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Displaced IT workers stand to lose federal help

Expansion of Trade Adjustment Assistance program to include service workers expires Feb. 12

LG to show off Wi-Fi Direct on upcoming smartphone

The Optimus Black will be able to use Wi-Fi without an access point

Motorola Mobilty hits ground running with Android 3.0 tablet, 4G smartphones

CEO says Atrix 4G, Droid Bionic, Cliq 2 smartphones and Xoom tablet are examples of how the newly-formed company will stay competitive

Cisco’s Cius tablet coming to Verizon LTE

Verizon will be the first carrier to offer the tablet and will use its 4G network

Verizon shows off 10 LTE devices

The operator will start selling four phones, two tablet computers, two laptops and two mobile hotspots in the first half

T-Mobile shows off new 7-inch tablet, the Dell Streak 7

Carrier also tells CES gathering that it plans to double HSPA+ network speeds in 2011; CEO dismisses sale rumors

Qualcomm to acquire Wi-Fi specialist Atheros

The acquisition is intended to help Qualcomm grow beyond cellular networks

Taiwan libraries to offer 11,000 titles for e-readers

Library membership will be open to foreigners too, potentially allowing readers of Chinese worldwide to borrow books

With CES raining tablets, some will get flooded out

Show sponsor executive predicts that of possible 100 new tablets on display, some won't live on beyond four-day show

Mobile app dev goes multiplatform