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ZoooS takes OpenOffice.org, other desktop apps to Web

Startup previews Web office suite based on the free, open source OpenOffice.org , Microsoft Office's main desktop competitor

Samsung eyes possible acquisition of SanDisk

Acquisition of memory chip-maker SanDisk could mean big competitive changes in the market as SanDisk has close ties to Samsung rival Toshiba

FCC wireless tests aim to end debate

Tests aim to put to rest questions over the potential interference that could result from a proposed spectrum auction by the FCC

Google touts iPhone, Chrome browser

Executive at Office 2.0 conference cites cloud computing trends

Update: New Business Objects user group forming

Global BusinessObjects Network is hoping to get existing user groups to join and serve as local chapters, while the GBN provides marketing and operational support

Dell now selling XP Home ultra-light laptop

The company is taking advantage of an exception clause for low-cost laptops to offer Windows XP since the OS's retirement

Comcast appeals FCC’s network management order

FCC had voted to prohibit Comcast from slowing BitTorrent p-to-p traffic, saying traffic throttling violated net neutrality principles

Red Hat buys Qumranet to extend virtualization reach

Qumranet's open-source KVM can be used as a 'bare-metal' hypervisor, running directly on the underlying hardware and hosting guest operating systems

Sun updates xVM virtualization software

Sun's xVM VirtualBox 2.0 comes with improved performance and platform support

Should IT form a union?

OLPC to launch touchscreen XO-2 laptop in Q1 2010

Upcoming second generation of low-cost XO laptop will have two 16-by-9-inch touchscreens and no keyboard

Sony recalls 73,000 Vaio laptops due to burn hazard

Possible manufacturing defect with wiring near the laptop's hinge may cause the Sony Vaio TZ to overheat

Amazon to sell OLPC XO laptops

Amazon.com starting in November will sell One Laptop Per Child's low-cost XO notebook as part of the 'Give One, Get One' program

OLPC’s dual-boot laptop due out soon

New low-cost XO laptop will allow users to boot up either Microsoft Windows XP or the Linux-based Sugar OS

Java update to boost applets

Standard edition getting enhanced runtime, widget capabilities, download improvements

Early security issues tarnish Google’s Chrome

Security researchers have already uncovered vulnerabilities in Google's Chrome browser, including one that could allow a user to download malicious code

Chrome expected on Google’s Android mobile software

Google co-founder Sergey Brin says that a future version of Android will 'pick up a lot of the Chrome stack,' though he declined to give a time frame

EMC, Lenovo offer unlimited SMB backup service

Buyers of small-business Lenovo SL laptops will be able to sign up for a special Mozy-hosted service for backing up data

Judge raps Ellison over missing e-mails

Oracle CEO failed to preserve e-mails and interview materials that should have been supplied in connection with lawsuit filed in March 2001 against the company

Google amends Chrome license agreement after objections

Critics suggested language in EULA would allow Google to use any Web content displayed in Chrome without getting permission

CIOs lack the ‘green’ to go green, survey says

Senior IT execs overwhelmingly believe that greening will be mission-critical soon, but they do not have a committed budget for a greening policy

VMware’s ESX certified for Microsoft support, deployment

ESX update 2 is the first hypervisor to be certified through the Microsoft Server Virtualization Validation Program, introduced by Microsoft in November 2007

Eight reasons CIOs think developers are clueless

Many developers need to gain the bigger-picture view of their organizations to appreciate the challenges of their "clueless" CIOs

Spammers use free Web services to shield links

Spammers are piggy backing on legitimate sites' good reputations and then redirecting traffic to a dodgy site

Microsoft touts functional programming with F#

Preview of F# boasts enhanced language, libraries, scripting

IT hiring to rise, but only slightly

A new study of CIOs finds that 11 percent plan to hire additional staff in the fourth quarter of this year, while 3 percent expect cuts

3PAR puts more storage efficiency smarts into chip

3PAR's new servers are designed to reduce the amount of effort required to manage storage in datacenter environments

Skip Chrome, go right to WebKit

Sony Ericsson courts Windows Mobile developers

Sony Ericsson announces a software development kit for its upcoming Xperia X1 smartphone

Surgient software creates ‘self-service cloud’

Surgient renames its virtual lab automation software the Virtual Automation Platform 6.0 and adds support for Microsoft's Hyper-V hypervisor

Java SE 6u10 to boost applets

Java SE 6u10 to solve JRE and Java application deployment issues

HP launches product blitz for virtualization

The products include a ProLiant blade server specialized for virtualization, four thin-client computers, new equipment for virtualizing storage, and consulting services

Update: Google brings out big guns in support of Chrome

Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin spoke about Chrome today, claiming that the browser is meant to be a catalyst for faster innovation in browser technology

Novell unites identity management, security-event management

Novell's Compliance Management Platform makes provisioning and access control a monitored activity kept in conformance with business security policy

Oracle buys ClearApp for SOA management

ClearApp's software will work alongside Oracle's Enterprise Manager platform

Online scammers prep for Gustav

Security experts warn that nearly 100 domains related to Hurricane Gustav have been registered, some of which may be used by bogus charity and relief scams

Google seeks route around Microsoft with Chrome

Google sees its open source Chrome browser as the doorway for broader use of its Web-based applications

Zend mixing PHP, AJAX for RIAs

Integration provided between the open-source framework and Dojo Toolkit

Master terms before you master data management

Google adds YouTube-like service to Apps suite

Service allows users to upload and share video clips

Social networking startup goes self-service

Socialcast details new pricing model that lets smaller customers start without the need for a formal sales process

Growth in Symbian phone sales continues to slow

Symbian's mobile phone OS continues to slow while the market keeps growing

Microsoft looks to build one-stop mobile apps store

Microsoft seems to be aiming for something akin to Apple's iTunes Store one-stop shopping with a Web site called Skymarket that will sell Windows Mobile apps

Google launches beta version of its open source browser

The Chrome Web browser first appeared on an unofficial Google blog in the form of a comic book

Top 10: Bracing for Gustav, Oracle and Google woes

This week's roundup of the top tech news stories includes Oracle and Google battling outages, Microsoft targeting performance improvements, and more

Oracle technical forum upgrade plagued with problems

The company made a 'long overdue' update to its technical forums, but the upgrade has caused error messages and slow performance

Continuent launches open-source database scale-out stack

The company's Tungsten master-slave replication tool is presently available for MySQL with versions for Oracle, PostgreSQL, and others coming soon

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Check out these useful tips before buying your first netbook

Stupid IT admin tricks

Sometimes the worst offenses spring from IT's own ranks

Atom supply still stymied by testing bottleneck

Demand by netbook makers for Intel's Atom processor is strong, but the chips remain in short supply