CA makes another cloud computing acquisition, picking up IT performance and availability monitoring software vendor Nimsoft in all-cash deal.

• Is Windows 7 Service Pack Coming in Q4?
• Microsoft-Sponsored CodePlex Moves Ahead
• Microsoft Office 2010 Has Add-in Catch
• VMware Takes Virtualization To The Streets

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Microsoft has been previewing a radical redesign of its MSN home page since last fall, but now it's time to start pushing it out to MSN's 100 million U.S. users.

• Twitter Surpasses 70,000 Apps
• Viacom Yanking 'Daily Show,' 'Colbert' From Hulu
• Google, Microsoft & Yahoo Tout Real-Time Results
• Online News Second Only to TV, Pew Finds

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Multiple open source projects based on a new approach to databases were discussed at this week's NoSQL Live conference.

• SpringSource Adds VMware to Tomcat
• Digg Dumps MySQL for Cassandra
• Google Unveils Apps Marketplace
• Top Spot at W3C Goes to Former Novell Exec

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After a long time on the sidelines, Intel rival AMD is getting into the netbook game with a dedicated chip designed specifically for computers with screens 12 inches or smaller.

• Intel, AMD Seen Headed for Lift in Q1 Earnings
• Microsoft Veteran Thacker Scores Turing Award
• Apple's Flash Feast Could Crimp SSD Sales
• Intel Nehalem-EX to Ship in March

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Tens of thousands of Arkansas National Guard soldiers became the latest victims of a security breach at a military base after an unencrypted external hard drive was discovered missing last month.

• Researcher Releases Exploit for IE Zero-Day Hole
• HSBC Breach Exposes 24,000 Clients' Data
• IBM Tops In Customer Privacy: Poll
• Mariposa Bot Shipped With Vodafone Smartphone

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Microsoft's Bing search engine managed to gain market share again in February, but its success isn't exactly sending Google running for cover.

• Ballmer Happy With Bing's Progress
• Google Snaps Up Picnik
• Google Faces EU Investigation
• Yahoo, Microsoft Finally Begin Search Integration

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Though it's not known for initiating patent lawsuits, Apple could be getting ready to more aggressively defend its intellectual property in the face of increasing competition from rival smartphone makers.

• Verizon to Have 4G Handsets in Mid-2011
• Microsoft: Windows Phone 7 More Than an OS
• Verizon Steaming Ahead With 4G LTE Network
• Touchsreen Sales to Soar 97% in 2010

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Mixed statements from Chinese officials coming out of annual parliamentary session, with some reports claiming Google never filed a complaint with the government about the cyber attacks, while others report the two parties are currently in negotiations.

• FCC Mulling Free Broadband Plan, Again
• Reform Comes Slowly at the FCC
• GOP Lawmakers Blast Broadband Stimulus Efforts
• Durbin to Introduce Internet Freedom Bill

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