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The rumored Skype sale by eBay: Much ado with little to go by
Commentary is swirling in the blogsphere this week over the prospect of eBay selling its VoIP property Skype to an acquirer. But does the online auctioneer really have some sort of "plan" in that direction?
Cloud computing shapes up as big trend for 2009
Vendors ponder benefits, obstacles at event ...Broadband stimulus passes its first hurdle
The House Committee on Energy and Commerce has approved $2.8 billion for broadband infrastructure grants ...
Building a better spam-blocking CAPTCHA
New approaches may give the CAPTCHA antispam technology a second chance...Mac OS X Trojan Found In Pirated iWork 09
Intego identified the Trojan file name as "iWorkServices" and said it gets installed when the user installs an infected copy of the iWork 09 suite. ...70 Of Top 100 Web Sites Spread Malware
Advice to visit only legitimate Web sites appears to be meaningless as increasing numbers of mainstream sites contain known malicious code. ...
Virtualization: Doing More Harm Than Good?
A study finds that without adequate tools to manage application performance, you may expect...
Mobile Internet To Grow Rapidly By 2010
The emerging markets will play a key role in the growth of the mobile Web, and integrating location could potentially make it lucrative....Latest Mac Mini Rumors Are Atomic
An Atom processor and nVidia Ion GPU are at the heart of the Mac family's tiniest, long-neglected member -- if the gossip du jour is accurate....
Social Networking Attracting more Adults
A new study has come out on the popularity of social networks. Not surprisingly, social network users are becoming more prevalent. The study found that 35% of all Internet users use social networks and the bulk of those users have multiple social networking accounts....Buying on Web to Avoid Sales Taxes Could End Soon
In hopes of unraveling the complex tax rules -- and bringing states more money -- 22 states and many brick-and-mortar retailers support the efforts of a group called the Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board. The group is getting states to simplify their numerous tax rates and rules, in exchange for a crack at taxing online sales....
Microsoft refreshes Azure cloud tools
The updated tools have improved integration with Visual Studio as well as performance and bug fixes; Microsoft also offers source code for Silverlight 2 controls ...
Oops! Verizon CEO Leaks Microsoft Search Deal
"Can you hear me now?" Verizon's tagline takes on a new meaning as the wireless carrier steals Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer's thunder....
Record Market Share Loss for Internet Explorer
According to Net Applications, rivals Firefox and Safari continue to eat at Microsoft IE’s market share. Microsoft lost another 1.6% points in December giving Internet Explorer a total decline of 10.4% since December of 2007. Mozilla’s Firefox in contrast gained 4.5% in 2008 and Apple’s Safari ends the year with 7.93% of browser market share....Microsoft to push IE8 via Automatic Update, issues blocking tool
Tool kit availability points to an early April release for browser...
Steve Jobs Addresses Health Concerns
In an open letter to the public, Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO, discussed his continued health problems, Macworld, and his duty as CEO....Hack forces Twitter into 'full security review'
Analysts say breach could could force IT to rethink its use of the microblogging tool...Five things Apple needs to do at Macworld
Unveil something big, trim prices -- oh, and one more thing......Mozilla, Microsoft Move to Nix Web Security Flaw
A vulnerability in a widespread digital certificate technology has lit a fire under major Internet stakeholders, prompting moves by Microsoft, the Mozilla Foundation and others to prevent attackers from using the hack to endanger secure Web sites....Author info
David Dunlap
David Dunlap has been both a Web host industry analyst and commentator for the past eight years. Prior to his active writing career, David was a network and communications technician for four years. He currently is the Editor-in-Chief for WebHostMagazine.com