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Intel, AMD six-core chips mark an evolution for the desktop

Analysts say lack of software may slow initial spread of the high-speed technology

Mozilla pitches Firefox 3.6 upgrade offer to users

Also retires Firefox 3.0 from support this month

Microsoft’s four big Windows Phone 7 priorities at MIX10

Developers wait for details on the new Microsoft mobile platform

A year later, Zer01’s Web site disappears

The site for the company that promised a low-cost, unlimited mobile service now redirects to Google.com

Twitter wants to know where you are

A new location-sharing tool lets you tell the Twitterverse where you are

FCC’s national broadband plan: What’s in it?

Some critics question whether the agency will be able to accomplish its broadband goals

Open government talk buzzes across Canada

GPS Study: Walmart Top US Destination; Md. Drivers Use It Most

Pennsylvania fires CISO over RSA talk

Terminated for disclosing security incident at Department of Transportation, source says

8 weird but cool Android apps

Some fun ways to play with your new smartphone.

Biometrics: What, Where and Why

Biometrics are slowly gaining acceptance. Here are the most common forms and uses of biometrics and forces shaping the market

Google’s Big New Cloud Play: Should Microsoft Be Afraid?

Court reaffirms i4i’s patent win against Microsoft

The judges expanded on why they agree that Microsoft willfully infringed the patents

Sony working on a 3D camera for consumers

Opera’s Mini 5 browser comes to Android

The browser has a tabbed interface, but no multitouch

IE zero-day exploit code goes public

Expect attacks against unpatched browsers to gain momentum, say researchers

Virgin Media to trial fiber broadband over telegraph poles

The broadband operators hopes to find alternatives to putting cables in the ground

Tighter security coming for .org names

The Public Interest Registry to offer DNSSEC services in June

Salesforce.com outage has customers tweeting

Salesforce.com customers buzz on Twitter about nationwide outage, say service restored in about 30 minutes

NASA, cosmos community turn up volume on International Space Station

ISS: Costly flying lab or irreplaceable resource?

First LTE phone from Verizon expected mid-2011

That's 3 to 6 months after it rolls out its faster 4G wireless network

The Internet is nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Global network is among record 237 nominees for this years edition of the Nobel prize

Design firm accuses Mozilla of UI plagiarism

Mozilla apologizes, removes mock-ups of Jetpack editing tool from site

When IT projects founder, emotions run high

Conflicted feelings are common when big tech projects go awry. Group hug, anyone?

Make the most of your IT career

Tips and tools that can help keep your IT career on track

FCC launches broadband test site for consumers

Users of the Broadband.gov site can find out their broadband speeds or report lack of availability

Apple’s iPad pre-sale begins Friday

Apple will accept orders, reservations for Jobs' 'magical' gizmo

ZeuS botnet code keeps getting better… for criminals

$10,000 will buy a ZeuS module that takes complete control of a compromised PC

NY set to replace IT consultants with state workers

Legislation could add up to 500 IT jobs; calls for bypassing H-1B workers

Security industry faces attacks it cannot stop

Tests find that most AV is still not blocking Aurora exploit

RIM’s future strong despite outages and outraged users

Some users angered by service outages but remain faithful

AT&T CEO’s pay jumps 35% to $20.3 million in 2009

Bonus, executive perks inflated AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson's 2009 pay package

Citrix centralizes management, adds Android with XenApp 6

XenApp version 6 will also get improved scalability, according to Citrix

What Are the Most Overrated Security Technologies?

Cloud and The Death of the Sysadmin

European Parliament demands transparency in ACTA talks

Threat of legal action if Parliametn isn't shown the controversial negotiating documents

Google, Italian Culture Ministry sign book digitization pact

Google Books will digitize at least 1 million books that are not covered by copyright

OCZ introduces an SSD for under $100

The first will be a 32GB model

Cisco, Microsoft certifications increase high-tech salaries

IT professionals looking to boost their income could consider getting one or more of the top 10 IT certifications commanding higher salaries.

RIM silent on data outages in North America, UK

Problems affected unknown number of Wi-Fi-enabled BlackBerry devices

Only 21% of Twitter members are active, report says

Barracuda Networks finds most Twitter users not committed, but numbers are improving

Former FCC chair says more fiber will help wireless crunch

Kevin Martin encouraged offloading traffic to Wi-Fi networks in order to make more efficient use of cellular networks

Google Apps store seeks cloud collaboration boost

The Apps Marketplace aims to create a virtual, integrated suite of heterogeneous business applications

Hackers exploit latest IE zero-day with drive-by attacks

Researchers expect attacks to explode once exploit code goes public

Rob Glaser thinks mobile is the next big thing

RealNetworks' founder said that wireless represents the next major opportunity for startups

Zeus botnet dealt a blow as ISP Troyak knocked out

90 of 249 Zeus command-and-control servers were knocked offline overnight

US expert: Chinese gov’t likely behind massive cyberattacks

US lawmakers are calling for new policies for dealing with the Chinese government

Virtual desktop start-up targets VMware and Citrix users

Unidesk desktop virtualization management software reduces storage costs and gives users more personalized desktops.

Hackers love to exploit PDF bugs, says researcher

Last month's Adobe Reader vulnerability now under attack, says F-Secure and Microsoft

Researchers use light from LEDs to send data wirelessly

Speeds of 230Mbit/sec. reported