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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)

• 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.

  (Posted in Business Tech by Lance Whitney)

• 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)

• 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)

• Netflix contest ends, with winner in doubt

  The $1 million contest to improve Netflix's movie recommendation software ended with two teams in something of a photo finish, but the outcome remains in doubt.
  (From The New York Times)

• 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)

• Oracle sues Qtrax, claims P2P site owes $1.8 million

  Oracle supplied the music service with software, but Qtrax's $1.8 million payment bounced, according to court documents.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Greg Sandoval)

• Android developers: Time to make the Donuts

  Code set to be used in the next release of Android--code-named Donut--is out and about, revealing features such as universal search and support for CDMA networks.

  (Posted in Wireless by Tom Krazit)

• Design ideas show Firefox 4.0 with a Chrome look

  A Mozilla mockup for Firefox 4.0 raises the possibility of a very Chrome-like interface for the browser.

  (Posted in Webware by Stephen Shankland)

• AVG temporarily blocked iTunes, labeling it malware

  AVG says its antivirus software last week mistakenly detected iTunes as a Trojan, but the patch was released after five hours.

  (Posted in InSecurity Complex by Elinor Mills)
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