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Zuckerberg, Benioff, Ellison rank among top 2010 donors.
New network architecture centralizes some base station functions, while shrinking antennas and amplifiers
Leaked Best Buy ad indicates anticipated Android 3.0-based Xoom coming Feb. 24
Cognizant posted strong revenue and profit growth for the fourth quarter
The Oracle Cloud File System repackages two Oracle technologies, a cluster file system and storage management software
HP says it is evolving new all-in-one desktops that could serve as application development platforms for tablets
The WikiLeaks founder appeared in a London court for the first day of a two-day extradition hearing
How Microsoft's battles vs. Apple, Google, Oracle, VMware, Red Hat and others are stacking up
Sony revealed the game console-cum-phone in a TV ad screened during the Super Bowl American football game
Inside Secure has released an open NFC software stack for Android that works with its chips and those of competitors
The company will build a test network near Tokyo
The Huffington Post ranks second in popularity among news websites in the U.S.
The 2.6 release of SAP's Business ByDesign includes the SDK, which will spur a partner ecosystem
Comcast, Juniper, Microsoft announce next-gen Internet plans as IPv4 addresses run out
Julian Assange's lawyers will make several arguments on Monday opposing extradition to Sweden
The platform lets developers use familiar Web tools to write apps that look native on BlackBerry devices
Google's charge that Microsoft copied its search results is much ado about nothing, some industry insiders say
ARM CEO Warren East says a sizeable chunk of today's server apps get by with 32-bit addressing
Tech firms will spend their capital on purchasing companies with products that complete their portfolios
BMC, NetSuite report revenue gains, as ComScore stays upbeat on consumer e-commerce
The agency must move beyond the net neutrality debates of recent years, several telecom industry people say
Microsoft’s WP7 mobile OS could replace Nokia's MeeGo for smartphones
Brit was in the process of cashing out when he got caught
The analyst firm picks the winners and likely also-rans for SaaS
IBM's J.R. Rao talks about why fully homomorphic encryption breakthrough shows promise
Adds 'instant' search and WebGL support, plugs holes five weeks before Pwn2Own hacking contest
National Football League's Super Bowl backdrop to government's war against fake merchandise
Researchers are unsure whether Adobe's new sandbox helped block attack
Reps Markey, Barton seek information on new feature designed to provide user data to third parties
Blumenthal to return to Harvard; HHS to begin national search for new IT chief
Bug exposes cookie information on Azure Web sites
Jailbreak tool works on any Apple device running latest iOS firmware
Sells out initial supply of iPhones, though Verizon won't disclose sales numbers
But sandboxed browser may fall second or third day when hacking rules change
Egypt won't 'let go' of its IT ambitions, Yasser El-Kady says
Apple, Verizon halt early sales, tell customers to wait until Feb. 9 to order online
While customers are not happy, analysts defend Verizon for trying to avoid the problems AT&T faced with iPhone
AT&T will bundle the device with a laptop dock
Lax cybersecurity practices led to credit report breaches at the companies, the FTC alleges
Gets around to fixing IE flaw that hackers are already exploiting
Bundled with laptop dock, Atrix will sell for $500 after rebate
Site returned errors, customers didn't get order confirmations, but Verizon says process was 'smooth' for most
Unhappily employed IT pros are seizing on an improved job market and shifting into job-hunting mode