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  Cisco looks to ride smart-grid data deluge

  Networking giant anticipates that utilities will bulk up their data centers to handle an upcoming torrent of figures from smart meters.

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  Thanks, browser makers,
  for returning my pixels

  More pixels means more productivity. In the coming age of browser-based applications, it's more important than ever to thwack that thicket of icons and menus.
  • Firefox 4.0 with a Chrome look

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• Sprint to buy Virgin Mobile for $483 million

  The nearly half-billion-dollar acquisition bolsters Sprint's prepaid offerings, which also include the Boost Mobile brand.

  (Posted in Wireless by Marguerite Reardon)

• Web users ignoring security certificate warnings

  Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University have found that Web users often ignore warnings in browsers about the validity of a Web site's digital certificate.

  (Posted in Security by Tom Espiner)

• WiMax subscribers set to reach 50 million by '14

  Number of people accessing Net through WiMax projected to reach 50 million in next six years, says Juniper Research. Growth driven by areas not served by cable or DSL.

  (Posted in Wireless by Lance Whitney)

• Samsung's debut e-book reader arrives

  The pint-sized SNE-50K will be sold only in South Korea at first, but the consumer electronics giant has plans and prototypes for worldwide rollouts.

  (Posted in Crave by Lance Whitney)

• IBM to acquire analytics provider for $1.2 billion

  Big Blue is looking to SPSS to improve its capabilities in business analytics and forecasting.
  • IBM buys security provider Ounce Labs

  (Posted in Business Tech by Lance Whitney)

• EarthLink sales, earnings, subscribers drop

  Internet service provider reports lower second-quarter sales and earnings as subscriber numbers tumble.

  (Posted in Wireless by Lance Whitney)

• Blip.tv channels deals with YouTube, others

  Web video start-up revamps its platform and adds an array of content partners to establish itself as a distribution center for content creators.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Caroline McCarthy)

• Study: Texting while driving ups crash risk 23-fold

  Findings from a new study of real-world drivers show just how dangerous texting while driving can actually be.

  (Posted in Wireless by Jennifer Guevin)

• SunRun to expand financing for solar panels

  Will creative financing bring solar to the masses? SunRun gets $18 million to pursue a model in which consumers pay a monthly fee for solar panels instead of a huge up-front cost.

  (Posted in Green Tech by Martin LaMonica)

• Sale of Google's stake values AOL at $5.7 billion

  Time Warner purchased Google's 5 percent stake in AOL for $283 million earlier this month, paving the way for an AOL spin-off and valuing the company well below 2000-era levels.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Tom Krazit)

• Verizon to offer Palm Pre in early 2010

  Company's chief operating officer spills the beans on the impending smartphone availability during a conference call.
  • Verizon changes tune on Wi-Fi
  • Weak economy hurts Verizon's earnings

  (Posted in Wireless by Marguerite Reardon)

• Network Solutions breach exposes nearly 600,000

  Company warns more than 4,000 merchants that data from transactions of nearly 600,000 credit cardholders was sent outside the company by malware on a server.

  (Posted in InSecurity Complex by Elinor Mills)

• Samsung chip hits 1GHz. Is it bound for the iPhone?

  Samsung has announced one of the fastest processors to date targeted at devices like the iPhone.

  (Posted in Nanotech - The Circuits Blog by Brooke Crothers)
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