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Some firms have been unable to activate, use apps for a month
The move comes after not enough employees participated in a program to walk away voluntarily in December
Dubious apps appear, then disappear, from Google's Android Market
Body imaging technologies can store, transmit images of airline passengers, EPIC says
One privacy advocate contends Facebook is pushing users to expect less privacy
Adult movie makers are excited about 3D technologies but say it is expensive to produce and the glasses have to go
An online survey by the company found that consumers want to engage more closely with retailers
NASA Mars Odyssey to listen for frozen Phoenix lander signals
Budget, lack of qualified applicants challenge IT shops
A group in China has demanded compensation for writers whose books Google scanned without permission
Also strips custom XML tech from Windows' Word 2003 over the weekend
The Green Touch consortium is setting out to reinvent networks to use 1,000 times less power
The system can also be used for gaming, where it resembles Microsoft's Project Natal
Chip giant looks to unseat Arm
The miCoach Pacer is designed to help people achieve 2010 fitness goals
There are broader implications to state court's order against national hosting providers, says EFF
But starting Monday, sales of Word won't have the feature at the heart of the dispute
Aspire laptops sold between June and October 2009 are affected
Pixel Qi will also release a DIY kit soon for people to mod their own netbooks
Service expected to be popular addition to existing wireless offer
Intel official sees smartphones as the PCs of Intel's fame
FCC chief also touches on net neutrality, Fairness Doctrine at CES
Barring problems, RC1 will turn into final as early as Jan. 18
Two indexes that measure IT employment trends find services firms doing most hiring
The Indexed Database API will allow Web apps to store structured data in browsers
Samsung is also showing a 5-inch touchscreen e-reader and 6-inch with QWERTY keypad
The company also displayed its 10-inch LCD touch-screen Android e-reader
Live videoconferencing, streaming video to mobile devices demonstrated
The company showed off a concept 47-inch LED TV and flexible screen wristwatch as well
The LG990 from LG Electronics will ship in the second half
The device can be used with any GSM phone and bypass mobile operators, the company says
T-Mobile already sells Hanvon e-readers in Hungary
Black and white e-readers have two years to establish foothold or get beaten by tablets
The high cost of the device, and preference for physical books may come in the way of its acceptance
Aggressive moves put search giant into phone, cloud computing businesses
Intel, Saygus also release innovative new phones
The tax is intended to compensate content creators who lose out to online piracy
NFC technology might boost mobile payment systems in developed countries
Style Star service aims to make new media marketing easier for retailers
