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New Yahoo CTO: Standardize then personalize

Facebook CTO: Don’t forget Facebook is for sharing

CTO Bret Taylor says privacy policies on Facebook respond to the site's social-networking mission

Oracle to lay off more Sun workers

The company will take a charge of up to $650 million this year to cover an undisclosed number of layoffs

HP unveils network, storage gear to feed SMB demand

Increasingly lean small businesses need greater capabilities with easier management, the company said

FTC cracks down on spyware seller

The vendor of RemoteSpy must make changes to prevent its spyware from being installed without consent

Chip giants establish Linux group for phones, TVs

IBM, Samsung, TI, Arm, Freescale and ST-Ericsson are founding members of Linaro

Music service Rdio opens up to new round of users

Invited U.S. users can access the service with their PC, iPhone or Blackberry for $9.99 per month

Engine Yard expands Rails apps cloud services

Microsoft opens Cloud Computing center in Taiwan

Microsoft will also work with two Taiwanese companies on new servers designed for cloud computing

Microsoft’s Ozzie mum on tablet plans

Microsoft’s Tony Scott on Work, Life as a CIO

Lower rates mean cheaper smartphone use for Europeans abroad

The average price per megabyte excluding taxes has dropped to €2.67

Facebook launches U.S. Politics page

Gearing up for contentious 2010 campaign season, Facebook looks to help voters

How Sybase rescued itself and became worth $6 billion

Google App Engine’s datastore falters under demand

Google promises improvements but waives fees until problems are solved

AT&T Drops Unlimited Data Plan, Impacts iPhone Owners

Q&A: Sybase CEO John Chen touts a turnaround

He talked about his leadership at Sybase before the SAP acquisition was announced

Google wants to patent technology used to ‘snoop’ Wi-Fi networks

Lawyers in class-action suit link patent application to Street View data sniffing

Strong PC shipments to boost semiconductor revenue

Semiconductor revenue could receive a lift by increased PC shipments and DDR3 memory pricing

When Vendor Research Collides: Whom to Believe?

Facebook Privacy Settings: Recommended vs. Custom

Problem with Schumer’s Plan to Tax Offshore Call Center Use

AT&T response to CEO e-mails leads to backlash

After sending two e-mails to the CEO, a customer received a voicemail threatening a cease and desist letter if he sends more

Yahoo appoints new chief technology officer

Former Yahoo Chief Architect Raymie Stata takes on a new role as company CTO

2010 CIO 100 Awards: The Judges

How We Chose the 2010 CIO 100 Winners

Adobe viewer first step to digital content platform

Adobe's new magazine viewer shows the company's willingness to move past Flash

Microsoft plans gigantic Patch Tuesday next week

Slates record-tying 34 patches for Windows, IE, Office and SharePoint

Facebook’s Zuckerberg re-ignites privacy brouhaha

CEO of Facebook CEO pokes the bear with comments about privacy at All Things Digital confab

Facebook dev move won’t stop rogue apps, say researchers

Site must use Apple-style approval process to stymie attacks, say security experts

Microsoft TechEd event to shed light on cloud computing plans

Analysts hope for more details on Windows Azure

Bluetooth 3.0, WirelessHD show up in laptops

Laptops will transfer data at faster rates

Online collaboration on the cheap: 20 free & low-cost tools

From brainstorming apps to full-blown project managers, these inexpensive tools can help your team work together.

Wall Street Beat: Confidence in IT stays strong

Chip companies are especially optimistic

AT&T’s data caps affect almost everybody

Mobile phone users, rival carriers and Internet content providers may all feel the impact of AT&T's new data pricing plan

Deloitte hit with $30M lawsuit over failed ERP project

California's Marin County says ERP system was substantially worse than legacy system it was meant to replace

Force10 unveils VM-optimized Gigabit Ethernet switch

48-port S60 sports deep buffers, autoconfiguration capabilities for top-of-rack

Cyberattacks seen as top threat to zap U.S. power grid

NERC report lists cyberattacks, pandemics and geomagnetic disturbances as top threats to North American electricity supply

Brocade boosts 10G Ethernet density for data centers

Brocade adds 10 Gigabit Ethernet for routers, 8Gbps FibreChannel for SAN switches

Android rootkit is just a phone call away

Researchers at Trustwave will demonstrate an Android rootkit at Defcon next month

HTML5 vs. Flash: The case for Flash

Project aims to halve cost of a data center

Taiwan aims to standardize the design of containerized data centers

China seeks to unseat the West in supercomputing

With China's ascension to No. 2 on Top 500 list, supercomputers may be emerging as a visible symbol of battling economies.

Microsoft counters report of Google’s dumping Windows

Defends Windows security despite Google's no comment on dropping OS

Google refutes criticism about Android fragmentation

How Apple topped Microsoft

Microsoft spends more, but Apple connects with users, Dow Jones says

AT&T shifts to usage-based wireless data plans

New customers no longer get unlimited data, though starting price lower

Foxconn says pay raises in China not about suicides

Foxconn has raised pay an average 30 percent for workers

Time to start eliminating Windows XP, Gartner says

JavaScript library lets iPad read Flash advertisements

Flash advertisements are converted in a Web browser to JavaScript and HTML5