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Fujitsu’s ultraportable shows up outside of Japan

Fujitsu widens sales of its pocket-size Lifebook U1010 device

Google to build R&D center in Shanghai

Google is stepping up its effort to build a bigger search business in China

Battle of the overclockers

Hobbyists are perfecting the art of pushing processors to their limits

PayPal, eBay offer Security Key to U.S. customers

VeriSign password generator will help stop phishing attacks by augmenting user name/password sign-in with a unique code

Symantec “Project Nextgen” to merge compliance tools

Combo to be used to identify systems on the network that are misconfigured or that do not have the latest security patches

eBay store owners voice concerns

Many eBay Power Sellers are upset at what they perceive as a lack of support from eBay and are moving their business to competitors like Amazon

Palm hit with layoffs

The company won't say how many employees are being laid off but insists it is a 'small percentage' from the development group

Linux summit held

Global co-op feeds FBI’s botnet fight

The FBI claims that fighting cybercrime is a top priority, right behind antiterrorism and counterintelligence, and it is seeing better results thanks to worldwide cooperation

IPOs stress IT health, not bubble

IPO activity may look like it did in the runup to the tech bubble bursting, but it is much more stable this time around

Tech CEOs push priorities with politicians

The Technology CEO Council has been meeting with presidential candidates to discuss positions on various IT-related issues

Microsoft touts Scrum tool

Software offers project management for agile programming methodology

Spectrum public safety plan meets resistance

A plan for private investors to build a national wireless network for emergency responders has sparked debate on who should own the spectrum and the network

After hacker dissection, Safari beta is patched

Three days after the Safari for Windows beta was released — and prompty taken apart and criticized by hackers — Apple has patched several security flaws

Readers rebutt: Safari, Google and AmeriTrade

Lawsuits, founder could derail Inter-Tel acquisition

A proposed acquisition by Mitel Networks has hit several obstacles, including class-action lawsuits and open antagonism by the company's founder, Steven Mihaylo

Ingres steers Icebreaker to BI, ECM

The first special version of the Icebreaker soft appliance, a BI suite made by JasperSoft, is finished and is being tested and refined by early adopters

U.S. may give ground in passenger data stand-off

It remains unclear if concessions have been communicated to the EU

Novell to release SMB suite by September

Desktop and server package includes workgroup, Linux, and OpenOffice programs

Flat-rate mobile phone music service to compete with iPhone

Startup to offer services for Java and music-enabled devices

US may require European visitors to register online

Proposal could fuel tensions over demands for data

Report picks Microsoft over open source

Microsoft: Mystery trio thwarts pirates

Tiny picture of men makes it harder to replicate Vista DVD

Sony Ericsson to unveil 9GB Walkman mobile phone

Official denies that latest Walkman is response to Apple's iPhone

IBM, Cisco ready codeveloped management software

Initial offering, slated for July, to offer network fault monitoring, trouble isolation, real-time service-level event management

Microsoft inks Linux patent deal with Linspire

Pact protects Linspire's customers from patent claims

Out of the inner IT circle

Dell gets closer to retail sales in Asia

PC maker's strategy shift is going global

Wipro goes green as India’s e-waste mounts

Computer maker becomes the first to offer products that RoHS-compliant

Azul turbocharges ‘computing appliance’

Company to launch two models of Vega 2 with up to 16 chips for running Java apps

iPhone disappoints mobile developers

Keeping the development environment simple will yield the most apps, but Web-based apps are limited, say many

Azul turbocharges its ‘computing appliance’

Global chip sales growth sputters

Semiconductor Industry Association shifts forecast downward

McAfee readies enterprise e-mail, Web appliances

New, scalable e-mail and Web security appliances will be able to serve a much greater number of clients, making them more attractive to enterprises

Replacement named for CA board chair

William McCracken will become the new chairman as the company tries to move past its recent scandals

Schwartz to Torvalds: Dinner at my place?

Sun's CEO has invited Linux guru Linus Torvalds to dinner at his house so that they may hash out an understanding of Sun's position regarding open source

After eBay pulls ads, Google cancels offending party

A party Google had planned for Boston was seen as a slap at eBay; Google has apologized, but eBay is still keeping its ads off Google's AdWords

Windows Home Server edges toward final release

Software is aimed at letting home Windows PC users share and store multimedia and other files

Red Hat simplifies pricing on SaaS-based system monitoring

Support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, JBoss 4, Oracle10g and VMware ESX version 3 also added

Recent Grid News

Important follow-up: “MacBook Pro battery fried” recognized as common issue, selective battery replacement offered

Update: eBay pulls ads from Google ad network

Source says move is an angry reaction by eBay's management to Google's decision to hold a protest party concurrent with the start of eBay Live

Microsoft releases AIDS research tools

The heart of open source: Naivete

Sun CEO: poverty, not licenses are biggest threat to open source

Sun CEO extended an olive branch (and a dinner invitation) to Linux creator Linux Torvalds amid a simmering dispute over licensing of the Linux kernel.

Symantec releases beta of new enterprise product

Latest version of Endpoint Protection incorporates much of the technology that Symantec has acquired over the past few years

IBM offers blade server for the little guy

BladeCenter S simplifies IT for customers, official says

Blogosphere pans, praises Safari 3

Early opinions of Safari 3 are in, and they range from effusive praise to tough criticism

eBay mission: Court developers to bring in buyers

Online auction giant wants to reach more buyers where they live, and is hoping developers will take advantage of lighter and faster interfaces to carry its flag to the user