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A federal judge has ordered Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to testify in the "Vista Capable" class-action lawsuit, rejecting the company's contention that he knew nothing about changing the hardware requirements for the marketing program.

Another chapter in the lengthy legal saga between SCO and Novell is closed, with the release of a final judgment by a Utah court on Thursday.

Prosecutors on Friday reached a plea agreement with former Connecticut school teacher Julie Amero, who at one time faced up to 40 years in prison after being convicted of endangering minors.

Symantec is warning of a sharp jump in online attacks that appear to be targeting a recently patched bug in Microsoft's Windows operating system, an analysis that some other security companies disputed Friday.

Businesses are planning to dramatically increase the deployment of smartphones during the next three years, while laptop deployments will slow, according to a survey by J. Gold Associates.

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Microsoft said that the anti-malware tool it pushes to Windows users as part of Patch Tuesday removed fake security software from nearly a million PCs over nine days this month.

The cost savings and efficiencies of a digital nomad lifestyle can become irresistible during recessions, and so the trend in that direction is accelerating. Here's why.

Struggling smart phone maker Palm has laid off employees worldwide, but the company declined to say how many workers were affected.

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If you're a business user with a yen for an iPhone, you may want to consider the BlackBerry Storm. It's got many of the same features with an enterprise slant.

Microsoft asked a federal judge yesterday to end a class-action lawsuit that has been the source of a treasure trove of embarrassing insider e-mails indicating the company bent to pressure from Intel and infuriated longtime partner HP.

A crowd of about 50 people waited in 22-degree weather early today in downtown Boston to be among the first to buy the new BlackBerry Storm smart phone at a Verizon Wireless store.

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Dell said revenue and net income both dropped from last year's levels in its fiscal third quarter, although profits were higher than expected because of cost cuts.

Nokia has set its sights on Internet services, next-generation wireless technology and mobile application development.

Apple today released iPhone 2.2, the first update to the phone's firmware in more than two months, patching a dozen security vulnerabilities and adding several new features.

Nand Mulchandani, who headed VMware's security group, is the latest executive to leave the virtualization vendor after the July ouster of its CEO, although Mulchandani says there's no connection.

Google launched SearchWiki, a way for registered users to customize searches by re-ranking, deleting, adding and commenting on search results.

Though the iPhone supports common e-mail protocols, Exchange is the only business-oriented option for offering push message notification and over-the-air updates to calendar and contact items. But there are other options.

One glacier is three times the size of the city of Los Angeles and up to a half-mile thick, NASA said.

One analyst firm has slashed its 2009 forecast for PC shipments by nearly two-thirds because of the deteriorating economy.

Verizon Wireless has suspended several employees who accessed account information for a flip phone formerly used by President-elect Barack Obama, the company said in a statement Thursday.