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Acer revenue falls in Q2 amid European debt woes

Component costs continued to rise in the second quarter, the company said

U.K. government nixes ‘kill IE6’ campaign

Sticks with Microsoft's aged browser to save taxpayers' money

WikiLeaks incident shouldn’t chill info sharing, ex-CIA chief says

Easy access to data is vital to security, says retired general Michael Hayden

VMware links Hyperic, vCenter for app monitoring

Trusteer finds 100,000 UK computers infected with Zeus

The company is turning gigabytes worth of data over to the Metropolitan Police

FTC settles antitrust complaint against Intel

The proposed settlement prohibits the company from giving computer makers benefits for exclusive use of its chips

iPhone 4 owner satisfaction stays high, survey finds

But not quite as euphoric as 3GS owner satisfaction

Your Workplace in 2020: Gartner’s Predictions

Windows Phone 7 to excel on speech

Microsoft will use its Tellme cloud-based speech recognition capabilities for windows Phone 7 handsets

Citrix vs. VMware: Virtualization Battle Plan Changes

5 Windows 7 security features businesses need to know about

Windows 7 brings several security enhancements that don't sacrifice usability

iPhone 4 antenna mess jolts buyer satisfaction rating

Happiness factor down from iPhone 3GS, says ChangeWave survey

Former Chi Mei executive pleads guilty to LCD price-fixing

The former sales director could serve up to 10 years in prison, the DOJ says

‘Cyberchondriacs’ jump to almost one-third of all adults

Most users very satisfied with their ability to find reliable health information online

Don’t Mess with Texas: Lessons From IT Outsourcing Disasters

A daughter follows her father into a mainframe career

Kristine Harper, 27, grew up getting inside knowledge about mainframe computers -- and their career potential

Patch or we go public, says bug bounty program

TippingPoint's ZDI sets a 6-month deadline on vendors to encourage faster patching

Microsoft, Salesforce.com settle patent litigation

Microsoft gets cash, both companies gain patent protection

US agency announces $1.2 billion in broadband subsidies

The new awards will fund 126 projects across the U.S., the USDA says

DHS quietly dispatching teams to test power plant cybersecurity

Agency moved to create teams to combat increasing attacks against power plants around the world, AP report says

Nokia will play by Indian rules on push mail

Competitor BlackBerry denies reports of a similar deal with the Indian government

Been there, done that — real-life IT tales

iPhone jailbreak exploit ‘sweet’ and ‘scary,’ says researcher

Perfect for drive-by attacks that hijack unsuspecting iPhones and iPads, says noted bug finder

BlackBerry Torch 9800 Slider Gets Official on ATT

7 Steps to Stronger Enterprise iPhone Security

More for less: 4 budget laptops

Microsoft simplifies Visual Studio

Amazon: Enterprises should adjust expectations for cloud

A contract negotiation between Amazon and Eli Lilly highlights some growing pains in cloud computing

BlackBerry Torch could sink or swim on OS 6

Revamped operating system key to RIM's future

Repetition breaks Google Audio CAPTCHA

Google has fixed a bug that allowed any 10 words to register as a correct response

Cloud Computing Is No Y2K Bonanza for IT Consulting Industry

Trade unions ask shareholders to vote against Michael Dell

The AFL-CIO and AFSCME point to Dell's SEC settlement and the CEO's salary

Twitter Tips: 5 Ways to Find Relevant Followers

Kingston announces its first water-cooled RAM

HyperX H2O water-cooled DDR3 carries a 'cool' factor

Microsoft sticks to plan, denies emergency patch for XP SP2

Some had hoped it would bend the rules to fix critical flaw

Vmware finds ‘killer app’ in Salesforce.com add ons

Vmware, Salesforce cloud platform Vmforce works to build on Java cloud

Samsung unveils its densest 2TB desktop hard drive

The EcoGreen F4 hard drive is Samsung's most eco-friendly model, meeting all RoHS requirements

RIM still working on Flash for BlackBerry devices

Work is under way to optimize the multimedia platform to meet CPU, memory and battery requirements

Position-based quantum cryptography: A scientific breakthrough?

UCLA researcher to present computer security findings at upcoming conference

Intel has its eye on iPhone, smartphone market

Reports swirl that the chip maker wants to buy Infineon's wireless chip unit

The lions of IT, the mainframe pros, learn new post-recession approaches

What IT can't supply because of cutbacks, it still has to find a way to deliver

Pancetera unveils virtual storage software

It claims Pancetera Unite can reduce up to 80% of virtual server traffic for backups

Bridging the IT generation gap

7 IT career rules worth breaking

Chinese online game law requires real-name registration

New law is meant to protect children from Internet addiction and content deemed unhealthy

Windows 7 wins, Mac OS X loses July battle for share

Vista now in rearview mirror, while iPhone beats reception rap to jump 19%

Harris Corp. unveils push-to-talk over IP technology

Carriers will provide BeOn as a service

New Linux kernel borrows Google packet speeding tech

6 cool innovations for the data center

Study reflects weak server spending this year

TheInfoPro says that despite proclamations of budgets opening up, server spending in 2010 remains weak