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With new CEO, Skype's rivalry with Cisco comes into full view

Skype will reportedly get a new CEO from Cisco Systems in a move that highlights the budding enterprise technology rivalry between the two companies. Read more

Verizon Wireless to refund $50 million over software glitch

Following an investigation with the FCC, Verizon Wireless agreed to credit customers who were erroneously charged for accessing data services on their cell phone. Read more

IE9 beta can't halt Internet Explorer share slide

Data released by NetMarketShare for September shows that the usage share for Internet Explorer continues to slide, dropping to its lowest level this year. Read more

Get angry: Congress can't even agree to mildly discourage outsourcing

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Ballmer talks Windows Phone 7 prospects, Android's 'patent fee'

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer in a Wall Street Journal interview hopes Windows Phone 7 will hopefully capture the imagination of users. Ballmer also said "it's not like Android is free." Read more

Microsoft Courier concepts move foward ... on the Surface

Microsoft researchers seem intent on keeping hope alive on the Courier front with the Manual Deskerity project. There is a new white paper out about the project, which will be presented at a conference in New York City this week. Read more

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Mobile technology has come far. But has it come far enough to meet our increased demands for powerful, personal technology? Read more

Goldman Sachs challenges Microsoft to do better

Goldman Sachs analysts have downgraded Microsoft to a "neutral," claiming the company is not living up to investor expectation. Goldman Sachs has issued a challenge to the Redmond giant, and it's a mammoth task list. Read more

NAT won't save you from the need to switch to IPv6

Naïve network users still think that NAT can save them from the need to switch to IPv6. Sorry, NAT is a band-aid on a spurting artery. Read more

Microsoft offering developers 'early access' to Windows Phone 7 Marketplace

Microsoft's launch of Windows Phone 7 is a week away. On October 11, CEO Steve Ballmer and AT&T CEO and President of Mobility and Consumer, Ralph de la Vega, are kicking off officially the WP7 rolout in New York City. Microsoft is rushing to fill the Windows Phone 7 pipeline... Read more

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Although it was expected to launch during summer, Barnes & Noble's PubIt! self-publishing platform is finally ready for use. Read more

Toshiba unveils 'world's first' 3D flatpanel that doesn't require glasses

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