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WiMax research boom hits Nortel

Marking first year in position, CTO Roese shifts R&D focus to emerging technologies, rather than established standards

Hopeful iPhone owners and users suffer delays

Stores sold out of stock quickly, leaving many to buy the iPhone through Apple's Web site; some who did get the device are experiencing activation delays

Companies that care about open source

BSA raises reward to $1M for reports of piracy

Trade group will pay the new reward amount for accurate reports of software copyright infringement between now and Oct. 2

Commentary on Jefferson Graham (USA Today) iPhone interview w/CEOs Jobs and Stephenson

Consumer group questions iPhone battery replacement

FTCR says many users will need to replace iPhone batteries before their two-year contracts with AT&T expire

JBoss adds Google Gadgets to portal software

The latest upgrade to the open source portal software integrates Google Gadgets mini-apps and makes personalizing individual portlets easier

India’s software, services exports forecast at $40B

NASSCOM predicts India's export revenue will grow by 26 to 29 percent in 2007

Motherboard maker Asustek to split into three

Asustek will separate its name brand product business from its contract manufacturing operations

Powerchip denies rumored Renesas tie-up in China

Powerchip says its plant is still making money in Taiwan so there's no need to move it to China right now

Stupid user tricks re-revisited

Hackers target execs and their families

Experts see rise in targeted messages aimed at tricking execs into downloading malicious programs that can steal company data

Head of BenQ loses CEO title

Chairman K.Y. Lee no longer CEO of AU Optronics or BenQ

iPhone launch marred by activation delays

AT&T delays left some people unable to use their new phone throughout the weekend

Hackers race to unlock iPhone

Cracking the iPhone would enable it to be used with any GSM or EDGE provider, not just AT&T

Geeks in a vacation vacuum

Just because they unplug completely while on holiday, don't call them Luddites

Great escapes for geeks: InfoWorld readers weigh in

Vacations for the techie of heart

Top 10 geek vacations, Part I

How to get away from it all without getting all that far away

iPhone purchase day findings: Good, bad, silly, sleazy

GPLv3 author: Business needs free software

Unfettered innovation, sounder security just two benefits of using free software programs, says FSF leader

Stores open doors for iPhone sales

After a six-month buildup of excitement, the so-called 'iDay' is here, and Apple and AT&T stores try to cope with the rush

AT&T expands wireless coverage with Dobson buy

The cellular giant will add Dobson's Cellular One brand as well as its primarily rural and suburban 1.7 million customers in 17 states to its holdings

Ecma to create standard out of Microsoft’s PDF rival

Critics, however, claim that Microsoft exerts too much control in standards approval process, urge Ecma to reject adoption of format

ICANN moves ahead with international domain names

Internet governance body addresses changes needed for non-Latin alphabets, IPv6 use, and digital signatures

Sun CEO keeps mum on GPLv3

But Schwartz reveals licensing dream, even as public rift with Linux creator Torvalds persists over the future of open source

Floral giant sends bouquet to EnterpriseDB

In a pinch, FTD transferred from Oracle to EnterpriseDB's much cheaper but still Oracle-compatible offering

Nevermind iPhone, worry about these

AMD: Barcelona will be on time

AMD refutes rumors, says upcoming quad-core server chip will ship in August

EU turns to YouTube to create EUtube

EC plans to disseminate information and explain policy to its citizens through a new video-sharing channel

Homeland Security to host closed-door security forum

Conference will bring together security experts from law enforcement, Internet service providers, and the tech industry

RIM: iPhone has helped business

RIM posts record highs in Q1 and anticipates iPhone's buzz will drive future sales of multifunction handsets

Taiwan hit by iPhone craze

Taiwan is abuzz over Apple's device even though it won't go on sale there until next year at the earliest

iPhone launch grabs headlines in China

Although the iPhone is made in China, the handset isn't set for sale there

Intel ships 1 million quad-core CPUs

Xeon 5300 series has helped lead Intel's recovery in the server chip market, taking share away from rival AMD

Microsoft.co.uk succumbs to SQL injection attack

Hacker attacks a Microsoft Web page and posts a photo of a child waving the Saudi Arabian flag

Report: Infosys considering Capgemini acquisition

Fast-growing Indian outsourcer is keen to expand on the global market

Calculating the cost of an iPhone

Jobs: iPhone supply may not meet demand

Prospective buyers may be disappointed when the highly hyped smart phone goes on sale later Friday

Goodbye ‘bloatware,’ hello Web apps

Web apps are making serious moves as alternatives to bloated proprietary software; here's a look at some of the best productivity apps online

Visto to offer Exchange, Notes e-mail on iPhone

The push e-mail provider claims to have a solution for sending enterprise e-mail to the iPhone without compromising corporate firewalls

Palm troubles continue with 44 percent profit drop

Strong sales of Treo and continued growth in smartphone revenues can't end Palm's financial woes

Nonprofit garners support with NYC iPhone vigil

Keep a Child Alive will buy the first iPhone from the SoHo Apple Store and auction it on eBay, using the money for its charity program, prompting others to pitch in as well

SOA approaches pondered

Google, Oracle earnings stoke IT

The Nasdaq has been climbing of late, largely pushed by stellar results from big companies like Oracle and Google

WS-I adding to blueprints for Web services usage

SOAP and security enhancements are featured in the updated interoperability guidelines

Tech groups disappointed in immigration vote

Caps for H-1B visa program for highly skilled workers remain unchanged after Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act's defeat in Senate

MySpace again under phishing attack

Users who click fake navigation bars on MySpace profile pages exposed to malicious botnets; several thousands PCs thought to be infected

Experts: Better broadband stats needed

Telecom experts gathered at the Progress and Freedom Foundation argued that the governments stats for broadband penetration paint an inaccurate picture

Covad to cut workforce by 8 percent

The layoffs come as the ISP company tries to compete with larger incumbent carriers like AT&T and Verizon

Virtual world denizens to meet, greet Beasties, Korn

Capitol Music Group taps Makena Technologies' There.com as virtual venue for label's artists to interact with fans