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Top 10 Intel & AMD Stories Of 2009

Alexander Wolfe — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:07:00 EST

High-profile developments on the processor landscape this year included aggressive multicore designs, research to put data centers on chip, and a surprise antitrust settlement between the dueling semiconductor vendors.

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NASA Comet Hunter Set For Monday Launch

Paul McDougall — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:49:00 EST

Weekend liftoff of WISE space telescope scrubbed due to faulty steering engine.

Cybersecurity Metrics Coming For Federal Agencies

J. Nicholas Hoover — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:45:00 EST

Government agencies may soon be required to report a host of metrics focusing on real-time cybersecurity performance.

Skype Updates App For Symbian, Windows

Marin Perez — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:31:00 EST

The company released beta versions of its VoIP calling service for Windows desktops and 17 Nokia handsets.

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T-Mobile Adds Carrier Billing For Android Market

Marin Perez — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:17:00 EST

The move could make the mobile platform more attractive to developers because it offers a seamless way to buy applications.

Smartphone Users Want Mobile TV

W. David Gardner — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:43:00 EST

Consumers want to see news, entertainment, and sports shows on their smartphones and mobile devices.

GAO Pressures FCC To Help Wireless Consumers

W. David Gardner — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:23:00 EST

The Government Accountability Office wants the Federal Communications Commission to enforce consumer protection rules.

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Nokia Stole iPhone Secrets, Apple Alleges

Paul McDougall — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:13:00 EST

Computer maker countersues rival over smartphone technologies.

Dell Expands Data Center Offerings

Antone Gonsalves — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:01:00 EST

The company introduced infrastructure management software and 10-Gigabit Ethernet to its storage and networking switch lines.

Americans Consume 34 GB Of Data Daily

Antone Gonsalves — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:37:00 EST

Video games accounted for most of the bandwidth, but watching TV consumed most of the time.

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Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:37:00 EST

Global CIO: Riverbed Sees Cloud Computing Boom In 2010

Bob Evans — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:24:00 EST

Column about how Riverbed is becoming the company that enables and accelerates cloud computing for enterprises and governments.

Software AG Launches Mainframe Application Monitoring

Charles Babcock — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:22:00 EST

The browser-based monitoring tool looks into the operating health of multiple mainframe applications.

Tech Firms Stock Up On Foreign Talent

Paul McDougall — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:18:00 EST

Recession not slowing use of H-1Bs as program nears limit in just three months.

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Web Portal Links Doctors To Patient Info

Mitch Wagner — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:30:00 EST

Butler Health System is rolling out PatientKeeper software to make it easier for physicians to access medical information.

Developers Anticipate Apple Tablet

Thomas Claburn — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:05:00 EST

With reports of Apple suppliers preparing a tablet, developers are thinking about the new app design possibilities.

Chinese Trade Policy Discriminatory, Groups Claim

Thomas Claburn — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:51:00 EST

A new Chinese government procurement policy gives preference to products based on Chinese-owned intellectual property.

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AOL Completes Spin-Off From Time Warner

W. David Gardner — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:10:00 EST

The standalone company's stock value dropped on its first day of trading on its new AOL symbol.

Prepaid Mobile Boosted By Smartphones

W. David Gardner — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:05:00 EST

Consumers seeking low-cost cell phone plans are no longer restricted to low-tech phones, says a survey.

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Opera Offers Unified Mobile UI Tool

Marin Perez — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:40:00 EST

The cross-platform framework will enable businesses to deploy Opera browsers with a consistent user interface across multiple handsets.

Microsoft To Acquire Healthcare Specialist

Paul McDougall — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:40:00 EST

Sentillion buy gives software maker a range of identity and access management tools for hospital IT systems.

LCD Maker Pleads Guilty In Price Fixing Scheme

Antone Gonsalves — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:03:00 EST

Chi Mei Optoelectronics will pay $220 million in fines for conspiring with other TFT-LCD companies to set prices for the displays.

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Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:03:00 EST

Google Search Appliance Now Finds Tweets

Thomas Claburn — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:58:00 EST

Social media is infiltrating the business world, like it or not.

Skyfire Updates Mobile Browser

Marin Perez — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:38:00 EST

The browser for Windows Mobile features a refined user interface, better touchscreen support, and the latest versions of Flash and Silverlight.

Chopra, Kundra Urge Efficiency Role For Government IT

J. Nicholas Hoover — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:25:00 EST

The Federal CIO and CTO tell Congress that transparency, efficiency efforts are beginning to pay dividends, but federal IT still needs to be more involved in business decisions.

IBM Launches Cloud Computing Lab

Paul McDougall — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:47:00 EST

Hong Kong center will focus on support for Big Blue's LotusLive online service.

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WiGig Completes Wireless Specification

W. David Gardner — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:27:00 EST

The 60-GHz technology will support transmission rates up to 7 Gbps in home and small office networks.

Amazon EC2 Cloud Data Center Loses Power

Charles Babcock — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:38:00 EST

Operations in Amazon's Northern Virginia cloud computing data center were disrupted during a five-hour period Wednesday.

