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The FCC's chairman hinted at a few components of the agency's National Broadband Plan
Adobe's Reader wins 2009 hacker honors by a landslide, says ScanSafe
A group of ex-government officials tries to respond to a massive smartphone attack
Seven-window cupola will serve as a central command post for orbiter's robotics work
Inveneo, a U.S. technology nonprofit, set up the system as the country reeled from the deadly Jan. 12 earthquake
The company is still focused on search, advertising and business software, but is increasingly putting mobile first
Plugs two critical holes in Reader, Acrobat
Resolve conflict with Microsoft update so users don't notice infection
Analysts say Microsoft has to rise above strong competitors like Symbian, BlackBerry, iPhone
GSMA will use 'One Voice' initiative as blueprint
The company adds QWERTY keyboard to Symbian and Android smartphones
Huang Guangyu, former chairman of electronics maker Gome, was once China's richest man
Operators hope unity and openness will help them compete with proprietary stores such as Apple's or the Android market
Google's talk of a broadband network is likely to reignite debate
Google is changing several Buzz features after users complained
The company will offer preconfigured packages of software and services with Dell hardware
The first voice services for LTE networks are expected to arrive within 18 months, according to the GSMA
Windows beta blows by former champs Safari and Chrome in JavaScript benchmarks
The company expects Microsoft's new OS to lead to much broader app development
The new OS for phones features a completely new interface that focuses on real-time updates
Microsoft 'basically had to nuke' its mobile OS, analyst says
The first phone based on Samsung's Bada platform will go on sale in April
The European regulators have concluded the deal will not harm competition
Max Butler ran CardersMarket.com, an online forum for selling stolen credit card numbers
More than 100,000 donations an hour came in at times
Intel has created a microprocessor that delivers as much as 41% more throughput using the same amount of energy as conventional cores
A Flash Player flaw, patched Thursday, affects Reader and Acrobat as well
The groups hope to uphold a ruling that found that end-users own--not license--software products
Video service brought low by legal costs and economy, CEO said
Google should diversify, analysts say, but risks losing focus
Pulls suspect security update, but questions -- and problems -- remain