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Google Fights E-mail Overload With Priority Inbox
Gmail has gained an automated, trainable filter that attempts to segregate important e-mail messages.
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Gov 2.0 Summit Preview: GIS-Powered Government Data
At the Gov 2.0 Summit in Washington on Sept. 7 and 8, GIS expert Jack Dangermond will discuss new ways to integrate government data with mapping applications.
Samsung Galaxy Tablet Appears To Be Verizon Bound
More details about the Samsung Galaxy Tab -- an Android-based tablet device -- have surfaced, and it looks as though it will be sold by Verizon Wireless in the U.S.
HP CloudStart Accelerates Private Cloud Startup
Package of blade hardware, storage management software, and consulting will launch a private cloud in 20% of the time it typically takes.
Motorola Issues Warning About Updating Droid X Unofficially
Motorola has indicated via its support forums that Droid X users who update to Android 2.2 from a leaked ROM won't be able to install the official update.
Google Corrects IBM's Security Math
IBM has fixed a security report it issued last week that misstated Google's security vulnerabilities.
Google Voice Problems Limited
Isolated reports of failures do not reflect a widespread collapse of the service, Google says.
NASA Successfully Tests Shuttle Rocket Successor
Though its future is up in the air, NASA's test of the 22 million horsepower rocket engine appears to have met expectations.
Palm Drops WebOS 2.0 Bombshell
Palm on Tuesday announced version 2.0 of its webOS smartphone platform, with new features and a new SDK in tow.
Gartner Lowers PC Sales Forecast
PC shipments are projected to increase by 15.3% year over year in the second half, about 2% less than Gartner's previous forecast, due to the uncertainty in the U.S. and European economies.
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FEATURED BLOG Dangerous Internet Explorer QuickTime Flaw Surfaces
By George Hulme
Spanish security researcher Ruben Santamarta has discovered a way to exploit Apple QuickTime on Microsoft Windows systems and bypass advanced security defenses to take complete control of targeted systems.
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For Dell, Green For SMBs Means Three Cs
By Lamont Wood
Dell has adopted an environmental strategy based on Cube, Content, and Curbside -- plus bamboo -- and, so far, the results look good, both for Dell and its SMB customers.
Gmail Is Calling
By Jim Rapoza
With new features recently added to Google's Gmail, the application now has the ability to freely make calls to phones anywhere. And while, feature-wise, it is well behind competitors like Skype, its integration in Gmail makes it a serious option.
Hotmail Supports Exchange ActiveSync Push Technology
By Ed Hansberry
On August 30, Microsoft flipped a switch allowing Hotmail users to use Exchange ActiveSync to synchronize their smartphones with Hotmail's email, contacts, calendar and tasks. Hotmail now matches, and exceeds what Google Sync offers.
Netgear Debuts $899 Unified Threat Management Appliance
By Keith Ferrell
Netgear debuted its latest security appliance today, the ProSecure UTM50, an $899 Unified Threat Management device that addresses firewall, ant-virus, URL filtering , spam and other aspects of network security.
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