Mobile CPU buyer's guide

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Siemens pleads guilty to bribery-related charges
Siemens and three of its subsidiaries pleaded guilty to a range of actions, including attempted bribery of government officials worldwide, according to the Department of Justice and the SEC.

Sun exec OK with rant by MySQL co-founder
Marten Mickos, who heads Sun's database group, said public criticism of the release of MySQL 5.1 by MySQL co-founder Michael Widenius 'is part of being an open-source company.'

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Landing contract IT work through staffing agencies
IT workers who've recently been laid off are lining up at staffing agencies in search of temporary and contract IT work that will provide them with a paycheck as they look for full-time, "permanent" IT jobs.

Microsoft data center leader joins rival Amazon Web Services
Microsoft has lost one of the key architects of its data center strategy, James Hamilton, to rival Amazon Web Services.

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Microsoft: IE8 release candidate 'just around the corner'
Microsoft said today that the release candidate for Internet Explorer 8 is "just around the corner" and urged developers to get ready to test their sites with the new browser.

Will OpenCL endow 'Snow Leopard' Macs with supercomputer-like speed?
The OpenCL tech standard could allow software developers to tap into the processing power of graphics chips -- transforming regular Macs into veritable supercomputers, at least for certain applications.

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LG, Samsung under investigation for Kodak patent infringement
The International Trade Commission agreed to investigate Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics based on a complaint filed by Eastman Kodak.

Judge denies most SAP motions to dismiss in Oracle suit
A judge has rejected most of SAP's motions to dismiss parts of rival software maker Oracle's lawsuit against it.

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Chip makers face longest decline in history, Gartner says
The semiconductor industry is facing one of the toughest periods in its history, with global chip sales expected to decline for two consecutive years for the first time ever.

Mac sales slow, Windows PC sales grow, says NPD
Mac retail sales in the U.S. last month fell 1% from a year ago, even as sales of Windows PCs climbed 7%, market research company NPD Group said today.

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Chip makers face longest decline in history, Gartner says
The semiconductor industry is facing one of the toughest periods in its history, with global chip sales expected to decline for two consecutive years for the first time ever.

The top 10 IT stories of 2008: Not business as usual
The economic downturn has been dominating IT headlines recently. But there has been lots of other noteworthy news during 2008. Here's a rundown of the year's biggest tech stories.

MOBILE AND WIRELESS / more stories...

LG, Samsung under investigation for Kodak patent infringement
The International Trade Commission agreed to investigate Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics based on a complaint filed by Eastman Kodak.

Study: Mobile phones to be primary Internet device by 2020
By 2020, mobile phones will be the primary Internet devices for most people in the world, according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project.

NETWORKING AND INTERNET / more stories...

Microsoft: IE8 release candidate 'just around the corner'
Microsoft said today that the release candidate for Internet Explorer 8 is "just around the corner" and urged developers to get ready to test their sites with the new browser.

Auditor: IRS doesn't check cyberaudit logs
The Internal Revenue Service's IT staff hasn't routinely checked its cybersecurity audit logs, according to a report released this week by the agency's inspector general's office.

OPERATING SYSTEMS / more stories...

Microsoft: IE8 release candidate 'just around the corner'
Microsoft said today that the release candidate for Internet Explorer 8 is "just around the corner" and urged developers to get ready to test their sites with the new browser.

Will OpenCL endow 'Snow Leopard' Macs with supercomputer-like speed?
The OpenCL tech standard could allow software developers to tap into the processing power of graphics chips -- transforming regular Macs into veritable supercomputers, at least for certain applications.

SECURITY / more stories...

LG, Samsung under investigation for Kodak patent infringement
The International Trade Commission agreed to investigate Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics based on a complaint filed by Eastman Kodak.

Judge denies most SAP motions to dismiss in Oracle suit
A judge has rejected most of SAP's motions to dismiss parts of rival software maker Oracle's lawsuit against it.

SERVERS AND DATA CENTER / more stories...

Register for sites without giving up contact info
BugMeNot stockpiles user-generated passwords and log-ins so you don't have to provide your own personal info. Here's how to install and use the BugMeNot extension. (Users of IE and other browsers can still tap the great service just by visiting the site.)

Rackable launches equipment leasing program
Rackable Systems has launched a new leasing program for customers spending more than $100,000 for its products and services.

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Judge denies most SAP motions to dismiss in Oracle suit
A judge has rejected most of SAP's motions to dismiss parts of rival software maker Oracle's lawsuit against it.

Microsoft releases free Office-ODF interoperability guides
Microsoft will publish technical documents on Tuesday describing how it built support for the rival Open Document Format within Office 2007.

STORAGE / more stories...

Chip makers face longest decline in history, Gartner says
The semiconductor industry is facing one of the toughest periods in its history, with global chip sales expected to decline for two consecutive years for the first time ever.

Wireless VPNs: Protecting the wireless wanderer
Just how much security does a VPN provide? The answer, it seems, is "Not as much as you might imagine."