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Apple ships new eight-core Harpertown Mac Pro and Xserve

Three companies pay software licensing settlements

Stock brokerage firm and two mortgage companies agree to pay more than $420,000 to BSA for using unlicensed software on their computers

Sony demos faster-than-USB wireless transfer system

Sony's Transfer Jet wireless transfer system is capable of sending pictures, video, and data over a range of a few centimeters.

Content discovery issues slow down mobile video takeup

Context-aware, more intelligent network serviceswill make it easier for mobile users to access more content from a mobile phone

U.K. looks to relax restrictive copyright laws

U.K. remains one of the few European countries that still prohibits private copying or music for personal use

Via’s Mobile ITX board now expected next year

'Manufacturability issues' prevent Via's supersmall Mobile ITX motherboard from being used in UMPCs and other portable devices this year

3M has projector small enough for cell phones, cameras

3M demonstrates at CES a prototype miniature projector small enough to fit inside portable devices like cell phones, PDAs, or a digital still camera

Lenovo, Toshiba reveal new UMPCs at Intel booth

Intel says the smaller screen sizes and use of the Linux OS make Lenovo's 'Mobile Internet Device' different from Microsoft's ultramobile PCs

Qualcomm focuses on ‘pocketable computers’

Qualcomm to take on Intel in the largely untapped market for ultramobile PCs

Otellini sees Internet search coming to users

Intel CEO says Internet will soon be able to recognize a user, anticipate a data search, and deliver related data before a user asks for it

Sears sued over privacy breach

Class-action lawsuit seeks damages and wants Sears to determine whether its Managemyhome Web site was misused by criminals

Mozilla gets a new CEO

Mitchell Baker steps down as the CEO of Mozilla, hands over the job to John Lilly, Mozilla's chief operating officer

InfoWorld’s Technology of the Year Awards

EMC’s Clariion AX4 tackles growing SMB storage needs

Small businesses, forced to collect and store more information, want systems that let them add capacity as they grow

Intel’s next Classmate PC based on Silverthorne

Intel's new low-cost Classmate PCs will likely be sleeker and have longer battery life than the current version

Microsoft bids $1.2B for Fast Search and Transfer

By integrating Fast Search's products with SharePoint, Microsoft hopes to bring the Norwegian enterprise search company's products to a wider audience

Researchers: Microsoft to patch Windows password flaw

Flaw that affects affects Windows 2000, XP, and 2003 Server could give attackers access to passwords on a victim's system

Yang: The future is simple for Yahoo

In CES keynote, Yahoo CEO reveals efforts to make Yahoo portal the starting point for Internet experience, connecting people to a variety of services and devices

Linus Torvalds still sticking with GPL 2

The Linux creator says that while version 3 could become useful, GPL 2 more closely matches what he wants from a license

New Fujitsu laptops have built-in HSUPA

At CES, Fujitsu showed off a pair of new laptops that will support AT&T's HSUPA, which provides wireless upload speeds of 500Kbps

IBM digs into security management

As organizations struggle to meet security regulations, IBM says its mix of technology, services, and partnerships puts it at the forefront of security providers

CEA pushes for free trade at CES

The Consumer Electronics Organization's chief executive, Gary Shapiro, is troubled that free trade is not a given in the current political climate

Spring framework offered for .Net

Panasonic wants to add life to walls

Alliances with Comcast, YouTube, and Picasa will allow improved interactive experiences between Web and TV

Microsoft Silverlight going to the Olympics

Ruby on Rails IDE geared to Visual Studio 2008 users

SapphireSteel extends product line for developers used to Microsoft's software development platform

Symantec: Gov’t needs to take new cybersecurity steps

Symantec's latest report shows that federal, state, and local government accounted for 26 percent of data breaches that could lead to identity theft in the first half of 2007

Time’s a tickin’: Sign on to save XP

Intel to add WiMax to upcoming ultramobile platform

At CES, Intel announced that WiMax will be included as an option in upcoming ultramobiles based on the company's Menlow platform

Panasonic shows 150-inch plasma screen

Measuring 11 feet wide and the size of nine 50-inch plasma TV sets, display is reportedly the biggest flat-panel screen in the world

Sony BMG to sell DRM-free music downloads through stores

Users will be able to download just 37 albums DRM-free from Sony BMG starting Jan. 15 — but first they must go to a retail store and buy the $12.99 Platinum MusicPass

Trolltech, Huawei join mobile Linux group

With five new companies joining, the LiMo Foundation mobile Linux group now has 25 members, including Trolltech, which left the competing LiPS Forum to join

It’s good to be blue, says Sony’s Stringer

CEO thanks Warner for dropping backing Blu-ray and dropping HD DVD

OLPC considering ‘give one, get one’ laptop offer for Europe

As soon as certifications are ready, OLPC may consider extending the offer to European market

Boeing Dreamliner could be vulnerable to hackers

New 787 jet allows for more passenger connectivity — on networks previously reserved for navigational use

EU receives Intel’s response to antitrust charges

After several delays, Intel files its written response to EU antitrust chanrges and also asks to respond to the charges face-to-face in an oral hearing

Gates: Deal-maker, philanthropist, innovator?

Interview: Bill Gates talks about his legacy as an innovator and new directions at Microsoft

Samsung shows off 128GB solid state drive

Samsung ready to take on HDDs with its 128GB SSDs, which will be available to laptop makers in the first half of this year

iPhone hurt mobile gaming, expert says

Users of Apple's phone may be giving up games they played on other devices, he says

Panasonic launches recycling business

Vendor joins with Sharp, Toshiba to create the Electronic Manufacturers Recycling Management Company

Netezza will scale its appliance to petabyte range

Netezza will ship by mid-year more powerful data-crunching products for BI analytics

Wikia search engine to go live on Monday

Open-source, community-driven search engine from Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales could disrupt and reshape Google-dominated market

Intel: It’s early for mobile quad-core chips

New 45-nanometer CPUs will boost performance, extend battery life

Logitech shows mini-wireless keyboard to control PC on TV

Logitech's diNovo Mini keyboard uses Bluetooth 2.0 wireless technology to control PC functions on a TV at a range of around 30-feet from the PC

New Netgear products aim to simplify home networking

Netgear uses new antenna technology to ensures quality streaming despite potential interference from other wireless gear including microwaves and cordless phones

Yes, there are reasons to buy Microsoft stock

Motorola buys Soundbuzz to expand music offerings

Motorola hopes its acquisition of online music store Soundbuzz will make it the top online music seller in Asia

Toshiba defiant on HD DVD: It ain’t dead yet

Toshiba has only two major studios, Paramount and Universal, backing its technology after Warner Bros. decision to go exclusively with Blu-ray

Warner’s Blu-ray Disc move has industry buzzing

Warner's decision gives Blu-ray Disc an advantage over HD DVD; industry-insiders ask: Could the high-definition format wars be over?

AMD lights Puma platform up with hybrid graphics

AMD's next-generation Puma platform for notebooks will come with processors named Turion Ultra, originally codenamed Griffin