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On the fast track to tiered storage

Yahoo’s BrowserPlus to boost Web app platform

In an interview, Yahoo's Skylar Woodward and Cody Simms discuss Yahoo's BrowserPlus Web app dev platform and how it is differentiated from its competition

Google expanding search capabilities

At the Google I/O conference, the company discussed bringing its search capabilities into new areas and devices and including new media types in search results

Dell reports strong first-quarter earnings

Computer maker beats analyst expectations in net revenue and reported net income for the quarter

OS X Server: Update Leopard with 10.5.3, get Security Update 2008-003 for Tiger

Seagate plans SSD, 2TB hard drive for next year

Company's first solid-state-drive product will be targeted at enterprises that need speedy storage and can afford to pay a premium for the expensive drives

Developers praise Android at Google I/O

Mobile platform's flexibility and potential, especially in comparison to the Apple iPhone's, touted by developers at Google conference

FCC considers offering spectrum for free wireless Internet

Under the FCC's proposal, the winner of the 25Mhz piece of spectrum in the 2155MHz band would have to use some of the spectrum for free wireless Internet access

HP beefs up its application-security software

HP has upgraded the code integrity, flaw correction tracking, and Web app operation testing components of its security assurance suite

10.5.3 now available; OS X Security Update 2008-003 rolled in

A new all-in-one server

Sutus' new all-in-one server includes basic file server, e-mail server, Web server, and routing and firewall functions as well as Wi-Fi, VoIP, and PoE capabilities

Microsoft: Support Windows 7, or else!

Devices lag behind as mobile networks pick up speed

Users won't be able to take advantage of mobile networks' higher transmission speeds for a while — modems are still a no-show

Daily news beat for May 29, 2008

What we know about Windows 7

Here's what we know so far about the successor to Vista, based on informational dribs and drabs that have worked loose from Microsoft

Intel, Micron build 32-gigabit NAND flash memory chip

New flash memory chip should enable the production of cheaper solid-state drives with larger storage capacity

The million dollar datacenter question

The lighter, and darker, sides to Windows 7

How Microsoft lost the Office file format battle

Dell gives peek at low-cost laptop

Company releases photos of an ultraportable laptop on its Web site after CEO is spotted carrying one

Researcher: Ad software maker likely violates copyright

Spyware researcher says videos offered by advertising software maker Zango are likely being distributed without permission

Nano processor at heart of Via-Nvidia alliance

Details of the nascent Nvidia-Via partnership are expected at the upcoming Computex show

Via plans dual-core Nano processor, shift to 45nm

Adding a dual-core version to the Nano lineup could open new markets for Via's chip

Asustek gives sneak peek of desktop Eee PC

Asustek's Eee Box is a white mini-PC about the size of a hardback book and will come with either a Linux or Windows XP OS

Via’s ‘Isaiah’ processors to be called Nano

Nano chip offers a significant performance boost over Via's existing C7 line of processors and will compete against Intel's Atom processors

No technology limits for Via’s Nano chip, unlike Intel Atom

Via Technologies is giving laptop makers free rein when it comes to choosing specifications for systems based on its Nano processor

Google shows off Android capabilities

Company officials dismiss notion of upcoming battle with iPhone; Google also shortens name of Google Gears to Gears

It’s Yahoo’s turn to bring desktop features to browser

Yahoo's BrowserPlus helps developers build browser apps that mimic desktop apps in function and functionality

Mozilla shooting for record books with Firefox 3 release

Mozilla is asking users to download Firefox 3 on its release day in hopes of setting the world record for the largest number of software downloads in 24 hours

FTC halts pretexting operation connected to Hewlett-Packard

Action Research Group, which had participated in the HP pretexting scandal, has been ordered to stop obtaining and selling consumers' phone records without consent

Unisys unveils first AMD server, new virtualization services

The Rapid Virtualization Indexing technology in AMD's chips pushes Unisys to release its first products using AMD processors instead of chips from Intel

Symantec backtracks on Adobe Flash warning

Symantec is backing away from the warning it issued yesterday, saying that the flaw is very similar to one that Adobe patched last month

HP blade server targets cloud computing

HP's new ProLiant blade server has double the density of its predecessors, making it ideal for cloud computing and other computing-intensive applications

Microsoft mimics GM, and for the worse

Daily news beat for May 28, 2008

Update: VMware buys application performance vendor

B-hive's research team will serve as the core of VMware's new Israel development lab

Ozzie hints at Microsoft’s search future, downplays Yahoo

Ray Ozzie says Microsoft is mulling changes to its own search engine to add features beyond the usual keyword-based technology

Update: Court finds Dell guilty of fraud

N.Y. court finds that Dell deprived customers of technical support they bought or were eligible for under warranty

Cisco takes aim at mobility with appliance line

MSE appliances will work with Cisco wireless networks and mobile devices to handle a range of mobility tasks

Update: U.S. files trade complaint against EU tech product taxes

U.S. trade office says the E.U. has violated a World Trade Organization agreement by taxing the import of some tech products

Why Viacom wants to destroy YouTube

A switcher’s tale: PC to Mac but never back

Low-cost laptops and new chips on tap for Computex

An estimated 150,000 people will attend or display products at the event in Taiwan, which will host 4,482 booths for vendors, up from just under 3,000 in 2007

EU dismisses reports it has reached Intel antitrust decision

Commission gives no timetable for the conclusion of its probe into reports of Intel abusing its market position

Indian company develops contextual search technology

SRIT's contextual search technology can plug into any basic search engine, including Yahoo and Google

Belgian newspapers ask Google for $77.5 million in damages

Belgian newspaper publishers won previous rulings against Google News for violating copyright law by publishing their articles and caching their Web pages

Windows 7 to have touch-screen interface

Windows 7's multitouch interface uses the Microsoft Surface technology to provide users with a more natural way to interact directly with computing devices

Is IT recession-proof?

Lessons learned from the last downturn have IT confident it can weather any economic uncertainty ahead

InfoWorld tech celebrity quiz

Match your tech-fame wits against our dirt-filled industry-insider quiz

Update: Intel delays Centrino 2 launch over chip set, antenna issues

Intel expects Centrino 2 laptops to be available in time for the crucial back-to-school selling season