Industry

Smartphone material costs drop by 13% in 2010, report says

Volumes increased, lowering costs for displays and processors; more devices use cheap or free open source software

Echo dual-screen smartphone coming April 17 from Sprint

Buyers may reserve phones starting March 26

Toyota’s Mobile App Mandate: iPhone, iPad First

Infor’s offer for Lawson could spark bidding war

Infor has offered US$1.8 billion for rival ERP vendor Lawson; will HP, IBM and Oracle counter?

Quake damage to Japan cables greater than thought

Service is cut off on two segments of a trans-Pacific network

Communication key to post-disaster survival

In Japan aftermath, portable radios work where cell phones can't

UPDATE: Twitter clamps down on client apps

Twitter is discouraging development of new client applications and warning existing ones will be held to stringent standards

Eyes in their ankles: The congressional view of network neutrality

Why can't many members of Congress understand why a neutral Internet is important?

Contour GPS shoots 1080p video, logs location

Video quality is good for a camcorder this size, mounts offer versatility, audio needs improvement on this US$350 gadget

When the CIO is also the CFO