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Baidu criticized for fraudulent keyword advertising

China's state-run TV network reported Baidu's ad platform can be abused

Dell expects Windows 8, Android to boost tablet market

The company said early results of Windows 8 on its tablets have been promising

C++ upgrade gets unanimous approval

Dell desktop, storage revenue drops in Q2

However, Dell reports strong profit growth in the second quarter

Facebook claims ‘smoking gun’ in Ceglia lawsuit

Court documents contend N.Y. man isn't owed part of the social network

Samsung joins the SATA 3.0 SSD party

New Samsung PM830 solid state drives should cut laptop boot times to 10 seconds

ERP Apps Gaining Useful New Social Media Tools

Analysts: Google looks to Novell for Motorola value

Analysts noticed that Google paid, to the penny, the same amount per patent for Motorola as Microsoft paid for Novell patents

Mozilla ships Firefox 6, patches 10 vulnerabilities

And it fixes flaws in still-supported Firefox 3.6

Google ‘power move’ bets on future of mobile

Google scoops up Motorola despite a hefty price tag and possibly unhappy partners

Intel: Processor upgrade program saves tearing apart PC

Intel says its software-based chip upgrade program is not an effort to provide crippled chips

Sorry Angry Birds, texting still the most popular smartphone app

Twitter only used by 15% of smartphone users

HTC files patent infringement case against Apple

HTC seeks a ban on importation and sale of a range of Apple products including Macs, iPhones and iPads

FBI warns of growing car-buying cyberscams

FBI says online car-buying scams have cost consumers $44.5 million since 2008

Chrome improves anti-malware blocking score by 340%

But Microsoft's IE9 stymies seven times more dangerous URLs

Early OpenFlow user details ‘exciting’ benefits

Hosting provider Genesis deploying programmable switching technology in Illinois data centers

First AT&T LTE devices to drop next week

Still no word on official AT&T LTE network launch

Apple ships OS X Lion on USB thumb drive

$69 installer costs over twice the upgrade's Mac App Store price

UK says Google needs further privacy improvements

A review found that Google has improved privacy protections in its products but more work is needed

Samsung tablet ban lifted in all EU countries but Germany

The court wasn't sure if it could ban the sale in other countries than Germany

Motorola workers likely thrilled by Google’s buy

Survey says Google ranks high in worker satisfaction; Motorola not so much

Outsourced and fired, IT workers fight back

Mobile World Congress to focus on advertising, marketing

Nokia is hoping to lure developers with a large, 2,300 square meter exhibition space

After a frenetic London riot, a laptop is recovered

IT security consultant Greg Martin recovered his MacBook Pro after his apartment had been trashed

Start-up releases all-in-one VMware server, storage appliance

Nutanix's Complete Cluster puts VMware servers, storage under one management GUI

Cellphones stay on, but protesters disrupt SF subway

BART shuts down stations to keep Anonymous out

Are Motorola’s patents enough to protect Android?

Google has offered a premium to buy Motorola Mobility, to help ward off legal attacks against Android

Google still trying to remove damning email from court case

Documents filed on Monday in its battle with Oracle offer a glimpse into the volume of data involved in such suits

As a carrier’s partner, Google may shine

Pitching Motorola's phones is a new challenge, but carriers like iPhone rivals, analysts say

IT Hiring Remains Strong Despite Economic Fears

Back to School: 6 Tips for Not Overspending on Tech

Google looks to protect Android with Motorola patents

Google wants Motorola's patents, not phones

How To Improve Collaboration with Development and Operations

Internet Explorer protects best against socially engineered malware

NSS Labs tests Internet Explorer, Chrome, Safari, Firefox

MIA talk was to focus on Android developer mistakes

Adobe admits Google fuzzing report led to 80 ‘code changes’ in Flash Player

After spat with Google engineer, explains why it didn't spell out each bug

Survey: Millennials OK with fixing their own gear

IT support staff could get a helping hand from their youngest clients, a Bomgar survey finds

IT recruiting a casualty of the recession

Companies have lost some talent-acquisition muscle, and they're going to feel the effects of that loss

RIM Developer Guru on Why You Should Believe in BlackBerry

Motorola Mobility is by far Google’s biggest acquisition ever

Google quadruples its own record with $12.5 billion purchase

Google’s Motorola buy may offer boost to Microsoft

Handset makers like HTC and Samsung may grow wary of using Android with Motorola under Google's roof

How Linux mastered Wall Street

Linux has become a dominant player in finance due to the OS kernel's ability to pass messages very quickly

Analyst: Google eyes Apple’s iOS model with $12.5B Motorola deal

But others see the proposed acquisition as patent defense against Apple, Microsoft

Intel to issue bug fix for SSD 320 drives in two weeks

The firmware upgrade will fix a bug that causes SSD 320 drives to crash

Industry group releases spec to test consumer SSD performance

Spec almost identical to enterprise SSD test

Amazon promises to improve redundancy after Dublin outage

Affected users will receive service credits for either 10 or 30 days

Pharmaceutical firm retires Microsoft environment for cloud services

Linchpin was single sign-on security, authentication, says Amag Pharmaceuticals IT director

Whistleblower Presents Evidence of Alleged Visa Abuse

Google lashes out at patent trolls with Motorola buy

Google claims Motorola purchase will help in Android patent wars with Apple, Microsoft

Google CEO Larry Page blogs on why he’s buying Motorola Mobility

'Supercharging' the Android ecosystem, patent protection for Android