It's not often that I can honestly say I'm looking forward to a trade show, but this year's JavaOne, held September 19 to 23 in San Francisco, sounds like it's gearing up to be the most interesting event in the show's history. Not only is this the first JavaOne to be hosted by Oracle following its acquisition of Sun Microsystems last year, but it's also become the focal point of lively debate among the Java community.

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Ever get the feeling that your backup system is behind the times? Do you read trade magazines and wonder if you're the only one still using an antiquated backup system? The first thing you should know is that you're not the only one. But your backup system could probably use some modernization.

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Add a baseband chip to an Atom processor and what do you get? An integrated piece of silicon that will make mobile devices a lot more powerful -- and place Intel as a leading supplier of components for technology's fastest-growing market.

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The newest compact laptops from Hewlett-Packard strike an improved balance between performance and power efficiency.

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In a move that could raise privacy concerns, the microblogging site said Wednesday evening that it will record and analyze every link users click on when using its Web site or any of the thousands of third-party apps.

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Ping picks at the good parts of Twitter and Facebook and builds a social network around something for which everyone has strong feelings. Might Ping teach Facebook something about privacy too?

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At its music-focused fall event, Apple CEO Steve Jobs takes the stage to show off refreshes to the iPod Shuffle, Nano, and Touch, as well as its TV device and mobile operating system.

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Trade group approaches Apple on the eve of Wednesday's media event to inform company publishing rights must be secured first.

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