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Sprint disables Carrier IQ software on its handsets

Wireless carrier says it will no longer collect data from controversial software

Cox to sell spectrum to Verizon for $315M

Cox is following other cable companies in lining up with Verizon Wireless

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How to Increase IT Staff Skills

Practical strategies CIOs are using to give staff broader IT and business experience without increasing headcount

Better sleeping through technology: Zeo Sleep Manager – Mobile

Zeo Mobile takes sleep-tracking to a new level

Online retailers turn to social networks for holiday profits

Online shopping becomes more social as big retailers turn to Facebook, Twitter, Google+

FCC doles out $100K to open source community apps challenge winners

Open Source apps make local information more available to citizens who need it

Analysts wary of Iran’s spy drone hacking claims

Attack is possible, but analysts dubious that it happened, suggest other scenarios

Wall Street Beat: IPOs, M&A, chip news stir tech optimism

Zynga trades down midday but makes the biggest splash by an Internet-based business since Google

Report: Spectrum fragmentation will result in costlier LTE smartphones

Thirty-eight different spectrum frequency combinations will be used in LTE deployments by 2015