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Silicon Valley is supporting fewer jobs but issuing fatter paychecks, according to a federal report that says high-tech payrolls have shrunk while the average tech wage has risen.

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How to sort hot from hype

Twitter is out, cloud computing is all hot air and people have finally found a use for wikis, according to an overview of Gartner's Hype Cycle for 2009.

Microsoft loses patent ruling

Microsoft loses patent ruling

 A federal judge in Texas has ordered Microsoft Corp. to stop selling some versions of its Word software in the U.S. within two months.

Microsoft, Nokia team up

It's official: Microsoft will move Office to Nokia's Symbian platform along with unspecified other "business communications, collaboration, and device management software."

Typhoon even hits the Internet

Typhoon even hits the Internet

Deep sea landslides caused by Typhoon Morakot severed at least three undersea fiber-optic telecommunications cables, causing Internet disruptions in parts of Asia.

Is your Palm Pre spying on you?

Is your Palm Pre spying on you?

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