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Researchers propose ‘skinning’ bridges for fault detection

Faults in bridges can be easily detected by stretchy patches of electronic fabric, researchers from MIT and Germany propose

Cius is about giving control back to IT, Cisco says

Management software tied to tablet that arrives July 31

Office 365 apps for iPhone and Android not coming anytime soon

Lync Online, other Microsoft cloud services still limited.

10 compelling apps for Cisco Cius

9 gigantic bonuses that make yours look like chump change

Seven-figure cash bonuses sweeten tech CEOs' pay packages

IBM study defines futuristic networked devices for healthcare

IBM study looks at new networked healthcare devices, applications

4 Steps to Help Your IT Team When Disaster Strikes

Dell looks to increase focus on midmarket

Infoblox, BlueCat patent battle heats up

DNS appliance vendors join parade pursuing patent litigation

Turning an Outsourcer Into a Strategic Partner

TwitPic founder ditches clothes, Twitter founder ditches job

Twitter photo app creator posts image from back of police car after public nudity arrest

Microsoft signs two patent deals for Android devices

Velocity Micro and General Dynamics Itronix will pay royalties to Microsoft on their Android devices

Oracle calls HP suit over Itanium a ‘publicity stunt’

Oracle wants Hewlett-Packard's lawsuit against it to remain unsealed and 'in the sunshine'

Senators push for privacy, data security legislation

Web users need to have more control over what personal information is collected, a senator says

How Random House Overcame Enterprise Collaboration Obstacles

Office 365: It’s Not Just for SMBs

Inventor of SecurID token has new authentication system

Kenneth Weiss says technology designed for mobile phones, payments and the cloud

Google+ could be Google’s latest enterprise weapon

If Google adapts social network for the enterprise, as analysts expect, it will target both Facebook and Microsoft

Google patches 7 bugs in Chrome browser

Updates Chrome for the second time this month, pays $6,000 in bounties

Cisco’s Cius tablet to go on sale July 31 for $750

Collaboration, IT-friendly features of Cius attract early business customers

Carrier Ethernet – a welcome tonic for global business

Metro Ethernet Forum celebrates ten years that will shape business communications for decades to come

OECD declaration on Internet policy angers EFF

The OECD communication puts pressure on ISPs to police networks

In a shift, firms say U.S. will lead IT growth

India, China had previously led in KPMG survey

More Americans own e-readers than tablets, survey finds

Pew survey also confirms trend that Americans increasingly favor laptop computers over desktops

Cloudera outfits Hadoop with management tools

Startup opens videoconference bridging service

Blue Jeans Network service brings parties together via room video systems, Skype

After OpenOffice and Hudson, will Oracle stick with open source?

Pope uses iPad, Twitter to launch new Vatican website

Pope’s post gets retweeted, Youtubed, commented and streamed

In yet another shake-up, Twitter co-founder Biz Stone steps away

Stone and Evan Williams will focus on Obvious Corp. and philanthropy

In another shake-up, Twitter co-founder Stone steps away

Stone, Evan Williams to focus on Obvious Corp. and philanthropy

Microsoft seeks patent for spy tech for Skype

'Legal Intercept' would allow it to silently record VoIP communications.

Ericsson’s LTE Advanced demo hits almost 1Gbps

Next generation of LTE likely to start deploying in 2013

Office 365 arrives to flat IT spending

Overall IT spending barely rises above last year

How to Address Failure in a Job Interview

Oracle: Google owes us US$2.6 billion

In a legal filing, Oracle defends its legal expert on damages in the Java-Android lawsuit

Federal agency issues new security rules for financial institutions

Feds want 'layered security' and fraud monitoring to better protect against cybercrime

Microsoft boosts Java accommodations on Azure cloud

Microsoft aims Office 365 at small businesses

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer played up how Microsoft's new cloud office service could help small businesses

Hackers steal info on military, defense personnel

Email address, names snatched from DefenseNews make great fodder for spear phishing attacks, says expert

Gigabit Wi-Fi spec edges closer to reality

Early interoperability testing to start in fall 2011

Mac OS X update supports SSD optimization

Support for TRIM command will move data reads from random to sequential

Laptops with AMD Llano chips available for $500 to $700

Retailers offer laptops from Hewlett-Packard, Toshiba, Samsung, Acer and Lenovo

Google goes after Facebook with Google+

After months of rumors, Google takes the wraps off its own social network

Tumblr hit with huge phishing attack

The microblogging site is in the midst of a massive phishing campaign that some say harvested thousands of user credentials

Romonet brings predictive data center tool to US

Romonet's software aims to cut energy bills by helping engineers design the most efficient data center

LightSquared gains netTalk, faces more critics

FedEx and the N.Y. City Fire Department have joined a group fighting GPS interference

IDC: Mobile app downloads to soar

IDC predicts that people will download more than 182 billion mobile apps in 2015

Companies try to allay privacy fears at FCC-FTC hearing

Facebook, FourSquare and Google all claim vigorous consumer protections

Microsoft delivers Office 2010 SP1 upgrade

Adds Chrome support for online apps as Office 365 launches

Expert: Gov’t should approve T-Mobile sale with conditions

U.S. agencies could force AT&T to build out its mobile broadband network as part of the deal, a consultant says