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Google losing users in China

Study shows Google is giving up market share to local favorite Baidu

Code posted for new IE attack

New vulnerability is similar to previous bug

Carriers unite for future mobile networks

London-based group to push for a set of guidelines that future technologies should follow

Microsoft offers beta of dev tools for 2007 Office system

PowerPoint, Visio can be leveraged

HP, Xerox hold steady

Hewlett-Packard profitability barely touched by boardroom spy scandal

FBI floats wide-ranging wiretap proposal

Rules rewrite would require foreign ISPs to base within U.S. borders the servers they use for U.S. customers

FTC shuts down spam operations

Four operations charged with violating the CAN-SPAM Act

Segway recalls scooters for software glitch

A free software upgrade is available to prevent the scooter from suddenly shifting into reverse

IBM readies SOA skills curricula

BI consolidation rumors boost Business Objects’ stock

IBM and Oracle viewed as potential buyers

Senate committee approves surveillance bills

Civil liberties activists unhappy about National Surveillance Security Act

The ‘dark side’ of SOA

US urges European regulators to lay off Apple DRM

DOJ official argues European policy is aimed at helping competitors instead of consumers

Former Novell head Messman quits board early

Leaves board a month-and-a-half prior to expected departure date

Microsoft Zune device to ship in time for Christmas

Wireless technology and built-in FM radio tuner distinguish product from Apple's iPod

Aviva to cut 4,000 jobs, move 1,500 to India

British insurance company hopes to save $468.6 million annually with cuts, move of BPO jobs

Intel, Siemens team on secure VOIP for enterprises

Companies aim to develop VOIP-based systems based on Intel's dual-core chips

BT to offer enterprises converged fixed-mobile service

BT Corporate Fusion will debut early next year

Dell to open manufacturing plant in India

Dell's first plant in India will initially produce PCs and then move into servers, notebooks, and monitors

Update: Microsoft tries to dazzle EU with Vista’s benefits

Microsoft attempts to persuade antitrust regulators how much Vista will benefit Europe in revenues and jobs

50 years of hard drives: It’s time to move on.

Germans to pay TV fee for online PCs, cell phones

New plan extends charges to Internet-enabled PCs, wireless devices, or game consoles capable of receiving broadcasting content

HTC develops half-inch thick smart phone

Slender clamshell handset is available now from Cingular

Our government’s failing cybersecurity

Microsoft raises quarterly dividend by a penny

Company now pays the same quarterly divident as Intel

Yahoo opens Web mail beta to more people

New version works like a desktop application

Quote of the day: Sun’s server coup

Yahoo, Acer ink homepage, search engine pact

Yahoo will become the default search engine for all Acer computers, challenging Microsoft on the desktop

Lawmakers, others: U.S. lacks cybersecurity leadership

DHS has still not named an assistant secretary for cybersecurity

Mainsoft’s Grasshopper 2.0 jumps onto  Visual Studio 2005

Technology links .Net skills to Linux, Java

State: We have evidence to charge HP execs

California Attorney General spokesman says they can indict people within HP as well as outside contractors

‘Dell 2.0’ to focus on design, emerging markets

Building factories closer to emerging markets, and putting more emphasis on industrial design will lift the company, its CEO says

Update: Intuit to carry Google offerings in QuickBooks

Product will help small businesses promote themselves

Office 2007 creeps toward release

Refresh of beta 2 being offered this week

Schwartz, Sun reach out to customers

Company seeks to court those who view information technology as a "competitive weapon"

Big Blue’s first Cell computer emerges

Oracle increases stake in India’s I-Flex

Already a majority shareholder, company wants another 20 percent

DHS releases Cyber Storm report

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released its public findings from Operation Cyber Storm, a large-scale simulation of a coordinated physical-cyber attack on the government and critical infrastructure. Was it a success? Mmm….Not so muc

MS vows on Web services

EDonkey settles record industry battle for $30 million

Company agrees to refrain from copying, distributing, or otherwise infringing on copyrighted works

Sun, Accenture team up on identity-enabled SOA

Companies establish a center to develop custom services and speed the delivery of secure, SOA-focused apps to users

San Francisco ready for online closeup

Local government meetings are on the Web 24/7

Update: Business Objects to buy ALG Software

Business Objects focuses on corporate performance management software with $56M acquisition

In Brief: Motorola sets up wireless development center in China

Skype bridges Macs and PCs with video calling

Skype for Mac 2.0 beta lets users make video calls to both Mac and PC Skype users

In Brief: Infineon opens $1B chip plant in Malaysia

STMicroelectronics helps shrink cell phones

New memory chip technology is particularly helpful in keeping high-end mobile phones small

RealNetworks to acquire mobile entertainment provider

RealNetworks to buy South Korean company WiderThan for $350 million

Sun, IBM launch tape encryption technology

Tape drives' encryption key management features make it easier to protect against security breaches

Partners show off apps for IBM’s revamped Sametime

Big Blue's corporate IM and collaboration software gains VOIP capabilities, integration with public IM clients