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Rep. Giffords made tech her top issue

Gabrielle Giffords, an inquisitive mind, tapped expertise and talent to form her policy positions

Sony asks for restraining order over PS3 hack

Sony is trying to block distribution of tools that can be used to run illegally copied games for the system

Indian banks tie with mobile operators for rural services

Two large Indian banks have tied with Indian mobile operators to reach remote rural areas

Facebook, Google, Yahoo commit to ‘World IPv6 Day’ trial

Internet Society attracts key sites to 24-hour test of next-gen Internet services

Offshoring: The Captive Center Rises Again

NetApp to acquire Akorri Networks

Akorri allows companies to get better handle on virtual servers

In HTML5 war, Microsoft guy slams “President of the United States of Google”

Microsoft says Google is inventing new language in Web video standards dispute

Obama Administration fleshes out online trusted IDs

RIM Warns of BlackBerry Browser, BES Vulnerabilities

All iPhones reported to get Personal Hotspot with iOS v. 4.3

Feature will be available for Verizon iPhone launch on Feb. 10, could come after March for AT&T

Bank tech spending to hit $132B in 2015, analysts say

Mobile banking technology spending leads industry boom; North American spending expected to reach $50 billion

Verizon to get Apple’s 3G iPad, too

Likely in April, when Apple refreshes the tablet, says analyst

Wozniak: Voice recognition is computing’s next frontier

Open access provision wouldn’t prevent LTE iPhone

The possibility of an iPhone on Verizon's LTE network raises questions about the network's open access provisions

Websites object to digital piracy label

A study from MarkMonitor ignores the legal business practices of targeted websites, the owners say

Hacked laptops lead banks to warn of data breaches

Both Sovereign Bank and PenFed are warning customers after keyloggers were found on laptops

ERP investments to slow in 2011

But ERP vendors will continue making significant product innovations, Forrester Research says

After holiday lull, spam plague returns

Rustock botnet cranks up the volume, sends spam numbers climbing

Is Your Private Cloud Defensive or Responsive?

Microsoft set to offer Web dev tools

Lower prices to hurt DRAM vendors this year

Lower DRAM prices could benefit consumers, who can pack more memory into PCs.

Latest Microsoft exec exit bad news for firm’s talent

Former Microsoft evangelist calls exodus of top-level execs 'devastating'

7 cyber crime facts executives need to know

Jon Murphy details how a recent report reveals too many still have their head in the sand when it comes to risk management

Sprint plans ‘industry first’ event in February

Speculation is on iPhone or WebOS device, or maybe Windows Phone 7 on Wimax

IDC: Tablets, weak spending hurt PC shipments in Q4

New tablets this year could continue to hurt PC shipments

Facebook joins hunt for missing kids with Amber Alerts

Facebook will send alerts on users' news feeds

MIT pioneers ad hoc network-bottleneck breaker

New research shows a way around the network bottlenecks caused by random packet distribution in ad hoc systems

Wikipedia celebrates a decade of edit wars, controversy and Internet dominance

Wikipedia users plan hundreds of parties for 10th anniversary

4G war of words is on

In the race to be the first and fastest, mobile operators may end up confusing users

Lessons from AT&T might help Verizon survive iPhone

iPhone demand took AT&T by surprise, but Verizon may be better prepared

Alacritech re-emerges with NAS acceleration appliance

The new Alacritech ANX 1500 box pushes disk utilization from 25% to 100%, with no cut in performance

Taiwan’s TSMC reports 42 percent sales gain in 2010

The spread of smartphones, tablets and media viewers raises demand

Obama appointee Sperling was key H-1B broker

Sperling led deal to raise visa cap to 195,000 under Clinton

IT hiring shows gains, but jobs may be shifting

Broad trend remains positive for tech

Ericsson: Mobile broadband subscriptions will double in 2011

The challenge for operators will be to meet demand in both developed and emerging markets, analyst says

Congress may be able to tackle tech issues in 2011

Spectrum and electronic privacy legislation could pass in a divided Congress, observers say

IPhones and Droids could speed medical tests, cut costs

Heart disease? There's an app for diagnosing that

JRuby upgrade called biggest release ever

IBM doubles down on business analytics

IBM is projecting $16B in business analytics and optimization revenue by 2015

After long wait, iPhone arrives on Verizon

Verizon on Tuesday said it will start selling the iPhone early next month

Microsoft, Apple, Oracle, EMC consortium filing withdrawn

A German filing to form CPTN to purchase Novell patents have been withdrawn

iFixit tears apart a Windows phone and finds Nexus One hardware

HTC Surround and Android-based Nexus One are almost identical inside

The Verizon iPhone: Seven key facts you need to know

CDMA is in, LTE is out for now

Google launches API for URL shortener

Oracle lawsuit not slowing support provider’s momentum

Oracle has subpoenaed 25 Rimini Street customers, according to a court filing

ARM CEO: PC market not our target

ARM CEO Warren East says the company will turn the dial in the server market by 2014

Intrusion protection tools improve on tests

Many vendors declined to let NSS Labs test its products, even for free

Rustock awakens, spam volume back up

Apple redesigns antenna in Verizon iPhone

The iPhone antennae are in a different location from the original iPhone

Verizon iPhone impact on Android may be a wash

The bigger impact will come with the LTE iPhone, which some predict could arrive this year