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Which of Microsoft's top rivals will be most dangerous in 2011?
Is there a technology company in the world with more rivals than Microsoft? The unbelievably lucrative Windows and Microsoft Office products would be enough to sustain most vendors, but Redmond has always wanted to be a player in just about every technology market that exists. Read More


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Verizon runs afoul of the "constitutional" right of unlimited bandwidth
Verizon's announcement that it will, somehow, decide when a smartphone user is using too much bandwidth and slow down their connection so other users are squeezed out has set off howls of outrage and the most convoluted analogies yet put forward to explain the business of wireless networks. Read More

Why Debian matters more than ever
If you look at the feature list for Debian 6, released on February 6, it's easy to be underwhelmed. This is especially true when measuring Debian against its offspring, like Ubuntu. Looks, however, can be deceiving — Debian is as relevant as it ever was, despite opinions to the contrary. Read More


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Introducing the smartphone comedy team of Microsoft and Yahoo
You know that data glitch on your Windows Phone 7 handset? Well, too bad. Read More

It's Time To Re-Examine Endpoint Security
If anything, more people believe that endpoint security tools are a commodity today than four years ago. In my opinion, this perception is not only wrong, but could also be dangerous. Read More

Do You Get the Feeling That It Won't Be Enough WAN Bandwidth?
The primary goal of our WAN Transformation project was to give more bandwidth - a lot more bandwidth - to our field sites. A field site with approximately 50 people will get 30 Mbps MPLS bandwidth (and a backup 6 Mbps that will only be used if the 30 Mbps is down). But, something's been nagging me lately. Will it be enough? Read More


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GoDaddy isn't as pretty as you thought
A personal story of bad tech decisions, bad tech support and how GoDaddy kicked a two-year-old website off the 'net. Read More

Is spying on teenage drivers an invasion of privacy or a parent's right?
DriveCam executive defends American Family Insurance's Teen Driver surveillance technology and answers critics charges that captured footage violates privacy. Read More

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A sneak-peek preview of Android 3.0
Expect a new holographic look, customizable home screens, a Windows-style taskbar, and tabbed browsing in Google's upcoming version of the Android OS, code-named Honeycomb.

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