Opinion

Laptops gain built-in mobile WAN links

* Cellular links added to notebooks at CTIA show

Linux on desktop warming up

Ensuring embedded content still works in Internet Explorer

Portable multimedia

‘Net as a political tool, almost a joke

New campaign rules exempt the 'Net from most restrictions.

Xenophobia’s bad for security business

ActivIdentity shows off smart card integration among other product updates

* ActivIdentity SecureLogin Version 6

Implications of an Alcatel-Lucent marriage

* Alcatel and Lucent offer each other much strength

The theory of alternate meetings

Start-up touts ‘search unplugged’

Diagnosing a broadband speed problem

Keeping a wireless network safe from product vulnerabilities

Microsoft set to patch IE, Windows, Office this week

* Patches from Microsoft, HP, Fedora, others * Beware virus that threatens Linux or Windows PCs * Researcher: Web services security risks largely ignored, and other interesting reading

‘Getting the facts’ on Microsoft’s other Linux Web site

* Microsoft launches an open source site

NetFlash: Cisco, Juniper pry open WAN links

* Cisco, Juniper pry open WAN links * Red Hat to buy JBoss for at least $350 million * This year's hottest jobs in IT * Storage virtualization off to a slow start * Virus threatens PCs running Linux or Windows * Quarantine dirty systems * Today on La

Microsoft patch causes users pain

Ensuring embedded content still works in Internet Explorer; Diagnosing a broadband speed problem

Cisco, Juniper pry open WAN links and more

Here is this week's Editors' Choice; look for Readers' Choice later this week.

Patch proxy eases update pressure

* Solution offers a way to keep regulatory requirements in check

Cisco, Juniper pry open WAN links

Cisco phases out 1700, 2600 and 3700 series routers

Xenophobia’s bad for security business

Startup called Webaroo touts ‘Web on a hard drive’

Weak batteries making you sick? Try viruses.

One way to get hits

Dell: It’s not outsourcing, it’s expansion!

MSN search sits a spell

McD’s odd online venture

NetFlash: Microsoft set to patch IE, Windows, Office next week

* Microsoft set to patch IE, Windows, Office next week * Researchers seek to save VoIP from security threats * San Francisco picks Google, Earthlink for Wi-Fi plan * Scientists build high-energy batteries using viruses * Weekend Edition * Update: Cis

Phishing steals spotlight at MIT Spam Conference