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One group, Anonymous, said that Apple could be its target, but it was now busy elsewhere
With download-only distribution, OS X Lion's release may be just days away
HP's TouchPad tablet may stand out simply by not being an iPad lookalike
Denies motion to dismiss federal complaints that Google's mapping cars snatched passwords, emails from home wireless networks
Microsoft is piloting BPOS-to-Office 365 migrations before offering the service more broadly in September
Tests show up to doubling of battery life for mobile devices
Nortel's patents go for slightly more than the sum of other sold assets.
webOS will be blended with HP enterprise software
Google, rolls out tweaks over next few months, going for consistent look
Cisco's new Cius is more an enticement for Cisco collaboration suite than an iPad competitor, experts say
IT company share prices rise as economic concerns ease
Chrome attracts power users, StatCounter says
Vodafone ends a fractious relationship with Essar Group
A lack of tracking raises questions about an effort to close hundreds of data centers, a vendor says
Personal Office Energy Monitor, an application still in development, will give office workers a way to save energy
Congressional hearing outlines challenges cybercrime fighters face
Chrome on pace to crack 15% usage share by October, Safari continues gains
None of the involved expected GSM to become such a big success
How different WiMax products are being used to monitor oil pipelines, run smart grids and keep people from parking outside the provost's house
Firmware, UI win praise; hardware seen as uninspired
Metulji botnet may be the world's largest
The government will issue a clarification on the rules soon, said a Nasscom arm
Cornyn says USCIS overstepped its bounds in controversial restriction on H-1B use by staffing firms
Simon Crosby talks about Bromium, his new startup
The US$4.5 billion sale includes more than 6,000 patents and patent applications
New AT&T Labs chief Prabhu formerly was CEO for Alcatel USA, Tellabs
It is installing more than 100,000 Wi-Fi access points throughout Japan
No data centers were knocked offline but fuel and other supplies were in short supply
The troubled mobile giant reached an agreement with a shareholder
The carrier hopes to deploy some base stations before the FCC approves turning them on
Could upcoming release by a free app optimized for Apple's iPad?
FTC won't confirm, but report says government is launching anti-competitive probe
The agency is still months away from having the rules published, however
Web email service automatically shows sender's address to combat fake messages
In Google+ field test, company fixing bugs and see how it works outside Google
In the wake of test results, both sides said the other causes interference
Cell phones leading device to get Federal wiretap attention while California, New York, and New Jersey have most wiretaps
The new Samsung microSD card holds up to 32GB of data; offers transfer speeds of up to 24MB/sec
The Targeted Advertising Cookie Opt-out add-on can now stop Facebook's 'Like' button from appearing
HP has strong UI and retail relationships in its favor, but Apple iPad still the tablet standard
Now says users don't have to reinstall Windows to remove super-stealthy malware, but botnet expert disagrees
AMD's efforts to take advantage of Intel's Sandy Bridge woes fall flat
Virtualization and Web malware dangers mean less enthusiasm for old anti-virus software
