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Revenue also fell 3 percent, dragged down by a fall of one-third in software sales
Acer will ship an Android-based smartphone this year and is testing the software on several other devices
Acer sees a smooth transition to Windows 7 later this year
UMC will pay US$285 million for the 85 percent of He Jian Technology it doesn't already own
China Mobile will pay NT$17.78 billion for a 12 percent stake in Far EasTone
Opposite PGP booth, show organizers remove poster saying ElcomSoft can crack PGP passwords
India's largest mobile services company benefits from continued expansion in mobile services market
High-definition TV and movies are just gaining traction among well-off Chinese
Still mum on when a product will debut
Windows management feature would give integrated view of physical, virtual resources
Trend Micro gains host-based IPS and firewall software
The decision is in response to a new European intellectual-property law
It charges about $3.80 per gigabyte of data stored
Parent company Time Warner seeks alternatives to spin off the troubled Internet unit
Mostly semantics converting Windows, System Center to private cloud status
11 skills and tactics that every programmer once needed to master ... and today can blissfully forget
How CIOs can get their staffs, systems ready to respond to a possible pandemic
While new Tweeters are flocking to the micro-blogging site, retention rate is a dismal 40%
Axxana "black box" enters general availability
'Broken record,' says security expert of Adobe's advice
Wraps up work on latest Vista upgrade, but vague on when users get it
No judge is needed to ban someone from the Internet, but the right to the Net is seen as a basic human right
The software giant submitted its written response to charges that it illegally favors Internet Explorer over rivals
Price-conscious buyers drawn to cheaper price, wider selection of netbooks
Research reveals IT decision makers plan to grow budgets, high-tech investments in coming months
A prosecutor is expected to seek trial of The Pirate Bay founders
Five-part federal telework plan drawn from two bills introduced in Congress
Feds report 6.1% drop in first-quarter GDP, bigger IT spending declines; but rise in consumer spending seen as sign of hope
The attack tries to steal Facebook usernames and passwords
FCC program still lacks coherent, tangible goals, GAO contends
The U.S. government lacks a comprehensive policy about cyberattacks, a group says
Researchers aim to put new material on silicon that allows transistors to retain data even when power is turned off
Sources confirm the DOJ is asking questions about Google's settlement agreement with authors and publishers
Feds meet with Google execs to discuss antitrust concerns raised by the pact
The alleged spam campaigns targeted 2,000 U.S. colleges
After pleading guilty, the young man - a teen when he created his botnet - will get five years' probation
As health agencies rush to analyze data, some companies prep for a pandemic
Experimental project may not be accurate, but tries for real-time picture of flu's spread
Most organizations haven't set up programs, survey finds; IT's lack of control over energy budgets cited as a key factor
Microsoft virtualization management tools also rising to surface
