News to know: AT&T; Apple; Google; Verizon; Microsoft
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Dancho Danchev: Weak passwords dominate statistics for Hotmail's phishing scheme leak
Larry Dignan: The Android army: Verizon Wireless, Google ink collaboration pact; Google Voice support on tap
- Sam Diaz: Verizon-Google changes mobile landscape; Customers have real options again
- Ed Burnette: Verizon vs. AT&T: Droids for the win
- Dana Blankenhorn: How Verizon might ruin Android
- Andrew Nusca: Verizon slams AT&T in new TV ad; '5X coverage'
Five reasons Google Android smartphones will beat iPhone, BlackBerry, WinMo
AT&T ends iPhone VoIP restrictions; Skype set free
Garett Rogers: Countdown to Google Voice on iPhone
Matthew Miller: HTC announces HD2 with large capacitive display and 1GHz processor
Windows Mobile 6.5 disappoints; no Start customizations and stylus still required
- Windows Marketplace for Mobile is late to the party, but pretty well dressed
- Image Gallery: Windows Mobile 6.5 disappoints with lack of customization and stylus requirement
- Image Gallery: A walk around the AT&T HTC Pure Windows Mobile 6.5 device
- Inside Internet Explorer for Windows Mobile 6.5
- Hands-on with the Pharos Traveler 137 running Windows Mobile 6.5
- Hands-on with the AT&T HTC Pure Windows Mobile 6.5 device
Microsoft My Phone service helps you find your missing phone and much more
Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft opens Windows Marketplace for Mobile with 246 apps
- Microsoft considering making Zune services available to Apple users
- Microsoft kicks off its Windows uber-branding campaign
BBC: Google targeted in e-mail scam
Heather Clancy: A million seats and counting: Verdiem scores another major customer, partner for power management software
Report details action plan for smart grid standards
Chris Jablonski: A brain-computer interface that communicates thoughts between people
Joe McKendrick: How to kick-start 'depressingly low' SOA service consumption
Andrew Mager: whatbrowser.org: Google explains the most important piece of software
CNet News: Schmidt: We paid $1 billion premium for YouTube
GigaOm: Windows 7 to Usher in Profitless Prosperity
Andrew Nusca: Study: 67% of Mac users would inst
- Powermat wireless device chargers finally materialize
- Western Digital adds e-Ink display to My Book Elite, Studio portable HDDs
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Free VMware Player 3.0 RC - A worthy upgrade
Gallery: Free VMware Player 3.0 RC - A worthy upgrade (right)
NYT: A New Web Tool to Take Control of Your Health
Jennifer Leggio: Google: It's not me, it's you
Tom Foremski: Tealeaf: 80% report problems with online shopping, many tell their friends
Brian Sommer: Novel/Inadvertent way to promote a tech conference
Jason Perlow: Frugal Tech Show with Altus CEO Ted Cocheu
Richard Koman: NYC expands Gov 2.0 with Big Apps
FTC endorsement rules were inevitable
Enterprise Advocates launches; Targets IT buyers
- Oliver Marks: Driving Enterprise Software Financial & Business Value
Dignan: Helpstream aims to be bridge for social CRM, marketing and returns
Dennis Howlett: Mindjet takes on Cisco with Catalyst
Major outage hits T-Mobile Sidekick users
Jennifer Bergen: Gadget Gal's daily deals: Nextar Q4 GPS, Canon PIXMA printer, Toshiba Regaza HDTV
Christopher Dawson: Macedonia rolls out 53,000 Classmate PCs
Steve Ballmer and licensing: The video
Ballmer: Microsoft never recovered from Vista blow
Sam Diaz: Two bars at home; three at work. Wireless coverage data is going granular
Dave Greenfield: Skype's New Revenue Model
Dan Kuznetsky: HP Answers Thin Client Questions
CTERA launches CloudPlug; Aims for cloud-attached storage
Dana Blankenhorn: Netgear offers an open source router that is an applications platform
Smoking gun in Viacom, YouTube case?
Can IBM's DNA transistor someday take genetic sequencing mainstream?