IP Convergence: Beyond VoIP, Beyond Cost Savings

Among the factors that made the time right for a Dell tablet was the entrance of Generation Y in the workplace, the company said.

SaaS firms could be particularly vulnerable since they tend to be less efficient than packaged software companies like Oracle and Microsoft, analysts predict.

According to a former top Samsung legal executive, the company kept a slush fund of nearly $220 million to bribe public officials.

Sites such as Blogger, MySpace, and Facebook provide an easily accessible place to store stolen data until it can be collected and deleted, security researchers warn.

Join us in Second Life Tuesday for GridTalk with Daniel Terdiman, author of the new book The Entrepreneur's Guide To Second Life, to learn about the best ways to do business in-world. Daniel will pass along the wisdom of the world's best fashion designers, retailers, and other in-world business people.

The 216 microprocessor system will be used for weather forecasting and meteorological research.

Software-defined radio technology can help public safety agencies and commercial interests share the 700 MHz band, one group argues.

Development of a heat-resistant hafnium-based material is projected to reduce the cost of manufacturing 32-nm microprocessors.

Both sides continue to hit the Internet hard with their respective messages including video clips and slick Web effects.

The SIIA charged in a lawsuit that law firm Fox Rothschild is stealing software made by Adobe, Corel, Sonic Solutions, and Symantec.

Mobile Complete's free TryPhone lets users take mobile devices out for a virtual test drive before they buy.

While Apple's iPhone this year captured the imagination of the U.S. market and spurred a global diagoue about the future of smartphones, it's not taking Europe by fire in the sales department. In fact, if my colleague Eric Zeman is right, the iPhone could be a flop in Germany. What gives?

Symantec also sees spammers trying new techniques, such as spamming via bot-net, audio and video spam, and spamming using protocols for IM, SMS, and online games.

The toolkit halts automatic delivery of OS service packs through Windows Update.

For months, I've been trying to get Microsoft to answer a few questions about the Unix technologies in its intellectual property portfolio. Microsoft agreed to an interview, then backed out. So the question remains: How much Unix code does Microsoft have its hands on?

Bidders will determine the actual price in an open online auction, or "Dutch auction," expected to wrap up on Dec. 19.

Microsoft stirred up controversy last week when it suggested a Linux-based laptop for children in developing nations be redesigned to accommodate Windows. Would that be a good move?

The top news stories based on searches were the execution of Sadaam Hussein, the Iran conflict, the Pakistan conflict, global warming, and the iPhone.

And now Verizon seems to have run afoul of the requirements of the GPL, although I'm betting this won't play out anywhere nearly as smoothly as Asus's kerfuffle with the Eee PC's source code.

Imeem now has deals with all four major music companies to compensate them and their artists by sharing ad revenue.