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Malaysia to open e-mail accounts for every adult by 2015

The government wants to make sure tax information and other notices reach the public

Security experts can’t verify Iran’s claims of new worm

No proof of another Stuxnet without a sample of the malware, says Symantec

Who gets blame for Amazon outage?

Reliability of cloud services is makes customers complacent; many don't plan for worst-case scenarios

Security still top concern with cloud, despite Amazon outage

For most companies, data security worries will continue to be biggest inhibitor to cloud adoption, analysts say

Coverity offers Integrity Control to help manage code quality

Sony to launch two Android tablets later this year

Sony's first tablets will come in a slate or foldable design

Dell brings remote desktop capabilities to workstations

Dell tries to consolidate workstations in the enterprise with remote computing capabilities.

DHS chief: What we learned from Stuxnet

Janet Napolitano says private sector needs to 'increase the rapidity of response' to threats

Lawmakers quiz Apple, Google about location tracking

Illinois' attorney general and Senator Al Franken are the latest to send queries to the companies

Army readies apps for Android combat devices

Military Android devices will get third-party mobile apps

BlackBerry PlayBook Apps: 10 Must-Have Downloads, All Free

Microsoft to fill SharePoint gaps with Office 365 app store

Office 365 Marketplace key to Microsoft's cloud success

Florida, N.Y. consumers sue Apple over location tracking

Call Apple's practice 'unconscionable,' demand company disable tracking feature

Investigation on after Amazon’s cloud nightmare

Amazon's cloud service largely back up after outage that hit Foursquare, Quora

Group offers steps for FCC to improve broadband

An advisory committee calls for a Broadband City USA contest to highlight deployment-friendly practices

Users report BlackBerry PlayBooks failing to restart

Mitigating the Risk of Cloud Services Failure

Verizon partners with BoxTone on mobile management

Some enterprises will be able to pay for BoxTone's mobile device management software on their Verizon bills

JavaOne dates set for October

White iPhone 4 matters, especially in China, says analyst

Its arrival would be strongest signal yet that iPhone 5 won't show 'til September

Apple’s Jobs reportedly writes: ‘We don’t track anyone’

Report cites Steve Jobs' email response to iPhone location tracking

Need IPv4 addresses? Get ’em here

Brokers set up shop to trade IPv4 addresses; policymakers clarify trading rules

Vendors roll ERP for medical marijuana dispensaries

IdWeeds.com and MJ Freeway are two platforms dispensaries can use to optimize their operations

10 questions for Synergy’s Sridhar Guduguntla

Documents reveal new Lenovo Android tablet, super-thin notebook

Android tablet designed for enterprise market

Google crushes, shreds old hard drives to prevent data leakage

Google offers new glimpse into data center security practices

CSA, ISO partner on cloud security standards

iPhone Location Tracking Confusion: 7 Key Facts

Virtualization: What to do when vSphere goes down

Oracle fixes Java.com website hole after heads-up from hacker group

Better outcome than with hacker group YGN's interaction with McAfee last month

Hands-on: 4 remote-desktop services

iPhones store location data (Gimme a break…)

Nook Color gets Froyo update and app store

B&N also launches developer program for Nook apps

Report: China to punish search giant Baidu for illegal music

China's Ministry of Culture is punishing a total of 14 websites for providing illegal music downloads

US roboticists complete mission to Japan’s tsunami-hit coast

The robots searched for victims in two of the most badly damaged cities

Quora: The next social network IT pros need to know?

You’ve tried Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and still have questions? Maybe Quora’s the site for you

What’s so great about Spiceworks?

Open-source IT management suite Spiceworks engenders fierce loyalty.

Finger pointing? These products get IT off the hook

Network performance and security monitoring tools pinpoint trouble spots.

Firefox 4 tops 100M downloads, fails to move share

Mozilla users upgrade, but total Firefox share stagnant

Cloud development: 9 gotchas to know before you jump in

Successful tech startups offer IT tips for CIOs

Groupon, SlideShare, Box.net and Zendesk employ novel IT technologies and practices to propel their growth and innovation

PlayStation Network enters third day of outage

Sony in the US blamed an "external intrusion" for the problems

Norio Ohga, key to Sony’s audio legacy, dies at 81

Ohga helped sharp Sony from its early years and led development of the CD

Huawei open to more US acquisitions

Rejection of its 3Leaf purchase led to ongoing dialog with the government

Seattle police say ‘wardrivers’ are hitting small businesses

A black Mercedes has been linked to Wi-Fi attacks against local companies

Amazon outage sparks frustration, doubts about cloud

On-going problems could scare businesses away from cloud adoption

Kaspersky’s son released, reports say

Son of security firm's founder was reportedly abducted for ransom this week

BlackBerry PlayBook Security Tips

Watch out Groupon, here comes Google Offers

If you can't buy em, beat em; Google launches Offers beta

Windows 8 facial recognition moves closer to reality

Microsoft technology to detect human presence spotted in Windows 8 previews