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• ZDNet 20th Anniversary Special

  Twenty years ago, this site began as a subscription-based digital service called "ZiffNet" that offered computing information to users of CompuServe. Here's a look back...and ahead.

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• On copyright, putting the cart before the horse

  By Andrew Nusca | February 14, 2012, 7:36am PST

  The U.S. Justice Department is stockpiling prosecutorial ammunition to pursue copyright infringement crimes. The problem, editor Andrew Nusca writes, is that the law isn’t any clearer.

• Apple's iPad 3 refresh likely to kick off sales boom

  By Larry Dignan | February 14, 2012, 6:17am PST

  The bottom line here is that even if half these reports pan out Apple is likely to see a significant refresh cycle for the iPad.

• SoftLayer intros global cloud storage option for big data

  By Rachel King | February 14, 2012, 6:00am PST

  SoftLayer, a provider of automated hosting services for applications, is going global on its next venture.
  Based on OpenStack, the SoftLayer Global Object Storage is designed to serve as a cloud-based portal that enables users to store, manage and retrieve large amounts of data anywhere, anytime.
  Examples of the types of files that SoftLayer encourages to be [...]

• Online dating survey reveals women read profiles more closely than men

  By Rachel King | February 14, 2012, 3:15am PST

  A recent eye-tracking study reveals major differences between how men and women review online dating profiles.

• Google TV needs to devote more attention to apps

  By Rachel King | February 14, 2012, 2:30am PST

  For the most part, the library for exclusive Google TV apps is still lacking as it only has several dozen apps available — compared to the hundreds of thousands available in the Android Market for mobile devices overall.

• Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime cracked open (video)

  By Larry Dignan | February 14, 2012, 2:11am PST

  Inside the Android tablet, he found hardware from Nvidia, Elpida, Kingston, and others.

• Google-Motorola Mobility deal set: Welcome to the hardware business

  By Larry Dignan | February 14, 2012, 12:33am PST

  For Google, there’s a larger issue ahead. Google has become hardware happy overnight and Motorola Mobility could be a distraction.

• DOJ approves Google, Motorola Mobility merger

  By Rachel King | February 13, 2012, 2:09pm PST

  Following a seal of approval from the European Commission, now the U.S. Department of Justice is reportedly following suit in the matter of Google’s proposed acquisition of Motorola Mobility.

• HP's Project Voyager gains speed with self-sufficient servers

  By Rachel King | February 13, 2012, 1:57pm PST

  HP has unveiled the next phase of Project Voyager, a venture designed to “redefine the economics and expectations of data center operations in the cloud era.”

• Normal hard drive capital spending won't level out until 2014: report

  By Rachel King | February 13, 2012, 9:45am PST

  We’re going to see approximately 169 percent growth in HDD capital spending from 2011 to 2016, according to data storage consulting firm Coughlin Associates.

• One billion smartphones by 2016, says Forrester

  By Zack Whittaker | February 13, 2012, 9:31am PST

  A new Forrester research report sees over 1 billion smartphones being used by 2016, while app store spending increases and ‘bring your own’ device becomes the norm.

• Apple tops reputation survey; Facebook a 'non-factor'

  By Zack Whittaker | February 13, 2012, 7:55am PST

  Apple and Google have topped a recent poll of reputable companies and brands. But Facebook doesn’t appear on the list at all.

• Your personal data isn't free (and other misconceptions)

  By Andrew Nusca | February 13, 2012, 7:31am PST

  A new startup promises to leverage your personal data in exchange for discounts and deals on products online. There’s a value to your information, it argues. But is it worth a middleman?

• Apple's external inspections of Foxconn a good first step

  By Larry Dignan | February 13, 2012, 6:13am PST

  It’s likely that other tech firms will join the Fair Labor Association and outside audits in Apple’s wake.

• FuzeBox brings new telepresence option to iPads, Android tablets

  By Rachel King | February 13, 2012, 6:00am PST

  Fuzebox has rolled out a new cloud-based telepresence solution for tablets that is touted to be available on any network from virtually anywhere.

• Google and the hardware dream: Can it capture the wow factor?

  By Larry Dignan | February 13, 2012, 5:56am PST

  It remains to be seen is whether Google can a) truly integrate systems like Apple and b) wow customers and partners to bank on the search giant with a showcase.

• Women in Tech: Sarah Rosenbach enjoys technology's creative aspects

  By Ken Hess | February 13, 2012, 5:06am PST

  “I saw myself more as an outsider. It just made me have to be creative to win over the typically male technical programmers and engineers to my way of thinking.”

• Cyber criminals innovate like businesses, forming global industry: report

  By Rachel King | February 13, 2012, 3:30am PST

  The latest advice from the Information Security Forum discusses the nature of existing and emerging cyber threats as well as the potential risks and rewards at stake for everyone.

• Google's "big announcement" amounts to improved YouTube app

  By Zack Whittaker | February 13, 2012, 2:45am PST

  Google last night announced new improvements to its Google TV YouTube application. Hardly the “big announcement” we were hoping for.

• 'Malnets' will become major online security issue in 2012: report

  By Rachel King | February 13, 2012, 12:01am PST

  Most malware attacks target users on their desktops and laptops, but mobile devices are becoming much more enticing options for cyber criminals, according to a new report.