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Alcatel shows off IP core for LTE networks

The system uses the same IP router designed for fixed-line networks, pointing to possible future convergence

YouTube will host short videos from Disney, ABC and ESPN

YouTube owner Google will let companies sell their own inventory and experiment with new advertising formats

Facebook CFO to leave the company

Facebook said it wants its next CFO to have public company experience

EBay’s crucial app dev project moves forward

Selling Manager is now open to all developers, with a release to merchants slated for the summer

Twitter’s recruiting efforts hint at its plans

The company is looking for help in data warehousing, search technology and business partnerships

Wi-Fi popular now on smartphones, set to boom

Execs put positive spin on wireless industry

Despite boom-time claims, growth is slowing

IBM lining up run at telephony, VoIP integration

Verizon spearheads LTE advances

Telco works with Ericsson, Alcatel-Lucent to drive applications and products for 4G technology

Legislation would create new cybersecurity regulations

Details about new bill sketchy, but could include mandate on private organizations

PCI security standard gets flayed at House hearing

Conficker’s makers lose big, expert says

Cyber espionage from state governments? Don’t be surprised

GhostNet at heart of international cyber espionage search

Verizon joins global mobile software push

Joint Innovation Lab is creating one platform for developing applications for many OSes

Intel to turn Moblin over to Linux Foundation

Chip vendor hopes nonprofit's stewardship will spur support for the Linux-based mobile platform

Former BetonSports.com CEO pleads guilty

Others at the online gambling site face trial in September

Phone service for the deaf becomes a fraud tool

Designed to make telephone networks accessible, relay services have now become a tool for fraud.

Symbian Foundation faces up to challenges

Members discussed their concerns about the future success of the foundation

Former Hitachi exec indicted on LCD price-fixing charges

The former sales manager faces 10 years in prison and a $1 million fine

The Slumdog Effect and India’s IT Services Industry

Does the iPhone belong in corporate networks?

IT pros wrestle to find the right mobile devices

Analyst: Apple readies two iPhone models, for different geographic markets

RIM unveils BlackBerry application store

RIM's BlackBerry App World is an online catalog of smartphone software

Former AOL chief back in the saddle at News Corp.

Jonathan Miller will be in charge of the Internet division, which includes MySpace and Photobucket

Microsoft targets Linux with server for very small companies

Windows server targets branch, small office users

Windows Foundations supports file, print and remote access services

Facebook: CFO’s departure doesn’t signal IPO plan

Microsoft introduces Windows Server OS for small businesses

Windows Server 2008 Foundation will be sold exclusively through OEMs in the second half of the year

Microsoft says phones are bad

Desk phones represent a cost that can be cut, keynote speaker says.

Judge postpones Vista Capable trial, cites ‘novel’ arguments

Vendors Deserve Some Credit for Conficker Response

Facebook exec on balancing privacy, business needs

Federalizing Cybersecurity: Necessary or Nitwitted?

Seeking Enterprise Mac Support?

Why privacy plays a part in social network’s fiscal future

BlackBerry App World First Look

Samsung introduces WiMax mobile internet device

Intel, Microsoft look away as beefed-up netbooks blur lines

Trade group: U.S. tech industry gained jobs in 2008

Some signs of an improving economy are noted for SaaS and other vendors

Facebook, app return policy to come to Windows Mobile

Microsoft plans to discuss more details of its new mobile application store at CTIA

Web 2.0 Expo focuses on doing more with less

Facebook and Adobe will deliver a Flash client library for the Facebook Platform at the event

Honda develops brain interface for robot control

In experiments the technology allowed researchers to control a robot through thought alone.

Philips jumps, Dell sinks in green electronics ranking

Big IT vendors are criticized for abandoning plans to rid their products of harmful chemicals this year.

NEC to build submarine cable linking Indonesia and Hong Kong

The cable will be the first direct link and could be expanded to other ASEAN nations

PS3, Xbox 360 hit console sales milestones in Japan

The latest sales data shows the Xbox 360 is doing much better in the tough Japanese market than its predecessor

Cisco rolls out low-end ($89K) telepresence system

CTS 1300 costs less, runs over lower bandwidth links.

Avaya announces server to unify communications via SIP

New Aura architecture saves money initially, ultimately supports unified communication.

Fake security software scammers jump on Conficker

Google's search rankings are being manipulated in order to trick people into downloading bad software

Fools and jokers coming to a network near you

Annual April Fools' Day gauntlet around the corner

Macs in the Enterprise: the Cost Factor