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The top 7 roadkill victims on the journey to Windows 7; AT&T accused of 'astroturfing' on net neutrality

IBM takes aim at Microsoft Windows 7 with new desktop offering; AT&T accused of 'astroturfing' on net neutrality
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The top 7 roadkill victims on the journey to Windows 7

Pay your respects to the technologies that pointed the way to innovation, only to be knocked out by competing follow-on Microsoft versions. Read full story

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IBM is trying to hit Microsoft where it hurts, with a new offering designed to lure customers away from Windows 7.

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Microsoft makes Sidekick data recovery tool available
Microsoft says that while it is still working on recovering data lost by Sidekick users, it has made significant progress. Those who lost data as of today can begin the restoration process with a new tool posted to T-Mobile's site.

Gartner's top 10 technologies include the cloud, mobile apps
The top strategic technology in Gartner Inc.'s annual top 10 list was cloud computing, but the one that may have been of the most interest to Bill Piatt, the CIO of the International Finance Corp., was last on the list, and that's mobile applications.

Gartner: Don't sweat move to IPv6
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Scientists unite: Millions awarded to build "Facebook for researchers"
The University of Florida, Cornell University and a handful of other schools have been awarded $12.2 million to build a social/collaborative network for scientists and researchers.

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