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Livermore Set to Be First Witness in HP-Oracle Trial

Ann Livermore, a member of Hewlett-Packard's board of directors and a longtime head of the company's enterprise business, will be the first witness called when a...

VoIP

NTT DoCoMo Shows Tablet-based Virtual Shared Spaces, Two-way Clear Touchscreen

NTT DoCoMo, Japan's largest mobile operator, is developing a new platform that allows two remote tablet users to explore and share a virtual space.

Games

E3 Preview: What We Hope to See at E3 2012

The Electronic Entertainment Expo opens in Los Angeles next week, and PCWorld will cover it live from the show floor. Here's what we expect to see at E3 2012.

Games

Top 10 Most Anticipated Games for the Rest of 2012

Some of the video game industry's heavyweights will be coming out to play in the second half of 2012. Let's take a look.

Software / Services

Microsoft Previews New Versions of Visual Studio and .Net

Closely following its preview release of Windows 8, Microsoft has also posted a release candidate of its next version of the Visual Studio IDE (integrated...

Tech Industry

SpaceX's Dragon Capsule Splashes Down, Historic Mission Comes to an End

The firstever docking mission of the ISS by a commercial company has come to an end, and the Dragon capsule returned to Earth safely with return-cargo onboard.

Laptops

Intel Intros Dual-Core Ivy Bridge Chips; Releases Sneak Peek of Upcoming Ultrabooks

The chipmaker also ramps up the standards for Ultrabooks.

Wireless Networking

BYOD's Phone Number Problem

A simple smartphone number can be an incredibly important corporate asset, but companies will have to give it up in a BYOD scenario.

Tech Industry

Kim Dotcom's Lawyers Seek Dismissal of Megaupload Indictment

Kim Dotcom's US lawyers have filed an application with the US District Court of Eastern Virginia, seeking a dismissal of a copyright infringement indictment...

Software / Services

Fedora Linux Capitulates to Microsoft Boot Certificate

In order to get its Linux distribution to run on the next generation of secured desktop computing hardware, the Fedora Project will obtain a digital signature from Microsoft, a developer from the project announced Wednesday.

Photography

Five Fun and Geeky Alternatives to Instagram

Is Instagram too mainstream for you? Check out five alternatives for the geek that loves their photo filters.

Viruses / Phishing / Spam

Browser Feature Can Be Abused to Misrepresent Download Origin, Researcher Says

Legitimate browser functionality can be abused to trick users into believing that a trusted website has asked them to download a file, which is actually being...

Business Center

Judge Clears Google of Java Copyright Infringement

A U.S. judge has ruled that the Java application programming interfaces used in Android are not protected by copyright, marking a defeat for Oracle in its high-stakes lawsuit against Google.

Software / Services

Ellison: Next Version of Oracle Database Set for December or January Release

The next version of Oracle's database will be released in either December or January, CEO Larry Ellison said Wednesday during an onstage interview at the...

Desktops

Windows 8 Hits Its Next Milestone -- Release Preview Is out Now

Microsoft has released the latest test version of its upcoming Windows 8 operating system, which is now officially in what the company calls its "final phase".

Computers

How to Download and Install the Microsoft Windows 8 Release Preview

The latest fine-tuned beta version of Window 8 is now available for your testing pleasure. It's free.

Laptops

Dell's Ivy Bridge Latitude Laptops Offer 32.7 Hours Battery Life

Dell on Thursday announced Latitude business laptops with Intel's latest Core processors that can provide around 33 hours of battery life, but only when combined...

Phones

HTC Evo 4G LTE Clears Customs, Gets New Release Date on Sprint

HTC's Evo 4G LTE has finally been allowed into the country after customs agents stopped shipments at the border to ensure they didn't infringe on Apple patents.

Software / Services

Salesforce.com's Desk.com Service Adding Multilingual Support

Salesforce.com's Desk.com service is about to add multilingual support to the cloud-based help-desk software, the company said Thursday.

Software / Services

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