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Yahoo to offer unlimited storage capacity for Web mail

Capacity upgrade will be rolled out to users over a period of several months

HP sues Acer for patent infringement

Lawsuit may be an attempt to slow Acer's breakneck growth and its expansion in the U.S.

Java grid computing

An introduction to Java-based frameworks for grid and cluster computing

ODF group a year old, but format still unproven

The ODF Alliance has succeeded in getting governments on board with the competing standard to Microsoft's Open XML, but the private sector remains unconvinced

Google Apps’ Gmail faces downtime problems

Availability problems strike Google Apps for the third time this month, underscoring a major drawback to the software-as-a-service model

Microsoft maps data management plans

The Conceptual Data Programming concept is explained as an attempt to move to a higher level of abstraction

Web attacks get personal

Researchers with IBM's ISS group say that cyber-criminals are using malware personalization schemes that allow for maximum exposure and more consistent payoff.

Africa starts to tap solar energy for IT

Solar energy will benefit schools, rural societies in need of Internet and computer access

Dell division will design Web 2.0 datacenters

Newly launched division targets 'major Internet players' with its build-to-order large-scale server farms

Metasploit hacking tool now Windows friendly

Version 3.0 is faster and less buggy on Windows, says developer

Sun’s storage head to run new business unit

David Yen to oversee microelectronics development, aimed at supplying global market and Sun's internal systems

Microsoft, EMC team on network management

The partnership's first product combines Microsoft's System Center Operations Manager with EMC's Smarts, allowing the two suites to share information

Peering inside Apple TV

Tech firms push for more use of unlicensed spectrum

Google, Intel, Microsoft and others want to tap unused TV spectrum for wireless networking

Linux Foundation announces new board

Recently merged organization will focus on helping the Linux community compete with Windows

UK e-crime chief: Cyber criminals are undeterred

Interview: Veteran of UK's e-crime unit discusses the agency charged with combatting online crime

Best Buy acquires Speakeasy for $97 million

BestBuy aims at small businesses with purchase of broadband voice, data, and IT service provider

Google introduces new mobile search service

New engine makes it easier to find Web information using a handheld device

FCC chief: Wireless key to universal access

Kevin Martin says access should come via most efficient technology and in rural areas that means wireless

Ex-FCC chairman Powell to advise NTT DoCoMo

U.S.-based advisory board will offer the Japanese mobile telecom carrier updates on global economic developments

Grid and Utility Computing Webinar

Adobe overhauls suite for design professionals

Adobe creates six versions of Creative Suite 3 aimed at specific customer segments

Beleagured Governor leaks donor data

Massachusetts' new Governor steps in it…again. This time leaking sensitive information, including addresses and unlisted phone numbers of supporters through a new "grass roots" Web site.

Delayed GPLv3 third draft to debut Wednesday

Revised license for free and open source software set to enter final draft following feedback

Cisco launches IP-based surveillance cameras

Cisco expands its emerging physical security vision with the introduction of its initial IP-based video surveillance camera.

Google packing more into Google Pack

Google stuffs more apps into the Google Pack, including antivirus and antispyware tools, and a screensaver.

Baidu launches Japanese search engine

Baidu launches bid to expand beyond its home market in China

Three Key Things Mobile Workers Want in a Laptop

Qualcomm unveils next-generation chips

Qualcomm unveils UMB chips for cellular base stations and mobile devices

PayPal asking e-mail services to block messages

PayPal touts blocking messages that lack digital signatures to cut down on phishing scams

Samsung to double capacity of solid state disk drive

Samsung's new SSD with 64GB capacity will ship next quarter

Optimus keyboard faces another hurdle

Keyboard still expected to ship in December despite problems with delivery of the OLED displays

Samsung sees DRAM prices falling, NAND flash rising

Demand for the iPhone, iPod, and other products is expected to drive up prices for NAND flash memory

Cisco adds 3G to branch router

Cisco's 3G module provides link to the Internet over EV-DO and HSDPA networks

Security vendors turn eyes to smartphones

Security software makers begin to flood the market with products aimed at helping protect enterprise users' increasingly powerful mobile devices

Betting against Oracle’s good intentions

Yahoo launches mobile ad network

New services helps publishers retool their content so it can be accessed through Yahoo's mobile search

Reinvigorated Java IDEs change the development landscape

Java IDEs have improved steadily over the last few years. Products from IBM, Borland, and Sun show just how far they've come.

Ruby luster readied for Java

Developers at Sun target May for 1.0 release of JRuby, the Java implementation of the Ruby language

Samsung won’t follow Intel to China

Second largest chipmaker plans to focus on South Korea

Code posted for Internet Explorer attack

Malicious code exploits a known vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6; Microsoft had already released a patch for IE6, and the code does not work on IE7

Microsoft: Vista intro outsold XP

Company claims Vista's first-month sales top the first two months of XP sales, but analysts are unconvinced that this is a show of strength

Cisco launches interoperability platform for emergency services

IPICS will allow old-school technologies to talk to each other via IP

Senators question smart card ID requirements

Security as well as privacy issues are at the heart of debate over government plan to move ahead with smart card driver license requirements

Microsoft airs Orcas, Rosario dev tools visions

Major upgrades to the Visual Studio development platform due to roll out over the next few years

More evidence of U.S. as malware capital

New research confirms that the United States is the leading source of virus content in the world

ICANN to vote Friday on .xxx domain

Much ado rages over the usefulness of assigning the new suffix to porn sites

AOL’s new Web mail beta adds more IM integration

New offering will feature more closely tied functionality between Web mail and IM, including the new Vista-compatible IM client

Verizon signs network upgrade deal with Alcatel

The three year contract will push Verizon's transition to an all-IP network by upgrading existing broadband and adding VoIP and multimedia support

Multiple state laws confuse electronics recycling

Current state e-recycling laws differ on who has to recycle — and who pays for it — and with more states adding laws, some think a single federal law is needed