Windows XP SP3 Problems Reported AMD Debuts Efficient Server Chips BlackBerry Offers 3G High-End Phone Powerset Does Semantic Searches Friend Connect Turns Sites Social Remote Access Nabs Mac Thieves Users who thought the Windows XP operating system would be more reliable than its younger sibling Vista are being buffeted by reports that the latest update for XP, Service Pack 3, has its own problems. Advanced Micro Devices has taken the wraps off its first energy-efficient x86 server chips featuring four processing cores and a low 55-watt thermal envelope targeted at the enterprise data center. Research In Motion has announced the BlackBerry Bold, a new mobile device that it said will give business users "unprecedented functionality and performance" with tri-band HSDPA. Powerset is offering a new way to search Wikipedia -- with natural-language technology and conversational phrasing instead of keywords like Google uses. Microsoft is rumored to be interested in an acquisition. Google announced a preview release of Friend Connect, a technology that allows regular Web sites to join the social-networking trend, letting them add third-party apps, user registration and more. A webcam and Apple's .Mac subscription service resulted in the arrest of two thieves and the recovery of Kait Dupalga's Mac laptop. With pictures, police were able to nab the alleged perpetrators.   FULL STORY   FULL STORY   FULL STORY   FULL STORY   FULL STORY   FULL STORY   Windows XP SP3 Problems Reported   AMD Debuts Efficient Server Chips

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General Sales Training Doesn't Work How To Uncover Customers' Needs Small Businesses: A 'Hacker's Dream' Develop Your Sales Team for Success Somebody Stole My Internet Domain IM-Speak Invades Teen Homework General sales training seminars may supply short-term motivation, but it's like eating a Chinese meal: When you leave the restaurant you feel full, but by the time you're home you want to eat again. It may not always be obvious to the prospect that they can use your products or services, but if your industry experience tells you that they can, a good questioning technique can uncover their needs. Think your company is too small to attract a hacker? Think again. A lack of budget for network security leaves most small businesses vulnerable to an outside attack. Don't be a victim. Sales training is a strategic tool that can increase profits, help your company adapt to a changing market, and gain customer respect. How can your business implement effective sales training? The practice of "domain tasting," where names are registered by the millions and tested for their advertising prospects without charge for a five-day grace period, is creating a host of Web woes. It's nothing to LOL about: Despite best efforts to keep school writing assignments formal, two-thirds of teens admit in a survey that emoticons and other informal styles have crept in.   FULL STORY   FULL STORY   FULL STORY   FULL STORY   FULL STORY   FULL STORY   General Sales Training Doesn't Work   How To Uncover Customers' Needs

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