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Top Editors Picks Intel to pay AMD $1.25 billion as companies end litigation war; Is it a new chip era? Intel and AMD said they will settle all legal disputes, including antitrust litigation, for $1.25 billion. by Larry Dignan READ FULL STORY AMD/Intel announce settlement of all antitrust disputes New York AG files antitrust charges against Intel EC: Intel 'abused dominant position' vs AMD What Intel wants in health care Intel Reader helps the blind read Recommended Looking for a new job? Find out how much you should be asking for. IT professionals - Use the activeTechPros IT Salary Benchmark Report to check on salaries between 36 different IT job functions. * * * * * * * * * * * * Business professionals - Use the activeBizPros Salary Benchmark Wizard to check on salaries for various business job functions. Register for free access to this salary resource. Microsoft probing Windows 7 zero-day hole Microsoft said it is looking into a report of a vulnerability in Windows 7 and Server 2008 Release 2 that could be used by an attacker to remotely crash the computer. READ FULL STORY Apple Safari exposes Windows to drive-by download attacks Adobe plugs security hole in Photoshop Elements Microsoft patches Windows worm holes, drive-by download flaws My scareware night and how McAfee lost a customer I had an ugly run-in with scareware last night, but I'm not sure what left me more annoyed: The dreaded Antivirus Pro 2009 scareware or McAfee, my anti-virus software provider. by Larry Dignan READ FULL STORY Cisco vs. HP: 3Com acquisition ups the ante HP's acquisition of 3Com fills out a few key parts in HP's networking portfolio. HP is clearly going hard after Cisco. by Larry Dignan READ FULL STORY Recommended Looking for a new job? Find out how much you should be asking for. IT professionals - Use the activeTechPros IT Salary Benchmark Report to check on salaries between 36 different IT job functions. * * * * * * * * * * * * Business professionals - Use the activeBizPros Salary Benchmark Wizard to check on salaries for various business job functions. Register for free access to this salary resource. Google's storage price cuts and a big missed backup opportunity Google cut its pricing for extra storage for its Gmail and Picasa services and in a nutshell you can buy 20 GB of storage for a mere $5 a year. That's great news and a huge missed opportunity. by Larry Dignan READ FULL STORY Bing 2.0 debuts Microsoft is rolling out over the next few weeks its first major release of Bing since the search engine launched in June. The refresh is being rolled out over the next few weeks and includes health and nutrition-related data from Wolfram Alpha, among other new features. by Mary Jo Foley READ FULL STORY ZDNet's Ultimate Black Friday 2009: Deals, steals & specials guide Black Friday is almost here. Here is ZDNet's guide to the best deals, steals and specials of 2009. by Andrew Nusca READ FULL STORY 'Transition contact lenses' respond to light; could replace sunglasses SmartPlanet: Researchers in Singapore have created the first-ever "transition contact lenses," which darken automatically in response to bright sunlight. READ FULL STORY 'Solar curtains' on buildings an alternative to rooftop installations Controlling Mother Nature: Does seeding the clouds make sense? Robotic wheelchair can navigate through city on its own, using lasers Should football players ditch the helmets in the name of concussions? Xerox: On track to meet emissions reduction goal How to end your sugar addiction now (or maybe after one more cookie) Featured TalkBack Blog Cloud storage: Impossible to fill? Cloud storage services like SkyDrive or even Gmail in principle offer more space than we could fill, literally. Why offer so much at little or no cost? by Zack Whittaker READ FULL BLOG What do you think? Post Your Thoughts in TalkBack Active TalkBack Posts EPA takes next step toward regulating greenhouse gases in U.S. Mitsubishi LT-40151 Elsewhere on ZDNet Photo Gallery Palm Pixi photos Palm and Sprint are set to release their second WebOS phone. Check out hands-on photos of the Palm Pixi. VIEW THE GALLERY Images: iPhone games graphics showdown Top 5 car technologies ZDNet Reviews Microsoft Project Natal available for $50 next year? Rachel King : The rumor mill has been buzzing with a potential release date and price tag for Microsoft's mysterious new gaming console: Project Natal. Announced at E3 this past summer, there... READ THE REVIEW Palm Pixi (Sprint) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (XBox 360) More ZDNet Reviews Sign up for ZDNet's Product Watch Newsletter for the latest product reviews, news, and expert analysis	News & Blogs Shop at the Windows Marketplace for Mobile from your desktop browser EPA's Energy Star program continues to have teeth New DVDs store digital photos for centuries Microsoft lines up testers for free Office Starter 2010 product Broadcom goes open source and hell freezes over Cloud, consumers give Skype enterprise boost Enterprise 2.0: What do we know today about moving our organizations into the 21st century? Amazon Web Services plots Asia rollout Rackspace adds Windows Server support to its cloud Motorola Droid teardown Latest SmartPlanet Why Intel needs AMD How to end your sugar addiction now (or maybe after one more cookie) Getting more from your employees and yourself 'Solar curtains' on buildings an alternative to rooftop installations Why Google is the giving tree Security Designed for Small Businesses - Unique real-time protection - Easy installation and maintenance - Workstation and server protection - Free 24/7 support Get Protected. Most Rated Posts Why IT can't seem to deliver measurable productivity AMD updates roadmap, promises "supercomputer in your lap" Mac OS 10.6.2 breaks hackintoshes Clearwire raises $1.5 billion to continue WiMax buildout ZDNet Holiday Gift Guide 2009 Videos and Podcasts Short clip: American Airlines’ upgrading its passenger service system Monte Ford, CIO of American Airlines describes how the company’s new passenger service system will work in the future. He says it will be easier for customers to handle reservations, ticketing, and flight information through their mobile devices. PLAY VIDEO Short clip: American Airlines social media experiment Monte Ford, CIO of American Airlines describes how the company is embracing Twitter and Facebook, and how these social networking tools are benefiting interactions with customers. PLAY VIDEO Monte Ford, CIO, American Airlines Monte Ford, CIO of American Airlines talks to ZDNet’s Sumi Das about developing a new passenger service system that will allow customers to connect more easily to the airline through their web site and other mobile devices. Ford also discusses how his IT organization faced the challenges of... PLAY VIDEO Peering inside Microsoft's giant data center CNET's Ina Fried speaks to two of the designers of Microsoft's just-opened data center in Chicago. PLAY VIDEO Play more video and audio Recommended Downloads Looking for a new job? Find out how much you should be asking for. IT professionals - Use the activeTechPros IT Salary Benchmark Report to check on salaries between 36 different IT job functions. * * * * * * * * * * * * Business professionals - Use the activeBizPros Salary Benchmark Wizard to check on salaries for various business job functions. Register for free access to this salary resource. 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