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Early adopters gain flexibility and big savings
It's timed with the surge in Hollywood animated and action movies filmed in three dimensions
As bugs delay final RC, company offers some a 'tweener' build
Another report shows that new search engine is gaining some ground on Google
Hits top-three botnet Pushdo/Cutwail hard; researchers expect spam rebound
Patches 31 vulnerabilities, including bug used in Pwn2Own hacking contest to break IE8
New synch software can use Microsoft Outlook, then store data in Google's cloud
But Schwartz, McNealy and others could still stay on after Oracle deal closes
EB, which released a new MID reference design at Computex, says yes
Infiniband vendor Voltaire claims fraction of latency, power, price of Cisco switch
Rapid Repair considers the Pre the best first attempt at a smartphone they've yet seen
The next Bill Gates is likely to come from somewhere else, a poll says
Calculations based on Feb. 2008 Vista price cuts
E-reader shipments hit 1 million last year and will grow to 30 million by 2013, says In-Stat
The move raised concern that government moves to contain online porn could also target other content
Timna, developed in 1995, was Intel's first try at a processor with integrated graphics, but it never reached the market
New hardware and software technologies could bring major change to the market
Military experts explain current thinking about politically motivated network attacks
Meru E(z) RF Network Management 2.0 tracks and correlates packet level event data
Video is major driver in network growth for Quinnipiac campus
The upcoming Build Your Own Browser program will let companies customize Firefox 3.5 and install it across multiple desktops
Palm, Sprint won't say, but analyst estimates customers bought 50K to 100K of the smartphones
But levels are slowly rising as the cyber-criminals regroup
Ultra-dense memory should work with today's silicon processing (video below)
Says brand is 'coming alive' with Windows 7, new 'laptop hunter' ads
The disk-based appliance offers data backup, archive and replication
New configuration debugger automatically fixes scripts for routers, firewalls and more
A study commissioned by ICANN claims new top-level domains won't force trademark owners to make defensive registrations
But rumored $99 iPhone, if it exists, will be marked-down 3G, says Daring Fireball
Cybersecurity researchers turn PCs into sensors that protect enterprise nets from malware
Stronger info management needed as data made more accessible, say security experts
Survey of 900 CIOs finds average budget cut of 4.7%
The long-term initiative foresees multiple data marts managed on a common pool of infrastructure
El Camino Hospital in California built a custom tool on top of Microsoft's e-health system to track patients
Tech layoffs will continue through year-end, survey says
After quickly being hacked, StrongWebmail plans another contest
He pleaded guilty to laundering money siphoned from Schwab accounts
Many stores sell out although stock was expected to be low
Netbooks, smartbooks, CULV laptops and other gadgets captured widespread attention this week
Department of Homeland Security nominee assures Senate hearing new role will not conflict
And Apple's Snow Leopard may be trumped by Microsoft's Windows 7
Researchers say revenue fell and demand for capacity slowed in the first quarter
Chip maker believes longer battery life is more important than larger screens or better graphics
Freescale also displayed new e-book readers next to the Kindle, which uses its chips
Developer preview lacks important features, but runs
