Rotten Apple: Apple's 12 biggest failures
Apple sets the standard -- for both success and failure. Here's a look at 12 major screwups, some of which almost derailed the company

Activision donates $1 million to help U.S. veterans
Activision Blizzard will make a $1 million donation to unemployed military vets through their Call of Duty Endowment, a charity foundation intended to help veterans find gainful employment.

Oracle/Sun: Why European Union jurisdiction matters
Previous cases show that European regulators have broad powers over American companies that do business in Europe.

92% of firms don't care about PC recycling
Nine out of ten businesses don't care whether their old PCs could be reused elsewhere, says Remploy.

Windows 7 may be secure, but are Windows users safe?
Windows 7 users got a nice surprise on Tuesday when Microsoft released its first set of security patches since unveiling the new operating system last month. Of the 15 bugs patched, none affected Windows 7.

Samsung's new smartphone OS: It's Bada news
Today brings news of Bada, a new smartphone operating system from Samsung, product of corporate fantasy that second-tier brands can really change the world.

New iPhone malware steals data from jailbroken phones
Another piece of dangerous code that attacks iPhones has been found, although it puts at risk only a very small subset of the smartphone's users.

Panda launches free 'cloud' antivirus scanner
After seven months in beta, Panda Security has released the first version of its cloud-based antivirus product, which will be free to consumers with a paid-for managed service for SMBs.

CES 2010 preview: Gloom, but not doom
"Green" is the new "black, "flat" is the new "up" and the watchword for 2010 is "apps." And there's no need to wait for Black Friday; it's here already.

Clearwire claims 173,000 WiMax users
Wireless broadband provider Clearwire had about 173,000 WiMax subscribers at the end of September and should be able to offer service to 120 million potential subscribers in the U.S. by the end of next year, the company says.

November giveaways
Cisco Subnet is giving away free books on VMware vSphere security. Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons and free books on Exchange Server 2010. Google Subnet is giving away free books on Android app development. Entry forms can be found on the main contest page. Trivia answers are revealed on each main Subnet page.

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Surprise! The Droid Eris is a better smartphone than the Droid
HTC's iPhone-like mobile device is more advanced in key areas than the Motorola Droid, whose physical keyboard is hard to use

Report: Apple readies smaller iPhone on Verizon
Apple Inc. will launch a smaller "worldmode" iPhone next year that will be ready for Verizon Wireless to sell in the third quarter of 2010, according to an analyst report citing unnamed handset maker sources.

Slideshow: 10 great iPhone hobby apps
Grilling. Bird watching. Shopping. Whatever your downtime passion, there's an app for that. Here's a look at ten intriguing options to help you recharge.

Google's Free Holiday Wi-Fi Beats Airport Grinches
Google's gift of free holiday Internet access at 47 U.S. airports only points out how backward those airports are. Don't they understand Internet access in public places is supposed to be free?

Android smartphone pioneer hits turbulence in Q3
High Tech Computer, which developed the first smartphone based on Google's Android mobile operating system, saw revenue decline in the third quarter due to increased competition and weak sales in Europe.

Google AdMob buyout latest in long line of acquisitions
 

Google to buy mobile ad company
Google plans to buy mobile advertising provider AdMob for US$750 million stock, the search giant said on Monday.

BlackBerry Developers to Get New Tools in Adobe's CS5
Research In Motion (RIM) along with Adobe Systems today announced an expanded partnership in which the two companies will bring new software development tools to BlackBerry mobile application developers as part of Adobe's Creative Suite 5 (CS5).

RIM Brings Development, Admin Courses to Universities
BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) kicked off its second annual BlackBerry Developer Conference with a bang this morning, announcing its new BlackBerry Academic Program, which brings BlackBerry application development and administration courses to colleges and universities throughout North America, as well as a new alliance with Adobe Systems.

Verizon vs. AT&T: The Ad Wars Shift
Getting into the spirit of the season, Verizon is enlisting the aid of elves, Elvis, and stop-motion puppets in its holiday offensive against AT&T. In a new set of ads, Verizon continues to highlight its superior nationwide 3G coverage as an argument for going with the carrier and its handset lineup, including HTC's Imagio and Droid Eris, instead of Apple's iPhone on AT&T. The new ads are stirring a lot of debate online, and may also be fodder for a rumor that never really goes away.

