From InfoWorld: Microsoft already has a patch available that strips out XML technology the company is barred from using after Jan. 11, in Word 2007 and Office 2007, according to a Microsoft Web site.

The patch targets large computer makers that factory-install Microsoft Office on...

From CNET News.com: As we close the book on 2009 and ready for 2010, a legal settlement takes us back to 2007 and 2008, when Comcast got into trouble with customers and the feds for throttling peer-to-peer traffic on its network.

Comcast has agreed to pay $16 million to end to a...

From CNET News.com: For the second time in less than a week, BlackBerry smartphone users across the country and beyond are reporting problems accessing e-mail.

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion confirmed Tuesday night that some users of the smartphone in the Americas are...

From CNET News.com: It's been a hot year for Netbooks, but not so much for the rest of the portable PC market.

Netbook sales are likely to hit $11.4 billion this year, a 72 percent rise from last year, thanks to a 103 percent leap in shipments, according to a new report from...

From DailyTech: Wireless provider Vodafone will officially become the latest UK phone network to offer the popular Apple iPhone, confirming it will be released on January 14.

The base contract is available for £30 -- including a mandatory 24-month phone contract -- with £35 and £45...

From DailyTech: A U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a $290 million judgment against Microsoft Corporation in a patent case launched by i4i Inc, a small Toronto-based company. The Court has issued an injunction against any and all sales of Microsoft's Word 2007 software...

From DailyTech: After sliding for some time in terms of marketshare, Palm appears to at last be ready to right the ship with its new webOS offerings. According to recent market research, Palm's phones like the Pixi and Pre have helped fuel the company to gains over the course of...

From DailyTech: The Secure Digital eXtended Capacity (SDXC) format was announced almost a year ago at the 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). It was designed to replace ubiquitous Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) flash memory cards in computers, digital cameras...

From CNET News.com: The latest Opera browser preview version may not be entirely stable, but it's definitely got its jetpack strapped on. Opera 10.5 pre-alpha, for Windows and Mac, is the first browser that's not powered by Webkit to approach JavaScript rendering speeds previously...

From CNET News.com: Most Yahoo employees will be off next week due to mandatory office closings--though they've had since April to figure out what to do.

The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday that Yahoo is shutting down everything except for certain "essential functions" during...