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D.C. Web voting flaw could have led to compromised ballots

Flaw in Digital Vote by Mail system let ballots be accessed, modified, replaced

Mobile OSes will drive changes at enterprises

AT&T's chief said that mobile OSes, mainly in tablets, will change the way people work

How to Control Application Risk with Quality Measures

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Verizon steals Clearwire’s 4G thunder

Verizon's LTE network will cover nearly as many people as Clearwire's WiMAX network by year-end

Has IE8 slowed Microsoft’s browser slide?

Measurement firms disagree on whether IE8 tempered Microsoft losses in browser usage share

Facebook offers new tools, changing way users share information

CEO Zuckerberg announces new Groups feature, dashboard

Ellison keeps door open for Oracle chip purchase

But Ellison also downplayed the idea of Oracle ever buying services companies

Why Cisco Umi doesn’t have what Chambers wanted

Cisco's CEO wants to watch sports with family over TelePresence, but it's harder than it seems

Google TV highlighted on Logitech’s new companion box

Logitech's Revue set-top box with Google TV brings the Internet and TV closer

The Betting Man’s Guide to Tech’s Sure Things

Would-be Akamai spy busted by feds

The finance department employee sought out a foreign government and offered confidential information

Cisco bolsters branch switches, routers

Cisco Catalyst switch gets big upgrade, edge router gets denser

DoCoMo shows wireless cell phone power recharging

The prototypes are based on an emerging wireless charging standard

TDK promises flexible OLEDs by next year

TDK will be the first company to mass-market a flexible OLED if it delivers as it promises

Lack of BlackBerry migration no bar for RIM PlayBook developers

CommVault moves deduplication to the source with Simpana 9

Simpana 9 is tightly integrated with VMware, HyperV and XenServer

Black Duck buys Ohloh.net open source project site

Fake browser warnings dupe users into downloading ‘scareware’

Makers of phony security software spoof anti-malware alerts in IE, Firefox and Chrome

Virtualized desktops to headline at Citrix Synergy

Simplified management to convince more enterprises to use virtualized desktops

‘Political’ cyberattacks hit half of large companies

Symantec study finds variety of attacks aimed at stealing sensitive info

Cloud computing in the U.S. shows momentum

Cloud computing deployments are increasing despite concerns about security

HP branches out

HP unveils products, services to converge, optimize applications for remote sites

Yahoo’s data center chief draws lessons from century-old tech

Data centers following same route as auto industry, says Scott Noteboom

Russia detains suspect in carding, online fraud scheme

Security experts say arrests probably not connected to Zeus

Real-life IT tales of dead mice, challenging coworkers, and an anti-tech user

Cisco expands 11n Wi-Fi line, mobile VPN client

Also supports virtual client for Cius tablet

RIM’s PlayBook vs. tomorrow’s iPad

BMC tackles capacity oversight with Neptuny buy

BMC Software acquires Neptuny Software to boost its distributed systems support

Nobel winner in physics is also an Ig Nobel Laureate

Andre Geim is first to win both Nobel and Ig Nobel

PCI security group speaks out on encryption

Two guidance documents lay out Security Standard Council's views

Lenovo thinking about ThinkPad tablet for enterprises

A ThinkPad tablet would be a complementary offering to the company's laptops

Symantec now manages Apple iOS and Google Android smartphones

Iran blames Stuxnet worm on Western plot

Steps up blame campaign, denies that malware has delayed nuclear reactor startup

Top reason for Facebook unfriending: Too many useless posts

University of Colorado Denver researcher says politics, religion can also result in Facebook unfriending by social network users

Criminals will continue to use Zeus Trojan, expert says

Even after recent arrests, the Zeus Trojan is a popular tool for stealing money online

BlackBerry Tip: Add ‘Slang’ to Dictionary

New HP CEO Could Signal Strategic Shift to Software

Twitter Tips: 4 Ways to Revisit Your Twitter ‘Firsts’

Twitter’s new CEO expected to show them the money

Costolo takes over Twitter leadership and puts focus on business

How Hitler’s downfall mocks your ideals

An MIT researcher tracks the rise and fall of the Hitler downfall video meme

‘Margin challenged’ Apple TV costs $64 to build

iSuppli's estimate pegs second-gen device as more profitable, but may still be a loss leader

Mobile malware exploits on the way, experts say

Criminals are starting to find ways to make money by attacking smartphones

Hard drive manufacturers embrace new storage tech

Optical and hard drives are getting a huge boost in capacity

Motorola shifts Wi-Fi smarts to access points

New code offloads controllers, boosts WLAN efficiency, reliability

Intel tool will convert iPhone apps to run on Intel chips

Intel hopes the software tool will further its ambitions in the tablet and smartphone markets

Online banking fraud figure falls in the UK

But Financial Fraud Action UK warns that online banking fraud figures tend to be volatile

Cricket launching no-contract $149 Android phone

The Ascend handset from Huawei runs Android 2.1

MyTouch will be the second phone for T-Mobile’s fast network

The phone, expected to go on sale in time for the holidays, will run Android 2.2 and have the latest Snapdragon processor

Verizon blames built-in phone software for overcharges

Verizon Wireless says the problem has been fixed