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A quarter of mobile phones will be smartphones by 2013, says ABI

Android making big gains in mobile OS market, but Symbian still by far tops

IBM, Aetna roll out cloud-based clinical decision support system

Collaborative Care Solution should ensure compliance with future national e-health standards

Microsoft slates record-setting monster Patch Tuesday next week

14 updates, 8 critical, will quash 34 bugs in Windows, Office, IE, Silverlight

U.S. agency funds offshore training in enterprise Java

USAID helps to create 3,000 offshore jobs in Sri Lanka

FCC calls off net neutrality negotiations

The talks with broadband providers and others haven't gotten far enough, an FCC official says

Speech recognition systems must get smarter, professor says

Researchers are working on ways to make speech recognition systems less frustrating to interact with

Hackers find a new target in payroll processing

Hackers broke into a Ceridian payroll account, but the fraud was thwarted

Wall Street Beat: Mobile, chip sales look up

IT vendor share prices are still dampened by economic concerns

Questions for Nokia executive show support

Despite Nokia's slipping popularity, it appears to have fans that continue to hope for a turnaround

Mainframe sect tackles new roles, old stereotypes

A new mainframe from IBM and an old debate over the availability of skilled professionals to work it

Intel-TSMC pact on Atom chips to remain on hold

But Intel says the relationship with TSMC is still intact

IBM and IIT Bombay to research mobile phone interfaces

IBM Research has teamed with education institutions in India and Japan for this research

Saudi Arabia to ban BlackBerry service on Friday

The ban covers all BlackBerry applications, including e-mail and instant messaging

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