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Huawei calls US “bluff,” invites probe to clear reputation

The Chinese network equipment supplier invites the U.S. to investigate the company

PayPal reinstates fund meant to help U.S. Army’s Manning

The move came after Courage to Resist called PayPal "evil" and accused it of blocking the group's efforts

Gigabit optical network slated for Taiwan

Alcatel-Lucent and Chunghwa Telecom would build it by the third quarter for "triple play" service

China blocks LinkedIn, ramps up Internet censorship

The blocking of the site is likely tied to China's efforts to stifle mention of "Jasmine Revolution"

US cybercrime complaints fell 10 percent last year

Total complaints to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center were down about 10 percent

Gartner: Server sales kept bouncing back in Q4

Pent-up demand pushed up sales throughout 2010, but gains may slow this year

Oracle releases JDK 7 preview

<i>Discovery</i> blasts off on final NASA space mission

Space shuttle logs 39th trip as it carries astronauts on 11-day mission

Apple’s iPad 2 One More Thing: iTunes in the Cloud?

Music execs stressed over free streaming

Anonymous hacks church Web site during live interview

Defiant Westboro Baptist Church says Anonymous had to try 'mightily' to hack its site

Apple yanks MobileMe storage service from retail

Hints at switch to tiered offer, with free intro and paid premium subs, says analyst

Virtualization on Mobile Devices: What’s Taking So Long?

Why Internal IT and Outsourcing Cultures Clash

Invitation to obsession: Apple’s iPad 2

NASA: Humanoid robot launching into future

Robonaut 2 aboard space shuttle Discovery a major step in human/robot partnerships

Reasons trustworthy sites can no longer be trusted

Using Enterprise Transformation to Grow Business Skills

Helping the Business Better Understand IT

100G Ethernet stays pricey as speed needs soar

Data centers may need faster links soon, but the new technology is still young

Raising Your IT Staff’s Business Smarts

What Retailers Can Teach You About Green IT

Apple ships preview of Lion OS, reveals new features

Lion Server inclusion will reduce price of small servers, analyst predicts

SAP wants racketeering claims thrown out

SAP says Marin County's suit claiming it and Deloitte engaged in racketeering should be dismissed

Xerox opens virtual research lab to public

The company hopes customers will use Open Xerox to test new products and influence its research

Former Avaya chief D’Ambrosio takes reigns at Sears

Sears hopes D'Ambrosio can solidify company's management, direction

Microsoft: Update glitch hit 10 percent of Phone 7 users

The company has suspended updates to Samsung phone until it can fix the issue

Microsoft reveals what went wrong and right on Windows Phone 7 update

Most Windows Phone 7 update problems were due to flakey Internet links or not enough disk space, Microsoft says

BI in the Cloud: Advice for Success

Four Kinds of IT Professionals CIOs Need to Hire Now

Four Ways to Mitigate Mobile and Cloud Data Leaks

Survey: More to IT Than Building and Running Systems

Four Emerging Positions CIOs Need to Fill

India plans to tighten rules for cyber-cafes

Cyber-cafe operators will have to take precautions to ensure that their computers are not used for illegal activities

Cisco upgrades its video portfolio

New phones and appliance designed to help companies produce and distribute video

Apple boosts MacBook Pro speeds in ‘ho-hum’ refresh

Moves to dual- and quad-core 'Sandy Bridge' processors, debuts Intel's Thunderbolt I/O technology

Five Things You Need to Know About LTE

Tablet-centric Android needs work, say early reviews

Honeycomb presents problems despite Xoom's superior hardware

iPhone Banking: How USAA Launched Mobile Apps for Customers

Chip makers fight dwindling gains in efficiency

Efficiency is a growing concern because common techniques to scale down power usage are becoming less effective

SandForce adds new SSD controller with 500MB/sec read-write performance

The new controllers boost security with move from 128-bit to 256-bit AES encryption

Enterprise trade show welcomes back consumer tech

Some consumer products also have a role in business, including tablets, video games and, uh, TV quiz show contestants

Pay no attention to that widget recording your every move

Cloud-based monitoring software tracks your productivity and measures how you compare to other employees.

Waiting for Terabit Ethernet? Don’t hold your breath.

Experts say technical, standards and economic challenges for Terabit Ethernet are immense

Apple MacBook Pro models now boast Thunderbolt 10G I/0

Thunderbolt I/O technology highlights MacBook Pros powered by multi-core processors

HTC Arrive debuts March 20 on Sprint for $200 with service plan

First Windows Phone at CDMA carrier Sprint can be pre-ordered at some Sprint stores today

Chevron, TD Bank Hope to Tap Tablets’ Potential

The companies are testing devices like the iPad and BlackBerry PlayBook to see if they can enhance decision-making.

Intel’s Thunderbolt gets off the ground

lntel's Thunderbolt interconnect technology will transfer data at speeds of 10 gigabits per second

Apple iPad, iOS influences show in Mac OS X preview

Apple Lion release showcases gestures, full screen mode, app groupings and navigation in Mac OS X

Google turns up the enterprise collab heat on Microsoft

Google is now shipping the Cloud Connect plug-in for Office collaboration, and launching a trial program for its Apps suite