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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:45:00 PDT
The money people in tech love check-in companies. VCs are funneling funds into Foursquare, Gowalla, Loopt, and other apps that let users check-in and then broadcast their locations to friends and businesses. Why? On the Roundtable today we discuss these start-ups, as well as Facebook's entry into this market, with Claire Cain Miller of the New York Times, and Adrianne Jeffries of ReadWriteWeb.

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Enterprise Networking Planet Opinion: Sun's Thumper and Thor provide outstanding performance and value, but if the company thinks it's going to pick off NetApp customers, it needs to provide some polish.

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Microsoft has been hyping the recent gains in market share Internet Explorer has enjoyed in recapturing some of its eroding market share, but the latest figures suggest that it could be slipping again.

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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:01:26 -0400
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc said on Friday it was the target of an investigation by the Texas Attorney General's office into the fairness of its search engine rankings.

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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:00:37 PDT
Facebook has added more functionality to its search results by including all the articles a user's friends have said they "like."

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A USB flash drive loaded with your favorite plug-and-play applications can be a handy alternative to lugging a laptop around when you travel.

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The new Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit 2.0 is designed to head off potential security threats.

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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:16:10 -0400
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google Inc is in talks with music labels on plans for a download store and a digital song locker that would allow its mobile users to play songs wherever they are as it steps up its rivalry with Apple Inc, according to people familiar with the matter.

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:24:39 PDT
Attorney General Greg Abbott has asked Google for information regarding the complaints of several companies that Google is penalizing them in search results.

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Data Domain is giving users of its data storage de-duplication technology faster performance for free.

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Microblogging phenom Twitter hasn't achieved all that it hoped in the mobile arena, but Evan Williams, the company's CEO, describes how that might be changing.

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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:38:46 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. communications regulators on Wednesday put off a controversial decision on Internet traffic rules, giving industry and consumer groups a chance to forge a compromise while avoiding a politically sensitive issue ahead of the November elections.

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:14:41 PDT
A prototype implantable artificial kidney could, in the next decade, render costly and inefficient dialysis a treatment of the past, according to work out of UCSF.

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This new Wi-Fi-enabled NVR simplifies residential or small business video surveillance.

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Virtualization vendors promise enterprises substantial IT cost savings, but a new survey has found that adoption continues to lag when it comes to business-critical applications.

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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:18:48 -0400
BURBANK, California (Reuters) - A booming market of tweens is changing the landscape of online games.

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:40:00 PDT
The new Apple TV doesn't support video content with 1080p resolution, but it shouldn't have a major impact on its image quality.

Source: CNET News.com (Tech news and business reports by CNET News. Focused oninformation technology, core topics include computers, hardware, software,networking, and Internet media..)

New MobilEnterprise FMC solution lets mobile operators offer enterprises a full range of SIP functionality both within the enterprise and on their mobile phones.

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After falling behind Acer in global sales, Dell's now back in the number two slot behind Hewlett Packard

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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:25:00 -0400
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Critics hoping for more from Apple Inc's Web-to-TV plans -- a device, say, that would revolutionize living room entertainment the way the iPad changed tablet computing -- may just need to wait a bit longer.

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:34:37 PDT
Though most feel safer and more in touch with mobile phones in hand, many are annoyed by the interruption of calls, says Pew Internet study.

Source: CNET News.com (Tech news and business reports by CNET News. Focused oninformation technology, core topics include computers, hardware, software,networking, and Internet media..)

Users of Asterisk and other IP PBXs, mobile phone users, and the rest of us can now phone into the proprietary Skype world.

Source: Datamation Product News (Latest Enterprise product news headlines from Datamation Product Watch, Internetnews.com, and around the Web.)

Building on the portfolio it acquired from GeoTel more than a decade ago, Cisco is planning to layer in social media technologies as it revamps its call center products.

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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:42:05 -0400
NEW YORK (Reuters) - AOL Inc said on Thursday it has renewed a search agreement with Google Inc, further cementing a decade-long partnership as AOL tries to turn around its business.

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:32:49 PDT
It's got its rough patches, but the Samsung Galaxy Tab's size, screen, and performance shows Android tablets can work. Here's a hands-on look, with video.

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Tech professionals vote for their favorites in a broad array of IT categories, including Network and Systems Management, Cloud Computing Product, Office Productivity software, and more.

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In its latest snapshot of the broadband market, Federal Communications Commission finds that less than half of households have sufficient connection speeds.

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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:48:08 -0400
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Baidu Inc, operator of China's dominant search engine, said on Thursday that it will focus its future mobile Internet investments on its core search business as it takes aim at the next big Internet space.

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:32:00 PDT
At the huge IFA consumer electronics show, the big names in tech show off their newest wares, including an Android-based tablet from Samsung and a cloud-based music service from Sony.

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Sorce Intranet had a phenomenal year, winning two categories--Document Management and Intranet Design--with large margins of victory.

Source: Datamation Product News (Latest Enterprise product news headlines from Datamation Product Watch, Internetnews.com, and around the Web.)

Networking giant looks to advance its position in the burgeoning smart-grid market with the acquisition of Arch Rock, a firm specializing in wireless sensors that connect devices to a mesh network.

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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:03:10 -0400
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc unveiled a smaller, cheaper version of its Web-to-TV device on Wednesday, stepping up a battle with Google Inc and Microsoft Corp for control of the digital living room.

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:03:29 PDT
Makers of the upcoming Boxee Box plan to release the device in November for $200, the company announced in a blog post following Wednesday's Apple TV announcement.

