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Ex-Sun chief dishes dirt on Gates, Jobs

on't expect Jonathan Schwartz to go quietly....

Cisco, Microsoft certifications increase high-tech salaries

T professionals with certain IT certifications could make bank compared to counterparts, according to a study of 17,000 high-tech workers conducted by Dice Learning....

Procter & Gamble tries a bring-your-laptop-to-work program

rocter & Gamble Co. is letting several hundred of its employees use their own laptops at work as part of an experiment -- one of numerous efforts by companies trying to keep workers happy....


EFF dubs Apple a 'jealous feudal lord' over iPhone dev contract

pple's agreement with iPhone developers contains several "troubling" clauses that paint the company as a "jealous and arbitrary feudal lord," the Electronic Frontier Foundation said Tuesday....

Google opens Google Apps Marketplace

hird-party developers can integrate with Google's own applications...


Excel vulnerabilities revealed on 'slower' Patch Tuesday

oming off a record-making Patch Tuesday in February, Microsoft announces a lighter load of bulletins and advisories targeting client operating systems, Microsoft Office and Internet Explorer....

Schneier: Fight for privacy or kiss it good-bye

f the public wants online privacy it had better fight now for laws to protect it because businesses won't and individuals don't have the clout, security expert Bruce Schneier told RSA Conference....


VMware unveils experimental projects on new Web site

Mware is making experimental projects available to developers through a new "VMware Labs" Web site....

Your guide to all those damn smartphone lawsuits

aving trouble keeping track of who is suing whom among smartphone and mobile technology players over the past few months? Here's a quick rundown: ...


Are Macs Really Cheaper To Manage Than PCs?

oes "I'm a Mac" mean "I'm less expensive to manage?" An Enterprise Desktop Alliance survey says Macs cost a lot less than PCs to manage -- yet Macs come with special challenges for enterprise IT admins....

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Only 21% of Twitter Members Are Active, Report Says

hese seven handy tools help you diagnose and cure a wide range of Windows ills, and they're all free for the downloading...

Top Free Troubleshooting Tools for Windows

aying more fiber is one way to make more efficient use of wireless spectrum, former Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin said on Wednesday....

Former FCC Chair Says More Fiber Will Help Wireless Crunch

oogle's new Apps Marketplace could give a significant boost to Web-based communication and collaboration software for businesses by creating a wide-ranging yet integrated virtual suite of heterogeneous cloud applications....


Google Apps Store Seeks Cloud Collaboration Boost

oogle and the Italian Culture Ministry have signed an agreement for the digitization of books held in Italy's two main national libraries, the first such pact between the U.S. company and a national government, the two sides announced Wednesday....

Google, Italian Culture Ministry Sign Book Digitization Pact

he European Parliament demanded Wednesday that the European Commission open up secret negotiations about an anticounterfeiting trade agreement (ACTA) to the public....


European Parliament Demands Transparency in ACTA Talks

ith the iPad presale beginning in just a few days, and the clock ticking down to the much-anticipated Apple tablet finally hitting the streets, HP launched a renewed campaign for its Slate tablet PC debuted at the 2010 CES by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. Each platform has pros and cons, but so far t...

HP Slate Vs. IPad: Focus on Flash

acebook and Twitter are preparing to flip the switch on features that will allow you to share your location with your friends at any time. Facebook is reportedly revving up to introduce the feature, while Twitter is ready to enable the changes on its site any moment now....


Facebook, Twitter Ready Location-Based Features

hich security technologies are IT shops putting too much faith in? Some readers weigh in....

What Are the Most Overrated Security Technologies?

ncreasing cyberattacks against the online bank accounts of small and mid-size businesses has prompted growing calls for improved online banking security....


Cyberattacks Raise E-Banking Security Fears

PS-based navigation provider TeleNav today released a new study detailing navigation habits of U.S. consumers. Findings include the most sought-after businesses, top cities and states for GPS-based searches; most popular restaurants; locations with the most cost-conscious drivers and more....

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Nintendo "not there yet" on Wii successor

n an interview with Forbes today, Nintendo of America president and COO Reggie Fils-Aimé downplayed the threat posed to the DSi by the iPhone, and says "we're not there yet" with regard to a Wii successor. ...

OnLive to launch June 17

ames on demand service OnLive announced this morning that the PC and Mac versions of its service will begin rolling out to consumers on June 17, 2010. Games will include Mass Effect 2, Assassin's Creed 2, Borderlands, and Dragon Age Origins....

MySpace launches new games experience

ySpace revealed its plans to go head-to-head with Facebook in the burgeoning social gaming space at GDC today. The service, called simply MySpace Games is a complete revamp of the network's previous efforts....


EA Sports Active 2.0 announced for PS3, Wii, iPhone

lectronic Arts has confirmed a sequel to last year's popular fitness management sim, EA Sports Active, with EA Sports Active 2.0 for the Wii, PlayStation 3, iPhone, and iPod Touch....

Final Fantasy ships 5 million units

n a press release sent out last night, Square Enix announced that Final Fantasy XIII hit the 5 million unit mark for games shipped worldwide. Interestingly, 3 million of those units were shipped in North America and Europe....


