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Giant FCC spectrum auction raises $19.8 billion, sets up 5G services

Some observers expected the auction to raise $30 billion or more

By Grant Gross

Apr 13, 2017 3 mins

Mobile Small and Medium Business

How to keep your Verizon email account from being killed off

Verizon's AOL Mail will pick up slack for those who wish to retain verizon.net addresses

By Bob Brown

Apr 13, 2017 4 mins

Collaboration Software Small and Medium Business Verizon

Survey: Texting is replacing talking for families with kids

Nearly half of British families with children text in the home when they want to communicate, insurance company says

By Patrick Nelson

Apr 13, 2017 3 mins

Consumer Electronics Small and Medium Business Smartphones

Android gotchas: Fast fixes for 6 common problems

Solve some of the most common Android issues with this easy-to-follow troubleshooting guide

By JR Raphael

Apr 13, 2017 11 mins

Android Small and Medium Business Smartphones

Samsung sees strong demand for Galaxy S8 despite Note7 fiasco

The company said Galaxy S8 and S8+ pre-orders had outstripped those for the earlier S7 and S7 edge smartphones

By John Ribeiro

Apr 13, 2017 3 mins

Mobile Small and Medium Business Smartphones

Microsoft fixes 45 flaws, including three actively exploited vulnerabilities

Microsoft Patch Tuesday includes fixes for critical flaws in IE, Edge, Office, Windows and .NET

By Lucian Constantin

Apr 12, 2017 2 mins

Security Small and Medium Business Windows

7 ways Android and Windows 10 can work well together

You can sync reminders between an Android device and a Windows 10 PC, share files and more – if you have the right apps.

By Howard Wen

Apr 12, 2017 8 mins

Android Mobile Apps Small and Medium Business

8 great small business productivity and collaboration apps

Entrepreneurs and project managers share their favorite apps for staying organized and productive.

By Jennifer Lonoff Schiff

Apr 11, 2017 7 mins

Collaboration Software Mobile Apps Small and Medium Business

Slack apps can now use drop-down menus

Developers get greater interactivity in the hope they'll build deeper integrations

By Blair Frank

Apr 11, 2017 3 mins

Collaboration Software Enterprise Applications Small and Medium Business

Instant messaging service Wire open-sources its server code

Wire has started the process of releasing its server code on GitHub

By Bryan Lunduke

Apr 11, 2017 2 mins

Collaboration Software Open Source Small and Medium Business