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Massive repositories can be used for big data analytics
The European Commission wants companies that fail to comply with the proposed rules to pay signficant fines
Vendors emphasize that proper configuration of videoconferencing systems by administrators means enhanced security
Touts tech innovation, jobs in State of the Union speech against a mixed record so far
Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices and Intel said hard disk drive shortages impacted their business
Rewritten privacy policies allow Google to use data in a variety of services if a Google Accounts user is signed in
iPhone sales up 128%, iPad up 111% over same quarter a year ago
Revenue and net income both declined year on year
AMD said sales of its graphics chips were hurt by the hard-drive shortage caused by flooding in Thailand
The new damages report is due Feb. 3
VMware will announce upgrades to all of its products
Clearwire said WiMax data use by subscribers of Sprint and other partners grew at twice the rate of customer growth
Kahle was among the first to think of information on a global scale
Critical vulnerability disclosed Monday was actually fixed earlier this month
Monthly price will be based on usage
But the company adds 1.5 million mobile customers and 201,000 Fios broadband customers during the quarter
Announces change on same day that EMC reports 2011 sales rose to $20B-plus
Spent three years at Russian antivirus firm, another three at company with security-related products
Extra large battery in the Maxx offers 21 hours of talk time
The new Head-Up Display will allow users to execute app commands from a console
Samsung Galaxy Tab can be sold in, distributed from Netherlands, court finds
The hackers threatened further retaliation if controversial legislation is passed in the U.S.
But it's not clear when the release will be generally available
Apple's products do not warrant the intellectual property protections that it claims, Samsung said
DNSChanger victims should fix their DNS settings until March 8, when the temporary DNS servers will be closed down
Joomla sites can now be run using SQL Server and PostGreSQL
Microsoft says the man lives in St. Petersburg and used for work for a computer security software company
The search giant proposes enhancements for the Web's TCP transport layer to reduce latency
But decision leaves questions unaddressed over other types of location tracking
LightSquared owner Falcone and another man appeared to offer improper deals to help allow FCC approval, Senator Grassley said
Google+ members will be able to add nicknames and maiden names to their profiles, and will be able to use pseudonyms in some cases
Revised hacking contest to offer $60K top prize, debut on-site exploit writing
Social networking accounts of lawmakers could be targeted in big election year
Can a leadership change save BlackBerry maker?
Bookmarklet adds Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn profiles to Google's 'People and Pages' sidebar
Cybercrime gang pays dev to build 'private' version of notorious money-stealing malware
Some say Hein's task faces roadblocks due to continued problems in PlayBook 2 and BlackBerry touchscreens
Software complementary to traditional antivirus, says Sourcefire
Following president's State of the Union address, he'll use Google+ to talk to voters
Everyone underestimated the impact of massive online protests in the debate over the two bills
Net Optics' recent acquisition of network analytics software provider nMetric is a move to satisfy demand for tools to gather and analyze data on activity across enterprise networks
The new version of the Ruby on Rails framework features new developments that could aid Web development
