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Android’s cross-platform potential in doubt

Experts doubt that Android can fulfill write once, run anywhere promise

T-Mobile dumps Google for Yahoo

Yahoo will replace Google as T-Mobile's preferred mobile search provider in Europe — a move some see as a minor coup for Yahoo

Blended security threats on the rise, IBM says

The number of malware code samples grew 30 percent in 2007, and while overall software vulnerabilities were down, high-risk vulnerabilities increased

Senate rejects amendment to strip immunity from telecom

An amendment to the FISA Amendments Act will include immunity for telecom firms that assisted the U.S. government in surveillance of U.S. citizens

Krugle ships 2.0 version of code search engine

The Krugle Enterprise 2.0 enterprise code search app offers improved scalability and accuracy as well as a try-before-you-buy program

Yahoo buys Maven Networks for $160 million

Acquisition would help Yahoo increase video advertising capabilities, as well as complement its search and display ad offerings

Microsoft releases massive set of security updates

This month's Patch Tuesday bundle fixes 17 flaws, including four vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer that should take top priority

Business Objects offers soup-to-nuts BI platform

XI 3.0 has something for everyone, including use of unstructured data and traceability of data

Patch Tuesday fixes include Vista SP1 prerequisites

Two of three prerequisites needed to install SP1 are bundled with Microsoft's Windows Update, along with usual batch of monthly security updates

RIM probing cause of BlackBerry outage

Company continues to investigate incident, which left customers across North America without current e-mail for about three hours Monday

XML 10th anniversary celebration set

European Commission raids Intel offices in Munich

The offices of several hardware manufacturers, including Intel, were raided as part of an ongoing antitrust investigation by the European Commission

10.5.2 update: Way more than security, and Apple fixed Stacks

Who really owns social media?

Daily news beat for Feb. 12, 2008

Sun to buy VirtualBox maker Innotek

Innotek's VirtualBox virtualization software targets a different market than Sun's own xVM Server

Sun buys open source virtualization company

Mozilla offering limited live chat support for Firefox

Firefox Live Chat is an all-volunteer effort that remains in beta, buggy, and only available several hours a day

Android in spotlight, doubt rises

Acer forecasts strong growth in 2008

Taiwanese PC vendor predicts its shipments will grow as much as 35 percent this year, led by a strong notebook market

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dotMobi database to help mobile developers

dotMobi will publish a list of specs for virtually all phones on the market to make it easier for developers and encourage more mobile development

BenQ to launch ultramobile device in Q2

BenQ's 'mobile Internet device' sports a Linux OS, a 4.8-inch touchscreen, a 0.3-megapixel Webcam, and onboard sensors

Spikes and spurting blood in the back office

Vodafone CEO calls for mobile OS consolidation

CEO Arun Sarin says the wide variety of operating systems on mobile phones is hindering the growth of mobile Internet applications

Yahoo shows off oneConnect social address book

Yahoo's oneConnect mobile service draws information from social-networking sites, IM, and e-mail and aggregates contacts around a 'socially connected address book'

MacBook Air finds its Nietzsche

5 reasons cellular broadband is good for business

Nokia integrates Google into its search application

Google's search engine initially will appear on four of Nokia's latest phones; eventually the option will be extended to other handsets

Gates tells of new ‘quest’ for less code

Google’s U.S. ad share drops for first time in two years

Google's fourth-quarter decline in ad market share could spell opportunity for rivals such as Microsoft

AOL to launch mobile development platform

AOL Open Mobile Platform, which will enable developers to create applications that can run on any mobile phone, faces competition from Yahoo and others

No messages lost in BlackBerry outage, RIM says

RIM gives no reason for the three-hour outage that caused 'intermittent delays' for data services in the Americas

Patches keep coming: Apple fixes OS X security bugs

Apple's latest security updates fix 11 bugs in the Mac OS, including eight bugs in the recently released Leopard

Asustek to launch U2E notebook PC next week

Asustek's new laptop is built for power-savings with an LED backlight behind its 11-inch LCD panel and a 32GB SSD instead of an HDD

Outage knocks BlackBerry users offline

BlackBerry data services were widely disrupted on Monday as customers of all major North American mobile operators were affected

Gates pledges more ribbon UI capabilities for Windows

Microsoft chairman also talks about open source at the Office System Developer Conference

Analysts: 3G iPhone may reach users by midyear

As stock of current iPhones declines and demand for a 3G-compatible model increases, Apple could respond with a 3G iPhone this year

Experts doubt Android’s write-once, run-many potential

As handsets move to the next level of sophistication, the need for hardware differentiation will make standardization more difficult

Mapping out Web apps attacks

A new report shows that while many attackers continue to stick with old techniques and targets, some are expanding their horizons in terms of tactics and victims

Microsoft hints at Yahoo hostile takeover

Microsoft said that its $44.6 billion offer was 'fair' and said that it may take the matter up directly with Yahoo's shareholders

Study: Bad requirements-gathering hurts IT projects

Two-thirds of companies responding to a recent poll doubt that an IT project could be deemed a success due to poor gathering of business requirements

Starbucks dumps T-Mobile in favor of AT&T

Changeover, scheduled for completion by the end of the year, will significantly expand AT&T's hotspot network

Microsoft updates Office Live Small Business

New versions seeks to help small businesses build a Web presence and their own e-commerce sites, as well as develop e-mail marketing services

Touch-based interfaces infect show with ‘iPhoneitis’

At the Mobile World Congress, Sony Ericsson, LG, and Samsung all showed off handsets with touch interfaces, a clear nod to Apple's iPhone

‘Office 14’ to be more Web-friendly, Gates says

Microsoft envisions the next version of Office to have partial online functionality similar to how Outlook Web Access works

Intel develops processor similar to MacBook Air chip

Intel's new Core 2 Duo SL7100 LV chip is similar to the chip it custom-designed for the MacBook Air and will be featured in laptops made by Lenovo and Fujitsu

What’s behind Yahoo’s rejection of Microsoft bid?

Analysts think the deal will eventually happen and see Yahoo's rejection as a strategy to draw a higher bid from Microsoft and not as a refusal of the offer altogether

Gates talks up declarative modeling language effort

The main goal of the plan is to make customizing applications much easier by reducing the need to code

Internet following cable TV’s footsteps