NCTA-led task force calls on policymakers to promote education and digital literacy to keep kids safe online.

• 'Patch Tuesday' Will Fix ActiveX Zero-Day
• IBM Explores Data Masking for Better Security
• Breaches Hit 70% of UK Enterprises, Study Finds
• Verizon Business Launches App Security Service

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While many are touting SaaS as the solution to enterprise software issues, a new report sounds a note of caution.

• Sinofsky Takes Over Windows Unit at Microsoft
• Is Windows 7 Release to Manufacturing Imminent?
• Microsoft Warns of New Zero-day Bug for XP
• CSC Teams With Microsoft on Cloud Services

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From the blogs: The search giant births a new Linux distro -- and a new combatant in the OS wars.

• Linux Reaction Mixed to Google's New Chrome OS
• Mobile Apps Drifting to the Cloud
• Cisco, Red Hat in the Cloud: Friends or Enemies?
• Linux Vendors Head to the Cloud in Search of Cash

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Microsoft and the European Commission seek common ground on the company's antitrust charges -- is a settlement likely?

• Senate Nears Vote on Rethinking U.S. Spectrum
• Facebook Spy Gaffe Highlights Need for Policies
• FCC Insider Levin Calls for Citizen Participation
• FCC Gets to Work on Mapping Out Broadband Plan

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It didn't have the same dramatic impact as the pop star's sudden death, but today's memorial to Michael Jackson did affect many Web sites.

• Internet Keeps Growing - And Getting Faster, Too
• Broadband Stimulus Opens With Rural Emphasis
• Juniper Rolls VoIP Into Routers to Cut Latency
• Cisco: Billions Ahead in Smart Connected Buildings

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Desktop PCs are selling about as well as SUVs these days, but netbooks keep chugging along and more models keep hitting the market.

• Cell Phones Take a Page from the iPhone's Book
• Where's iPhone Heading? Apple Patents Offer Clues
• Flash Prices Spike But Chips Are Down
• Apple Faces SEC Probe on Jobs Health Disclosure

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The search giant improves search functionality for property listings at Google Maps.

• NetApp, Broadcom Gain as Tech Stocks Stall
• Amazon Nixes iPhone App Again
• Sony Ericsson Updates Android Plans
• More Signs of Increased IT Spending

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Kohl, Kerry lean on DoJ and FCC to explore potential consumer harm in wireless industry.

• iPhone App Store Turns 1. What Have We Learned?
• Amazon Debuts Mobile Phone E-Commerce Site
• Sony to Cast a Netbook
• iPhone Jailbreak Hacker Strikes Again

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Backup and recovery product supports virtualization environments and adds deduplication support for the first time.

• EMC Lands Data Domain as NetApp Retreats
• EMC Ups Bid for Data Domain; FTC Clears Merger
• Hitachi Expands Storage for Mid-Range Markets
• EMC Dangles the Bait for Data Domain a Bit Longer

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A beta of Search Pad, which lets you save, organize and share your searches, is set to go live Wednesday.

• Microsoft's Bing Meets Hotmail
• Datacenter Fire Grounds Bing's Travel Site
• Bing Brings Twitter Into the Mix
• Bartz Talks Yahoo's Execution Challenge

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