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My Trip to Europe

Eman Conde — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:18:16 -0500

I will always be fascinated by people. This is probably the key to my curiosity about what makes them tick.

Britney Spears: More Interesting than Barack Obama?

ITworld staff — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:48:48 -0500

On Yahoo's recently-released list of the top 10 searches of 2008, Britney Spears takes the cake. In this election year, Spears managed to beat out president-elect Barack Obama, who came in at number 3.

IBM wants info from Apple execs in Papermaster case

ITworld staff — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:46:51 -0500

IBM has asked for information from several unnamed senior officials at Apple as part of the discovery process in the lawsuit to block a former executive from joining Apple, according to court documents made public Monday.

Gartner: SaaS to grow in 90% of organizations

ITworld staff — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:36:48 -0500

Nine out of ten companies plan to grow their use of software-as-a-service (SaaS) in the next year, according to a survey by Gartner.

Nokia takes mobile messaging to the masses

ITworld staff — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:16:49 -0500

Nokia announced more details about its upcoming Messaging platform, which will add support for mobile e-mail and instant messaging to its phones, at its World 08 conference in Barcelona on Tuesday.

Microsoft: Xbox 360 Routs PS3 in Black Friday Sales

ITworld staff — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:02:27 -0500

It's a Microsoft press release, so handle with care, but the company's claiming it did more than admirably on Black Friday, it hit the ball out of the park. Not only did the Xbox 360 outsell Sony's PlayStation 3 by three-to-one, says Microsoft, but the 360 managed its best Black Friday sales ever.

Filing: SAP co-CEO had concerns about TomorrowNow deal

ITworld staff — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:57:45 -0500

SAP co-CEO Henning Kagermann was worried at one point about the legal risk of buying TomorrowNow, according to court documents.

Apple quietly recommends using antivirus software

ITworld staff — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:53:40 -0500

Apple, which has long held the position its operating system is immune to security problems, is recommending that users install security software.

Nokia heralds N97 as most powerful mobile yet

ITworld staff — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:50:35 -0500

Nokia's new flagship phone, the touchscreen N97, features a large memory and advanced location-aware features.

Netbooks dominate Cyber Monday on Amazon

ITworld staff — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:44:09 -0500

Netbooks dominated the Computers & PC hardware bestsellers list on Amazon.com on Cyber Monday, the biggest online shopping day of the year.