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The typhoon damaged three other cables, affecting Internet and communications service in parts of Asia
China's largest chip maker counting on higher utilization rates and advanced technology to turn a profit
Even if the Zune HD has a more capable chip, it will still struggle to compete with the iPod Touch
China previously postponed the plan, which drew global fire
Those registering domain names face higher fees if they try to monitor those domains for Web traffic
In a PBS interview airing Thursday, Stone also talks about Twitter (finally) making money
Intel may still be fastest, but AMD one-ups on price-performance with Phenom II 965
Microsoft's media player is the first confirmed user of Nvidia's Tegra System-on-Chip
Users need to become more careful when sharing location data, says analyst
The Cleveland Indians’ network manager talks about upgrading data center and supporting a baseball squad
FTC settles with two companies charged with violating provisions oaf the Fair Credit Reporting Act
The change in the browser installation settings came as IE faces more competition, the antitrust plaintiffs' lawyer says
'Why not ship earlier if you can?' says analyst of possible OS debut this month
The package will help partners search the popular social-networking site for talent
Sprint Nextel, AT&T score average in J.D. Power ratings
No word yet on how Wi-Fi vendor will utilize acquired assets
Next suite to feature Outlook as Microsoft goes after corporate Mac users
Study breaks down Twitter posts into categories; 'pointless babble' wins the day
Scientists at national lab combine lipids with nanowires to boost electronics
The volume of applications this week caused server problems, the agencies say
Dell is researching smartbooks, and will upgrade Ubuntu Linux OS on netbooks to version 9.04
Frameworks pitted against the Web paradigm by panelists at open source conference
Its customers are being rewarded for using technologies that draw less power from the grid
The company has severed ties with its service marketing partner
Such a move would represent a major strategic shift for Microsoft
Frederick Wood was sentenced to more than three years in prison
A judge said the software giant can't sell Word if it allows custom XML tagging
Top Sites flaw lets criminals insert malicious sites into thumbnail view
The court extended a ban on RealNetworks from selling software that lets people copy DVD movies to their hard drives
The EDS subsidiary says the acquisition will increase its range of services to the insurance market
A serious cable fault temporarily disrupted Internet traffic on the APCN2 undersea cable network
Push the bleeding edge of academic tech with these (mostly) inexpensive gadgets
The success of the iPhone continues as other devices struggle to gain market share
The companies will jointly market the applications to business customers and carriers
Injunction bars Word sales, affects Office 2003, 2007, 2010 and Mac 2008
Arbor Networks says simultaneous attack against Asian ISP last week dwarfed attack on Twitter
RAD Studio 2010 suite covers C++, Delphi development
An application sandbox may limit the impact of malware
Social network discloses that its building a simplified, quick-loading version of Facebook
Promises to keep tr.im alive, will 'give it away' if a qualified buyer doesn't step up
Wireless LAN leaders consistently enforce security policies, prioritize traffic