours, it pulls enterprise tool from update list
Twitter parody site allows only 14-character posts
Its long-distance technology could multiply the speed of undersea cables
And Facebook users are wealthier than counterparts on Myspace
ACS boosted offshore personnel by some 60% in past year; while domestic workforce declined
Slates 4.7MB Security Essentials for download in the morning, Pacific time
School of Medicine at Chapel Hill hacked
Ten percent of spam contains this bank-hacking Trojan
IT leaders continue to focus on reducing costs, while improving productivity and effectiveness
Oh sure, it seems lively enough. But now that spammers and scammers have their hooks into Twitter, it's doomed.
How to recognize Conficker's arrival, how to fight back and what to do to prevent it in the first place
Dismisses Apple motion to stop Mac clone maker's lawsuit
Survey shows future doctors post inappropriate images, info on social networking sites
Defends plug-in, says it makes IE more secure, not less
GAO says NASA not making business case for moving forward with Constellation program.
It's just the latest in a flurry of midmarket plays from major app vendors this week
Moblin 2.1 has numerous user-interface, software and hardware support improvements
Some results now let users jump directly to specific parts of a Web page, instead of just to the top
Users sound off on AT&T Facebook page about slow or interrupted MMS transmissions