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Eolas loses in Web patents claim against Google and others

The troll under the bridge. flickr/dherrera_96

A jury in Texas gave the verdict that two patents of Eolas Technologies that enable Internet browsers to host embedded interactive applications were invalid, in a protracted legal battle which involved top Internet companies like Google and Amazon.com.

New York attorney general settles case against Intel
- Posted Feb 9, 2012 - 5:00 pm
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The New York Attorney General settled an antitrust case it brought against Intel in 2009, the chip maker announced on Thursday.
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Microsoft details Windows 8 for ARM devices
- Posted Feb 9, 2012 - 4:13 pm
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Microsoft has released technical design details about the new version of Windows for devices that use ARM chips, outlining in a lengthy blog post different ways in which this OS, called WOA and still in the works, will be alike and different from existing versions of Windows.
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Java roadmap: Oracle's two-year plan
- Posted Feb 9, 2012 - 8:00 am
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The company is planning aggressive moves for the critical software platform in the next few years. Here's a rundown.
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Google to pay users to track their movements online
- Posted Feb 8, 2012 - 4:41 pm
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Amid widespread concern about its new privacy policies, Google is now facing criticism over an offer to give users Amazon gift certificates if they open their Web movements to the company in a program called Screenwise.
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Flexing NoSQL: MongoDB in review
- Posted Feb 8, 2012 - 6:15 am
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MongoDB shines with broad programming language support, SQL-like queries, and out-of-the-box scaling
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Yahoo ousts half its board
- Posted Feb 7, 2012 - 6:04 pm
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As part of an ongoing effort to recover from a downward spiral, Yahoo said on Tuesday that four board members, including its chairman, will step down.
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Nokia will lay off 4,000 and move more manufacturing to Asia
- Posted Feb 8, 2012 - 5:23 am
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Nokia has decided to move more of its manufacturing to Asia, and will lay off approximately 4,000 workers at three factories in Europe and Mexico by the end of the year, the company said on Wednesday.
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Honeywell hits Nest thermostat with lawsuits
- Posted Feb 7, 2012 - 11:13 am
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Nest, the iPod of home thermostats, allegedly violates patents Honeywell filed and ignored 20 years ago.
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Symantec may have tried to bribe hackers, but definitely betrayed its own customers
- Posted Feb 7, 2012 - 1:02 pm
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Anonymous is laughing it up at Symantec's reputed attempt to bribe hackers to not release source code. Symantec calls it extortion. That question is trivial compared to the reality that Symnantec broke trust with its customers and left them at risk for six years following the hack.
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MegaUpload planned to launch legal music service when raided
- Posted Feb 7, 2012 - 11:00 am
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Conspiracy Alert! Was MegaUpload clobbered to stop upcoming legal service, or is founder Kim Dotcom blowing smoke?
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Tech Business Today

by Chris Nerney

'Intrigued' Kleiner Perkins mulls $100 million cloud services fund

Posted Feb 10, 2012 - 07:27 pm

Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers is considering a $100 million fund specializing in cloud services start-ups.
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CoreIT

by Kevin Fogarty

Online dating sites: Looking for love, finding violations of privacy

Posted Feb 10, 2012 - 04:47 pm

If any category of social networking site should have decent privacy it would be online dating sites. Who wants the world to know the details of what we look for in a mate (though Julian Assange's leaked out). Unfortunately, privacy isn't on the agenda at most dating sites.
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Mobilize!

by Kevin Purdy

Five Key Things about Google's Chrome for Android Beta

Posted Feb 10, 2012 - 11:29 am

There’s no Flash. None. Nada. And that’s just the way Adobe wants it, supposedly.
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ITworld.TV

by Keith Shaw

The Future: Hipsters reflect on Social Media

Posted Feb 10, 2012 - 10:37 am

The following video ad for Social Media Week shows some interviews with people 50 years into the future, reflecting back on the "good old days" of social media. Hy-larious!
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The TechnoFile

by Peter Smith

Playstation Vita's biggest challenge? Gamers love to hate Sony

Posted Feb 10, 2012 - 08:06 am

We're a week or two (depending on what you pre-ordered) away from the launch of the Playstation Vita, but gamers seem determined to be angry with Sony no matter what they do.
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Open for Discussion

by Brian Proffitt

Ubuntu, Debian top community poll

Posted Feb 10, 2012 - 08:00 am

The 2011 LinuxQuestions.org Members Choice Awards have been tabulated, and the results show some surprises.
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Data Center Diaries

by Beth Bacheldor

Bangalore gets a data center with screaming capacity and tight security

Posted Feb 09, 2012 - 04:59 pm

This data city is a mega data center.
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Thank You For Not Sharing

by Dan Tynan

How to kill Web trackers dead

Posted Feb 09, 2012 - 10:55 am

Abine's DoNotTrackPlus browser plug-in stops trackers in their tracks -- and it's free. My new Web mantra: Don't track me, bro.
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Your IT Career

by Eric Bloom

5 great jobs and 6 great company startup ideas for people with Search Engine Optimization (SEO) skills

Posted Feb 07, 2012 - 06:09 pm

There are some technical specialties that not only provide great employment opportunities, but also create the possibility of using them to start your own business. The Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is one of these skill sets.
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Sounding Board

by CIO Executive Council

Encouraging users to embrace big business data

Posted Dec 12, 2011 - 08:00 am

Members from the CIO Executive Council weigh in on encouraging users to embrace big business data. Add your opinion and advice.
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