May 16 is technically the latter half of May, so Mozilla's Friday-evening release of the first release candidate for Firefox 3.0 is in some strange way... no, sorry, still earlier than anyone expected.

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Research In Motion is working on a touch-screen-capable BlackBerry that could rival the iPhone, according to reports.

Speech recognition technology is being linked to an increase in adoption of electronic health records as doctors find it easier to build more complete patient records than with handwritten notes.

(Source: Thawte) This guide will show you how Code Signing Certificates are used to secure code that can be downloaded from the Internet. You will also learn how these certificates operate with different software platforms.

A silicon chip under development at the University of Texas promises to help doctors more quickly diagnose heart attacks.

It's great to keep in touch with friends and colleagues, but does the price have to be spam, zombie bites, and friend invitations from people you've never heard of?

Former OLPC executive Walter Bender forms a nonprofit organization to promote the open-source development of Sugar, the user interface found on XO laptops.

(Source: SonicWALL) Ensuring Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance requires expert understanding of data storage and encryption requirements, device integration considerations, and logging and reporting parameters for distributed networks. Learn how the award-winning SonicWALL Global Management System (GMS) helps organizations meet the stringent PCIrequirements.

(Source: Thawte) Extended Validation SSL delivers the acknowledged industry standard for the highest level of online identity assurance processes for SSL certificate issuance. Find out how the EV standard increases the visibility of authentication status through the use of a green address bar in the latest high security web browsers.

Companies should focus on certain fundamental options, such as selecting a backup appliance with the right interface. Although de-duplication ratios and offsite replication are exciting, do not forget why you wanted disk to begin with -- to ensure successful backups in shorter times.

(Source: Thawte) A guide to understanding SSL certificates, how they operate and their application. By making use of an SSL certificate on your web server, you can securely collect sensitive information online, and increase business by giving your customers confidence that their transactions are safe.

For first time, Google slips by Yahoo as the most-visited Web site in the U.S.

Five employees in a California office of the Internal Revenue service have been charged with illegally accessing files of taxpayers.

Microsoft has yanked parts of a backup feature from a major upgrade to its Windows Home Server software scheduled for release later this year.

French mobile carrier Orange has signed agreements with Apple to sell the iPhone in more than 10 different countries.

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OLPC will offer a dual-boot laptop with a low-cost student version of Windows XP later this year.

There's no question that we're all getting 'hyperconnected,' but is that good or bad?