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We all know the pun on the BlackBerry name, likening the smartphone to a very addictive and destructive drug. Bad taste and moral issues aside, though, recent research shows that today's workers are indeed extremely attached to their mobile devices, especially the ones that let users access e-mail and perform other desktop tasks. Plus, workers aren't using them just on the road anymore...

NetSuite is going to the market for its proposed initial public offering (IPO) with high hopes: The company has upped its estimated price range for the second time this week. In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the company said it expects its IPO target price to be between US$19 to $22. On Tuesday, it raised its price range to $16 to $19 from an earlier target of $13 to $16...

Intel has released a software initiator package designed to promote the development of Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) solutions for Linux, the company announced Tuesday Now available for download, the software is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2 and is open to all FCoE developers for source code download, code contributio...

The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday published the list of companies that have applied to participate in its auction of the 700 MHz (megahertz) band of wireless spectrum next month, and included among the long list of expected players were a few surprises Oil giant Chevron, for one, apparently plans to bid, as does billionaire entrepren...

Security researcher Aviv Raff has published a vulnerability affecting Google's Toolbar browser feature. The weak spot Raff reported could let a hacker gain control of a user's PC when the user tries to add a new Google Toolbar button ...

In a significant boost for its Internet unit, Microsoft has reached a long-term deal to work with media giant Viacom on content and advertising distribution, an agreement worth an estimated US$500 million The partnership calls for Microsoft's Atlas to become the exclusive advertising platform for all of Viacom's U.S. Web sites -- which include yout...

Palm will rely on "operational rigor" to right itself after a disappointing second fiscal quarter, one where the company lost nearly US$10 million, its CEO said "We've taken actions to align our expenses to the current operating environment and are focusing on core initiatives that will have the greatest impact on achieving our long-term success," ...

Mobile Internet usage is on the rise, and for marketers, the time to establish their brands on the "third screen" is now. For example, more than four in 10 U.S. mobile users will look at phones with strong Internet features when they buy next, according to The Kelsey Group. Concurrently, there are waves of advances taking place -- from innovative devices to enhanced data services -- that will make the promise of the mobile Web a reality...

For a computer addict, choosing a Linux distribution is much like being an unsupervised child in a candy store. So many flavors with so many choices make the task of picking just one type of candy a near-impossible -- but fun-filled -- task For a consumer or business exec who must pick a Linux distribution (known as "distro"), the task is even more...

Facebook has named three individuals and a Canadian porn company as defendants in a federal lawsuit it filed earlier this year in the Northern District of California, which accused unnamed people and companies of unlawfully accessing its servers After two Canadian Internet service providers provided information in response to subpoenas, the social ...

A security update released by Microsoft last week is wreaking havoc with Internet Explorer for some users Shortly after Microsoft issued its MS07-069 security bulletin last Tuesday, users began posting reports of problems with Internet Explorer on support newsgroups, including the Windows Update group on Microsoft's site....

Acknowledging improvements are necessary and saying he's the right man for the job, Sprint Nextel has chosen former Embarq CEO Daniel Hesse to be its new president and CEO The 54-year-old Hesse, described in the company's official announcement as being a "wireless industry veteran," replaces former Sprint Nextel CEO Gary Forsee, who resigned in Oct...

Building a multimillion-dollar business wasn't really on my mind at age 18. Tired of working odd jobs, I saw potential in online advertising. So, in exchange for a share in the startup, I persuaded my older brother Chris to let me charge US$99 to his credit card for a domain name. For $33, third brother Russell joined shortly thereafter We launched...

Linda LaBeau didn't know her rights as a credit-card holder. She did know she was getting constant calls from a collection agency for a debt she wasn't sure was hers Angry, scared and frustrated, she asked The Watchdog several smart questions. We found some surprising answers. Turns out consumers have more rights than most of us know....

Web 2.0 applications are quickly taking over traditional activities on the Internet. Web sites are becoming interactive as they offer multiple function applications. This, in turn, is creating greater security risks for both consumers and network operators One of the biggest concerns is the need for Web 2.0 developers to build their applications wi...

Genesys is expanding its feature set with the cash acquisition of Informiam, a customer service performance management software provider The new addition will enhance the company's reporting and analytic capabilities. Financial terms of the acquisition of the privately held company were not released. Informiam, which is based in Atlanta and has a r...

IBM has teamed with ACI Worldwide, an electronic paymentsoftware company, to develop a payment system powered by IBM'sopen standardsbased System Z platform. The new offering will include IBM's DB2 database,WebSphere middleware and Tivoli management software as well as itsCrypto-chiptechnology. It will also run a specially optimized version of AIC's payment processingsoftware...

A Silicon Valley startup with an unlikely name announced Monday a new platform designed to enable telephony in a wide variety of applications Using an open platform to facilitate connections between telephony and the Web, Ribbit is working with a community of more than 600 developers to help voice-enable a raft of new applications. One for Salesfor...

Internet users are increasingly curious about the information about them that's available online, but they're not doing much to monitor that information in a structured way That's one finding of a new study released Sunday by the Pew Internet and American Life Project. Entitled "Digital Footprints: Online Identity Management and Search in the Age o...

Alltel Wireless has teamed up with SpinVox to launch a new service, Voice2TXT, that converts voice mail messages to text messages. The launch makes Alltel Wireless the first of the five largest U.S. carriers to offer its customers the ability to receive voice mail message in text form, the company said. Any Alltel Wireless customer with an SMS (short message service)-capable phone can add the Voice2TXT service...