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Philips shows rollable display for mobile devices

Five-inch display intended for handhelds

Sharp shows new dual-view LCD

Screen can display different information based on direction from which it is being viewed

Hitachi shrinks hard drives, expands capacity

Drives going up to 8GB

Nikon adds Wi-Fi to Coolpix digital cameras

Wireless can be used in place of USB

iPod manufacturer sees revenue double

Inventec is one of principal suppliers to Apple

Intel fights back against AMD antitrust suit

Gateway emphasizes easy-to-fix PCs for SMB

Company is emphasizing features such as tool-free chassis designs

Cell carriers tackle Katrina damage

While some cell sites were underwater, others lacked power

Motorola heads straight for mobile WiMax

Company develops a portfolio called Moto Wi4, based on the IEEE 802.16e standard

IBM captures outsourcing deal with ABN AMRO Bank

Judge dismisses SEC disclosure complaint against Siebel

Commission overreached in its investigation

Wall Street Beat: Katrina spooks investors

Apple shares double on possible on iPod-phone deal

Update: Intel issues formal response to AMD’s antitrust lawsuit

Company says AMD seeks to shield itself from competition with suit

U.S. state plans to abandon Microsoft Office

Massachusetts will support open-document format from OASIS

Sybase preps ASE 15 for September launch

Database software features a new query processing engine

Skype signs first mobile network partner

E-Plus subscribers will receive Skype in bundle

Sun to overhaul iForce partner program

Changes to be rolled out in stages beginning with ISVs

What IBM doesn’t want IT to see in study saying Linux is cheaper than Windows

ABN deal is a big step for Indian outsourcing industry

Three Indian companies win significant deals

ESB alternatives and closed acquisitions

Update: ABN AMRO awards IBM part of $2.2B outsourcing deal

Bank will lay off about 1,500 staff and outsource its IT operations

Sun completes $4.1 billion StorageTek acquisition

Purchase makes Sun an instant heavyweight in the global storage market

Phone virus spreads through Scandinavian company

F-Secure says viruses are becoming more common in mobile phones

Sun completes StorageTek purchase

StorageTek folds into Sun's Data Management Group

Microsoft pitches ESB alternative

BizTalk Server, Indigo gain attention as better integration route

Surprise! Microsoft’s WinFS beta arrives

Developers pore over Microsoft's grand experiment in desktop information management

Microsoft bolsters video content security in Vista

Secure technology will reside in the Protected Media Path

Apple iTunes phone details are eagerly awaited

Opening the Zetera box

Microsoft completes FrontBridge acquisition

Exchange Server Group will assimilate the newly-purchased technology

Anthropomorphic evolution of grids

New charges brought in ChoicePoint case

Thieves accessed records of up to 145,000 U.S. residents

Microsoft adds antiphishing to IE toolbar

A yellow bar under the toolbar will flash with a warning when phising is suspected

Update: Lenovo to release new PC management hub

Suite will consolidate Lenovo's ThinkVantage Technologies software for IT administrators

Cell phones do not cause tumors, study finds

No substantial risk of cancer found in the first decade after starting use of mobile phones

Microsoft buys VoIP startup Teleo

Chinese cyberspy invasion

Hitachi, NEC to sell Elpida Memory shares

Companies reduce their stake in DRAM chip maker

Nokia-backed venture fund targets China

BlueRun Ventures opens Shanghai office to ID investment opportunities in Chinese tech companies

Microsoft acquires VoIP provider Teleo

Microsoft will incorporate Teleo's technology into its apps to upgrade services at MSN

Analyst: $250 billion in U.S. government IT contracts in 2006

Coming year may be the best yet for small IT vendors working with the government

Siemens expands HiPath Xpressions features

Added support for third-party voice-mail systems is a major enhancement

LogicLibrary, Eclipse make SOA moves

OASIS gains a member

Flaws revealed in Adobe Version Cue

Company has issued a patch for vulnerabilities

The Chicken or the Egg?

IBM works on automotive warranty early-warning system

Big Blue to talk about plans at AutoTech conference

BMC buys knowledge management company KMXperts

BMC acquires call center and help desk software maker

Zotob author may have written 20 other viruses

NEC to cut stake in Elpida Memory

NEC will reduce its stake in Elpida to 13.9 percent from 23.8 percent

Yahoo to improve search in Web mail service

Enhanced Web mail has capability to search full text of message attachments