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Patent protection advocate calls for help in hindering Nortel patent sale

Open Invention Network leader wants the DOJ to limit the Nortel patent sale as it did with Novell patents

Ukraine arrests four in carding scam

Those arrested were part of a group that allegedly caused up to US$20 million in losses

Outsourced and Fired, IT Workers Strike Back

Laid-off IT pros list their reasons for filing suit against Molina Healthcare, its former CIO and its outsourcer

Internet restored in Tripoli as rebels take control

The country will also soon integrate the rebel mobile networks with the network in Tripoli

Vendors as partners

CIO rolls out innovative program designed to get more out of the often fractious buyer/supplier relationship

Chinese developers take a bite of the Apple

Game makers see Apple's app store as a way to break into the U.S. market

How does the Google-Motorola deal change mobility?

Jury is way out on the deal, with patents, Android, Microsoft caught in blender of issues

Domain name changes will help global users, says ICANN chief says

Expanded global Top Level Domain (gTLD) project is ICANN's biggest challenge, says outgoing CEO Beckstrom

Dell unveils next-gen EqualLogic arrays

New Dell offerings include first sub-$10,000 EqualLogic storage system model

Kotlin project adds another language option to JVM

Hadoop Works Alongside RDBMS

Health Insurer Encrypts All Stored Data

Disaster hits Japan’s semiconductor demand

IDC notes chip demand in Japan is down after this year's earthquake, tsunami

Skype acquiring startup GroupMe for group text messaging

GroupMe's team in New York will continue to focus on its group text messaging application

Internet restored briefly as rebels close in on Tripoli

At one point a majority of the country's international routes were also down, reported Renesys

HP’s $99 TouchPad tablet selling out in retailer fire sale

TouchPads were picked up fast by customers happy with the bargain-basement prices

Google+ introduces identity-verification badges

For now, the feature is intended to help users recognize the official accounts of public figures

IBM: The PC is the new mainframe

PC dead in terms of innovation, but not profit

WebOS developers mourn HP’s move but aren’t surprised

How To Prevent IT Sabotage Inside Your Company

HP’s PC unit could be a tough sell

A high price and low margins may discourage prospective buyers of HP's Personal Systems Group unit

HP’s tablet exit no signal of iPad immunity, say analysts

Experts dismiss idea that HP's dumping of webOS devices means Apple can't be challenged

HP shift on PCs could boost rivals

But can Dell, Acer and Lenovo take advantage of uncertainty?

Security rundown for week ending Aug. 19

Debate over wisdom of firewalls, passwords and SSL -- plus, Anonymous strikes again

HP’s Apotheker changes his tune on mobility

6 months after the 'vision,' reality takes its toll on HP's mobile ambitions

In iPad’s shadow, HP ditches tablet hopes

Though tablets are hot, HP's TouchPad wasn't

Wall Street Beat: Megamergers, earnings roil tech

But market volatility is likely to dampen acquisitions in the coming quarters

Firefox 7 reaches beta, promises faster browsing

MemShrink project reduced memory consumption by as much as 50%

HP’s WebOS failure highlight PC giants’ mobile struggle

Poor brands, limited reach and a lack of differentiation have tripped up hopes for smartphone success

iPhone 5 rumor roll-up for the week ending Aug. 19

LTE testing, Steve's bio delaying phone release, stalwart Chinese workers

Shades of Blue reflected in HP’s dramatic reshuffling

HP faces uphill climb as it tries to muscle in on software world

Microsoft disables ‘supercookies’ used on MSN.com visitors

New tracking technology a 'colossal privacy gaffe,' researcher says

US surges to near global lead in mobile data

Consumers in the U.S. are second only to Sweden in using data, according to analyst Chetan Sharma

AT&T microsites show local network upgrades

The carrier is launching sites with detailed maps and a pitch for the T-Mobile deal

HP’s webOS crashes under Apple, Android pressure

HP's webOS could still live on at licensees and offer a competitive OS to Android and Windows Phone

Automation boosts market volatility, analysts say

High-frequency trading can lead to fear and panic among investors, some experts say

HP bails out on the PC

Struggling PC business, tablet boom may have pushed HP to dump the business

HP lowers financial guidance with webOS shutdown

HP's stock drops on news it will discontinue webOS and look to spin off its PC group

HP PC spin-off puts pressure on Microsoft to nail Windows 8

Android developers face legal hurdles in license compliance

Black Duck expert discusses challenges at LinuxCon

HP kills tablets, confirms PC spin-off plans

HP also confirmed it is in acquisition talks with software maker Autonomy

HP kills WebOS smartphones, TouchPad tablet

The tech giant confirms it is looking to spin out ts PC business and may buy Autonomy

Apple’s Spaceship Campus: What’s the Message?

With SSL, who can you really trust?

Researchers come up with new schemes to shore up SSL authentication

HP plans PC spinoff, $10 billion Autonomy buy

The company will reportedly announce the moves on Thursday

AT&T to kill $10/month texting plan

Starting Aug. 25, only $20 unlimited deal for new customers; iPhone owners get iMessage this fall with iOS 5

Microsoft confirms app store in Windows 8

Repeats 2008-09 strategy of dribbling out details, lists 'App Store' as one of 35 teams working on new OS

NSTIC director: ‘We’re trying to get rid of passwords’

$17.5 million in strong-authentication pilot projects coming, if budget holds

Android apps double Web use

The top 50 Android mobile apps account for 61% of all app use

AES proved vulnerable by Microsoft researchers

Show that algorithm underlying most all of today's online transactions can be compromised