Windows Phone 7 has been finalized and released to manufacturers, Microsoft announced today.

Ten highlights from VMworld, the massive virtualization conference.

The Defense Advanced Projects Agency (DARPA) has launched an effort aimed at finding and detecting to insider threats on Department of Defense networks.

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A Miami man has pleaded guilty to two identity-theft related charges after federal agents found more than 26,000 credit card numbers stored on his computer, the U.S. Department of Justice said.

Oracle co-President Charles Phillips may soon be leaving the company after some public missteps and a recent change in Oracle's upper management, a financial analyst company said Wednesday in a research note to its clients.

VCC, a nationwide retail construction company, finds that giving project managers smartphone access to customer data is a big boost in attracting new business.

West Virginia's IT workers are concerned that the state plans to outsource their jobs and have responded with a protest and a lawsuit.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs today introduced a smaller and less expensive Apple TV, laid out a completely revamped iPod music player lineup, talked up a pair of upgrades to its iOS mobile operating system and touted changes to the company's iTunes music software and store.

Three new iPods under one roof -- how could we not throw on a table and see how they size up to one another? Obviously, the iPod touch is the black sheep here in terms of sheer physical space, but the width / height difference between nano is as marginal as you probably guessed. More pics below! Gallery: iPod shuffle vs nano vs touch (2010)... fight!iPod nano vs touch vs shuffle... fight! originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | |Email this|Comments

Did you oooh and ahh at the fantastic gaming graphics that accompanied today's Apple keynote? You won't have to wait for next week's iOS 4.1 to get a taste of those textures for yourself. Though the full-on gladiator dueling of Epic's "Project Sword" may be a while off, you can get your hot little hands on "Epic Citadel" right now, a 82.2 megabyte download that explores a beautiful medieval castle town. Oh, and did we mention it's free? Even id Software's mindblowing 60FPS Rage demo must be quaking in its boots right about now.Epic's spectacular Unreal Engine 3 tech demo free at iTunes App Store originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.PermalinkTouch Arcade | Epic Citadel (iTunes) |Email this|Comments

Oracle is hoping to entice a younger generation of Java programmers into its fold by offering students complimentary admission to the upcoming JavaOne and Oracle Develop conferences.

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has closed the door on a controversial proposal for a way to use a chunk of wireless spectrum, but continues to consider how best to deploy the valuable spectrum.

Spring Framework founder Rod Johnson says fragmentation probably won't happen, though Oracle's behavior isn't helping

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission, in the midst of a long and often contentious debate over whether it should enact formal rules prohibiting broadband providers from selectively blocking or slowing Web content, is asking the public for more comments about network neutrality.

The browser battle returned to what passes for normalcy in August as Microsoft's Internet Explorer, which had a two-month run of usage share gains, lost ground to the usual suspect: Google's Chrome.

Apple's music event was so full of shiny gadgets and awesome news that your head might still be spinning. In case you struggled to keep up with everything or want a review, here are all the highlights:

Cisco and utility metering company Itron have agreed to jointly develop a standards-based IP-based communications platform for smart energy grids.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is asking for help in developing a "Cybersecurity Roadmap," an ambitious plan to identify dangerous vulnerabilities in the Internet infrastructure, as well as threats to consumers, businesses and governments.

Sony will launch a streaming music service, "Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity," by the end of the year, the company said at the Internationale Funkaustellung (IFA) trade show in Berlin.