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Avaya set to buy Nortel enterprise business for $475 million

'This represents the best path forward,' says Nortel CEO Mike Zafirovski

Wal-Mart Orders Suppliers to Go Green, Some See Red

Microsoft releases code for Linux drivers

The precedent-setting move is viewed as validation of open source

MS and Google Moves Show How Cloud is Transforming IT

Microsoft ships major update for Mac Office 2008

Service pack gives Mac users better doc sharing via free Live Workspace

IT exec who sabotaged organ donation records sentenced

Danielle Duann deleted donor data, financial records, software after being fired

Adobe doles out bug-filled PDF Reader to users

It still offers Reader 9.1 for download; users at risk without critical updates, says Secunia

NASA’s Apollo technology has changed history

Apollo lunar program made a staggering contribution to high tech development

Zer01’s mobile offer may be too good to be true

As the company enlists sales agents in a multilevel marketing effort, its service remains elusive

McAfee updates managed cloud security service

McAfee's Total Protection Service 5.0 is available in 18 languages

Careful what you read, Big Bezos is watching

Microsoft Linux move puts pressure on VMware

Linux on Hyper-V opens up new virtualization opportunities

Intel drops prices of quad-core desktop chips

Price drops come ahead of the release of Nehalem chips

Microsoft frees Linux drivers; other closed-source vendors to step up?

The three drivers were released under the GPL v2.0 license

Microsoft/Linux milestones

From famous Halloween memos to Microsoft submitting source code for Linux kernel, much has changed

Blast off to the moon with Google Earth

On Apollo 11 moon landing anniversary, Google unveils panoramic pics, video & stories

Nortel enterprise chief discusses Avaya deal

Development 'provides clarity to our employees and customer base,' says Hackney

Bing, Windows 7 in spotlight for Microsoft results

The products will be indicators for Microsoft's future, which looks bright despite the economy, according to analysts

US video game sales sink in June, biggest drop in 9 years

The recession appears to have finally caught up with the video game market

GlobalFoundries takes first step to break free from AMD

GlobalFoundries is trying to add customers beyond AMD

HTC issues hotfix for Bluetooth vulnerability in smartphones

Software patch fixes Bluetooth vulnerability on some HTC handset models

China’s Internet users outnumber U.S. population

China's broadband users and the number of .cn Web sites are also first in the world, China said

Latest Taiwanese smartphone highlights industry trend

Gigabyte will start selling the GSmart 1200 this month in China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan

Mozilla quashes first critical bug in Firefox 3.5, beats Microsoft to patch punch

Microsoft's IE ActiveX vulnerability, disclosed same day as Firefox's bug, not yet fixed

Microsoft working on quick-fix capability for IT patch tools

Fix-it code would block malware until patch ready

Tata’s revenue stagnant, profit growth small

The company says it cut expenses abroad and moved more work to India

Tracking Twitter, hanging with Michael Jackson and eluding Google’s radar

Web startups show their stuff at WebInno event

A guide to online data syncing services

Military spends $155M for the nucleus of future wireless networks

Verizon compromises on exclusivity deals

The operator said it will let rural operators sell its exclusive phones after six months

Apple Secrets Lead to ‘The Great iPhone Chase’

NASA: <i>Endeavour</i> shuttle does back flip for added inspection

Initial NASA analysis found small pieces of foam had been lost from external tank

IE8 setup change hints at further concessions to EU over antitrust

'They wouldn't do this because they wanted to,' says analyst

Microsoft: Azure enterprise licenses will be simple

However, analysts said there could be complexities for long-term contract holders with the move to a cloud pricing model

Microsoft vs. Apple: The battle rages on

Beyond X PRIZE: Commercial lunar space market worth $1.5B in next 10 years?

Google Lunar X PRIZE competitors and others to reap benefits of going to moon.

Experts: Oracle database option price hikes no accident

The database giant is trying to get more money from high-end users by raising the cost of tuning and diagnostic modules

AMD chases new form factors with low-power chips

AMD ups the ante in its battle with Intel by putting Neo chips in all-in-one PCs and nettops

Windows Home Server gets Windows 7 support

However, Power Pack 3 for Home Server still leaves out Macs, limiting its appeal

The NSA wiretapping story that nobody wanted

AT&T whistleblower Mark Klein tells how he exposed a warrantless wiretapping program in his new book

Palm confirms that iTunes update kills Pre sync

iTunes 8.2.1 update sends Pre users scrambling for alternatives

Obama administration defends Bush wiretapping

DoJ lawyer argues that state is immune from lawsuits over warantless wiretapping

Taiwanese banks warm to DRAM makers Powerchip, Winbond

New loan repayment schedules and fresh bank loans will help more Taiwanese DRAM makers survive

India’s MTNL plans to franchise operation of 3G services

The arrangement may give a private operator an opportunity to offer 3G services ahead of others

China detains Internet users who wrote on scandal

One Twitter user left a

Declining phone sales drive down Nokia net income in Q2

While the phone manufacturer now sees recovery in Q3, it no longer expects its market share to grow this year

Symbian to start new developers program

The program will include a central application catalog

Analysts see alarming development in mobile malware

For the first time, a piece of mobile malware can send and receive information from a remote server

Solving the DLP Puzzle: Survival Tips from the Trenches

A new way to get iPhones under control

TrustDigital boosts Apple iPhone enterprise management