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Silicon Valley Boasts Best Tech Pay, Report Shows

Silicon Valley, Boston, and New York top the list of highest-paying metropolitan areas for technology professionals, according findings of a report issued May 3...

Researchers Chart Sizable IM Threat Growth

New research indicates that hackers are increasingly turning their efforts toward IM-borne attacks, with experts saying that businesses and end users remain largely ignorant...

A DIY MP3 Boom Box

Youve doubtless seen the iPod Hi-Fi, Apples supposed boom box, by now, and youve probably also realized that its nothing of the sort. Its...

In China, No Guge, No Peace!

Google can't seem to get a break in China. First it's criticized for cutting a deal with the Chinese government to censor some sites....

Google’s European Adventure Continues

Google has scheduled its first-ever Code Jam competition in Europe, as it further courts software developers located on the Continent. Code Jam registration is...

Microsoft, Yahoo Take a Swipe at Google

High-profile employees at Microsoft and Yahoo say rival Google's complaints to authorities about a supposed unfair Microsoft practice is a case of the pot...

SPARQL Will Make the Web Shine

Ive been writing about the Semantic Web for a few years now—pretty much ever since I first read about it in Tim Berners-Lees 1999...

Microsoft Should Give BitLocker Encryption to All

Heres a spring SAT question for the IT executive: When it comes to Windows Vista upgrades, is Microsoft more like the Internal Revenue Service...

IBM Buys BuildForge to Help Developers Meet Compliance Mandates

IBM on May 2 announced its acquisition of BuildForge, a maker of software to help automate software development processes.Armonk, N.Y.-based IBM acquired BuildForge to...

Computer Literacy Isnt Kid Stuff

The label of "computer literacy" isnt useful for much besides inducing taxpayers to spend too much on irrelevant classroom technology. It can be used to...