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IT shifts to the cloud, anecdote by anecdote

Despite risks, IT managers are shifting large shares of their portfolio to cloud services

Bigger-name smartphones head to China Mobile

Lenovo and Samsung prepare new smartphones using the TD-SCDMA standard of China Mobile

Opera touts extensions in next browser

Slates add-on support for Opera 11, argues extensions are 'ripe for standardization'

Android helps Sony Ericsson boost profits

Sony Ericsson's CEO hints at upcoming smartphones for CDMA and Verizon

News quiz: The week in tech

Wall Street Beat: Google, Intel, AMD stoke market

Indexes jump Friday morning on upbeat earnings news

Free min.us photo sharing service has many pluses

HTML5-based service easier than Flickr for sharing photos, slideshows

<i>NY Times</i> revamps iPad app, slates pay wall for 2011

Rival New York Post releases $75-per-year iPad edition

Microsoft patches Visual Studio menu problem

AT&T offers wireless discounts to business customers for iPad + 3G models

Move is seen as way to compete with Verizon

Facebook and eBay share energy tips for data centers

Facebook says it saved $230,000 a year at one facility largely through better airflow management

Ballmer: Success requires a balancing act

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer discussed the challenges involved with developing new products

Security guidelines aimed at zapping power industry cyberattacks, malfunctions

NERC tech specs not directly related to Stuxnet worm that threatened Iran's power grid

Google: Change your password twice a year to keep safe

Google offers some safety tips for Internet users in an online checklist

Gartner: Nearly 20 million tablets to be sold in 2010

Apple iPads, other tablets cannibalizing e-readers, gaming devices, mini-notebooks

White iPhone 4 seen in the wild, but you can’t have one

Boxes of white iPhones said to be stacked at Apple's HQ

Warranty firm blames iPhone 4’s glass for 82% jump in damage claims

Even as Apple touts stronger glass, claims rise anyway, says SquareTrade

University of North Florida breach exposes data on 107,000 individuals

University networks are said to be frequently breached because they are rich targets, enrolling thousands of students a year

BLADE, on heels of IBM buy, pops 40G Ethernet data center switch

Top-of-rack device features 48 10G ports with 40G Ethernet uplinks

T-Mobile takes mobile data plans into prepaid arena

New prepaid offerings coming Monday will include data-only plans and a $99 USB stick

Amazon cites First Amendment in North Carolina tax case

Amazon and the ACLU argued that North Carolina can't ask for customer names as well as book titles

Microsoft aims at Salesforce.com with CRM offer

Redmond slices prices temporarily in hopes of cutting into Salesforce.com's ample lead

DHS scoured social media sites during Obama inauguration for ‘items of interest’

EFF has released documents that reveal a broad range of targets, including Facebook and Twitter, as well as NPR and DailyKos

Windows Phone 7 to have limited Mac sync capability

ZTE unveils tablet with built-in phone

ZTE is sending the first shipment of the 7-inch tablet to Russia next month through the carrier Beeline

AOL installs 50TB of SSD; boosts DB performance by 4X

SSD SAN installed to eliminate I/O bottlenecks caused by backend storage

Twitter solves its data formatting challenge

At HadoopWorld, Twitter's analytics chief discussed the new technologies it uses to handle its daily data deluge

Hotels may be subject to strict EU rules for providing Wi-Fi

The Dutch telecommunications authority says hotels could be deemed ISPs

ATM skimming attacks rise in Europe but losses fall

The latest figures show that criminals are having to work harder for less money, possibly due to chip-and-PIN cards

Cloud computing security skeptics abound

Cloud computing security to be hot topic at Gartner event

Windows Phone 7 could rival Apple’s iOS 4

Tech hiring up almost 50% since 2009, Dice says

70,000 positions available on Dice job board

Verizon to sell iPad/MiFi hotspot combo beginning Oct. 28

&T stores will begin selling Wi-Fi+3G models the same day

Java extensions boost development of parallel apps

Verizon iPhone on track for March 2011 debut, says analyst

AT&T may pre-emptively slash iPhone prices on Black Friday to corral customers

Spam nation: U.S. tops list of spam-relaying countries

U.S. boasts nearly 19% of total spam volume from around the world, Sophos says

Hybrid DVRs bridge move from analog to IP surveillance

Skipping encoders helps reduce cost of transition to IP-based video systems

IBM to help telcos become cloud providers

IBM is offering a package of products and services to help telcos offer cloud services to enterprises

BlueCat beefs up IPv6 support

Software, appliance vendor adds modeling, mapping tools for next-gen Internet protocol

FCC proposes mobile ‘bill shock’ rules

The rules would require mobile carriers to send warnings to customers who are about to rack up extra charges

Aruba strengthens Wi-Fi network software

Aruba network OS boosts voice performance, and wireless security

‘LinkedIn Labs’ Showcases Experimental Projects

Google, Facebook battle for ‘future of the Web’

Could Google's Achilles heel be showing as Facebook teams up with Microsoft?

Long-Term Unemployment & Your Job Search: 10 Ways to Compete

Windows Phone 7: Some Will Win, Some Will Lose

Apple’s Mac retakes third place in U.S. sales on back of iPad

IDC, Gartner credit halo effect for boosting desktop, laptop Mac sales

FCC takes first step toward mobile broadband fund

The agency's proposal would provide up to $300 million for the deployment of 3G services in rural areas

US teens text 3,339 times a month, Nielsen says

SMS, MMS and mobile Web use all are rising among the 13-17 age group

Google delivers strong revenue, profits in Q3

Business was good across the board, from core search advertising to emerging areas like display ads and mobile

AMD narrows loss in Q3 on improved chip sales

The company also will ship Fusion chips this quarter, it said as it released its quarterly earnings statement