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Monty Widenius believes in open source and wants the popular free database he developed to remain viable long after Oracle’s acquisition of Sun Microsystems fades from the headlines. Datamation chronicles his fight to keep MySQL alive and why he believes that its demise is probably inevitable. “I will do everything that is possible to keep […]

College senior Alyssa Ravasio gave up MySpace on the day she got a Facebook account and never looked back. She has already lost interest in Twitter. But how does Facebook know it can keep her loyalty? The brief history of the Internet is littered with the ghosts of Web sites that people have abandoned in […]

Running a small business is hard enough without having to become an overnight expert in the mundane and increasingly complicated world of bean counting. But Small Business Computing has the lowdown on a pair of Web-based services that are making life easier for small business owners. Unless you’re an accountant, you probably didn’t start your […]

A new survey of CIOs finds they are increasingly optimistic that 2010 will be a year where they get to actually roll out new technologies and upgrade aging equipment. CIO Update has the details. The CompTIA IT Industry Business Confidence Index experienced its largest jump ever in December 2009, reflecting renewed optimism and strengthening balance […]

Publishers have high hopes that Apple’s highly anticipated tablet computer will attract new readers and boost revenue, but few expect that it will by itself reverse the fortunes of a beleaguered industry. Investors and analysts are cautiously optimistic about the prospects for publishers like Time Warner, Conde Nast, the New York Times and News Corp’s […]

Google unveiled a new version of its Internet phone service on Tuesday in its latest effort to bypass Apple’s gatekeepers and make Google Voice a popular service on the iPhone. The new version of Google Voice can only be accessed through a smartphone’s Web browser, unlike the so-called native apps that can be downloaded directly […]

Texas Instruments on Monday posted a quarterly profit at the top end of its target range and the chipmaker said there was strong demand in all its product areas and markets including Europe and the Americas. But the company’s shares fell nearly 2 percent as some investors bet that demand for chips was peaking. TI […]

VeriWave today announced WaveInsite, a product designed to facilitate over-the-air (OTA) performance and interoperability testing for Wi-Fi networks. In its announcement, the company emphasized the ease with which it says the product can be set up and run. Eran Karoly, VP Marketing at VeriWave included a statement in today’s announcement: “In WiFi networks, the user […]

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates on Monday said the Internet needs to thrive in China as an engine of free speech and described official online censorship by Beijing as “very limited.” Asked in an interview on ABC’s Good Morning America about Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) dispute with China, Gates said the Internet is subject to different kinds […]

Internet company AOL Inc said on Monday it bought a video production company StudioNow for $36.5 million in cash and stock to expand its technology to create original online programing. AOL plans to fold StudioNow, which helps users create, store and manage online video, into its Seed.com, a similar service that manages a wide swath […]

A flaw in Twitter’s website has left the login credentials of its users vulnerable to hackers, according to a security researcher who has asked the social media company to fix the problem. Mike Bailey, a senior security analyst with Foreground Security of Orlando, Fl., said he discovered the problem, which exploits a widely known vulnerability […]

Nokia is to offer free navigation on its cellphones to boost handset sales and prices, putting more pressure on satnav makers already hit by Google’s assault on the market. Nokia (NYSE: NOK) hopes free navigation will bolster its flagging position in the global smartphone market. It still sells more smartphones than any of its rivals, […]