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Legacy application fixer-uppers

How IBM started grading its developers’ productivity

System scores application developers based on the volume and quality of their work

Career Watch: The IT jobs outlook

Barnes & Noble launches Nook Tablet

The U.S. bookseller takes on Amazon in the tablet market

Accused Chinese cyber-spy on trial for stealing Motorola secrets

Ex-Motorola software engineer Hanjuan Jin says she's not guilty

CIOs, CTOs shed yet more techie cred

Titles, job functions for top corporate IT execs are changing as outsourcing, cloud computing take off

HP Concludes That Bigger Is Better

Analysts applaud the company's decision to keep its PC unit as the personal devices market takes off.

IBM Quietly Names a New CEO

While similar changes cause a stir at other companies, IBM plans a smooth transition from Palmisano to Rometty.

NSS Labs claims its new tool can detect all Duqu drivers

But other security vendors expect Duqu to continue to evade detection

RSA and McAfee add cloud security offerings

SecurID gets into Microsoft and Citrix clouds; McAfee has new Cloud Security Platform

KPN stops issuing SSL certificates after possible breach

KPN said it does not appear any fraudulent SSL certificates were issued, though

Microsoft: Switch to IE9, get free stuff

Tries to pump up new edition's numbers on Windows 7

Financial Woes Force WikiLeaks to Shut Down

Job Site Returns to Feds — and Struggles

UMass Rolls Out Wi-Fi to 12,000 Students

Machine-Based Decision-Making Is Coming

Top user companies accelerating cloud adoption, says user group

Year-old Open Data Center Alliance includes firms that represent $100B-plus in annual IT spending

Wi-Fi security do’s and don’ts

11 tips for protecting your wireless networks

Yahoo says ignore the rumors, nothing to announce yet

Third Point, a large investor in Yahoo, has demanded that co-founder Jerry Yang resign from the Board

Windows set to arrive on IBM mainframes

The zEnterprise 196 will add Windows to Linux, x86 support next month

China’s Internet firms vow to tighten regulation of Web

Representatives of 39 Chinese companies attended the government-sponsored meeting on Internet development

Senator vows to block FCC nominees over LightSquared

Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley wants the agency to answer questions about the satellite-LTE startup

Zestcash to expand Web-based loans into more US states

The startup uses a Web-based underwriting process to cut these loans' risk and costs, and offer borrowers better terms

iPhone 5 rumor rollup for the week ending Nov. 4

Apple product overhauls, plus overused, overwrought, but bendable iPhones

Wall Street Beat: Mixed news for chips as Groupon IPO soars

While microporcessor shipments grew, the increase was not as great as expected in the third quarter

7 software makers to bring integrated, cheaper add-ons to Google Apps

A small group of ISVs have banded together to bundle their tools for Google Apps, without Google's involvement or blessing

Android now accounts for nearly 45% of U.S. smartphone users

ComScore also sees decline of BlackBerry in U.S.

Debate on new copyright enforcement bill heats up

A letter from the U.S. secretary of state says copyright protection is consistent with Internet freedom

Microsoft releases manual fix for Duqu zero-day

As expected, Microsoft is offering it a Fix-it tool for the Trojan

The Future of Human Computer Interfaces

Security roundup for Nov. 4: virtualization is key to public cloud security; China, Russia accused of cyber-espionage; More Duqu for you

The greatest tech arguments and Baking security into chips

Intel, MIPS scramble to support Android 4.0 on tablets

Intel and MIPS jump on the Android 4.0 bandwagon quickly

Groupon IPO surges despite Google, Facebook competition

Flush with cash, can Groupon round out its business as it competes with online heavyweights?

iPad App Spotlight: CardioTeach

Mozilla, Microsoft withdraw trust in Malaysian intermediate CA

The move follows a bulletin by Entrust which issued the intermediate certificate to the Malaysian company

Duqu exploits same Windows font engine patched last month, Microsoft confirms

Offers automated tool to block access to TrueType embedded fonts while it works on patch

Wi-Fi tethering 101: Use a smartphone as a mobile hotspot

Clouds of anxiety: Companies worry about security of cloud computing

B&N to sell Nook Tablet for $249, report says

Tablet will have double the Kindle Fire's memory and storage, according to leaked documents

Hacker selling access to compromised websites gets hacked

Online market for stolen data and hacked websites is hijacked by rival hacking crew

EU antitrust authority investigates Samsung’s use of patents against Apple

European Commission begins preliminary antitrust investigaton of Samsung's patent licensing terms

Airtel’s profits continue to be weighed down by Africa, 3G

The company has high debt from its investments in Africa and South Asia

Microsoft issues workaround for Duqu attack while it prepares a patch

The temporary fix may affect some applications using embedded fonts, Microsoft said

RIM’s down in U.S., but future is brighter elsewhere

Overseas users like BlackBerry Messenger, new phones appeal to youth in Europe, Asia, Africa

Foxconn’s parent may be planning to make robots

Foxconn has previously said it plans to deploy 1 million robots in its factories

New Android seen easing OS fragmentation

Handset makers praised Ice Cream Sandwich and Google's bid to buy Motorola Mobility

Surprise! Windows Phone gaining traction

Microsoft looks to gain mobile momentum with new phones this week

RIM Developer Chief on the Future of BlackBerry, BBX

Enterprise Social Software: What Businesses Need to Do Next

RIM bets on BBX to reel in app developers

Company hopes HTML 5 will make BlackBerry, PlayBook app development easy and profitable