Moving to improve user privacy, Google has made it easier to understand the company's privacy policies and to find its privacy tools....

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End users know what tech they want. IT must adapt to that reality--and know where to draw the line.

When there is no obvious right answer, don't shy away from experimentation.

One big lesson he's learned: Don't get enamored of technology for its own sake.

Security goes beyond encryption, authentication, and monitoring employees. We also need to ensure privileged users aren't betraying trust. Here's how.

A team outside IT builds small apps that wouldn't be economical with a robust development process.

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Samsung has not released official pricing for its new Android tablet, but its business partners are publishing prices that exceed $1,000 for the seven-inch Tab.

Motorola has published another full-page ad for one of its Android devices, and takes a poke at the iPhone's inability to access Flash.

HP won the bidding war for 3PAR, but Dell will pocket a $72 million termination fee that could help fund purchase of another storage provider and bolster Dell's aggressive move into IT services.

Would-be Wave users will soon see the project's open source code packaged for easier deployment.

Though state agencies have resumed IT operations, the Virginia Information Technologies Agency and Northrop Grumman, which has apologized for a more than weeklong failure, are still working to recover data.

Stuxnet served to catalyze concerns about smart grid security, which the 537-page "Guidelines for Smart Grid Cyber Security" strives to address by providing security requirements and a risk assessment framework.

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Some say they are abstract if not downright misleading. But TPC benchmarks remain the only available standardized test of total-system performance and cost. Use them with caution.

Instead of campaigning to marshal support against Ellison's Java plans, Java creator Gosling has trivialized the issue with his insipid T-shirt "protest."

Similar to the Apple iPhone 4 or Samsung Galaxy S in design, the prototype mobile device has a glasses-free 3D parallax screen and multiple 3D cameras.

Updated BIOS released to detect faulty power harness in certain Satellite model notebooks.

Addition of storage vendor will aid Hewlett-Packard in achieving its "Converged Infrastructure" focus on storage, server, and networking.

Stanford Hospital & Clinics will migrate to Accenture's virtualization offering, which will be a key component of the hospital's technology infrastructure.

Distribution, codenamed Maverick Meerkat, speeds boot time, enhances cloud integration.

$99 console will offer television downloads as well as streaming content from Netflix, YouTube, and Internet radio.

Sprint on Friday announced that the new Samsung Galaxy Epic 4G Android phone is one of its best sellers.

Users can view their active sessions of the social network and shut them down from one central control.

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If workers use certain collaboration tools just because they’re compelled to do so, they'll get lost in the white noise of misplaced communications.

The VMworld closing general session in San Francisco showcased potential advances in the user interface that may allow more direct interaction with computer systems.

IBM's ranking of software vendors by vulnerabilities is riddled with errors, so Google intervenes and goes from worst to first.

With Meaningful Use regulations yet to address images and provide clear direction, CIOs face competing priorities in making choices about institutions' Radiology Information Systems.

No contract, $30 a month unlimited data plans are planned for some smartphones including select Motorola and HTC Droid handsets and some RIM BlackBerry models.

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The Folio 100 has a 10.1-inch diagonal display and runs Google's Android 2.2, which supports Adobe Flash, a key differentiator from Apple's iPad.

Blue Christmas For Windows 7; VMware's Maritiz On Cloud Future

With Hurricane Earl threatening the eastern seaboard, a new Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite is now ready for tracking life-threatening weather and solar activity.

Dell submitted a renewed offer that included a sweetened termination bid approaching $100 million, but 3PAR declined to accept it, clearing the way for HP to acquire the storage company for more than $2.3 billion.

Wireless Power Consortium has also certified the first products compatible with the interoperability standard.

Local collaboratives will use government funding to pilot health IT to improve care of children and adults with chronic illnesses.

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Free application for the Apple tablet links tweets with web pages, videos, photos, and related information.

z196 processor is the product of a global design effort spanning IBM facilities in the U.S and abroad.

Starbucks and Research In Motion on Thursday announced a new Starbucks application for BlackBerries. The app lets BlackBerry users manage their Starbucks account and make purchases at select stores.

Defense Department agency to develop system that can identify and stop people from removing information from its networks.

Teens send a median of 50 texts per day, dwarfing the volume of texts sent by an increasing number of U.S. adults who use text messaging on their mobile phones, according to the Pew Research Center.

Envy 17 3D includes a high-definition 1080p display, a pair of 3D glasses, and a sound system developed by HP and Beats by Dr. Dre.

Cloud-based video and music service will challenge Apple's iTunes Store when it launches in Europe this fall.

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Dell has until after the Labor Day weekend to make a counter offer for the storage firm.

During Wednesday's Apple press conference, CEO Steve Jobs took a not-too-subtle shot at Google and its Android platform. Google responded.

Agency's decision to solicit additional feedback on wireless regulation hailed by industry groups, criticized by public interest organizations.

Active-shutter glasses will be required for 3D viewing on the 16-inch screen laptop that will use similar technology to Sony's Bravia TVs and allow toggling between 2D and 3D.

CEO Steve Jobs says new MP3 player lineup is the strongest in his company's history.

Samsung today officially unveiled its iPad competitor, the Galaxy Tab. The new tablet from Samsung runs Android 2.2. Froyo and features a seven-inch display.

Resistive Random Access Memory, or ReRAM, is non-volatile memory with lower power consumption and much greater storage capacity than the Flash memory used in mobile phones and MP3 players today.

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A novel manufacturing process for shape-memory alloys could bring shape-shifting jewelery and transforming stents.

Citigroup says the z196's record-setting chips help deliver massive performance increase and flexibility that will result in greater innovation and value for customers.