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People also fret about getting malware when using services from the companies, according to a Gallup/USA Today poll
The agency's chairman appoints a task force to look for ways to eliminate government red tape
Wraps up service pack, delivers RTM to OEMs today; pegs Windows Update delivery in two weeks
IBM targets Apple, Android, Symbian, Blackberry and Windows smartphones
Adds optional download to Windows Update to disable AutoRun, feature abused by Conficker and Stuxnet to infect PCs
Here are more than 20 marriage proposals that are beyond the capacity of ordinary men.
Samsung Galaxy Indulge goes on sale later this week
HP also updates WebOS mobile operating system acquired from Palm and unleashes two new smartphones
AMD looks to focus more on efficiencies in manufacturing and distribution of chips
First fixes for flaws in Reader X, new version that includes sandbox
Nokia declines but is still on top, though big changes are expected there
GAO report says National Archives records software project could top $1.4B
Is there a "death hug" for the Verizon iPhone 4’s Wi-Fi radio?
Intel to feature one-time password authentication for e-commerce or enterprise access
Foreign student enrollments for doctorates in math, engineering and computer sciences continue to grow
Nokia must go through radical changes to flourish in the smartphone sector, the CEO says
Wall Street Journal reports that Apple's iPad upgrade to boast front-facing camera, thinner and lighter form factor
PCI Security Standards Council does important work for all involved in using credit card data
If Windows XP users choose to install the update, they will not be as vulnerable to malware on USB sticks
The company says it invested in the Indian company after second-generation mobile network licenses were allotted
Acer and Asustek halt sales of computers with Sandy Bridge micoprocessors
Some of the 66 million Chinese gamers are willing to pay for perks
Eight apps guarantee to spoil the romantic mood this year
The system, useful for news coverage, marries computer mapping with GPS data
CEO Joe Tucci says "the platform for change is here"
With 79 acres of office space, social network looks to hire in 2011
Bad car design, not faulty software, caused Toyota's unintended acceleration problem
New hardware will allow operators to put up new base stations faster
Fixes flaw to stymie hacks at next months' Pwn2Own contest, says expert
Facebook CEO obtains restraining order against alleged stalker; hearing set for Feb. 22
Two reports find malware growth in the double digits. Mobile devices are the latest favorite cyber crime target says McAfee
It plans to test the technology, designed for licensed spectrum, with SK Telecom
A new proposal could lead to new fees for broadband service in the U.S., a commissioner suggests
Those distributing, photographing such images would face up to a year in prison, $100,000 fine per violation
The PeopleSoft system has been dishing out erroneous paychecks, short-changing some police
U.S. Department of Energy Argonne National Laboratory will use IBM's 10-petaflop Blue Gene supercomputer
E-mail usage on the Web is down for most people as social media, texting take over
New TippingPoint deadline kicks in to expose bugs, some more than two years old, in Microsoft, IBM, HP software
The company looks to become a major Internet player again with $315M purchase of popular news site
Yahoo will offer two price tiers for result links to Web pages, images and news articles, and a third for images only
