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Kindle Fire likely to be a hit despite middling reviews, says Morgan Stanley analyst

Calls tablet "strategically misunderstood"

Padlock salesman trades 30-pound sample case for 1.35-pound iPad

"My laptop stays at home permanently"

Facebook may be scary, but we love it anyway

Java apps face more performance issues, study finds

By the numbers: How dangerous are Facebook, Twitter, and search engines (really)?

Verizon’s says 4G LTE service back to normal

One-day problem made 4G devices slow to 3G rates

UK cracks down on claims industry SMS spam

The Information Commissioner's Office has conducted one raid so far in connection with unsolicited messages

Java apps have most flaws, Cobol apps the least, study finds

Analysis of 745 apps determines costs of flawed software as IT interest in 'technical debt' takes off

Usenix: Dartmouth expanding diff, grep Unix tools

Dartmouth researchers are working on variants of diff and grep that can parse more complex data structures

Microsoft, GE forming healthcare joint venture

Microsoft will contribute some of its intellectual property to the joint venture

EMC’s Greenplum goes big in data analytics

Greenplum's Unified Analytics Platform combines its database, Hadoop system and collaboration tool

‘Important’ Oracle patent rejected in Google Android case

The US patent office has rejected one of Oracle's patents and upheld another

Symantec confirms Flash exploits targeted defense companies

November attacks delivered in malicious PDFs attached to messages promising a contract guide for 2012

Citrix: Desktop virtualization makes good security sense

Gives IT managers a central way to lock-down desktop and mobile

Telehealth can reduce deaths by 45%, study shows

Wireless monitoring devices help patients be healthier, live independently

Facebook disables bug used to expose Zuckerberg photos

Bug was fixed just a week after Facebook disclosed settlement with FTC over privacy issues

How to Tame a Bad Boss: 8 Practical Techniques

China’s Cheaper Cities Prime for IT Outsourcers

How to Share Amazon Kindle Ebooks

DOJ investigating e-book pricing, official says

Lawmakers call on the DOJ and FTC to look closely at Google's search dominance and acquisitions

IBM launches enterprise social collaboration apps for tablets

IBM makes the move in recognition of tablets' increased presence in the workplace

DOJ questions if the AT&T and T-Mobile deal is still active

But a special master overseeing the DOJ's antitrust case says the litigation remains on track

Flipboard’s service collapses on iPhone app launch

Rush for popular make-your-own-magazine app overwhelms servers

What’s really going on with Carrier IQ on your phone

You won't find out from the Eckhart video

FAQ: CNET’s “Trojan” installer

Popular download site under fire for wrapping open source software in meddlesome packaging

NavX sues Google again, increasing its claim for damages over Adwords rules

NavX alleges Google hasn't changed its behavior since the French Competition Authority upheld a NavX complaint against Google last year

Auditor: Big Aussie SAP project behind schedule, over budget

A 'revised action plan' has been put in place to right the ship

Starbucks mobile payments perk past 26M transactions

Mobile payments expanding to Canada and UK as well

10 must-have tools for cloud power users

Opera releases interim version 11.6, continues work on hardware acceleration

Points finger at Google's Chrome, wants 'fair and open' competition

Carrier IQ security risks overblown?

Migrating from T1 to fiber WAN

Migrating from multisite MPLS to 100Mbps Ethernet can save you a bundle; here's how

Hudson spinoff Jenkins gets commercial backing

CloudBees now offers a commercially supported version of Jenkins that can be deployed internally

Cross-site scripting flaws plague web applications, report says

Code-scanning vendor Veracode found nearly a third of Web applications had SQL injection flaws

Microsoft slates Windows 8 beta for late February 2012

Company's app store to launch simultaneously, free apps only

Windows Store to be available in February

Microsoft gave more details of its App Store on Tuesday

Yahoo simplifies developer access to BOSS search development platform

Developers can now sign up online and start working on applications in a matter of hours

Apple faces legal threat to iPad trademark in China

A Chinese court rejected Apple's lawsuit aganist Shenzhen-based Proview

Court restrains RIM from using BBX mark at Asia event

A software company, Basis, claims that the name infringes on its trademark

Sprint Calls on Microsoft Lync, Saves Big with UC

Facebook may draw tech workers to NYC

Decision to open engineering office in the city could help other tech firms

8 Reasons Why CIOs Shouldn’t Race to Windows 8

IBM demonstrates first Racetrack Memory chip

The Racetrack Circuit represents the culmination of 7 years of physics research

Android Market soars past 10 billion app download mark

Apple's App Store now past 15 billion downloads

Cisco CSO on self-defending networks: The marketing’s dead, the goal’s alive

Cisco security chief John Stewart on the future of the 'self-defending network' and why IT security shops must return to basics

Copps announces resignation from FCC

The Democrat served for more than 10 years at the agency

Hackers exploit Adobe Reader zero-day, may be targeting defense contractors

Adobe credits Lockheed Martin, victim of earlier attack, and defense industry cyber-threat group with reporting unpatched bug

3 Facebook Tricks to Personalize Your Posts

HP knew of LaserJet defect, lawsuit contends

Columbia University researchers had warned printer vulnerable to hackers due to weakness in firmware update process

New system secures cellphones for Web transactions

Password less authentication (PLA) binds user accounts to usernames and specific phones