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Microsoft defends Windows 7 security after Pwn2Own hacks
Just days after a pair of researchers outwitted major Windows 7 defenses to exploit Internet Explorer and Firefox, Microsoft said the measures aren't meant to "prevent every attack forever." Read More


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Palm warns smartphone users against using 'overclocking' patch
Two hackers have released a Palm webOS patch that gives Palm Pre phones a big performance boost. But some users have reported a range of problems; and Palm warns that using it is likely to void your warranty. Read More

CTIA 2010 smartphone showcase
A quick look at the big-name smartphones on display at this year's CTIA. Read More


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Virtualization Simplified
Industry analyst Jim Metzler helps identify how to overcome the challenges of managing virtualized server environments in this in-depth whitepaper. Read now.

AMD's 12-core chip may cut software costs
Advanced Micro Devices released its 12-core chip, doubling the number of cores in the previous generation chip in its Opteron line. Read More

Five technologies made popular by Apple
Thanks to Apple, these technologies have become part of everyday life. Read More


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News podcast: Network World 360
Network engineers from Yahoo are pitching what they admit is a "really ugly hack" to the Internet's Domain Name System, but they say it is necessary for Yahoo to support IPv6. In related news, Leading Web content providers -- including Google, Yahoo, Netflix and Microsoft -- are conducting early-stage conversations about creating a shared list of customers who can access their Web sites via IPv6. (5:56) Read More

DOJ won't challenge Cisco acquisition of Tandberg
The U.S. Department of Justice won't challenge Cisco Systems' US$3 billion acquisition of video-conferencing service provider Tandberg, the agency announced Monday. Read More

Recession Fallout: The IT Job Search
It's hard these days to find someone that doesn't know of someone who's lost a job - if not in the recent recession, during offshoring or the tech stocks bubble-burst. Read More

How Much to Charge for Cloud Based Open Source?
xTuple develops a suite of open source ERP solutions that run on the PostgreSQL open source database. Whether they are open core, open source or based on open standards is a question we can answer another day. The truth is probably a little bit of each. But what I wanted to discuss today is their move to offering a hosted version of their software. Read More



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