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Windows Phone 7 Heads to Manufacturers

Announcing that Windows Phone 7 has been "released to manufacturing," Microsoft marks a major milestone in the development of its new mobile operating system.

HP Emerges Victor in 3PAR Bidding War

Dell drops out after HP offers a whopping $2.4 billion for the enterprise and cloud storage technology player.

CIOs Look to Cautious IT Hiring Plans

According to a new survey by Robert Half International, IT executives are only planning modest increases in hiring, citing budget constraints and a shortage of qualified workers.

VMworld: In the Cloud, It's Storage's Time to Shine

Your infrastructure might be going into the cloud... but it'll still need to be stored somewhere. A storage-centric look of VMworld's happenings.

Western Digital Dives Into Pure-Play Networking

Longstanding leader in the hard-drive sector continues efforts to diversity portfolio, now launching a networking kit that could port video content to the TV.

Microsoft Claims Android 'Gotchas' Raise Its Cost

Google makes its Android software freely available, but Microsoft argues there are other costs related to making the open source software available on mobile devices.

PC Demand Will Cool Off a Bit in Second Half

Gartner's latest forecast predicts continued strong growth for PC makers in the next two quarters -- just not as robust as they enjoyed in the first half of 2010.

Jobs Shows Off $99 Apple TV, iOS Revamp, iPods and iTunes Social

Apple's CEO highlights new ways Apple plans to build on its dominance in mobile devices with new social, movie rental and performance enhancements.

Sloppy Data Costs Fortune 1000 Firms Billions

New research from Sybase concludes that a median Fortune 1000 firm would stand to gain more than $2 billion with better, more accurate and more usable data.

HP Delves Into Cloud's Potential, Uncertainties

HP panelists used the VMworld conference as a platform to posit their expertise in cloud computing as it emerges from its infancy.

FCC Defers on Net Neutrality Amid Industry Talks

Federal Communications Commission issues a notice asking for comments on two of the most contentious aspects of the net neutrality debate, while industry negotiations advance.

IBM Talks Up Enterprise Cloud Plans, Benefits

Big Blue drops details on its efforts to build and buy cloud products and services tailored for for uses like compliance, collaboration and communications across an array of industries.

Microsoft Releases Bing App for Android Device

Acknowledging the power of the platform, software giant begins shipping Bing app on rival Android devices from Verizon, with plans to reach new handsets in the coming months.

Digg Dinged for Site Redesign

Users express outrage at Digg's site redesign.

VMworld: Maritz Outlines VMware's Cloud Future

VMware's chief looks past the hypervisor wars to focus on data center automation and what he sees as the coming of IT as a strategic (cost-saving, security-improving, value-enhancing) service.

Microsoft Slaps e-Commerce Site With Piracy Suit

Microsoft hits online software reseller Jigantic.com with a lawsuit alleging the outfit traded in pirated copies of SQL Server 2008 and passing off Software Assurance contracts as legitimate licenses.

Viewsonic's Tablet Dual-Boots Android, Windows

Coming soon: ViewSonic's ViewPad 7 and Samsung's Galaxy Tab.

VMware Ramps Virtualization Acquisitions

Virtualization giant VMware announced two purchases targeting security and analytics -- TriCipher and Integrien -- as it looks ahead to offering "IT as a service."

IT Security Pros Fall for 'Friendly' Ruse

A unique study by security software vendor BitDefender discovered that IT professionals, particularly security folks, are the most likely to share secrets on social networks.

Motorola Brings More Android Phones to China

Handset maker hopes the trio of new releases with Android mobile OS will catapult it back to the top in a market it dominated for years.