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Mobile Nehalem chips may come in late 2009

Core i7 desktop processors debuts next month, but mobile version of Intel's Nehalem chip family, code-named Clarksfield, won't go into production until next year

Microsoft exec touts mixed source ventures

Interview: Microsoft's Horacio Gutierrez talks about IP issues, piracy

Intel’s Moorestown platform to get 3.5G support

HSPA support in Moorestown hints Intel recognizes that users will want an alternative to WiMax for connecting wirelessly outside of Wi-Fi hotspots

Intel video shows first Moorestown device

Moorestown chips are designed for Mobile Internet Devices and are expected to consume significantly less power than Intel's current Atom chips

Still rounding the turn toward mainstream

Clustered storage solutions offer safety and throughput in numbers, but still on the fringe

Google fixes problem with Apps Start page

The bug had caused issues with the layout and functionality of Apps pages for several hours

Top 10: Google miffs admins, IT jobs, Apple notebooks

This week's roundup of the top tech news stories includes recession-proof IT jobs, Apple's new MacBooks, Google Apps problems, and more

Economic woes may lower SaaS prices

Salesforce.com CFO indicates company is ready to lower prices to stay competitive during global economic crisis

Microsoft PDC to feature various technologies

Windows, Silverlight, Oslo, and cloud computing among many efforts to be detailed at conference

Google Apps portal pages malfunctioning

Google Apps admins say malfunctions with portal pages are wreaking havoc in organizations as Google updates Apps Start pages without warning

Can outsourcers survive the economic storm?

Many IT execs have decided to cut overall spending, but relatively fewer are reducing the amount they put toward outsourcing services, according to a Forrester survey

Microsoft makes gains in server virtualization

The success of Hyper-V helps Microsoft grab nearly a quarter of the fast-growing x86 server virtualization market away from VMware

Intel ships solid-state flash for servers and storage

Sun pledges to deliver multiple storage products using Intel's solid-state flash drives

IBM, HP lead the way on green IT

Google did not score well in the survey conducted by Gartner and the World Wildlife Fund

Apple users rage over missing FireWire

Customers are unhappy that Apple has dropped the FireWire port from its more affordable new MacBook models

Ballmer: Windows 7 is Vista, just ‘a lot better’

Microsoft CEO takes exception to the idea that Windows 7 will be a minor release

Microsoft mulling ‘Instant On’ feature for Windows

Microsoft survey asks users their opinion of Instant On and may be considering it as a feature of Windows 7

AMD to detail netbook strategy next month

Intel's low-cost Atom processor hasn't faced any competition from AMD in the hot netbook market — but that's appears about to change

iPhone data security best practices published

<p> Finally, someone pours a pail of salvation on the burning issue of iPhone data security </p>

E-voting report: Several states still vulnerable

With election less than three weeks away, study predicts that voting systems in numerous states will fail on November 4

Mozilla offers alpha version of mobile browser for N810

Mozilla's mobile browser, code-named Fennec, will enter a market already populated by Apple, Google, and Microsoft

Cybersecurity: Users, other groups must work together

Individual Internet users, businesses, the government, and tech vendors must each play a part in protecting cyberspace, says e-commerce trade group

Microsoft: ‘No interest’ in pursuing Yahoo deal

Microsoft reiterated that it has abandoned its efforts to purchase Yahoo after comments by CEO Steve Ballmer suggested a deal might still be in the works

Attack unleashed for new Microsoft mainframe bug

Metasploit hacking toolkit contains code that could be used to take control of a server running Microsoft's Host Integration Server 2006

Extended Gmail outage hits Apps admins

Google has offered no explanation as to what is causing the ongoing Gmail problem nor why it will take the company so long to restore service

SpringSource unveils OSGi repository

Free repository offers more than 400 open source libraries for enterprise Java development

Storage still a priority for IT despite economic problems

Even with the economy struggling, the amount of critical data that needs to be securely stored continues to increase

The Android fine print: Kill switch and other tidbits

Google retains the right to remotely remove applications from users' Android-based phones

Adobe fixes ‘clickjacking’ flaw

A new version of the Flash player fixes the flaw that could allow hackers to pull off a clickjacking attempt

TopCoder eyeing SMB market

New TopCoder Direct portal, due out at end of October, will enable customers to set up coding contests on their own

Intel buys datacenter Ethernet maker NetEffect

NetEffect's Gigabit Ethernet and 10-Gigabit Ethernet adapters, ASICs, and intellectual property will complement Intel's current Ethernet portfolio

Opera to Web developers: Come to MAMA

Opera's new Metadata Analysis and Mining Application search engine indexes data about Web site structures

Linux Standard Base boosts developer features

LSB 4.0 reconciles differences between Linux distributions, reducing costs of porting applications

Government study finds H-1B visa fraud

USCIS finds 27 percent rate of fraud in the H-1B visa program, including paying low wages, forging documents, and misrepresenting jobs

OpenOffice.org launches first native Mac OS X suite

Organization's Web site was knocked offline for several hours as demand exceeded server capacity

Vodafone gives network neutrality a thumbs-down

Vodafone exec proposes a second Internet, IPX, as an alternative network that can extract and distribute the value of the content it carries

Political campaigns embrace mobile technologies

Text messaging has hit the mainstream with this year's elections, and many politicians will also embrace streaming audio and video

10 strategic technologies for 2009

Gartner's list of the 10 most important strategic technologies for 2009 includes cloud computing and business intelligence

Symantec details product-integration scheme

Open Collaborative Architecture brings together Symantec's endpoint security suite and backup and recovery products with asset management offerings obtained from Altiris

Mini-laptops sell faster during economic crisis

Interest is growing in mini-notebooks priced at $500 or less, but the economic crisis is contributing to softer growth in the U.S. market, according to Gartner

Eclipse offers mobile dev tools

Mobile Tools for Java Project release 0.9 allows applications to be built for Motorola, Nokia, and Sony Ericsson devices

NetSuite debuts ‘SRP’ product push

NetSuite integrates its product with project-oriented software recently acquired from OpenAir to form a "services resource planning" combination

Adobe ships Flash Player 10

3D capabilities highlighted in upgrade to rich Internet apps technology

Cisco, SAP launch joint cross-layer composite application

Application enforces data privacy rules at network and application layers

Security the focus as Microsoft, Oracle patch bugs

Microsoft issuing 11 updates to fix 20 bugs, including 6 in IE, while Oracle addresses 36 bugs in a range of products with its patches

Novell buying Managed Objects for BSM

Novell enters business service management software market, which includes both large players — IBM, Hewlett-Packard, CA, and BMC — and smaller companies

Apple’s notebook Q & A

Apple positions metal MacBook against MacBook Pro, “$700 cheaper”

New MacBook: $999, $1,299, $1,599; metal enclosure, faster graphics, LED display

Live from Apple Town Hall: New MacBook Pro, $1999 or $2,499; new MacBook Air $1,799 or $2,499 w/SSD, $899 display