ICANN turns on next-gen IP addresses (ZDNet)

The great migration from Internet Protocol version 4 to IPv6 has officially begun, after the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers added the first addresses to its root servers that conform to the new version.

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LinkedIn Set to Become Financial Research Broker (eWEEK)

Looking to leverage its base of millions of professionals, LinkedIn this year will launch a primary research service to help financial services employees tap experts for advice on the social site's network of 18 million-plus users.

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Apple unveils iPhone, iPod touch with more memory (Reuters)

Apple Inc on Tuesday introduced models of its iPhone and iPod touch devices with double the memory available in previous versions. The products come on the heels of Apple's launch last month of a service that lets iPhone and iPod users rent and download movies to watch on their devices.

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2008 CPU forecast: Quad-cores for everyone! (Computerworld)

Penryn. Nehalem. Phenom. Fusion. Inside these four cryptic code names lies the future of computer desktop processing for 2008. Ultimately, however, it's all about the epic, age-old battle between chip giant Intel Corp. and underdog Advanced Micro Devices Inc. for desktop dominance.

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Windows Server 2008, Vista SP1 Released to Manufacturing (Campus Technology)

Microsoft today announced that Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista Service Pack 1 were released to manufacturing (RTM), marking a dual milestone in the history of both products. It also means that Windows 2008 will be officially shipping by the "Global Launch Wave" of enterprise products on Feb. 27.

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Wireless whiz weighs in on pervasive computing, muni Wi-Fi, RFID and 802.11n (Network World)

Dipankar "Ray" Raychaudhuri, a professor at Rutgers University and director of its Wireless Information Network Laboratory, is excited about cognitive radio, and frustrated by too many buzzwords.

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