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  Eolas sues corporate giants over Web tech

  In a bigger sequel to its years-long patent infringement case against Microsoft, Eolas has sued Apple, Google, Amazon, Yahoo, Frito-Lay, Playboy, and many others.

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  Fleet drivers opt
  for alt wheels

  photos Alternative fuels and electric power trains are making a dent in corporate fleets, from heavy-duty hybrids to natural gas SUVs.
  • Fleet buyers warm to alternative auto tech

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• Facebook acknowledges access problems

  Some members of the social network claim to have been unable to access their accounts for several days now; it's a database problem, Facebook says.

  (Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)

• Survey: Over half of U.S. workplaces block social networks

  A survey of companies' chief information officers reveals that only 10 percent of companies allow unlimited personal social-networking activity on the job and over half block it altogether.

  (Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)

• AT&T to allow VoIP iPhone apps on 3G network

  AT&T and Apple clear the way for iPhone users to begin using VoIP apps on its wireless network.

  (Posted in Apple by Jim Dalrymple)

• Did Viacom find smoking gun in YouTube case?

  YouTube's internal e-mails indicate employees and managers knew about copyright content, sources say, but chose to leave the material on the site. What are the DMCA ramifications?
  • Schmidt: We paid $1 billion premium for YouTube

  (Posted in Media Maverick by Greg Sandoval)

• Major outage hits T-Mobile Sidekick users

  Outage that began Friday knocked out data service. Microsoft, whose Danger subsidiary powers the Sidekick service, says it has restored service for "critical applications."

  (Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

• Box.net acquires Increo Solutions

  Web-based storage service buys the company behind Backboard and Embedit.in, two services slated to eventually be integrated into Box's own feature set.

  (Posted in Web Crawler by Josh Lowensohn)

• Two Verizon Android phones coming in 2009

  Verizon and Google make partnership official with promises to collaborate on Android-based phones and other devices over the next several years.

  (Posted in Relevant Results by Tom Krazit)

• Windows mobile app store, My Phone opening

  Windows Marketplace for Mobile and My Phone, two new services bundled into the Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system, are are officially opening for business.
  • Images: Windows Marketplace app store
  • Microsoft's Windows phones hit the market
  • Full coverage of CTIA

  (Posted in CTIA Fall show by Jessica Dolcourt)

• Tech pioneers win 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics

  A scientist who paved the way for fiber optics and a team of two researchers who designed the first digital-imaging sensor share the 2009 prize.

  (Posted in Cutting Edge by Lance Whitney)

• Waiter fired for twittering about celebs

  A Beverly Hills waiter is shown the door after he tweets about comings and goings of various celebs. The last straw: he accuses "Hung" star Jane Adams of not paying her check.

  (Posted in Technically Incorrect by Chris Matyszczyk)

• Study: Amazon and Google rule the cloud

  New research from Evans Data shows that Amazon.com and Google stand alone in the cloud. Can other vendors, including IBM, VMware, and Microsoft, catch up?

  (Posted in Software, Interrupted by Dave Rosenberg)

• IBM Research jumps into genetic sequencing

  Big Blue hopes its electronic automation technology will give people and their doctors individual genetic records for less than $1,000.

  (Posted in Deep Tech by Stephen Shankland)

• Gmail also hit by e-mail phishing scheme

  Google says that Gmail users are also affected by an "industrywide phishing scheme" that allowed hackers to post Hotmail users' passwords online.
  • Avoid being a victim of e-mail phishing scams

  (Posted in Webware by Don Reisinger)
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