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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'

Google to unveil Music Beta by Google Tuesday

Online music service has coming out party at annual Google I/O conference

Data center anti-DDoS package on tap from Arbor

Until now, Arbor's anti-DDoS Peakflow equipment targeted service providers

LTE-based public safety network could finally become reality

Public Safety Alliance sees LTE-based public safety broadband network end of this year

Google reportedly launching online music locker service

The online storage service will compete with a similar service from Amazon

NetSuite aims at enterprises with ‘unlimited’ push

The on-demand ERP vendor is rolling out a number of new features targeted at the biggest companies

Smartphone shipments fell from Q4 to Q1, iSuppli says

Apple posted double-digit growth while Nokia and Motorola showed double-digit declines

Sony reported to be considering bounty for PSN attack

A reward for information is one of the options the company is considering, WSJ's All Things Digital says

NASA, Stanford websites hit by search engine scammers

Ads for cheap copies of Adobe Creative Suite pop up on the sites

EMC to sell PCIe SSD cards for server acceleration

Intel a likely technology partner for the PCIe cards

Google may have missed mark with search page experiment

Sometimes less is just less. Users tweet on simplified search results attempt

Six tips for career success

The authors of the book, 'Change Anything' offer a handy checklist for career advancement

Book advises on jumping career ruts

'Change Anything' offers strategies for breaking free of all kinds of bad habits at work and at home

Privacy groups support new do-not-track bill

The new legislation would apply to smartphone networks as well as websites and online ad networks

Skype patches ‘wormable’ Mac bug

Makes good on promise, offers update when Mac users launch Skype software

Verisign expands cloud-based DDoS protection

Survey shows DDoS attacks increase in size and number

EMC unveils Hadoop appliance, BI software

Joins with quiet start-up MapR Technologies to create free and enterprise versions of Hadoop-based data analytics software

Security firm exploits Chrome zero-day to hack browser, escape sandbox

Posts video demo of attack that relies on one or more zero-day vulnerabilities in Google browser

Droid Charge still unavailable, 12 days after LTE outage fixed

Have some carriers overhyped and underdelivered 4G cellular?

How CIOs Can Become Business Forecasters

New tools to help iPhone, Android developers build on Azure

Microsoft is releasing toolkits aimed at making it easier for developers to target multiple mobile platforms

IEEE seeks data on Ethernet bandwidth needs

The ad hoc group's findings could lead to a push for Terabit Ethernet

Career Watch: IT hiring on rise in Rust Belt