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Wall Street Beat: Tech pushes Nasdaq to 18-month high

Smartphone and Mac sales reports are upbeat as Palm losses ease

Palm CEO: We could have been bigger than Droid

Palm products have been selling so slowly that operators have substantial inventories now, executives said

New Cisco Ethernet switches to play broader video, security roles

Cisco also packs energy efficiency, location-awareness into Ethernet switches

Fujitsu aims new server at cloud compute providers

The company will also use the servers internally to reduce costs in its own cloud infrastructure services

Google’s China ad partners wait in ‘incomparable pain’

Google ad resellers in China asked the company what will happen to them if Google.cn is shut down

HTC, T-Mobile mum on Windows Phone 7 plans for HD2

HTC, T-Mobile decided not to wait for the new OS, and include Windows Mobile 6.5

Microsoft loses $106 million patent verdict to VirnetX

A jury in Texas said the patent infringement was willful.

Lights out on incandescent bulb production at Toshiba

The company ends a 120-year manufacturing history of the products

Qualcomm to bid in India’s broadband wireless auction

The company hopes to promote the TD-LTE standard

What users want from Oracle’s Java Community Process

FAQ: Say hello to IE9

Microsoft pulls aside the curtain, sneak peeks its next-gen browser

Linus Torvalds named most influential open source blogger

Tim O'Reilly leads overall ranking in open source social media

Microsoft touts ‘browser with no name’ in Windows Phone 7

Execs claim 'vastly improved' mobile browser, based on 'evolution' of IE7

Sony struggles with poor sales of the PSP Go

The has ended up slashing its sales forecast

Java pioneer distances himself from JCP

Law enforcement push for stricter domain name rules

The changes would make it more difficult for criminals to register under false details for domain names

Google to simplify Exchange to Apps migrations with new tool

The server-side utility transfers e-mail, calendar and contacts data from Exchange servers to Google Apps

FTC member rips into Google’s privacy efforts

Harbour calls on Internet companies to better protect users' privacy

How Best To Use Executive Search Firms

Corporate IT eager to deploy Windows 7, survey shows

Close to half of IT professionals polled won't wait for Service Pack 1 before deploying Windows 7.

Moving to the cloud: Big savings, but plan ahead

Savings can be significant over in-house gear

POLL: Who Will Turn Up The Heat On Bankers?

After weeklong fight, rogue ISP Troyak struggles for life

Security experts say Troyak provides back-end support for the notorious Zeus malware

Widespread discontent persists with ERP projects

A new study plays a familiar tune about delays and cost overruns

Cowboys Stadium: Big is better in football and technology

Dallas Cowboys infrastructure chief lets business needs guide technology choices

AT&T Zero phone charger won’t draw power by itself

The charger, coming in May, will only use electricity when a device is plugged into it

How QVC Rings Up Sales with Mobile Commerce

Microsoft, security vendor clash over Virtual PC bug

No immediate plans to patch flaw that skirts Windows defenses, says Microsoft

Sprint expected to unveil HTC Supersonic on Tuesday

WiMax phone to have 4.3-inch display, Android 2.1 with Sense UI (see video, below)

Java founder emphasizes Oracle’s commitment

Hoop tourney means March Madness for IT

Streaming video of games, online betting pools sap productivity, corporate networks

Open Text’s Eugene Roman opens up

Parliament report stirs lobbying drive on Internet piracy

Civil rights groups warn against tackling Internet piracy along with counterfeiting

Broadband plan gives FCC wider cybersecurity role

Plan calls for securing communications networks against cyberthreats

Google’s Nexus One to operate on Sprint network

Sprint is mum on whether its Google smartphone will carry full $529 price tag

Outsourcing: Prepare Now for Anti-Offshoring Laws

IT’s ‘love affair’ with Windows XP ending, says survey

Admins divorce aging OS, hook up with sexier Windows 7 trophy

Today’s PC hardware limits streaming 3D content

PCs need better hardware, including 3D-capable displays and stronger graphics cards

FCC should expect broadband plan opposition, official says

But the agency should see the proposal as a call to action, Levin says

No copy-and-paste in Windows Phone 7 OS

Supply Chain Management to the Rescue

Public safety fee for broadband will be less than $1 a month

FCC official says the fee is 'nominal'

Social networking addicts updating from bed, bathroom

Study shows 48% check Facebook, Twitter at night or first thing in morning

How to Know if Your iPhone Battery is on Death Row

China’s control of rare metals threatens jobs, tech

One metal, neodymium, critical to disk drives, only available in China

Delphi Capital Management Opts for Cloud Storage

Revised cybersecurity bill introduced in Senate

Bill 'seminal,' should be passed, one industry executive says

FCC’s national broadband plan: What’s next?

The agency will launch dozens of rulemaking proceedings in coming months, officials say

Twitter in China? In due time, Twitter founder promises

Chinese artist/activist implores Twitter's Jack Dorsey to roll out a Chinese Tiwtter

HP, IBM, Dell launch servers with new Intel chips

The servers will come with Intel's Xeon 5600 servers, also introduced on Tuesday.