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Microsoft unveils ‘Deepfish’ mobile Web browser

Microsoft aims to make surfing the Net on wireless devices as feature-rich as browsing on a PC

EU report: More mobile phones than citizens

Commission is reforming EU telecom rules to overcome national inconsistencies

TJX data heist confirmed as largest ever

Retailer reveals that attacks resulted in loss of 45.7 million consumer records

Bill Clinton backs electronic health records

Former U.S. president says EMR bill is 'number one thing that can be done to make system more efficient'

Mobile vendors face backhaul issue

Operators will need to feed 3G cell sites

IBM seeks JBoss migrations

UK lays down first rules for VOIP providers

New rules aim to help consumers make more informed decisions about VOIP services

YouTube adds features, test site

Video site will now let users test new services and offer feedback before their commercial launch

ProMOS raises memory plant spending

ProMOS spending $1.5 billion on new memory chip plants this year should help keep DRAM prices down

China’s Ufida strengthens bond with IBM

Ufida adds support for DB2 and IBM middleware to its business application lineup

STMicroelectronics to sell China’s Loongson processor

Deal is aimed at promoting China's homegrown processor as a viable option in markets around the world

What’s a Linux guy doing at Sun?

Yahoo opens up Web mail APIs

External developers will now be able to create plug-ins and apps for the Yahoo Mail service

Acer investigating HP’s patent claims

Acer is likely protected from HP's patent infringement claims by cross-licenses

Silicon Valley VCs predict tech winners, losers

Venture capitalists predict the iPhone will be hot, but a hot Web 2.0 market will cool

Startup aims to keep network security vendors honest

New network test appliance sniffs out security holes in devices such as load balancers, intrusion prevention systems, and routers

Dell promises Linux on notebooks and desktops

Responding to customer feedback, the company is going to start pre-installing Linux on select desktop and notebook systems

SAP executive changes may leave leadership gap

Shai Agassi, who was expected to become co-CEO, instead will be leaving the company on April 1 as current CEO Henning Kagermann extends his stay until 2009

Software Factories touted

Microsoft exec hails .Net, cites advantage over Java

Official also elaborates on upcoming product developments

Cingular’s Video Share service has business side

While it is mostly presented as a consumer app, the live-video-stream technology also has enterprise applications, according to AT&T

Downtime makes Google Apps customers wary

Yesterday's Apps availability issues, the third downtime problem of the month, made many Apps customers think twice about upgrading or even staying with the service

IPv6 to power the ‘city of the future’

Harrisonburg, Virginia will be the first U.S. city to have a citywide IPv6 network, streamlining municipal functions and serving as an example of the advantages of IPv6

Survey shows U.S. slipping globally in IT use

The United States falls from first to seventh place in the World Economic Forum's index of how well countries use IT to maximize development and competitiveness

Wi-Fi Signal that Travels 60 Miles?

Intel promises fast Penryn chips in 2007

Move also marks first step in company's new product strategy and accelerated launch schedule

GPLv3 third draft: Linus likes it, ACT hates it

Yet to come: one more draft–and further changes in language

SAP reorganizes executive management

Shai Agassi leaving company, Henning Kagermann staying on as CEO

RIM adds APIs for new types of applications

New APIs will allow developers to build social networking, mapping, audio/visual, and other types of applications for Blackberry handhelds

HP targets SMB markets with new hardware

New servers and laptops focus on the needs of SMBs and home offices as HP vies for a piece of the $400 billion global SMB market

The end of the line for HP’s DEC

The Digital Entertainment Center, a high-end device meant to serve as the hub of a home theater system, is being dropped in favor of simpler, less expensive designs

Download crimes and misdemeanors

Sun to close Solaris ‘usability gap’

Chief platforms officer Ian Murdock, half of Debiam Linux fame, outlines what he aims to do in new job at Sun

Opera previews new Web, mobile browsers

Web browser gains 'speed dial' feature for frequently visited sites

GPLv3 takes hard line on MS, Novell deal

Draft license aims to protect user software freedoms and block threats from the MS/Novell pact

IBM, Oracle, others create services consortium

Vendors and university researchers create organization to bring service science to same level as computer science

Asustek to ship motherboard with HD interface

Interface will let users watch HD movies on either the Blu-ray Disc or HD-DVD formats

LG phones to carry Google software

First phones featuring Google Maps, Gmail for mobile, and Blogger Mobile will ship in second quarter

InfoNow switches to Microsoft’s Virtual Earth

Microsoft scores a win over MapQuest in mapping and location market

Hackers build private IM to keep the law out

CarderIM helps hackers sell personal information; product's distribution is limited

Nortel, Microsoft lay ground for hosted services

Companies will extend their unified communications partnership to carrier networks

Cisco to acquire network processor company

Cisco will embed chips developed by SpansLogic into its switch platforms

Infineon to license tech for Indian chip project

Agreement includes chipmaker's 130-nanometer CMOS

Transmeta faces delisting

Nasdaq warns that chipmaker's stocks must hit $1 or higher for 10 business days

Report names Microsoft among DoubleClick suitors

Online ad company is up for sale; Microsoft mum on speculation

TSMC making WiMax chips for Intel

Announcement marks the second year TSMC produces such chips for Intel

Arrest deals blow to Siemens’ IT services division

Investigations into corruption come at a bad time for Siemens' recently launched SIS unit

Is Vista secure enough? Longhorn?

Accenture sets up SOA development center in India

New center will be the first from Accenture to focus on Sun products

TSMC offers way to make faster, cheaper chips

TSMC says it will begin making chips with a 55-nanometer process in early May