Street Fighter IV for iPhone now available for $10, no 'lite' version available

apcom has officially released Street Fighter IV for the iPhone, bringing a bite-sized version of the arcade version to Apple's platform for $10. Unfortunately, there's no free 'lite' version for curious fighters....

GamePro at GDC: What we learned today

anels and appointments at the Game Developers Conference are loaded with all kinds of information about video games. Some of it's social, some of it's technical, and a whole lot of it can go over the average gamer's head. GamePro breaks some of it down for you here....


GDC 2010: Power Gig - Rise of the Six String

he music game genre is an almost contradictory game category; though these games test the dexterity of players and their ability to color match on the fly, they don't teach gamers anything about playing a real musical instrument. The advent of the drum peripheral allows gamers to experience a fairly...

GDC 2010: Violence prevention: how playing a video game can make a difference

here has been much discussion about the viability of video games as an art form, and we're already aware of its success as a form of entertainment, but one aspect of video games that is often overlooked is its potential as an educational tool. Reviews editor Tae K. Kim attended a panel at GDC entitl...


Jagged Alliance franchise acquired by bitComposer

ublisher bitComposer, the group behind Ninja Blade and S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Call of Pripyat has announced today that they have acquired the right to the storied strategy game franchise Jagged Alliance....

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Eternal Sonata - Prologue (Trailer)

lower petals getting carried away by the gentle breeze highlight this conversation between Polka and Chopin. ...

Eternal Sonata - Prologue 2 HD (Trailer)

hopin is resting motionless in bed, but with the grandfather clock ticking in the background, does that mean his time is running out? ...

Eternal Sonata - Prologue 2 (Trailer)

hopin is resting motionless in bed, but with the grandfather clock ticking in the background, does that mean his time is running out? ...


Transformers: The Game - Opening Cinematic (Trailer)

atch the Autobots and Decepticons duke it out in this gorgeous opening cinema for the game....

MotorStorm - Downloadable Content Feature (Trailer)

ee the exciting content featured in updates and downloads coming soon for MotorStorm....


Jam Sessions - Player Video 2 (Trailer)

se your stylus and a microphone to make some beautiful music on your DS....

NASCAR 08 - PS3 Turn Hugging Gameplay (Trailer)

et ready for racing action so hot you can practically smell the burnt rubber!...


NASCAR 08 - PS3 Turn Hugging Gameplay HD (Trailer)

et ready for racing action so hot you can practically smell the burnt rubber!...

NASCAR 08 - Drafting Trailer HD (Trailer)

limb aboard Richard Petty's test vehicle in Chase Mode and hit the fastest speeds around....


NASCAR 08 - Drafting Trailer (Trailer)

limb aboard Richard Petty's test vehicle in Chase Mode and hit the fastest speeds around....

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Citrix XenApp 6 launches

itrix upgrade lets users access applications on Android phonesCitrix Systems has launched version 6 of XenApp, its platform for centralised application delivery that features centralized management and access to Windows applications from Android-based smartphones and Apple computers, the company sai...

EU Parliament calls for openness on ACTA plans

esolution was carried by 633 to 13The EU Parliament has approved a common resolution that calls for openness over the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), arguing that it contradicts agreed EU laws on counterfeiting and piracy online....

Celebrities caused 2009 Twitter crime wave

riminals jump on Ashton KutcherCriminals started targeting Twitter in earnest during a key period in early 2009, and security company Barracuda Labs has worked out why. During the same few weeks a key list of a-list celebrities joined the site....


Facebook, Google and eBay slam Digital Economy Bill

nline giants say Internet piracy bill 'threatens freedom of speech'Google, Facebook and eBay are among the tech giants that have slammed the government's plans to tackle internet piracy, claiming it will "threaten freedom of speech"....

Twitter to screen links for phishing scams

witter to shorten URLs sent through the service to twt.tlTwitter launched a new link-screening service on Tuesday aimed at preventing phishing and other malicious attacks against users of the popular microblogging service....


Cisco shows off Internet super-router

ot game-changer, but still bigHyped as the router that would ‘change forever the face of the Internet', Cisco has launched its new CRS-3 system as the box it predicts will stream video into the Net's darkest recesses....

BBC poll finds majority consider web access a fundamental right

rivacy, censorship and regulation are big issuesNearly four out of five people around the world believe that Internet access is a fundamental human right, according to a BBC World Service study released this week....


Microsoft boffin wins Turing Award

harles Thacker, inventor of the modern PC, awarded industry's highest accoladeThe Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has awarded the 2009 AM Turing Award to Charles P. Thacker, for his work in pioneering the networked personal computer....

Google updates Android developer kit

raphics boosted with OpenGL ES 2.0Developers of the Google-backed Android mobile application platform have released revision 3 of Android NDK (Native Development Kit), which complements Android SDK by enabling developers to build performance-critical portions of an application in native code....


Microsoft needs browser comeback from Internet Explorer 9

ival browsers continue to eat up web marketMicrosoft is expected to share details about Internet Explorer 9 at its upcoming MIX10 conference, and industry watchers say the forthcoming release could help the software giant put part of its embattled browser past behind it....

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