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Motorola Invests In Multitouch Company

Marin Perez — Thu, 3 Dec 2009 12:35:00 EST

The investment in Sensitive Object could eventually lead to Motorola handsets with stronger touch interfaces.

BMC Boosts Proactive Systems Management

Charles Babcock — Thu, 3 Dec 2009 08:32:00 EST

Houston systems management software supplier BMC tries to get IT a step ahead with its predictive analysis of impending problems.

Intel Launches Netbook Developer Program

Antone Gonsalves — Wed, 2 Dec 2009 16:15:00 EST

The Atom Developer Program SDK, in beta for Windows and Moblin, will allow developers to design and sell apps for Intel-based netbooks.

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HP Upgrades Thin Clients In Wake Of Windows 7

Charles Babcock — Wed, 2 Dec 2009 16:03:00 EST

HP is consolidating VMware and Citrix Systems desktop virtualization approaches with its own management software, and offering refreshed thin client devices.

Nokia Boosts Dev Tools With Qt 4.6

Marin Perez — Wed, 2 Dec 2009 15:46:00 EST

The latest version of Qt offers support for Symbian, Maemo, and multi-touch, and also includes code contributions by third parties.

Google Helps Publishers Erect Pay Walls

Thomas Claburn — Wed, 2 Dec 2009 15:30:00 EST

Continuing its stormy courtship of online news publishers, Google is offering news sites more control over how their content can be accessed.

Psystar Halts Mac Clone Sales

Paul McDougall — Wed, 2 Dec 2009 10:05:00 EST

Knock off manufacturer claims it's reached a partial settlement with Apple.

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Bill Collector Makes Hay With Oracle Middleware

Charles Babcock — Tue, 1 Dec 2009 20:38:00 EST

Collect America finds opportunity in recession, but needed to integrate collection applications on top of Oracle Fusion middleware.

Microsoft Says Patch Isn't Cause Of Black Screen

Thomas Claburn — Tue, 1 Dec 2009 17:59:00 EST

Black screen issues are not widespread and may be caused by malware, Microsoft insists.

SAP Delays Support Price Increase

Antone Gonsalves — Tue, 1 Dec 2009 16:58:00 EST

The company is waiting until early 2010 to incorporate customers' feedback as it looks to raise its annual maintenance fees.

Ansca Mobile Releases Corona For iPhone Development

Thomas Claburn — Tue, 1 Dec 2009 16:26:00 EST

Flash designers and other developers now have a new bridge to world of mobile apps.

Google Names Android App Winners

Marin Perez — Tue, 1 Dec 2009 15:14:00 EST

The top app in the Android Developer Challenge sends late-night phone calls directly to voice mail while the owner sleeps.

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Office 2010 Ship Date Revealed

Paul McDougall — Tue, 1 Dec 2009 15:02:00 EST

Microsoft confirms Internet rumors surrounding release of next software suite.

Dell Launches Intel Core i7 Mobile Workstation

Antone Gonsalves — Tue, 1 Dec 2009 14:39:00 EST

The Precision M6500 laptop is aimed at graphics professionals and researchers who need a high-powered desktop replacement.

Open Source Firm Launches Cloud Middleware Platform

Charles Babcock — Tue, 1 Dec 2009 08:36:00 EST

WSO2 is moving from supplying light weight SOA services to the enterprise to providing middleware as a service for cloud operations.

rPath Upgrades Linux App Deployment Platform

Charles Babcock — Tue, 1 Dec 2009 08:33:00 EST

rPath expands the capabilities of its Linux application deployment platform to provide dashboard visualization of the deployment stack.

IBM Buys Database Security Company

Thomas Claburn — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:16:00 EST

By purchasing Guardium, IBM is strengthening its ability to sell to healthcare and financial companies.

Survey: Android Developers Unhappy

W. David Gardner — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:48:00 EST

Developers are frustrated with low application download volumes, poor marketplace design, and problems with Google Checkout.

Large Hadron Collider Breaks Energy Record

Thomas Claburn — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:07:00 EST

The physics community is excited to see CERN's particle accelerator up and running again.

Dell Dabbles With Chrome OS

Thomas Claburn — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:29:00 EST

Owners of Dell Mini 10v netbooks can now try a version of Google's Chrome OS for themselves.

'Black Screen of Death' Linked To Microsoft Patch

Thomas Claburn — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:37:00 EST

A recent Microsoft security fix has been fingered as one of several possible causes of black screen Windows crashes.

RIM Updates BlackBerry Server, Media Software

Marin Perez — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:54:00 EST

The BlackBerry maker added multiple features to its BlackBerry Enterprise Server and Media Sync software.

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Elastra Cloud Server Preps Apps For Azure, Amazon

Charles Babcock — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:45:00 EST

Startup Elastra configures applications for deployment to a private cloud, Amazon EC2, or Microsoft Azure.

