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David Kernell hacked Sarah Palin's Yahoo account during the 2008 presidential election
SkyTerra-1 will go into orbit on Sunday as part of a combined satellite-LTE service coming next year
Some observers applaud Obama administration for focusing on privacy, others question the need
SAP's attorney tried to undermine Oracle's damages expert but was frustrated by his responses
Single admin interface, identity and location support added by Novell
Google's Refine 2.0, formerly Freebase Gridworks, cleans up messy data sources, links them together
Customers are getting far more for their money than under Sun, Oracle says
But availability expected to improve in coming weeks
Not many CISOs report to their CIO now, and the two often don't see eye to eye. According to some, that's how it should be
Angry customers take to Twitter, Facebook to call for boycott
Beta 7's new JagerMonkey compiler puts Mozilla browser in No. 2 speed spot
Internet2 also plans a 100G Ethernet backbone using Juniper routers
Broadband subscribers can save big bucks on entertainment, travel and other expenses, a study says
The unconfirmed price tag would be $50 more than unlocked Galaxy Tabs sold by T-Mobile and Verizon
Groklaw: The argument could be a way to convince Oracle to settle its Android lawsuit
Gartner offers advice for bringing IE6 applications to Windows 7.
Payout the final chapter in bribery case involving two yachts and Superbowl football game
Reported attempt to keep employees loyal comes as rivalries with Microsoft, Facebook intensify
Motorola alleges that Microsoft has infringed 16 patents in its PC and server software, Windows mobile and Xbox products
IDC predicts double digit growth in PC systems and processor units in 2011
The development work points to growing interest in screens that can be bent, curved or flexed
Gap launches online store as other companies also try to cash in on China's growing e-commerce market
Reciprocity seems to be at the heart of burgeoning war of words between Internet giants
The agreement between the Microsoft joint venture and Sina comes as rival Tencent faces outrage from Internet users
The company is working with partners who will offer other business applications
Fixes 134 flaws with Mac OS X update, 55 in Flash alone
SC10: Big computers can tackle big problems with cloud computing, flash memory
New devices speed up applications and storage in public cloud networks
VENA goes up against Cisco FabricPath, Juniper Virtual Chassis, Brocade One
iPhone failure rate slashed by 62% in last two years, says warranty firm
iPhones, iPads and Android devices will be supported in a future version of the Kace products
An order prevents Oracle from claiming damages for lost up-sell and cross-sell sales opportunities, SAP says
Switches to Q&A plan and cuts 130 jobs in N.J., China
PAS 12 array scales to 400TB per rack, offers 15GB/sec throughput
Tudou, one of China's largest video hosting sites, is filing the IPO in the U.S. to help sustain its operations
The company’s profits slid on higher interest costs, and competition in India
A color e-book reader is also planned by a Chinese device maker but major e-reader makers are yet to bite
The screens could be used in offices, home and shops to overlay information on your view outside
All that's missing from Obama is a plan for the H-1B visa
The Apple iPhone is still selling well, but can't keep pace with Android's growth