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Tibco To Launch Enterprise Social Networking

Charles Babcock — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:25:00 EST

Tibco sees a role for social networking to play in the enterprise, provided it can be focused on topics rather than people. Tibbr will use a social networking framework to deliver topic-based communications and documents to employees with a stake in those subjects.Tibbr will use a social networking framework to deliver topic-based communications and documents to employees with a stake in those subjects.

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Facebook Privacy Changes Draw Flak

Paul McDougall — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:29:00 EST

Members fear their information may be inadvertently exposed to the entire Web.

Feds Launch Internet Healthcare Initiatives

Mitch Wagner — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

Department of Health and Human Services programs promote research data sharing, employee collaboration, and flu safety.

Global CIO: Why SAP Won't Match Oracle's 22% Maintenance Fees

Bob Evans — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

Column listing five reasons why SAP will keep its annual maintenance fees at 17% and not raise them to 22% to match Oracle's.

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Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

Red Hat Open-Sources Virtualization Protocol

Antone Gonsalves — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST

The SPICE protocol is designed to improve desktop virtualization for bandwidth-intensive applications, such as video or voice over IP.

Apple Tablet Eyed For March Release

Antone Gonsalves — Wed, 9 Dec 2009 19:32:00 EST

The iPad watch has gained ground in the wake of a report from an Oppenheimer tech analyst.

Facebook Christmas Worm Spreads Holiday Infection

Thomas Claburn — Wed, 9 Dec 2009 18:39:00 EST

Koobface, the worm that has plagued Facebook, Twitter and other social sites, is back.

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AT&T To Curb Smartphone Data Use

W. David Gardner — Wed, 9 Dec 2009 17:10:00 EST

The company said 3% of its smartphone users are consuming 40% of its data traffic and compromising its networks.

Google Boosts Android Maps

Marin Perez — Wed, 9 Dec 2009 16:38:00 EST

The 3.3 version of Google Maps for mobile includes more location-based services and the ability to report map problems directly from the phone.

Video Driving Cisco Growth

W. David Gardner — Wed, 9 Dec 2009 14:59:00 EST

Cisco will accellerate its move into video while also branching aggressively into collaboration and virtualization, said CEO John Chambers.

Google Web Toolkit 2.0 Adds Performance Tools

Thomas Claburn — Wed, 9 Dec 2009 14:53:00 EST

Developers who share Google's obsession with speed have new options to make Web apps faster.

Samsung Gives Details On Bada OS

Marin Perez — Wed, 9 Dec 2009 14:33:00 EST

The handset maker's mobile operating system will be taking on the likes of Google's Android and the open source Symbian.

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Facebook Solves 'Embarrassing Photos Problem'

Paul McDougall — Wed, 9 Dec 2009 14:26:00 EST

Social networking site now gives users control over who sees what.

1 Billion Mobile Internet Devices Seen By 2013

Antone Gonsalves — Wed, 9 Dec 2009 14:23:00 EST

Mobile Internet use will more than double, and most activity will be in online shopping, blogging, and accessing business applications.

TSA Breach Exposes PDF File Risk

Paul McDougall — Wed, 9 Dec 2009 13:32:00 EST

Simply blacking out information in a Portable Document Format file won't keep data from prying eyes.

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Cox Launches Wireless Service

Marin Perez — Wed, 9 Dec 2009 13:23:00 EST

The cable company is using its portion of the 700-MHz spectrum to offer cellular voice services.

Google Groups Joins Apps Suite

Thomas Claburn — Wed, 9 Dec 2009 13:11:00 EST

Users gain more flexible communication and collaboration options, while IT administrators gain more control over information management.

Social Media Influencing Holiday Purchases

W. David Gardner — Wed, 9 Dec 2009 12:05:00 EST

A comScore survey found that 28% of online shoppers were influenced by info on Facebook or Twitter in making holiday purchases.

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Open Government Directive Tackles Data Quality

J. Nicholas Hoover — Wed, 9 Dec 2009 11:50:00 EST

The Obama administration will require federal agencies to take steps to improve the quality of their financial data.

Data.gov Heads For Overhaul

J. Nicholas Hoover — Wed, 9 Dec 2009 11:37:00 EST

The government is looking to make significant improvements to its open data repository, adding features for developers and consumers and prodding agencies to participate.

Global CIO: IBM Supports Oracle But Microsoft Kisses EU Ring

Bob Evans — Wed, 9 Dec 2009 11:31:00 EST

Column about IBM exec Steve Mills saying MySQL doesn't compete with Oracle products, while Microsoft waits in line to bash Oracle to the EU.

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Magazine Publishers Take On The Internet

Paul McDougall — Wed, 9 Dec 2009 11:27:00 EST

Consortium of leading media companies eyes digital content and online storefront.

Novell Maps Workload Management For Cloud

Charles Babcock — Wed, 9 Dec 2009 11:10:00 EST

The company charts a new path as it applies identity management and security to workloads run in the cloud.