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Cloud computing SLAs still have no teeth
New 802.11n radio chip monitors RF to show hidden interference
Egypt, Russia, Saudi Arabia and UAE may now register domain names with the country code written in their own language
The new variant is based on old code but does not appear to be as robust
Some insist he was punished for doing his job, others disagree
The company has sold its ICQ instant messaging service
SSD data center market to grow to $4B over next five years, says research firm
Sprint has lost 5 million wireless subscribers over past three years
Could launch next-generation iPhone as early as June 18
Networking chief says U.S. government prospects not scared off; sees opportunity from Cisco product delay, upgrade challenges
Interop attendees peg mobile device management as the biggest mobile concern
NAND also expected to expand into data centers to help boost performance and data access
Cisco, IBM/Lotus and Zoho also play in this space
Some large enterprises are seriously considering jumping from Exchange to Gmail, or already have. Here's why.
The system has crashed or otherwise been too busy to handle all of those seeking to sign up
Message poses as e-mail reset instructions, plants worm that can spread via flash drive
Smartphones with phase-change memory could come next year
The deal comes after rumors of a number of potential suitors for the handset maker
Unlimited use agreements have their benefits, but pitfalls await
While other wireless carriers oppose, WiMAX wholesaler takes more open approach
He allegedly posted usernames and passwords obtained by hacking a Texas Web-hosting site
The social-networking site met Wednesday with congressional staffers about information-sharing concerns
HP will pay $1.2B for Palm
Senator's criticism of Facebook privacy rules prompts face-to-face meeting
IT security pro James Arlen thinks the iPad's anti-Flash design will be the death of Adobe's troubled software
The NAS array can expand to more than 16 exabytes under a single domain name space
PayPal offered as payment option on one of Alibaba's e-commerce sites
AMD's new six-core chips are substantially less expensive than Intel's latest six-core chip
It hopes to breathe new life into its high-end Itanium servers by using a more standard blade design
The mobile operator expects to boost data revenue with the free applications
Immigration law could hurt Arizona's tech industry, keep top foreign students from schools there
The chip maker forecast second quarter sales will reach a historical high
President Ma Ying-jeou said Taiwan remains cautious in dealing with China
Limited warranties on 802.11n products also offered
The Finnish phone vendor hopes an improved user interface will change smartphone misfortunes
Carnegie Mellon researchers putting optical sensors to new use
They want Facebook to add better safeguards to user information
A new study found that Linux machines spam more than expected, but the results may be deceptive