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When it comes to IT vendors' rhetoric, strategies and offerings, if you think you've heard it before, you probably have. Marketing IT, much like marketing fashion, appears to be a cyclical game, Read more...

Facebook users know the "newsfeed" technology well--the constantly updating page which appears when members log in to the social networking site. As of Tuesday, social networking fans will be seeing Read more...

Google has a new product that may take the company to the next level. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has granted Google Energy the power to sell energy at market rates. What does this have Read more...

Google launched Buzz with plenty of fireworks last week but quickly made an about face to fix the product after a firestorm of protest about privacy. Todd Jackson, product manager for Gmail and Read more...

There's competition brewing in the world of social networking. Google introduced a new social networking product on Tuesday. The new service, called Buzz, will let Gmail and mobile users post status Read more...

Legislation to make it easier for foreign high tech workers to stay in the U.S. ran into a bit of a buzz saw last week from one lawmaker who wants the same kind of equity for immigrants further down Read more...

Google is going head-to-head with Microsoft in providing applications for the business world, and the buzz so far has been largely positive. In fact, many believe it's cheaper, less complex and Read more...

There was a strong buzz of excitement when Sun Microsystems began talking about taking Java on Read more...

The big buzz this week is focused on Microsoft's Origami Project, reportedly a new handheld device that would let users do everything from watch videos to instant messaging and more. While the vendor Read more...