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Alex: New e-reader and Android Web device

Spring Design's Alex e-reader offers both a clear e-ink display plus an Android-powered LCD for Web browsing.

Smartphone sales shoot up, benefiting RIM, Apple, Android

It's the biggest increase in smartphone sales since 2006, Gartner says

Google Wave won’t be quick hit in the enterprise, analysts say

IT managers unlikely to implement Google Wave until killer business app is built

LTE patent pools taking shape

Three entities are forming groups of patent holders to ease licensing

Wall Street to install ‘circuit breaker’ to head off market gyrations

Stock swings of more than 10% in five minutes would trigger trading pause

EU publishes ‘Digital Agenda’ five-year plan for IT

The plan focuses on seven areas, including creating a digital single market, interoperability and faster broadband

US lawmakers target The Pirate Bay, other sites

An antipiracy caucus puts six sites on its notorious copyright infringement list

WAN Ethernet / VPLS: Is overhead an issue?

Motorola offers mobile device management

Would help companies with limited resources manage devices, wireless LANs

Palm’s online App Catalog goes dark

But don't ask why