News to know: Intel, Microsoft; Verizon; SAP
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Larry Dignan: Intel shines: 'We have seen a return of consumer demand'
- Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Intel Q4 net income $2.3 billion, up 875%
- Intel: Intel Fourth-Quarter Net Income $2.3 billion, Up 875%
So, who out there has uninstalled IE8 from Windows 7?
Mary Jo Foley: Is Windows Mobile 6.6 Microsoft's Barcelona big bang?
- Windows veteran Veghte quits Microsoft
- Visual Studio 2010 gets a new launch date
- Microsoft further expands its Multipoint brand with new collaboration tools
Stantum's touch screen Dell tablet prototype (right)
Boy Genius Report: Verizon Wireless to overhaul its phone and data pricing plans
Verizon to talk wireless strategy; Perhaps alter pricing plans
McAfee: Chinese cyber attacks exploited Internet Explorer
- Bloomberg: Yahoo was also target of Chinese cyber attack
- Tom Foremski: GOOG v China highlights security risks in wiretapping systems
Heather Clancy: What will power management save you? Faronics does the math
Doug Hanchard: Can high tech save a country that has just been destroyed?
SAP shuffles management, maintenance decks; Analysts question 2010 prospects
Tag team skirmish: HP, Microsoft target Oracle, Sun
ZDNet UK: RTA stalls SAP CRM upgrade
Harvard Business Review: The Disruptors of the Decade — Near the end of December …
Joe McKendrick: Evans Data survey also predicts more enterprise movement to the cloud
Andrew Nusca: Campuses agree to stop using Kindle DX until functional for the blind
Patent wars: Kodak sues Apple, RIM for patent infringement
Kingsley-Hughes: Cheap Windows PCs push Apple into #5 spot - Once again, price is king
AMD's ATI Radeon HD 5670 is a $99 DirectX 11 gem
AppleInsider: Apple releases MobileMe Gallery software on iPhone App Store
Bloomberg: Apple IPhone With Better Camera May Be Out By June, Goldman's Chen Says
Matthew Miller: T-Mobile announces myTouch 3G Fender Limited Edition with music focus
- Andrew Nusca: Slowhand shows up in Fender edition T-Mobile myTouch 3G ad
- Rachel King: AT&T might launch Motorola Backflip this spring
Asus choosing between Chrome and Android
Andrew Nusca: Amtrak putting free Wi-Fi on Northeast trains; others have to wait
Laptop Mag: Q&A with Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha: Motoblur Tablet on the Way?
Dana Blankenhorn: What health record solution is right for your practice?
- Facebook meets an obligation of big open source consumers
- Open source resents being a pawn in the game
MediaMemo: Is YouTube Finally Ready to Turn a Profit This Year?
Christopher Dawson: Fleecing the flock?
iPhone now available on Vodafone
Nintendo launching DSi XL in Europe this March
Sean Portnoy: Netgear's Push2TV adapter works with Intel Wireless Display to stream content from your laptop to your HDTV
Samsung introduces 32GB microSD memory card, 64GB moviNAND flash device