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Why Lenovo still lags in consumer PCs
If all had gone according to plan, Lenovo Group Ltd. would be jockeying with Dell Inc. for the second spot in the...
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With eye on Oracle and MySQL, Red Hat invests in EnterpriseDB
Red Hat has invested an unspecified amount in open-source database vendor EnterpriseDB Inc., a sign that the Linux vendor may be worried...
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Mozilla fixes 16 flaws with Firefox 3.5.4
Mozilla patched 16 vulnerabilities in Firefox, 11 of them critical, as it updated the open-source browser to version 3.5.4. The 11 critical...
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Skype for business too risky?
If you’re thinking about using Skype for Business as a way to save money you might want to put it off until...
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VMware ships Workstation for virtualizing Windows 7
VMware has added support for Windows 7 and expanded the ability to handle virtual processors in Workstation 7, the new version of...
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Dell, Juniper team on data center technology
Dell and Juniper Networks this week reached an OEM agreement that will let Dell offer Juniper products to data center customers under...
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Windows Mobile worries mount as competition heats up
When Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer admitted publicly in September that the company did "screw up with Windows Mobile," many experts were...
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Google relaxes single phone number requirement for Voice
To take advantage of Google Voice’s telephony management features, users have had to fulfill a tricky requirement: convince their contacts to call...
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Intel releases Windows 7 SSD optimization toolbox
Intel Corp. announced the availability of a tool kit to optimize the performance of its X25-M consumer-class solid state disk (SSD) drive...
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Ubuntu 9.10 Linux creator calls Windows 7 ‘excellent release’
Mark Shuttleworth, founder and CEO of Canonical Ltd., the maker of the most popular desktop Linux alternative to Microsoft Corp.’s Windows, not...
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Has Apple missed the netbook boat?
Apple may have missed the netbook boat by not producing a low-priced notebook to compete with the ultra-cheap portables that have cornered...
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Asterisk teams with IBM for small business VoIP
Small businesses can buy open source IP PBX Asterisk software as an add-on to IBM’s Smart Cube office-in-a-box package. Digium, which sells...
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Blue Coat joins the VMware technology alliance
Blue Coat Systems announced that it has joined the VMware Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) program. The VMware TAP program is designed to...
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Windows 7 roundup: Patches, parties, predictions
Microsoft’s Oct. 22 released Windows 7 generated a slew of news stories, including reviews, advice, third-party announcements and just about anything...
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Microsoft deal discounts Windows 7 upgrades by 58%
Microsoft launched a promotion that discounts Windows 7 upgrades as much as 58% when customers also buy a new Windows 7 PC....