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UltraViolet could mean you’ll really ‘own’ that movie

The industry pushing a new system at CES for how we'll own movies and other digital entertainment

Android gains ground at RIM’s expense

BlackBerry OS still the most-used smartphone platform

Videoconferencing for every budget

News quiz: The week in tech

An iPhone for Sprint? Unlikely, but maybe a WebOS device from HP

Gadget watchers focus on a Sprint announcement set for February

Ford debuts all-electric car

For the first time outside of a major auto show, Ford has introduced a new car, the Focus Electric

Emptoris buys TEM vendor Rivermine

Emptoris specializes in reducing procurement and contracting expenses

Apple’s Steve Jobs sticks with $1 salary while COO Cook nets $59.1 million

Tim Cook, Apple’s COO, took home $59.1 million after filling in for Jobs

Facebook’s leaked financials show possible $1B profit in ’11

Goldman Sachs' not-so-secretive document spills beans on site

Linux IQ test: Round 2

Will iPad 2 get 128GB of storage capacity?

Mock-ups at CES indicate next iPad will look much like current model, offer more storage

Oracle slapped with lawsuit over alleged IP theft by subsidiary

Texas firm contends Oracle's Passlogix subsidiary stole its credential management technology

Microsoft’s Slow, Steady Tablet Strategy a Big Gamble

Verizon pushes fast LTE expansion

Verizon's planned expansion to 175 cities will help to heat up 4G competition

White House officials push online trusted IDs

The Department of Commerce announces a new office focused on trusted ID technology

What BlackBerry Admins Need to Know About the PlayBook

Samsung sees best sales ever in Q4 but profit may disappoint

The company predicted its full-year 2010 results would be its best ever

Will a Verizon iPhone be announced next Tuesday?

Canceled vacations, a minimalist invite from Verizon fuels speculation

Wall Street Beat: IT spending forecast to rise in 2011

Forrester, Gartner predict strong spending, which could bode well for vendors in the market

Cisco unveils Internet TV and more at CES

Videoscape collects, integrates content from various sources, ‘redefines’ TV experience

Nvidia unveils ‘Denver,’ its first CPU for PCs

Nvidia's CEO also said Windows for Arm is in Microsoft's best interests as the PC industry shifts

LG to show off Wi-Fi Direct on upcoming smartphone

The Optimus Black will be able to use Wi-Fi without an access point

Gigabyte releases new high-speed motherboards

The four-core 6 Series boards are linked to Intel's latest microprocessors

Motorola Mobilty hits ground running with Android 3.0 tablet, 4G smartphones

CEO says Atrix 4G, Droid Bionic, Cliq 2 smartphones and Xoom tablet are examples of how the newly-formed company will stay competitive

NEC shows dual-screen Android PC

NEC plans to offer the tablet to service providers for packaging with content

Ballmer plugs Windows 7 as an OS for all devices

Microsoft's CEO said that 'only the imagination limits what can be done with Windows'

S. Korean police say Google collected private data illegally

The private data was allegedly collected while Google produced its Street View mapping service

Taiwan brainstorms ideas for future handheld devices

Police work and bicycling are two areas that could gain from smarter devices

Hollywood studios aim to compete with Chinese pirates online

Hollywood studios are licensing content to Chinese video sites, allowing them to stream movies legally at a low price

NASA tries to waken robotic Mars rover

Scientists try to regain communication after nine quiet months

Intel’s Otellini banking on Sandy Bridge chips

CEO says new processors will account for one third of Intel's corporate 2011 revenue

Displaced IT workers stand to lose federal help

Expansion of Trade Adjustment Assistance program to include service workers expires Feb. 12

Amazon Web Services improves support offerings

Amazon has cut existing pricing in half and introduced two new premium options.

Incident response plans badly lacking, experts say

Tablets, chips share early limelight at CES

Microsoft's Arm-based Windows plans and new Intel tablet chips are also in focus during the press and analyst preview

Will touch screens kill the keyboard?

Security researcher finds way around Flash sandbox

Adobe has tightened up Flash but a researcher has found a way to send data to a remote server

Cisco’s Cius tablet coming to Verizon LTE

Verizon will be the first carrier to offer the tablet and will use its 4G network

Apple opens Mac App Store, discounts own software

'iOS-ization' of Mac begins, says analyst

Intel expects Android Honeycomb to be ready for Atom

Intel showed an Atom-based tablet-like device running Google's Android Eclair at CES

Google previews Honeycomb features

The upcoming Android version is designed for tablets

Apache to steward NASA built middleware

Greenpeace lauds Asus, Acer, HP, Samsung for greenest consumer electronics

Manufacturers are using fewer toxic chemicals, but many fall short when it comes to meeting e-waste recycling promises

Skype buys Qik mobile video streaming service

The company says one in four calling minutes worldwide are now made over Skype

Microsoft plans to patch critical Windows bug next week

But it's not ready to fix newest IE and Windows flaws

Judge sets aside US$139M verdict in SAP-Versata patent suit

SAP will get a new trial for damages in the case, which determined it had violated Versata patents

WikiLeaks fiasco prompts new Fed effort to boost data security

OMB calls on agencies to improve employee monitoring programs to better ferret out untrustworthy, despondent workers

Dell unveils Streak 7, plans 10-inch business tablet

The tablet has a 7-inch screen and will be available initially in the U.S.

EMC testing engineer stole nearly $1M in duffel bag

The former employee pleaded guilty to charges on Thursday

Verizon unveils 10 mobile devices with LTE built-in

Smartphones, tablets, hotspots and more due by mid-2011