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Most virtual servers less secure than physical machines; Microsoft: No native code for Windows Phone 7

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60% of virtual servers less secure than physical machines, Gartner says
Sixty percent of virtual servers are less secure than the physical servers they place, the analyst firm Gartner said in new research Monday. Read More


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Microsoft: No native code for Windows Phone 7
Microsoft officials Monday confirmed at the company's MIX 10 developers event in Las Vegas that native applications will not be allowed on Windows Phone 7 devices. Only applications running in the Silverlight runtime environment or games in the XNA Game Studio runtime will be allowed. Read More

Facebook's most wanted
Social networking has a dark and hilarious side of ill-conceived criminality. Here are some of Facebook's dimmest crooks (and smartest detectives). Read More


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FCC's broadband plan: $15.5 billion for deployment
The FCC would spend $15.5 billion on broadband deployment in a national broadband plan unveiled Monday. Read More

AT&T, Sprint launch cheaper, stylish phones
AT&T and Sprint Nextel launched new phones with a focus on style, quick connections and lower costs. Read More


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Video: Augmented Reality demonstrated
I've seen augmented reality before - it was a big hit at DEMO several years ago, but now we're starting to see some very practical uses of the technology, which uses cameras to place "virtual" art or information on a display screen that can't be seen in real life. Read More

Video: Phonebooth.com gives SMBs free phone service
Yes, there was a voice-related app at South by Southwest! I met up with the people from bandwidth.com and heard about their Phonebooth.com service, offering a "Google Voice for business" service for companies with 20 or few employees. It kind of sits between the Google Voice offering and a dedicated PBX. Check out the video. Read More



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