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Sam Diaz: Macworld 2010: Without Apple, there really isn't much there
- Larry DIgnan: Macworld 2010: Quickoffice launches cloud services on iPhone
- Jason D. O'Grady: MWSF10: David Pogue keynote (Auto Tune Steve Jobs)
Larry Dignan: Motorola to split into two independent companies in 2011
Andrew Nusca: Dell acquires KACE; expands systems management to mid-size business
- Larry Dignan: Dell's acquisition of KACE: A smart move
Sean Portnoy: Is TiVo readying refreshed UI, new hardware to announce at March 2 event?
Larry Dignan: Redbox rocks: Revenue soars; Sees big growth ahead
Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft to push new piracy-detection update to Windows 7 users
Jason Perlow: What the Buzz? Get Me Off This Crazy Thing!!!
- Social Networking: Does it have to be this difficult?
- Christopher Dawson: Can Buzz make the social web legitimate in Edu?
- Zack Whittaker: Gmail Buzz: What about the Live@edu students?
- Dennis Howlett: Google Buzzfail
Doug Hanchard: Iran bans use of Gmail; Can Venezuela be far behind?
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Update causing BSoD for some XP users
Heather Clancy: Residential solar organization snags $5 million in venture funds
Rachel King: Five Valentine's Day gifts for your geeky special someone
Andrew Nusca: HP's new green data center collects rainwater, cools with natural wind
Matthew Miller: MobileTechRoundup show #197; Buzz, Android, and mobile Office talk
Larry Dignan: Blizzard shuts down Feds due to telework cluelessness
Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft halts Windows Update distribution of security fix after blue-screen reports
Tom Foremski: The drive for a new supercomputer architecture will change the IT industry
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: 2003: The year iTunes caught Microsoft "a bit flat footed again"
Heather Clancy: HP's wind-cooled data center in the U.K. officially flips switch
Sam Diaz: Google updates Chrome for Mac, adds extensions
Joe McKendrick: McKinsey: IT should lead lean initiatives
Sean Portnoy: Lenovo's new C315 all-in-one PC begs the question: Who's buying these things?
Andrew Nusca: Lenovo unveils G455, G555 laptops: AMD chips, ATi graphics, $449
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: The blog post that tells us nothing about Windows 8/Windows.next
Dana Blankenhorn: Golden age of population studies from health IT
CNET: Windows patch causes blue screen of death for some
Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft provides a first look at the Ribbonized Office for Mac 2011
Matthew Miller: Garmin nuvifone A50 Android and M10 Windows Mobile devices announced
Christopher Dawson: Hey, Google! My school will take a bit of that broadband
Dana Gardner: Smart Grid for data centers better manages electricity to slash IT energy spending, frees-up wasted capacity
Dana Blankenhorn: Red Hat accelerates race to the clouds
Heather Clancy: Can your IT services firm handle your tech recycling or refurbishment needs?
Dan Kusnetzky: Cisco Media Solutions Group - Terracotta Customer Profile
Larry Dignan: Q&A: IBM's Alistair Rennie on the big picture for Lotus
Matthew Miller: myTouch 3G Fender may be sold out, new myTouch 3G launches
Dana Blankenhorn: Digium, Google and the end of the phone network
Rachel King: Understanding white balance settings on a digital camera
Dan Kusnetzky: Out of the blue messages
ZDNet UK: Early-adopter criminals embrace cloud
CNET: Gmail blocked in Iran ahead of protests?
Heather Clancy: Got green tech? Uptime Institute seeks green IT awards entries
Sam Diaz: What to expect at Macworld 2010. Without Apple, it's tough to say