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Microsoft leaves Mac Office users in the lurch, says researcher

Again omits a Mac PowerPoint patch that it provided Windows customers

Experimental broadband management app could keep ISPs honest

Georgia Tech researchers show off Kermit app this week at CHI 2011 Conference on Human Factors in Computing

Smartphones attract organized, international, profit-driven scammers

Department of Justice, FTC define mobile security, privacy threats

Visa to launch mobile wallet in U.S. this fall

New system to support NFC and non-Visa accounts

CIO Salaries, Satisfaction, and Standing Rise

Microsoft-Skype Deal: Three Ways It Benefits Enterprises

Microsoft Exchange-to-Google Apps migration survival guide

Webmasters face new site optimization challenges

The inclusion of more and more third-party components is slowing down websites

From Microsoft Exchange to Google Apps

Google plug-in links Android mobile devices with App Engine cloud

Open source foiled Microsoft antitrust case

Microsoft, seen as a threat to innovation, prompted U.S. oversight a decade ago. That ends this week.

Google’s Android tablet update: Four key PC-like features

USB connectivity, support for keyboards and mice move Google's Android tablet closer to PC territory

Skype buy, Windows Phone ‘Mango’ update highlight Microsoft mobile strategy

How Microsoft is gearing up for a fight with Google and Apple

Consumer SSDs to break out in 2012, Gartner says

At $1 per gigabyte, consumer SSDs will become mainstream in 2012.

Does ARIN have the right to approve all IPv4 address sales?

Nortel/Microsoft deal highlights questions surrounding ARIN's authority over IPv4 trades

Acer, former CEO spar over declining fortunes

Former CEO Gianfranco Lanci quit in March over differences with the Acer board

Juniper: Networks inhibit ‘exponential’ data center

Juniper official said pooled server, storage resources need to be one hop away.

Android expands reach, consolidates into one platform for all devices

Chrome OS is dead, one developer says

Symantec says Facebook applications leaked information

A problem with access tokens affected nearly 100,000 Facebook apps, but is now fixed

EMC unveils real-time data replication over thousands of miles

Also adds Fibre Channel over Ethernet ports to Symmetrix arrays

Ford to make cars smarter with Google Prediction

Running the Google Prediction API in a cloud could help hybrids adapt to drivers, Ford said

Cisco launches wireless LAN Flex controller

Device can support up to 2,000 access points; Cisco will demo device at Interop this week

Some Verizon users still reporting LTE modem problems

Verizon tech suggested an IT manager in Chicago hack the modems as a workaround

Google Music takes on Apple iTunes, Amazon

Cloud-based music service may be the cornerstone of a Google social network

Senator questions Google on Wi-Fi snooping

Google has destroyed some of the information it collected

Microsoft downplays Server bug threat, say researchers

Admins might not even know the vulnerable WINS component is installed

Google: 100 million Android devices activated, 4.5 billion apps downloaded

Next version of Google Android, called 'Ice Cream Sandwich,' will hit both tablets and smartphones, be fully open source

Universities that get security right

With Skype buy, Microsoft plays keep-away with Google

Microsoft forks over $8.5B to get Skype and keep it away from rivals

LinkedIn Tip: How to Use ‘Signal’ to Job Hunt

HP takes swipes at Cisco on Interop stage

HP exec pulls no punches, while Cisco reviews benefits of its private cloud

Security to take center stage at MIT Sloan CIO Symposium

Google rolls out Android 3.1; next version will run on phones, tablet

Code-named Ice Cream Sandwich, next update will be 'one OS that runs everywhere'

Amazon’s cloud failed: How can your cloud be better?

How should industry respond to cloud failure? Gregory Machler looks at the root cause and examines how to address weakness.

Microsoft promises not to ditch Mac, iPhone, Android Skype users

'I said it and I meant it,' says CEO Steve Ballmer when asked for assurances

Malware writers gunning for Google Android

Apple iPhone threats increasing, but so far iOS devices mostly unscathed, says Juniper Networks report

Senator: Google, Apple sending mixed signals on tracking

Lawmakers question whether new laws are needed to protect smartphone customers

Ballmer: Microsoft won’t tie Skype to Windows

But Skype will be tightly integrated with Office, XBox and Windows Phone after Microsoft buys the VoIP call provider

Google App Engine gains high-memory process, Go support

Most companies skimp on third-party code checks, study finds

iPad cannibalization talk crazy, says analyst

Just 12% of iPad buyers say they bought the tablet rather than a notebook

India defends right to access personal data

The new rules have come in for criticism by privacy groups

Extreme looks to one-up Cisco, others in data center

Extreme Networks unveils two switches, architecture for new IT environments.

The Trouble with Coding Across the Clouds, Part 2

Flexible, e-ink mobile to rival smartphones in coming years

Akamai and Riverbed team to speed hybrid cloud performance

Akamai and Riverbed are developing technology to speed performance between corporate data centers and SaaS providers

Civil rights groups alarmed at court ruling against Google

A Belgian court finds that Google News breaches copyright

Rhomobile fits app dev framework with Eclipse IDE, Windows Phone 7 support

Microsoft goes on the defensive with Skype acquisition

Microsoft has all the technical assets it needs to compete with Skype, but will gain a big user base

Upgrade offer boosts Firefox 4 share by 30%

Mozilla coordinator boasts 'IE9 will never catch up'