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Gift Card Fraud Rumors and Reality

As gift cards have soared in popularity in recent years—some $25 billion in gift cards are expected to be sold this holiday season alone—the...

Analyst: Qualcomm Acquisitions No Big Deal

When Qualcomm announced on Dec. 4 that it was acquiring Airgo and the Bluetooth business of RF Micro Devices, the company presented the added...

10 Office Holiday Party Landmines to Avoid

Theres a reason a lot of workers dread holiday parties and its because "fun" and "making sure you can continue to pay your bills"...

U.N. Gives Failing Accessibility Grades to the Planets Top Web Sites

The problem of Internet accessibility for the visually impaired is global, with a United Nations study finding only three leading Web sites around the...

HP Settles Civil Complaint for $14.5M

Hewlett-Packard has settled its civil case with the California Attorney Generals Office, and the company will pay $14.5 million in fines but admit no...

8×8 Adds to VOIP Product Line

8x8 announced Dec. 7 that it has added Packet8 Virtual Office Plus to its Packet8 VOIP-hosted PBX services. The new voice-over-IP service will provide businesses...

Microsoft Wins Ecma Approval for Office OpenXML Format

Microsofts Office OpenXML has been approved as an Ecma standard and will now also be submitted for consideration as an ISO international standard. Ecma International...

Microsoft to Ship 6 Security Bulletins, 2 Critical

Microsoft reported on Dec. 7 that it will ship six individual security bulletins as part of its monthly Patch Tuesday update next week, with...

Nuance to Merge with MobileVoiceControl

Speech and imaging software developer Nuance Communications announced plans on Dec. 6 to join forces with MobileVoiceControl in a bid to provide better speech-enabled...

Large Employers to Provide Online Personal Health Records

A group of large employers, including Intel and Wal-Mart, announced a plan to supply their 2.5 million employees with online personal health records. Each employer...