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Microsoft Readies Courier Tablet

September 24, 2009
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Microsoft Readies Courier Tablet It's the battle of the vaporware tablets, as reports surface of a Microsoft entry to rival Apple's hypothetical tablet.
Has Palm Lost the iTunes Sync Scuffle? After the USB Implementers' Forum declines to intervene in the iTunes syncing spat, Palm's Pre may not be able to masquerade as an iPod.
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Microsoft Courier Notebook Could Raise the Bar for Tablets This small device with its dual displays sports an exceptionally efficient-looking design.
Intel Ports Linux Netbook OS to Desktops Intel has ported the Moblin OS from netbooks to fit desktop screens.
The Good and Bad of Google Sidewiki Good: No anonymous comments. Bad: Google treats other peoples' content as its own.
Microsoft Aims to Spark New Business for Web Developers Microsoft launched a program that gives eligible Web development firms free software and support to help get new businesses off the ground.
Construction Firm Sues After $588,000 Online Theft A construction company in Maine is suing its bank after about $588,000 disappeared from its accounts, alleging the bank failed to spot suspicious activity.
Funny Money: Rule Change Makes Apple Revenue Appear Larger It's not new money, just money that's no longer being deferred.
Drudge, Other Sites Flooded With Malicious Ads Criminals flooded several online ad networks with malicious advertisements over the weekend. The ads ran on the Drudge Report and other sites.
Microsoft Set to Fire up Dublin Data Center Microsoft has opened up for business its new Dublin data center, a massive 550,000-square-foot facility dedicated to serving primarily European customers.
Perot Worker Charged With Insider Trading in Dell Deal The SEC alleged that a worker at an affiliate of Perot Systems made $8.6 million from insider trading surrounding Dell's takeover of the company this week.
Phishing Scam Steals Twitter Passwords Twitter users are being hit with fake direct messages that take them to phishing pages.
Intel Releases Fastest Laptop Chips to Date Intel on Wednesday launched what it called its fastest laptop processors, which are based on the Nehalem microarchitecture.
Intel Connects PCs to Devices Using Light Intel is working on a new optical interconnect that could connect mobile devices to displays and storage up to 100 meters away.
Word Doc Woes Plague Enterprise A recent mistake in a Word document caused considerable damage and embarrassment to a publicly listed company in New Zealand.
Wipro May Be Trimming Its IP Licensing Business Wipro is considering getting out of the business of creation and licensing of intellectual property for wireless connectivity markets.
NetSuite Adds ERP Support for IPhone NetSuite has launched an initial application for the iPhone.
Why Microsoft's Elop Isn't Afraid of Google Microsoft's Business Division oversees one of its most successful products, the Office productivity suite, as well as the company's lucrative server and...
Cisco Patches a Dozen Router Bugs Cisco has released its semi-annual IOS patches, fixing 12 bugs in its router firmware.
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