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Investment Firm Rebukes RIM Leadership's Tactics

Financial analysts cry foul on Research In Motion's failure to split up the jobs of co-CEOs and Chairmen of the board.

HP TouchPad Costs $328 To Manufacture

The TouchPad's display/touch screen accounts for more than one-third of the tablet's total cost. Here's what else teardowns reveal.

Security Showdown: Android Vs. iOS

When it comes to security architectures of mobile operating systems from Google and Apple, OS improvements are only part of the story.

Breaking News

07/09/2011

Italian Police Arrest Alleged Anonymous Hackers

Authorities in Switzerland also crack down on members of the loosely organized hacking collective known as Anonymous.
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Google's Prizes.org Awards Cash For Ideas

After the failure of Google Answers, Google's latest question-answering service offers the possibility of a cash prize as an incentive to participate.
Cisco Unclogs Enterprise Video Distribution

Enterprises that use a lot of video, for say webcasts or training, can now create an internal content delivery network, a la Akamai.
Apple iOS Zero-Day PDF Vulnerability Exposed

Right now, only jailbroken devices have access to a patch for the PDF-related display bug.
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Viralheat Uncovers Social Media Users' Shopping Lists

Human Intent's predictive analytics tool mines social feeds to help businesses connect with people who are ready to buy.
Google+ Latest Service To Snub Google Apps Users

For more than a year, Google has been promising to fix a compatibility problem with Google Apps accounts "soon."

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Paul McDougall

7 Ways Facebook, Microsoft Can Partner Beyond Skype

The social and software behemoths can find plenty of other ways to take aim at Google and Apple.
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Art Wittmann

How Skype/Facebook Will Kill The Phone Network

To a 20-something, the plain old phone network is about as useful as a Fleetwood Mac 45.
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Charles Babcock

7 Self-Inflicted Wounds Of Cloud Computing

Don't let poor planning and half-hearted decisions doom your promising cloud projects.
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Doug Henschen

Harvard Goes To School On Big Data

IBM Netezza appliance powers medical school's analysis of 10-million-plus patient records for drug safety research.
Join The Discussion: Would You Pay For A Social Network

Demand for Google+ has been so high, folks are selling access on eBay. Would you be willing to pay for the new social network?
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Dan Schroeder

SAS 70 Is Dead: Hello Better Cloud Governance?

Cloud computing, outsourcing, and their accompanying risks demand that we move beyond the vendor checkbox that SAS 70 represented.
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Mathew Schwartz

Are You Ready For An FBI Server Takedown?

The FBI's recent scareware-busting raids and server seizures knocked 120 unrelated companies' websites offline--a scenario that most hosting...
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Jonathan Feldman

Software Licensing Sticks You With Legacy Of Crazy

In no other industry do manufacturers enjoy so much freedom to write one-sided rules and get low-level employees to agree to them. But there's hope.
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Blogs

Ed Hansberry
Mobile business
Microsoft Squeezes Android With Patent Fees

A pending agreement with Samsung could net Microsoft about as much per Android handset shipped as it gets for a Windows Phone device.
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George Crump
Storage systems
Solid State Storage: A Keep It Simple Strategy

If you just need to fix a particular performance problem, here's why you should consider PCIe SSD.
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Ed Hansberry
Wi-Fi VOIP
Boost Battery Life With Better Wi-Fi Management

Constant connections sap power from mobile devices, but that could change with software that puts Wi-Fi radios to sleep.
Ed Hansberry
Mobile Security
Android Phones Get New McAfee Security Option

Smartphone security suite helps protect data, find lost devices, and keep viruses from infecting Android phones. But it may cost you some speed.
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Ed Hansberry
Hosted storage
Leave Laptop Home, Get Files Via Smartphone

Want to travel lighter? New cloud services help you access key files quickly and easily on your phone.
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Enterprise Efficiency
Enterprise Efficiency
Take a Break: It's Good for IT

Heroic effort loses effectiveness if it's constantly required. What kind of culture are you encouraging in your IT shop? It may be less heal
Nicole Ferraro
Internet Evolution
The Reality of New Internet Piracy Rules

A new six-step warning system to fight piracy in the US seems both ineffectual and illogical.
Go Parallel
Take My Advice... Please

I think there has always been an idea that if something is in print, it is probably right.
Wi-Fi/WiMax
Sprint Refocuses WiMax For Business
Operating system
Windows Phone Success Depends On Apps
Digital Content
New Netflix Controls Help With Bandwidth Caps
Desktop Applications
Firefox 5.0 Upgrade Available This Week
Freeware
Freeware BYTE Loves. Void Tools' Everything.
Smartphones
Nokia To Debut Windows Phone In Europe
Data protection
Time To Replace Your Backup Application?
Smart Phones
Microsoft Shutting Down Windows Mobile 6 Services
Disaster recovery/business continuity
How To Manage Cloud Storage For Archiving
Microsoft news
Microsoft Cracks Down On Bulk App Publishers

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