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Motorola’s Zander: Future is in emerging markets

Companies must invest in emerging countries now to remain competitive, CEO says

Google to host e-mail, build portal for BSkyB

Collaboration could also lead to the creation of targeted TV ads

StopBadware names MP3 site ‘worst of the bad’

Consumer protection groups call on the FTC to investigate FastMP3Search Web site

Access charges Palm $44M for Palm OS license

Palm's license lets it modify Palm OS Garnet for use in any of its devices

DOE: No need for regulation to curb energy use

DOE gathers top technology companies to discuss strategies for improving energy efficiency

2006: The year in security

A look at the Top 5 security stories of the year, including cybercrime, phishing, and spam

Spring Framework is in the air

Java-based technology the focus of open source development conference this week

CNET editor James Kim found dead

Networking 2006: Mergers, wireless advances

Wi-Fi, WiMax, and BlackBerry among others were the subjects of some notable news in 2006

Vista, SAAS, virtualization to top 2007 software trends

Several software standouts are seen as heavy hitters for the coming year

E-voting: US panel changes direction on audit trail

Advisory board passes resolution to draft requirements for independently verifiable voting records

Microsoft warns of new Word attack

Bug exploited by adding a string of characters in a Word file that can corrupt a PC's memory

Hawkee, MySpace for geeks

BT to help carriers build next-gen networks

BT to offer consultancy services on IP technology to network operators around the world

IBM India integrates separate data repositories

New technology integrates information from both structured and unstructured data

Cisco to manufacture some products in India

Cisco also is setting up a globalization center in India to drive worldwide expansion

Yahoo Music continues DRM-free download experiment

Major record labels are starting to look more seriously at MP3 distribution

Sales of PC-free Skype handsets take off

Low cost, increasing ease of use are arousing interest in Wi-Fi mobile phones

No acquisitions for Samsung

Senior exec rules out buying to expand Samsung's fledgling enterprise networks unit

Sametime links up with AIM, Google Talk

IBM will also add interoperability with Yahoo's IM — but ignores Windows Live Messenger

Adobe launches Reader 8, online conferencing

New version of Reader has a link to the upcoming Acrobat Connect services

Yahoo reorganizes, COO to leave

Dan Rosensweig leaves Yahoo in shake-up that divides the company into three groups

Spring Framework is in the air

Yahoo, Reuters go YouNews

Update: MetroFi, Microsoft launch Portland Wi-Fi

Portland's is the first service to feature local content from MSN

Online community pushes mashups

Celebrity dirt tops Yahoo searches

2006: The year in PCs and chips

Apple, Intel, AMD, Dell, HP made 2006 headlines with new products, mergers, scandals, and antitrust cases

Microsoft technical documents back on track in antitrust case

Microsoft sets up delivery schedule after complaints about the company's technical documentation caused delays in the DOJ antitrust case

France looks to open-source software for growth

French government aims to make the region around Paris a center for open-source development

IBM to buy audit, compliance firm

Big Blue aims to beef up Tivoli family with Consul Risk Management purchase

ZTE shows dual-mode TD-SCDMA/GSM handset

ZTE prototype supports both GSM and China's homegrown3G standard

Video blogger dodging bullets, teargas in Oaxaca, Mexico

After documenting life on the streets in Baghdad, Iraq, a video blogger sets up shop (amid teargas and flying bullets) in Oaxaca, Mexico.

LG readies mobile WiMax devices

LG to introduce next year a Tablet PC and PDA that support mobile WiMax

Digital cordless phones to link to the Internet

New phones can easily connect to broadband IP networks and offer VOIP, audio streaming

Japanese rights holders send protest to YouTube

Japanese entertainment industry asks YouTube to police its site for copyrighted material

Investors bail on SCO after gutting

IBM extends SOA tools for desktop

Rational products are tuned for architecture enhancements

China passes Japan in R&D spending

China invests a third as much as the U.S., but R&D is growing even faster than its hot economy

NEC launches tough laptop PC

NEC demonstrates Shield Pro laptop built to withstand harsh environmental conditions

Google and its fate

AMD shrinks desktop chips to 65nm design

AMD keeps pace with rival Intel in migration to faster, more efficient generation of processors

Update: Washington gets $1M settlement in first spyware case

The company and president will pay $725,000 in legal fees and $200,000 in penalties, and reimburse the state's customers $75,000

Java Fun and Games: Java visits the arcade

Develop arcade games with JGame

Will machines do our thinking?

Non-profit OSDL refocuses Linux efforts, loses CEO

OSDL will focus on fewer future projects, lessening the consortium's need for testing and engineering resources

ICANN to discuss IDNs, kiting, this week

Strategic and operating plans on the agenda for annual meetings scheduled in Sao Paulo

Azul increases the horsepower of server appliances

Vega 2 appliance features up to 768 processor cores — a turbocharger for servers

Nortel solidifies UMTS sale to Alcatel-Lucent

The company is selling its 3G infrastructure business so it can focus on developing faster 4G systems

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