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Older devices often pose a challenge for network administrators trying to track the most detailed performance data. PacketTrap's ptFlow helps them speak up by providing NetFlow-formatted records.

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Software giant puts Yahoo advertisers on notice that the transition to its adCenter technology is underway, with hopes to complete the integration by October.

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Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:12:23 -0400
BERLIN (Reuters) - Nokia has decided to close down its Ovi Files service which allows consumers to access their computer data remotely, the world's top cellphone maker said in an e-mail to users of the service.

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:01:11 PDT
Apple's iOS is still dominant, but is losing share. It's to be expected as sales of Android devices continue to grow.

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Grid projects and vendors continue to adapt their wares for the new era of cloud computing, with DataSynapse, Univa UD, and Monash University's eScience and Grid Engineering Laboratory the latest to announce cloud computing projects.

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Under renewed agreement, Google will provide AOL's search and advertising technology for five more years, with an expansion into mobile and video content.

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Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:14:02 -0400
NEW DELHI/TORONTO (Reuters) - India added Google and Skype to its electronic security crackdown on Wednesday and began accessing some of the traffic carried on its initial target, Research In Motion's BlackBerry.

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:35:36 PDT
The space agency is offering a free iPad app that lets people view a variety of content in high definition.

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Google's new Offline Gmail feature lets you read or compose messages without being online. Handle email in-flight, on the road, or near a flaky Internet connection.

Source: Datamation Product News (Latest Enterprise product news headlines from Datamation Product Watch, Internetnews.com, and around the Web.)

Thanks to its acquisition of Jigsaw, the SaaS player integrates real-time updates on CRM contacts to its solution.

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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:28:45 PDT
Number of people accessing the microblogging tool through mobile apps jumps 62 percent since the middle of April.

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The storage giant hopes to stay on top of its battle with NetApp with new support for data de-duplication and solid state flash drives in its Celerra systems.

Source: Datamation Product News (Latest Enterprise product news headlines from Datamation Product Watch, Internetnews.com, and around the Web.)

RIM's encryption battle, measuring the business impact of IT, storage forecast and more.

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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:29:43 PDT
The newest beta of Skype 5.0 lets you video chat with up to 10 people, send an IM to someone who's offline, and better recover from dropped calls.

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A new product-recommendation tool called ChoiceBot personalizes the online shopping experience for your customers by offering an interactive way for them to rank their choices on a sliding scale based on individual preferences.

Source: Datamation Product News (Latest Enterprise product news headlines from Datamation Product Watch, Internetnews.com, and around the Web.)

Unlike solutions that require Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) adapters and PCIe link extenders, I/O Director doesn't use costly add-on cards. .

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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:21:16 PDT
Facebook gets a new remote log-out security feature; India demands that RIM, Google, and Skype add local servers so it can monitor communications; and a recent Twitpic may spoil Paris Hilton's alibi.

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I remember the first time I saw a Toshiba Libretto way back in 1999 or so. It was small and easy to lug around, and perfect for checking E-mail and writing notes while on the road. But it cost nearly as much as a full-size laptop, so even though it filled an important niche, it was hard to overlook that for a little more money you could get a lot more computer.

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That was the chief question on the minds of attendees at this year's VMworld. Not surprisingly, VMware and its partners had much to say on the subject.

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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:00:00 PDT
Social-networked iTunes accompanies new iPods, while other companies look for a piece of digital distribution pie. Also: Net neutrality

Source: CNET News.com (Tech news and business reports by CNET News. Focused oninformation technology, core topics include computers, hardware, software,networking, and Internet media..)

This instant-on operating system can get you onto the Web quickly and easily, but it works a lot better in principle than in practice.

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Following the revelation of a flaw that put hundreds of Windows applications at risk, Microsoft issues an automated "Fix It" tool to address the vulnerability.

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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:17:07 PDT
Social network gets flak from Greenpeace over its planned giant data center in Oregon, but Facebook says its efficiency will be industry-leading.

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Amid a wider rollout of new security and third-party app authentication enhancements, one feature has some Twitter users worried.

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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:01:39 PDT
The new iTunes-based social network is getting hit by comment spam since Apple apparently left it vulnerable through a lack of spam- or URL- filtering, according to Sophos.

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The world's largest chipmaker uses a lot of servers. But it says it's having to spend money on fewer now thanks to VMware -- and offers a few lessons to CIOs also looking to trim costs.

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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:41:00 PDT
The designer of the original GoldenEye game is concerned that Activision won't do the franchise justice in its upcoming remake. And he wants the world to know it.

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Announcing that Windows Phone 7 has been "released to manufacturing," Microsoft marks a major milestone in the development of its new mobile operating system.

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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:28:26 PDT
Proposal for a global "cyberpeace" treaty has met "a lot of resistance" from industrialized nations, says head of U.N.'s International Telecommunication Union.

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Dell drops out after HP offers a whopping $2.4 billion for the enterprise and cloud storage technology player.

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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:00:00 PDT
Toshiba has gone all in for Android. At the IFA electronics show in Berlin, it displayed its Folio tablet and its AC 100 Netbook. Here's how they looked.

Source: CNET News.com (Tech news and business reports by CNET News. Focused oninformation technology, core topics include computers, hardware, software,networking, and Internet media..)

According to a new survey by Robert Half International, IT executives are only planning modest increases in hiring, citing budget constraints and a shortage of qualified workers.

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