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MySpace makes data portability move

MySpace launches initiative with eBay, Yahoo, others to let members share their profile data outside of the social-networking site while retaining privacy and security controls

AT&T yanks iPhone free Wi-Fi info from site

AT&T makes no explanation for why it scrubbed from its Web site all references to iPhone users receiving free access to AT&T's public wireless hotspots

Sun: Java ubiquity an advantage in RIA battle

Sun stresses ties between JavaFX and the base Java platform, and touts Java Community Process changes and SOA enhancements

Toshiba eyes fuel cells by 2009

Toshiba makes strongest commitment yet to begin mass production of DMFCs

IT didn’t fail Myanmar during cyclone, people did

The power of technology cannot deliver effective relief to people when their leaders have reservations about opening up borders for cooperation with the outside world

Microsoft’s answer to Google Sky to launch at end of May

Worldwide Telescope will be free to anyone who wants to use it

Google grilled on human rights

Google's shareholders voted down two proposals that would have compelled the search giant to change its human rights policies

You don’t know tech: The InfoWorld news quiz

Match your weekly tech news wits against our snarky quiz master

Solid-state upgrades: Risky business

Four Microsoft security patches due next week

The pathces will fix critical security bugs in Word, Publisher, and Jet database software

Water-cooled servers gaining steam

As datacenters continue to grow, operators are increasingly looking toward water cooling, which is more efficient than air conditioning in large-scale server deployments

Microsoft’s options, post-Yahoo

With the Yahoo acquisition all but dead, Microsoft will need to make other moves to boost its Web business

Microsoft adds $3 million to small-business subsidies

Microsoft is further investing in its Big Easy program, which gives back small businesses a percentage of money spent on for use purchasing other products

U.S. lawmakers introduce new net neutrality bill

Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act would subject broadband providers to antitrust violations if they block or slow Internet traffic

Intel ports thread optimization tool to OpenSolaris

Threading Building Blocks aims to reduce the amount of coding required of C++ developers to take advantage of extra computing power in multicore chips

Cablevision plans Wi-Fi network in NYC

Cablevision will allow subscribers of its Optimum high-speed-access service to use the wireless network as part of their regular subscriptions

Can the Clearwire coalition save WiMax?

WiMax has suffered from a bad reputation thus far, bu the recent Sprint-Clearwire partenership to build a nationwide WiMax network could change that reputation

House passes copyright enforcement bill

Legislation creates copyright czar position in White House and expands DOJ program that gives local law enforcement agencies grants to fight computer crimes

JavaOne: AMD cites Java improvement efforts

Also at JavaOne, Sun advances GlassFish app server and the new GlassFish Communications Server

Kagermann reflects on his years at SAP

Interview: SAP co-CEO Henning Kagermann discusses his career and how his successor, fellow co-CEO, Leo Apotheker, will do when he takes the reins next year

Judge slaps TorrentSpy with $111 million damages

BitTorrent peer-to-peer search site must pay damages in copyright infringement suit with the MPAA

Apple leaves Hawaiian investor in the cold

Five things to consider before committing to SAP

Daily News beat for May 8, 2008

Leopard at 6 months: Does it live up to the early hype?

Mac OS X has gained ground and maturity and grown into a solid computing platform with enough new features to tempt Mac users to upgrade

Hollywood wants $15 million from Pirate Bay

Motion Picture Association wants damages for copyright infringement from the people behind The Pirate Bay, one of the most widely used BitTorrent trackers for music and movies

Microsoft to increase focus on handsets for poor

Windows Mobile and handsets based on Microsoft's Fone+ prototype will be used to spread computing to poor areas of the world

Japan eyes adding copyright fee to iPod price

Japan's proposed fee on digital music and video devices would be used to partially compensate rights holders for revenues lost to piracy

Intel continues to invest in WiMax

Intel pays $26.4 million for Swedish 4G license and the chance to experiment with WiMax outside of the U.S.

Small businesses’ ERP deficit

Who wears the pants in your organization?

AMD must rebuild momentum after quad-core delays

Despite repeated delays of its Quad-Core Opteron processor, AMD managed to retain many customers but must now regain its footing

Yahoo tests aggregated text, video, and image search

Yahoo will beta test in India the new Glue Pages search concept that combines text, images, and video results on a single results page

Sun defends JavaFX Script

Despite multitude of scripting languages, need is served by new platform, Sun official says

Update: Firefox plugin shipped with malicious code

The Vietnamese language pack for Firefox 2 has been infected with an adware code, affecting everybody who has downloaded the pack since Feb. 18, Mozilla warns

It’s JavaOne, but where’s Scott?

Yahoo, Microsoft: Off again … on again?

Reports of the death of the Microsoft-Yahoo deal could be greatly exaggerated as there is still a possibility that both sides will return to the bargaining table

Clearwire venture promises new kinds of services

The WiMax partnership between Clearwire and Sprint opens up new realms of possibilities for wireless services thanks to greater competition and openness

Yahoo shareholders eye board ouster after failed Microsoft bid

Yahoo shareholders are still shocked that the company turned down Microsoft's acquisition attempt and are looking to replace the board in response

Internet Archive challenges FBI’s secret records demand

Internet Archive founder breaks gag order, detailing FBI's secret demand for user's personal information and the resulting lawsuit challenging the subpoena

AMD jumps to 12-core chip, skips 8-core chip plans

The 12-core processor, code-named Magny-Cours, is due for release in the first half of 2010, according to AMD's updated road map

Even storage that isn’t clustered wants to be

Clustered storage is the newest trend, but with everybody labelling their storage as 'clustered,' the term's meaning is getting diluted

Indian workers don’t want U.S. jobs, survey reports

A recent survye by Evalueserve found that most Indian high-tech graduates see more opportunities in India than they do in the U.S.

Zero-day treasure hunt: Researcher hides IE attack on Web

Aviv Raff has discovered zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer that would allow an attacker to take control of a victim's PC

Microsoft warns of IE7 lock-in with XP SP3

Users who have installed the Windows XP SP3 will not be able to downgrade from Internet Explorer 7 to IE6 without uninstalling the service pack

Embarcadero buys CodeGear

In acquiring the Borland Software tools group, Embarcadero is expected to become world's largest platform-independent software provider

Artists, developers to synch up in NetBeans

Integrated workflows eyed for Sun's open source IDE

Plattner: On-demand ERP delay has silver lining

Slowing down the rollout of Business ByDesign gives SAP more time to implement its in-memory database technology into the ERP software

Microsoft EPM: Not just for the enterprise?

Update: Sprint and Clearwire seal $14.5 billion WiMax deal

Sprint and Clearwire will form a joint venture to deploy the first nationwide mobile WiMax network