Sprint to lay off more than 2,000
Sprint Nextel expects to lay off as many as 2,500 people by year's end, on the heels of reporting that it lost 545,000 customers in its third quarter.

Tethering to iPhone still coming, AT&T says; no date set
AT&T today reiterated its plans to offer tethering on the iPhone, but again gave no date when that might happen -- more than a year after the carrier first said tethering would be coming "soon."

November giveaways
Cisco Subnet is giving away free books on VMware vSphere security. Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons and free books on Exchange Server 2010. Google Subnet is giving away free books on Android app development. Entry forms can be found on the main contest page. Trivia answers are revealed on each main Subnet page.

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VKernel offers free alternative to VMware capacity planning product
IT managers hoping to better plan for capacity in their virtual environments without devoting budget dollars to new software might want to pilot a free download available now from virtual systems management player VKernel.How to cut IT costs without hemorrhaging

Cisco-EMC team-up makes cloud accessible
Cisco this week established its Virtual Computing Environment coalition with EMC and subsidiary VMware, which the network vendor says will develop new products to help large and midsize customers adopt internal cloud computing environments. Manjula Talreja, vice president of business development at the Strategic Partner Organization for Cisco, says this collaboration won't impact previous Cisco partners nor will it result in proprietary data centers for customers. (8:42)

Cloud computing, virtualization proponents getting antsy
While many organizations have only begun down the cloud computing and virtualization roads in the past few years, some in the industry can't wait to take these technologies to the next level.

Cloud computing: Simply SaaS renamed?
Industry leaders cite subtle differences between the technologies at SIAA OnDemand 2009 conference

Cloud computing Part 2: Don't be blinded by the hype
Hype is a marketer's dream and IT's nightmare. While it helps the former generate excitement, it often obscures reality for the latter. Cloud computing is the latest case in point. The hype would have you believe the cloud is the entire answer when in reality it is just part of the solution.

IBM launches cloud academy
IBM has announced a global forum for educators, researchers and information technology (IT) personnel from the education industry. The new IBM Cloud Academy will help these professionals to pursue cloud computing initiatives, develop skills and share best practices. These efforts will help them to reduce operating costs while improving quality and access to education.

Unisys official says cloud computing can save money by eliminating U.S. jobs
Official cites how the company was able to save money through implementing and remotely managing a private cloud

November giveaways
Cisco Subnet is giving away free books on VMware vSphere security. Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons and free books on Exchange Server 2010. Google Subnet is giving away free books on Android app development. Entry forms can be found on the main contest page. Trivia answers are revealed on each main Subnet page.

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Google's Purchase of Gizmo5 Could Benefit You
Has Google found the final piece of its voice-calling puzzle? Rumors have it that the acquisition-happy search giant has acquired Gizmo5, a Skype-like VoIP startup. TechCrunch is reporting that Google has plunked down $30 million in cash for Gizmo5, which offers a software app that lets you make free phone calls to other Gizmo users, as well as inexpensive calls to landlines and cell phones. It supports SMS and instant messaging, too.

Cisco warns UC users of limited support for Windows 7
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) is warning customers of its unified communications products that support for Windows 7 won't be forthcoming until the product's 8.0 release scheduled for the first quarter of 2010. About a dozen more UC products will not support Windows 7 until version 8.5, in the third quarter of 2010 and at that time, only the 32-bit version of Windows 7 will be supported. http://www.networkworld.com/community/taxonomy/term/7678

Cisco crafting telepresence Rosetta Stone
At its big collaboration event this week, Cisco is wheeling out what it describes as the Rosetta Stone of high-def videoconferencing to address one of the biggest problems facing the technology – interoperability.

November giveaways
Cisco Subnet is giving away free books on VMware vSphere security. Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons and free books on Exchange Server 2010. Google Subnet is giving away free books on Android app development. Entry forms can be found on the main contest page. Trivia answers are revealed on each main Subnet page.

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