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Windows Phone 7 Heads to Manufacturers
Sep 2, 2010
Windows Phone 7 code has been released to manufacturers, with handsets expected for the holiday shopping season. The production version of Windows 7 development tools is due on September 16. 
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UK Advertising Rules Extended Online
Sep 1, 2010
Rules in the UK governing advertising in traditional media are being extended to the online world, beginning next year. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) will have broader power to limit and ban promotional statements on social networks such as Facebook and Twitter. 
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Intel Continues Shopping Spree with Infineon Wireless Acquisition
Aug 30, 2010
In the wake of its acquisition of McAfee, Intel announced today that it would purchase the wireless business unit of German chip maker Infineon for $1.4 billion. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of next year.  Read More

GAO Report Calls on FCC to Examine Mobile Competition
Aug 26, 2010
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued a report calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to take additional steps to evaluate competition in mobile telecommunications. The report raised concerns about market access by small and regional competitors.  Read More

Server Sales Show Big Gains
Aug 25, 2010
Amid mixed economic news, IDC reported that server sales accelerated at their greatest rate since 2003, posting an 11 percent gain in the second quarter of this year. HP outsold IBM, with Dell the third top seller.  Read More

3Par Bidding War Shows Bets on Cloud
Aug 23, 2010
HP offered a unsolicited $1.6 billion bid for 3Par just days after Dell said it would buy the company for $1.15 billion. The bidding war indicates growing value placed on cloud technologies, such as 3Par’s thin provisioning for data storage.  Read More

Intel to Acquire Security Vendor McAfee
Aug 19, 2010
Intel said today that it would pay $7.7 billion to acquire security software and services company McAfee. Intel CEO Paul Otellini called security the “third pillar” of computing, following connectivity and energy efficiency.  Read More

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ITI’s Garfield: Net-Neutrality Talks Have Made “Significant Progress”
August 31, 2010
Writing on tech policy blog Hillicon Valley, Sara Jerome reports on net neutrality discussions among members of the Information Technology Industry Council. This business group, which includes telecom, software, and services, is seeking to develop consensus recommendations to present to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Congress, and the broader public.

Microsoft Releases SDL Docs With Creative Commons License
August 26, 2010
In a posting on PCMag.com’s Security Watch blog, Larry Seltzer writes about Microsoft’s announcement that it is making its Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) documentation widely available and reproducible to all under a Creative Commons license.

Smartphone App Market Reached More Than $2.2 Billion in the First Half of 2010
August 20, 2010
On TechCrunch, Robin Wauters highlights financial measurements and forecasts for smartphone apps. According to mobile analyst firm Research2guidance, $2.2 billion of apps were sold in the first six months of this year, with the market expected to reach $15 billion annually in 2013.

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