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Nokia offers free mapping program, phone search

Nokia hopes Smart2go will give it an edge as it tries to compete with personal navigation devices

New ways to save on virtualization

New open-source alternatives in virtualization are undercutting market leader VMware on price

The x86 reinvented

Will Boston succeed in a Web 2.0 world?

Tech execs meet at MIT forum to debate how best to create a climate for Web 2.0 startup success

Capgemini acquires Software Architects

French IT services provider hopes to expand its presence in key U.S. cities

EMC to spin off part of VMware in IPO

EMC will offer offer 10% of its virtualization software subsidiary to help 'retain and attract the software industry's top talent'

Java IDE shines on Ruby

Ruby on Rails creator applauds IntelliJ Idea backing

Cisco going open source with NAC client

Trust Agent fades as Vista, NAP gain traction

X marks the spot for Unix

Microsoft to put Office in Win Mobile 6

Mobile OS also includes true push email

Microsoft tweaks IE 7 for performance

Company releases a patch that will fix a flaw in the browser's antiphishing filter

ACLU slams final San Francisco Wi-Fi contract

Civil liberties protection group claims the contract EarthLink and Google signed with the city fails to provide ample protection against data collection

Regulation seen as barrier to innovation

IT analysts argue that the U.S. needs to promote intellectual property protection, market-based trade, and competition to fuel innovation

Oracle picks up certifications, introduces new software

Oracle Identity Management gets certified, along with Database Vault, and the company introduces Management Pack for Identity Management

Sun to offer ODF plug-in for Microsoft Office

New software allows users with assistive technologies to access ODF files

Bush’s 2008 IT budget focuses on cybersecurity

In the wake of government data breaches, the OMB seeks to increase funding for several departments and better fight internal breaches as well as outside threats

FTC: Identity theft remains top consumer complaint

Internet fraud complaints are up almost 15 percent from last year, and though ID theft remains the top issue, its percentage of all claims is down from last year

Google Maps does scenic route in Sydney

Garbage picking IT talent

Ingres unveils developer bundle for Eclipse users

Software package will simplify the process of building Eclipse apps on top of Ingres's open-source database, making the development process much more user-friendly

A Vista on storage

3GSM: Apple, Microsoft may share center stage

Apple won't be there, but phone makers will be comparing their latest to the iPhone at 3GSM World Congress

Baich: Data theft problem no easy fix

Former ChoicePoint CISO says organizational, societal changes come first in trying to stave off personal information theft

IBM aims to boost partners’ open-source use

Big Blue adds incentives to encourage use of its open-source app server and free database

MySpace reaches deal with Vodafone

UK Vodafone customers will be able to update their MySpace profiles from a mobile phone

Verizon enters India’s long distance market

Multinational telecom companies take advantage of new policy liberalizing foreign investment in India

Mixi chief calls for looser content sharing laws

CEO of Japanese social networking site hopes laws will change to let users share copyrighted content

Video games can improve your vision

Researchers find people who play video games can improve certain aspects of their vision by 20 percent

Tivo, Amazon unveil download deal

Tivo owners will soon be able to download films and TV shows from Amazon.com

Rollable screen helps tired cellphone eyes

Mobile device with a rollable display will be able to receive all types of information

EMC to acquire Indian security software company

Valyd's technology for encrypting and securing data will lead to two new products from EMC's RSA division

Consumer group blasts Jobs’ DRM letter

Norwegian consumer group not happy, but Jobs' letter has stirred the debate over DRM

HP, Kodak introduce new inkjet printers

Hewlett-Packard upgrades its inkjet printers to appeal to small business owners

Hynix denies move to China

South Korean memory chip giant refutes the rumors, says it's not going anywhere

Lenovo resumes trading after IBM share sale

Companies remain close partners despite IBM's sale of 300 million shares in Lenovo

Samsung to pay $90 million in DRAM case

Samsung is the first company named in the DRAM price fixing suit to reach an accord with U.S. states

Second coming of (enterprise) architecture

AMD introduces Opteron chips that use less power

AMD adds more dual-core Opteron chips to the high end of its line

Hackers slow Internet root servers with attack

Focused attack on 13 root servers the biggest since a DDoS attack in 2002, though it was quickly neutralized

Sun sets lofty operating margin goal for FY09

After posting its first profitable quarter after five straight quarters of losses, Sun set its operating margin goal at a heady 10 percent for FY09

Java IDE shines on Ruby

Ruby on Rails creator applauds IntelliJ Idea backing

Google CEO: Internet’s role in freedom still expanding

As another billion people come online in the coming years, the issue of what constraints to put on the freedom of information the Internet represents will be hotly contested

Texas, Minnesota eye move to ODF

States may follow Mass. in ditching proprietary file formats in favor of more widely compatible ones

RIM stays atop PDA market despite slow sales

Blackberry manufacturer still rules the PDA roost, but several competitors' sales figures are growing more rapidly

Cisco earnings match analyst estimates

Earnings per share match analyst estimates, but revenues slightly exceed expectations

Apple Inc. settles dispute with Apple Corps.

Greenplum gains extra funding, new CEO

Open-source database vendor grabs $15 million in VC financing, names former Sun senior VP of sales as new CEO

Tech group opposes new public safety spectrum plan

Telecom coalition stands against a proposal by Cyren Call to halt the auctioning off of a chunk of spectrum and give that spectrum to public safety agencies

Apple to music industry: Nix the DRM

Steve Jobs says, "If the big four music companies would license Apple their music without the requirement that it be protected with a DRM, we would switch to selling only DRM-free music on our iTunes store."

Look out BlackBerry, Palm is back