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Trade group wants Congress to focus on tax credit, security

Lawmakers could address a handful of tech issues during a lame-duck session this month, TechAmerica says

Verizon’s first WP7 phone may be the HTC Trophy

Verizon tweets that it is now 'excited' about selling WP7 devices after getting over some initial qualms

US trade agency releases final text of ACTA

The copyright agreement is ready for approval, the trade representative's office said

China rocks Top 500 supercomputer list

Web 2.0 Summit to map ‘Net economy’s ‘points of control’

Top executives from Google, Yahoo, Facebook, Twitter and Adobe will speak at the conference

U.S. building next wave of supercomputers

Two 20-petaflop systems planned for 2012, but China's Tianhe-1A expected to rank No.1 on Top500 list this year

Researchers take down Koobface servers

Criminals behind the botnet made more than $2 million in one year

Microsoft opens new competitive fronts with cloud-based Windows Server

Amazon, VMware and even Microsoft partners threatened by Windows Azure move

Hurd says Oracle job more attractive than other offers

Mark Hurd said he wasn't motivated by other job offers after he left HP

Yahoo calls 20% layoff report ‘inaccurate’

The company doesnt deny layoffs outright but calls reported figure 'misleading'

AT&T texts mobile users about class-action settlement

AT&T customers between 2005 and 2010 might benefit from the suit over alleged improper charges

Cloud execs: Traditional vendors slow adoption

Executives from Google and VMware criticized Oracle and other vendors for hindering cloud adoption

TV execs: Social media influence still anecdotal

A panel of TV executives puzzles over why the most talked-about shows aren't always the most widely watched ones

Cloudstock conference set for cloud app developers

IBM, 15 European partners to develop ‘smart’ cloud

The European Union is funding the smart cloud initiative

EU to fund research into cloud storage technologies

IBM Research in Haifa, Israel, will lead the project, which looks into security and data portability

Report: Small Indian outsourcers will need to specialize

Mid-size oursourcers will have to differentiate by industry vertical, services or geography, says Everest Group

Christie’s hopes to snare $242K for 34-year-old Apple computer

But a U.S. seller unloaded one on eBay two months ago for 'just' $22,766

Inside an alleged iPad killer: the Samsung Galaxy Tab

iFixit teardown finds lots to like in Android-based Galaxy Tab

Apple joins Oracle’s OpenJDK project

But questions remain about whether Java apps will be allowed in the Mac app store

Data analytics requirements push database tech to limits

Complex, real-time analyses fuel demand for specialized analytics platforms, report says

Global Forum 2010 spotlights trends in “open innovation” and broadband economic development

Obama may toughen Internet privacy rules, report says

Watchdog planned for online privacy, WSJ report says

News quiz: The week in tech

Wall Street Beat: Cisco stirs worry, but forecasts solid

A gov't spending dip hits Cisco, but PC sales appear stable, mobile and e-commerce sectors are poised for a strong season

AppFirst offers basic server monitoring service for free

* Advanced root-cause analysis available through quick and easy upgrade to pay-for service

Making money with mobile apps

Windows 7 and IE6: 4 Tips to Solve the Incompatibility Catch

Sarah Palin hacker Kernell gets one-year sentence

David Kernell hacked Sarah Palin's Yahoo account during the 2008 presidential election

LightSquared’s mobile hopes to rise with satellite

SkyTerra-1 will go into orbit on Sunday as part of a combined satellite-LTE service coming next year

Proposed US privacy watchdog gets mixed reviews

Some observers applaud Obama administration for focusing on privacy, others question the need

Tensions rise over damages at Oracle-SAP trial

SAP's attorney tried to undermine Oracle's damages expert but was frustrated by his responses

Novell upgrades Zenworks PC management features

Single admin interface, identity and location support added by Novell

Google releases data cleanser

Google's Refine 2.0, formerly Freebase Gridworks, cleans up messy data sources, links them together

RockMelt: A social networking spin on Google Chrome

Oracle defends MySQL support pricing changes

Customers are getting far more for their money than under Sun, Oracle says

Microsoft Ramps up Fight to Be Cloud Leader

Biggest Barriers to Business Analytics Adoption: People

WP7 smartphone supplies ‘tight,’ Microsoft says

But availability expected to improve in coming weeks

The Economics of the Cloud: Dissecting a Key White Paper

Microsoft moves ahead with ASP.Net MVC 3

CIOs vs. CISOs: Pros, cons of an ‘adversarial’ relationship

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

Amazon bows to social networking pressure on pedophile book

Angry customers take to Twitter, Facebook to call for boycott

Firefox 4 regains speed mojo

Beta 7's new JagerMonkey compiler puts Mozilla browser in No. 2 speed spot

BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet: 10 Key Features and Facts

Verizon to deploy 100G Ethernet backbone in Europe

Internet2 also plans a 100G Ethernet backbone using Juniper routers

Study puts cost on broadband divide: $7,700

Broadband subscribers can save big bucks on entertainment, travel and other expenses, a study says

AT&T to sell Galaxy Tab for $650 starting Nov. 21, report says

The unconfirmed price tag would be $50 more than unlocked Galaxy Tabs sold by T-Mobile and Verizon

Google: Third parties liable for Java infringement, not us

Groklaw: The argument could be a way to convince Oracle to settle its Android lawsuit

Windows 7 upgrades stalled by IE6 holdouts

Gartner offers advice for bringing IE6 applications to Windows 7.