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Self-service BI, SaaS, analytics will dominate in 2011

Intel releases miniature 80GB SSD

In a dual-drive laptop, the new SSD can improve performance by as much as 60%

New JBoss puts Java EE 6 to work

The newly released version 6.0 of JBoss is among the first application servers to support Java EE 6

New book tells how to overcome work obstacles

Consultant, author Russell Bishop offers his expertise on effective 'workarounds'

Microsoft’s IE loses largest share in two years

Chrome reaches 10% milestone nine months earlier than Google expected

Android knocking on iPhone’s door

Android sale gains come at expense of RIM's BlackBerry OS, Nielsen reports

Windows 7 breaks 20% share barrier

But XP projected to still account for 13% when it's retired in 2014

Samsung’s Galaxy S Android phone line hits 10M sold mark

Assorted Galaxy S models propel Samsung in less than seven months

5 Most Surprising Things about the Cloud in 2010

Is Storm/Waldec botnet part of New Year spam campaign?

Cisco to expand networking role in video content world

Cisco CEO to announce technology for convergence of 'payTV, online and on-demand content'

Android tops iPhone among recent buyers, says Nielsen

But Apple maintains slim lead over Android in U.S. smartphone ownership

FBI raids ISP in Anonymous DDoS investigation

Authorities are looking for the operators of IRC servers used to coordinate the December attacks.

What you missed: Apple quietly became a key enterprise provider

What you missed: Server virtualization has stalled, despite the hype

What you missed: URL-shortening services gave hackers a new entry point

What you missed: The health care industry faces its risky ERP moment

What you missed: Deferred IT maintenance is a ticking time bomb

What you missed: Energy-efficient Ethernet has arrived, with real savings

What you missed: A major Internet security hole was finally plugged

What you missed: Social media messaging is getting around traditional firewalls

What you missed: Businesses are resisting the XBRL mandate

HTC files for trademark on ‘Scribe’ name for a tablet device

HTC remained mum on a possible HTC Scribe tablet

Clearwire Chairman Craig McCaw to resign

The founder of the WiMax company's predecessor is set to leave Friday

Google takes heat over Android tablet OS

Tablet makers and chip designers want tablet-focused apps on the Android Market and much more

Android mobile malware has botnet-like traits

The malware has been founed on third-party Android application Web sites wrapped up into free and paid games

Indian mobile operators fined for delayed service rollout

The Indian government had earlier issued notices to these companies

LG to offer Smart TV Internet set-top box

The device will add network TV functions like YouTube and Netflix to TVs without them

Tablets, 4G and auto-tech to lead next week’s CES

The world's biggest tech show kicks off next week in Las Vegas

What you need to know about the year of the cloud

RIM still holding out against India’s demands for intercepts

Providing access to communications on BlackBerry Enterprise Server remains a sticking point, the company said

Amid worries and optimism, Motorola to split in January

Apple’s ‘phenomenal’ 2010 plants seeds for 2011

Enterprise apps find a space on consumer devices

Enterprise software vendors are finding new opportunities to serve customers on iPads, iPhone and other consumer devices

Calif. woman sues Microsoft over XP downgrades — again

Rerun of lawsuit tossed by federal judge last February

China may ban Skype with new rules

'Not blocked in China' now, says Skype, but declines to comment on future

Nokia’s market share drops further in India

A Chinese brand G’Five moves into second place, according to figures from IDC

PayPal taps cross-border trade potential with new China deal

EBay's online payment service has signed an agreement with a Chinese city to develop an international e-commerce hub

2010’s best tales from the tech trenches

Paul Allen amends lawsuit against Facebook, Apple and others

Allen's amended patent lawsuit adds Android to the list of targets, giving details of alleged infringements

Skype post-mortem explains service outage

A Skype blog post looks at what happened in the recent failure of the Internet telephone service

Paul Allen revises patent suit, targets Android, Apple iTunes

Beats deadline for filing amended complaint, lists wide array of online software, services

Apple’s smart move: Buy Netflix, says analyst

iTunes' TV and movie rental business already one-tenth the size of Netflix, says expert

Computer History Museum to highlight storage

Today's $60 1TB drive would have cost $1 trillion in the '50s

Skype blames buggy Windows software, swamped servers for outage

Promises to look into auto-updating its Windows client software to prevent another blackout

Report: PlayStation phone coming in spring 2011

The long-rumored device will debut in the U.S. and Europe, according to a Japanese newspaper

LG to show monster, mobile 3D TVs at CES

The monster 3D TV will be one of the largest yet available.

Alcatel-Lucent to pay $137M fine to settle bribery cases

Improper payments helped the company make up to $48 million in profit, according to U.S. authorities

ING Direct’s mobile banking apps help keep bank online-only

CIO worked with Antenna platform to write apps for multiple devices

What’s in the FCC’s new net neutrality rules?

The new rules would bar prohibit wired broadband providers from blocking legal Web content and services