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Analysts expect big players to flesh out their data warehousing stacks
An experiment that called for creating a fake social networking personality managed to snare even seasoned security veterans
Jobs' boast of 'tens of millions' of FaceTime devices shipped in 2010 could come to pass
Google's OS has jumped in popularity while Samsung's phones became No. 1, comScore reported
The company, called NextStop, will close its site on Sept. 1, but people can export its content in the meantime
Social networking firm says 'no merit' to allegations that Facebook mishandled users' private info
Proposal would limit disclosure of patient information for marketing and fundraising purposes
Cisco notifies customers their registration info was compromised in security breach
iTunes' permissive downloading rights may have played a part, F-Secure researchers says
IT stocks, battered by doubts about the global economy, appear to be recovering a bit this week
Qwest now offering customers dual stack, native IPv6 addressing protocols
Announced in 2008, VMware's bare-metal desktop hypervisor nowhere to be seen
Fueled by 12,000 solar cells, plane stays aloft for 26 hours, reaches height of 28,000 feet
Sped up patch job originally slated for August release
OLPC is also modifying Linux software to take advantage of the multitouch screens
MD5 cryptographic hash translates into cyber defense command's mission statement
The system will also support cell phone calls and emails
A weakening euro and tight IT budgets may make the continent uninteresting for Indian outsourcers
Analysts note Windows Mobile 7 will arrive alongside major BlackBerry update, continued strong sales of iPhone, Android devices
First preview debuts browser's new Windows look; expect updates every 2 to 3 weeks
As a large number of their fans go online, Indian film stars are not far behind
Prominent branding from some vendors doesn't translate into a high number of installs, according to study
Bleum Inc. sets IQ threshold at 140 for its hires in China, however
Apple created code to block both attempts
The program, called @earlybird, is part of Twitter's efforts to generate revenue from advertising
Competes with Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.com, among others
The newly released TPC-Energy specification measures the power consumption of transactional systems
Hit with reports of additional unpatched vulnerabilities in Windows, IE and IIS
Aberdeen study identifies best practices for mobile projects
As Microsoft and Apple competition heat up, Google gets more active on acquisitions front
Chinese official says content license is under review after a late filing, according to report
The telecom authority intends to tackle the problem by making available an extra 300MHz of radio frequency
The phone giant says a blogger has an unauthorized prototype of the future phone
Could give RIM device an edge over rivals in penetrating the enterprise, analyst says
Credit and debit cards can be used for payment over smartphone link
The new bill would hurt small online businesses by forcing them to collect sales tax, opponents say
But fine-tuning is required to gain the most benefits, according to people using the platform
47 towns will eventually be served by fiber-to-the-home service
Anticompetition official said he's investigating allegations by Google rivals 'very carefully'
The acquisition could be worth more than $75 million
Provider of massively parallel data warehouse platform gives EMC one more piece of cloud information management pie
Getting into the cloud can be a security and legal minefield
