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Microsoft's new commercial for its Kin mobile phone is so obviously provocative that it could only be planned. It's as if someone in the company's marketing department said, "We have to make sure this phone is not ignored."

[Test 1 Body] While some CIOs are in the express lane, most are taking a slower approach to cloud computing. Two cloud computing factions are forming among large-enterprise CIOs today — those in the fast lane, and those proceeding more cautiously. Taser International, which sells handheld electronic protection devices to more than 15,000 police agencies around the globe, clearly represents those moving full steam ahead. Taser’s Virtual Systems unit, in fact, is using hosted cloud computing as the basis of ...

I have been meaning to write this post, and news just got hotter with the latest news that Adobe is preparing to sue Apple. Adobe vs. Apple is going to get uglier You think things are bad now between Apple...

Microsoft has a blog on "How Much Does Your Code Cost?", interjecting humor into a typically dry topic. The big difference is that with cloud computing, you’re renting computing power in a data center somewhere. As far as you’re concerned,...

We've all seen the Iceland gov't delegation at various data center conferences, and they have had a web site up to promote their site. ICELAND: THE COOLEST LOCATION FOR DATA CENTERS Our competitive operating environment compares favourably with leading countries...

GigaOm analyzes this video of Eric Schmidt at Atmosphere. And throws this out as summary of key issues Eric presents. Schmidt made two specific comments about resource allocation, saying that the hardest and most pressing engineering issues facing Google today...

Dr. Karen Bell has been tapped to lead the Certification Commission for Health IT through a challenging but recharged health IT landscape.

"We are also seeing signs of corporate demand returning which we believe will continue to improve," said Intel CEO Paul Otellini during an earnings call in which the company announced a blowout quarter. He later added, "You are getting to the point where CIOs are feeling a bit better about their business."

Video shows how more muscle for scrolling and moving or freezing rows and columns highlight Google's updated Spreadsheets app.

GigaOm's Om Malik has a post with Nokia's CEO on the future of the Mobile industry. Nokia’s CEO on the Challenges & Promise of the New Mobile Industry By Om Malik Apr. 8, 2010, 10:50am PDT 11 Comments IMPORTANT POINTS...

All current versions of Windows are open to attack thanks to a flaw within the Java Web Start Framework. Two security researchers announced the flaw just yesterday. The flaw could lead, through very rudimentary Web attacks, to full comprise of attacked systems.

Acquisition could marry Blackberry to in-vehicle entertainment systems.

Buyout will help fuel Nokia's push to broaden its presence in the location-based services market.

2010 versions of Office, SharePoint pressure Google to respond.

The flaw affects users of both Windows and Linux.

Despite the long list of positive things Apple has done with iPhone OS 4.0, it left a number of things out of the new operating system. Here's a few things that the iPhone faithful were hoping to see.

Federal CIO Kundra sees cloud computing as a cheaper alternative to existing IT, and a new report supports that, but detailed examples are still lacking, argues our columnist.

The user manual for the HTC Incredible has leaked onto the Internet, and with it the entire spec list for the device. The Incredible will instantly become Verizon's flagship device when it goes on sale in the coming weeks, thanks to its 1Ghz processor, 8 megapixel camera, and giant 3.7-inch display.

Woodward Control Solutions is tapping high-performance computing resources over the Internet to boost productivity and efficiency.

Three tech companies seem to come up over and over again. They’ve become the trinity of tech, at least as far as most IT consumers are concerned. They are Microsoft, its long-time rival Apple, and Google. Both Apple and Microsoft are veterans, having started their operations in the 1970s and gone public in the 1980s. In IT, that’s a very long time ago. Just think about it, these two companies were part of the birth of personal computing! We thought ...

It was bound to happen eventually. With the impending arrival of iPhone OS 4.0, many iPhone users will be sad to learn that iPhone OS 4.0 may not work for them. Here's why Apple made the right decision.

"Memristor" technology could take chip performance beyond limitations imposed by Moore's Law.

CEO Marc Benioff said mobile access and social-network-style collaboration like the company's upcoming Chatter service will mark next era for enterprise applications.