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Google to boost universal search effort

The company has vowed to be more aggressive in its recently-unveiled universal search effort in hopes of providing users with a cohesive search experiance

Rich Web technologies debated

AJAX, Silverlight, Flex cited as key players in the increasingly crowded rich Web development technology space

Google, Microsoft describe next-gen ‘Office 2.0’

As Web 2.0 apps gain popularity within enterprises, companies must find a way to balance between what users want and what corporate IT demands

Microsoft enters virtual machine-management

System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2007 allows users to use the same tools to manage both virtual and physical assets

Apple to issue $100 credit to iPhone buyers

After cutting handset's cost by $200, Steve Jobs and company move to placate disgruntled early adopters with partial reimbursement of price difference

Judge strikes down part of Patriot Act

FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice must stop issuing letters that require ISPs to turn over subscriber records, judge rules

Update: Seattle man arrested for p-to-p ID theft

Suspect allegedly used LimeWire and Soulseek to access sensitive information stored on victims' hard drives

Microsoft readies five September security updates

Bundle of fixes includes major patch for Windows 2000, but other updates seen as less critical than last month's package

HP picks Intel chip for quad-core servers

HP's new ProLiant blade and rack servers will use Intel's quad-core Tigerton processor to better support virtualization

Beers vie for CPU-coolant title

U.S. DOJ questions net neutrality rules

The Department of Justice has filed a brief with the FCC stating its opposition to net neutrality proposals

Microsoft fights traffic, expands

As Microsoft expands into downtown Seattle, it is also starting a bus service for employees in an effort to alleviate some of Seattle's traffic problems

AJAX hub due this fall

McAfee: Mobile malware coming to Windows near you

EMC ports data de-dupe to VMware

Four plead guilty to e-mail, securities fraud

Men cost investors more than $20 million in stock manipulation scheme that included sending out tens of millions of spam messages

InterDigital claims Nokia infringed its wireless patents

ITC will investigate complaint against Nokia, which is accused of unfair trade practice for importing 3G handsets into the United States

Report: Google, Amazon plan e-book moves

Amazon to launch the Kindle e-book reading device; Google service will let people obtain the full text of copyrighted books

Cisco bringing TelePresence conferencing to homes

Consumer TelePresence using high-definition TVs will be available within two to three years for about $1,000

NetApp-Sun lawsuit seen as open-source test case

NetApp contends that Sun's ZFS file-system technology infringes on seven NetApp patents

Singapore Exchange hit by yet another computer problem

'Computational error' causes data provided for the Straits Times Index to incorrectly reflect market prices

Microsoft licenses traffic technology it developed itself

Microsoft will license Inrix's real-time, historical, and predictive traffic data in online properties such as Live Search Maps and also in mobile apps

Cisco targets collaboration, developing markets

Cisco will focus on rich IP communication, Web 2.0 technologies, emerging markets to help it sustain long-term growth

Wikipedia blocked in China yet again

Wikipedia's English site continues its saga of on-again, off-again availability in China

Devices that best the iPhone, part 2

Coghead launches low-cost SaaS apps

At $10 per user, per month, Web 2.0 platform developer lowers the bar for entry into the digital age for very small businesses

Nokia, Intel beef up new network security appliance

Nokia's IP2450, featuring two quad-core Intel processors, is aimed at large enterprises and service providers doing high-end network monitoring

Apple may face lawsuit over iPod Touch moniker

The HTC Touch smartphone, a rival to Apple's iPhone, was launched earlier this year

Intel readies Penryn chips, may release Silverthorne early

Intel confirms it will release a server version of Penryn before year end, but is saying little about plans for mobile and desktop versions of the chip

Microsoft releases more Windows Media Extenders

Devices based on the old spec, developed to work with Windows XP, will no longer work with the new system for Vista

Rich Web technologies up for debate

Rich Web Experience conference brings out all the usual suspects, and then some

HP launches five iPaq models

Mobile units include two converged devices and a GPS system

Google takes heat over YouTube deal in Thailand

The International Federation of Journalists has criticized Google for allowing the Thai government to block citizens from seeing certain YouTube videos

AMD’s former sales chief joins Freescale

Weeks after stepping down at AMD, Henri Richard is joining semiconductor manufacturer Freescale as its chief sales and marketing officer

Microsoft touts cost savings of Vista over XP

Study finds running new OS saves $605 yearly over Windows XP on mobile PCs

House to consider e-voting reform bill

A bill that would require all e-voting machines to have paper trails and forbid them from having wireless or Internet connections is set for a vote

Microsoft cuts Zune price as Apple ups ante for iPods

Longtime rivals make moves in multimedia player market in anticipation of back-to-school and holiday buying seasons

DHS head: Cybersecurity remains a concern

While testifying before the House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee, Michael Chertoff asserted that cybersecurity is a top priority

Motorola’s goal: Be boring

CFO Tom Meredith claims that the key to ending Motorola's woes is to be 'boringly consistent' and develop a broad portfolio of phones instead of focusing on one area

FalconStor virtualizes CDP

Forrester security show stresses risk management

Enterprise security workers are starting to warm to the concept of comprehensive IT restructuring instead of simply adding new technology to the fold

How the ideal ultraportable might look

Microsoft ties Windows Live services to OS

A new unified installer will automatically update Windows Live services on Windows XP and Vista

Germany implements security plan to protect IT infrastructure with

Move follows reports about continued efforts by Chinese hackers to plant Trojan programs on government computers

Debate rages over German government spyware plan

Proposed law gives police wider surveillance powers, including allowing authorities to install Trojans on suspects' hard drives

Oracle buys Bridgestream for employee role mapping

Addition of Bridgestream will help Oracle strengthen its suite of Identity Management products

Cognos to pay $339 million for Applix

Cognos hopes to boost its software's ability to analyze and optimize complex financial performance data

Broadcom wins latest legal round against Qualcomm

Appeals court rules Broadcom can press on with antitrust case against rival chip maker on two of its eight original charges

HTC to use Qualcomm chips in 10 handsets this year

Qualcomm says the mobile phones shouldn't run into any problems from an import ban on some of its chips

China denies its military hacked Pentagon network

Publication says Chinese hackers were behind attacks that forced Pentagon network offline for more than a week