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Google sets pricing for app hosting service

App Engine program also opens up access; AJAX toolkit readied for conference

Ruby on Rails upgrade eyed

Framework to get caching, time zone accommodations, and its founder will advocate that users not overwork themselves

Microsoft: Mum’s the word on Windows 7

In a break from how it handled the run-up to Windows Vista, Microsoft is keeping a tight lid on details about Windows 7

Update: New Adobe flaw being used in attacks, says Symantec

A flaw in the latest verion of the Adobe Flash Player allows an attacker to run unauthorized software on a user's PC

DOJ settles Internet complaint against real estate group

Proposed settlement requires National Association of Realtors to allow Internet-based brokers of residential real estate to compete with traditional brokers

Microsoft open policy faces scrutiny

Microsoft has made a concerted effort to open up its software and work with open source, but many wonder if the company has an ulterior motive

Paglo’s IT search engine moves into open beta

Paglo's crawler app collects information like performance data and application usage and stores it in a searchable index

Update: Google beefs up Mini search appliance for SMBs

Google's Mini search appliance now features new capabilities for crawling and categorizing documents as well as document biasing

A better way to pay for SOA

XP deathwatch, T minus five weeks

FAQs as the June 30 demise date for Windows XP draws near

RightNow CRM update fleshes out feedback loop

CRM update's new features around customer feedback include automatically sending customers a survey following an online chat session

Customers frustrated over Microsoft virtualization licensing

Some contend that Microsoft uses licensing policies to steer customers away from VMware 's hypervisor and onto its own upcoming Hyper-V

Daily news beat for May 27, 2008

Report: Nvidia to release Tegra CPU at Computex

Tegra will include two products that are based on an Arm11 processor core and will compete against Intel's Centrino Atom chip package

Yahoo files lawsuit against lottery scammers

'Yahoo Lottery Spammers' sought victim's personal information and extorted money from purported lottery winners

Open source on the wire

China clears the way for 3G

China announces restructuring plan for its fixed-line and mobile operators, preparing the way to issue 3G licenses

You can’t fix stupidity

The state of IT: Primed for uncertainty

RIM says it can’t provide e-mail interception in India

Discussions between RIM and the government continue over whether to allow BlackBerry services

Top EU security agency calls for policing of social network

ENISA asks for new legislation to protect people from the risks of sites such as Facebook and MySpace

Infineon CEO to quit over strategy disagreements

Infineon launches a new companywide restructuring program aimed at improving its competitiveness in the semiconductors market

Samsung shows 256GB flash memory-based SSD

Samsung plans to begin sampling the 256GB solid-state disks in September

Via releases laptop design as open source

Via aims to make customization easier and shorten design cycles by releasing the design for a low-cost laptop with WiMax support under open source license

Vodafone CEO Sarin steps down

Arun Sarin will be replaced by Vittorio Colao as CEO of mobile operator Vodafone

Future Apple devices may be solar powered

Apple's patent for integrating solar cells into devices, by placing them under the layers of a touch-sensitive display, could make devices truly portable

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Adobe offering tool betas

Component products from upcoming Creative Suite to be available for a tryout

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Google I/O conference set for developers

Company to discuss OpenSocial, Android, App Engine, AJAX with conference attendees

TJX staffer fired after discussing security problems

Employee dismissed for violating corporate policy by disclosing proprietary information and for not disclosing the problems through the proper channels

SF’s BART in talks for full Wi-Fi rollout

Startup Wi-Fi Rail to build $20 million network, which would be paid for by rider subscriptions and advertising, at no cost to the rail system

Developers: Facebook redesign risky but needed

New tab design will help organize average Facebook member's profile interface to minimize clutter, but there will likely be speed bumps along the way

Broadband: How the U.S. stacks up

United States ranks 15th among 30 member nations in broadband adoption per capita, and average broadband speeds lag behind those of 18 other OECD countries

Broadband policy: The Connected Nation model

Using mostly state and some federal and private funding, nonprofit group says it's expanded broadband availability to 95 percent of Kentucky households since 2004

Does the U.S. need a new broadband policy?

Advocates for new policy say nation is falling behind others in key broadband statistics, while providers claim they're spending billions to expand and improve networks

Microsoft’s ODF support points to OOXML challenges

The growth in acceptance of ODF has put its competitor OOXML at a disadvantage as the file format faces an uphill challenge to gain adherents

Top 10: Microsoft mania, AT&T goes 3G, IT awards

This week's roundup of the top IT news stories sees a lot of Microsoft action, AT&T's forthcoming 3G network, IT awards, the impact of rising energy costs, and more

IBM-Cognos to refund $13 million to Massachusetts

Last year's deal came under scrutiny when it appeared as though the procurement process had been rushed to favor Cognos

Microsoft shuts down book search

Microsoft will close down its Live Search Book and Live Search Academic book-scanning operations next week, getting out of the digital content-creation business

EMC’s bold solid-state bet

Mozilla IDs 10 bugs in Firefox 3.0 RC1

Mozilla will decide next week whether to release the browser anyway or issue a second release candidate

Daily news beat for May 23, 2008

Feds encrypt 800,000 laptops; 1.2 million to go

Government agencies scramble tp secure sensitive information stored on laptops, handhelds, and removable storage devices

Symantec blames Microsoft for XP SP3 registry corruption

Security vendor claims it was Microsoft's own code that created the thousands of bogus entries in Window's registry

Lab test: Sun’s X4150

Speed is of essence for next-generation Symantec products

Symantec sets a higher bar for performance after users complain about how much the security software drags down PC speeds

Rising energy costs usher in workplace changes

The escalating cost of fuel prices has companies expanding their videoconferencing capabilities, reducing corporate travel, and implementing telecommuting

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