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Microsoft, IBM deploy mobile apps for UC

Microsoft Lync 2010 bring UC to mobile devices; IBM app brings social networking, collaboration to businesses

CEA switches positions, now supports Internet sales tax

An Internet sales tax collection law would help state budgets and retain local jobs, the trade group says

Ban all electronics for drivers, US safety agency says

The NTSB has recommended that states ban the use of all electronics, not just texting and calling

Groups still oppose SOPA after proposed amendment

Smith's proposed amendment of the Stop Online Piracy Act still retains several problems, critics say

Carrier IQ moves to allay fears of its tracking software

Releases 19-page document that explains how the software works, and what it tracks

5 Tips to Avoid LinkedIn’s Top 10 Buzzwords

Googler’s LAN-party house sparks awe and envy

UPDATED: Gamers agog over Google engineer's custom-built home

Tech stories of 2011: Jobs, Android and Anonymous rank in top 10

AT&T-T-Mobile, HP boardroom drama redux, earthquake aftershocks, Egypt going offline also make top headlines

Picture from final walk on moon — NASA Apollo 17, 39 years ago

NASA final walk on moon came this week in 1972

FBI rejects FOIA request for Carrier IQ info

Agency says release of data would 'interfere with law enforcement proceedings'