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  Making sense of tech meltdown on Wall Street

  Why did typically stable SAP lead the way into the cellar? The normal rules of the high-tech industry's economics may not apply as the overall economy seems to unravel.
  • Another brutal day for tech stocks
  • Video: Techs plummet with the rest
  • Earnings roundup

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  Taking on Twitter with open source

  q&a Evan Prodromou thinks that Indentica, his approach to microblogging, can take the genre to the masses by offering stability, flexibility, and choice.

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• Surface developer tools coming this month

  Microsoft promises developers who attend this month's Professional Developer Conference will get the tools needed to write apps for the company's tabletop PC.

  (Posted in Microsoft by Ina Fried)

• YouTube 'theater view' may be a precursor to widescreen HD player

  A new viewing option in YouTube could be the foundation of a the service's next-generation player.

  (Posted in Webware by Josh Lowensohn)

• Study: Uptick in spam-sending zombie PCs in September

  Symantec attributes the growth to an increase in e-mail with sensationalistic news headlines that include links to downloadable malware.

  (Posted in Security by Robert Vamosi)

• IBM puts 'Bluehouse' tinge on cloud computing

  The company will challenge Internet-centric "cloud" pioneers by promoting a mix of cloud-based and on-premises services.

  (Posted in Business Tech by Matthew Broersma)

• Report: Yahoo-AOL deal possible this month

  A deal between the two Internet pioneers could close this month, TechCrunch reports Monday, citing sources close to negotiations. But some analysts believe that any deal unlikely.
  • Yahoo price target cut to $21 a share

  (Posted in Digital Media by Stephen Shankland)

• Data breaches best 2007 record

  The ID Theft Resource Center reports 516 large security breaches, exceeding the total for 2007, partly due to an increase in companies' disclosures.

  (Posted in Security by Robert Vamosi)

• 'Capitol Tweet' widget follows Congress on Twitter

  The nonprofit Sunlight Foundation is offering a widget to follow the latest tweets from Capitol Hill.

  (Posted in Politics and Law by Stephanie Condon)

• Has Apple hit the 10 millionth iPhone mark?

  Several bloggers using unofficial manufacturing data claim the company has surpassed its goal of selling more than 10 million of the popular gadgets.

  (Posted in Apple by Marguerite Reardon)

• Laptop stolen from regional GOP headquarters

  A laptop with strategic campaign information is missing after a break-in at a regional office in Missouri last week.

  (Posted in Politics and Law by Stephanie Condon)

• Palin, Biden bots stage showdown of their own

  Student-made punching bots duke it out on the Washington University campus as the vice presidential candidates ready for the big debate inside.

  (Posted in Crave by Leslie Katz)

• Supreme Court ignores EchoStar appeal against TiVo suit

  The Supreme Court is refusing to hear EchoStar's appeal against a patent infringement suit brought against it by TiVo.

  (Posted in Politics and Law by Stephanie Condon)

• Spam volume down in September

  MessageLabs cites demise of one ISP and finds that the peak time of day for sexually explicit spam falls around the noon hour.

  (Posted in Security by Robert Vamosi)

• Google begins testing image search ads

  Search giant makes its money from text ads, but putting ads in image search results lets it show graphics as well. It insists that it'll place ads only in a way that adds to user experience.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Stephen Shankland)
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