Roll Your Own Ubuntu Private Cloud

Serdar Yegulalp — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST

Why use Amazon's EC2 or Google's cloud computing services when you can set up your own private cloud with a few open source tools?

Apple Accepts PhoneGap For iPhone Development

Thomas Claburn — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:11:00 EST

Cross-platform mobile development is getting easier, thanks to frameworks that leverage Web technology.

Microsoft Azure Supports Federated ID

Charles Babcock — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:50:00 EST

A federated identity can be used to provide a single sign on to multiple applications, both in the enterprise and in the cloud.

Senators Urge EU To Finish Oracle Sun Probe

W. David Gardner — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:41:00 EST

With Sun jobs at stake, U.S. lawmakers want the European Commission to speed up its antitrust investigation.

Microsoft Issues Internet Explorer Security Advisory

Thomas Claburn — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:17:00 EST

Users of Internet Explorer 6 and 7 may be vulnerable to a malware attack.

Google, TiVo Partner For TV Data

Thomas Claburn — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:28:00 EST

TV advertisers can look forward to a deeper understanding of how TiVo viewers receive their ads.

Microsoft Lands UK Cloud Deal

Mary Hayes Weier — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:20:00 EST

CSC will support 30,000 U.K. postal service employees using cloud versions of Exchange and SharePoint.

Microsoft Bing Cashback Not Always A Bargain

Thomas Claburn — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:00:00 EST

Microsoft's search rebate program inflates some prices for online shoppers, claims a competitor.

Google Buys Ad Start-Up Teracent

Thomas Claburn — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:33:00 EST

Teracent's technology will help Google automate display ad design and delivery.

Apple Defends App Store Approval Process

Marin Perez — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:22:00 EST

The company said its App Store approval process makes sure Apple's platform has high-quality products.

Chrome OS: There Will Be Local Storage

Thomas Claburn — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:20:00 EST

Despite what Google says, not all data will be in the cloud.

Microsoft AppFabric Adds Azure Cloud Plumbing

Charles Babcock — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:47:00 EST

Microsoft is implementing a background technology for Azure, AppFabric, that will help it serve as a platform for composite applications working with software in the enterprise.

Ballmer Says Windows 7 Is Microsoft's Best OS Ever

Paul McDougall — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:51:00 EST

New operating system is building market momentum as PC users upgrade from Vista, CEO says.

IBM Reports Cognitive Computing Advances

United Press International — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:56:30 EST

IBM has taken a big step forward in the development of a computer that works like a human brain, officials told a supercomputing conference in Oregon Wednesday.

BMC, CA Join Salesforce.com Cloud

Mary Hayes Weier — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:30:00 EST

Salesforce.com's challenge will be to convince even more CIOs and developers that it's no longer just a CRM company.

Google Chrome OS Depends On Hardware Partners

Thomas Claburn — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST

Despite its focus on the Web -- a platform with proven appeal -- Chrome OS will also need compelling hardware to compete against Apple's anticipated tablet and Windows netbooks.

Interop: CIOs Eye Cloud With Optimistic Caution

Paul McDougall — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:39:00 EST

Tech chiefs see potential for savings and IT flexibility, but remain wary of legal and technical challenges.

Obama Team Challenges Web Developers

J. Nicholas Hoover — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:25:00 EST

Having rebuilt Whitehouse.gov on the open source Drupal platform, President Obama's new media team is calling on the open source community for new ideas and technology.n.

eBay Founder Starting Online News Site

W. David Gardner — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:20:00 EST

As print journalism suffers from the move of ad dollars to the Web, Pierre Omidyar hopes his service will fill gaps in local Hawaiian news reporting.

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Opera Mobile 10 Hits Windows Mobile

Marin Perez — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:40:00 EST

The latest version of Opera Mobile adds boosted touchscreen support, visual bookmarks, and improved data compression features.

Google Releases Chrome OS Code

Thomas Claburn — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:04:00 EST

Developers can now participate in the Chrome OS open source project and help Google bring its new operating system to market next year.

Lawmakers Slam Deceptive Web Marketers

Thomas Claburn — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:00:00 EST

Post-transaction marketing abuses bring calls for stronger oversight.

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Mozilla Releases Firefox 3.6 Beta 3

Thomas Claburn — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:42:00 EST

The third beta version of the next Firefox sports speed and stability improvements.

Salesforce Adds Enterprise Social Networking

Mary Hayes Weier — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:42:00 EST

Chatter brings Facebook- and Twitter-type capabilities to applications running on the Force.com cloud computing platform.

Yahoo Refocusing Mobile Efforts

Marin Perez — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:22:00 EST

The company is shutting down its Go service to concentrate on specialized apps and the mobile Web.

Google Phone Coming, Report Claims

Thomas Claburn — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:01:00 EST

But for many, a Google phone doesn't make sense.

Interop: IT Forecast Says Clouds

Paul McDougall — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:30:00 EST

Techfest keynoters predict SaaS will dominate business technology due to simplicity, flexibility, and reliability.

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