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Microsoft mobile chief Robbie Bach hints that Win Mobile 7 is home-run hitter
'Dev' channel build now supports add-ons, bookmark sync
The drives were certified to meet NIST standards
Users can find nearby coffee shops, stores or restaurants while walking down the street
The complaints point to an issue with customer service under Google's new phone sales model
CES and Las Vegas are "far away" from the real world, he says
A new research system helps track real-time information
Better technology needed to 'connect the dots' on terror-related data, says Obama report
While consumer electronics revenue shrank in 2009, social networking fueled growth in the virtual economy
Dino Dai Zovi urges browser makers to follow Google's lead
The U.K. man is sentenced to 33 months in prison on a racketeering conspiracy charge
More spectrum is required along with measures to encourage efficient use of wireless networks, it says
Analysis: Mobile designers at CES discuss the current leap, and those to come
Avenda Systems offers tips on how to keep unmanaged handhelds, laptops and guests under control
The cluster at IIT is the first among three similar collaborations with academic institutions outside the U.S.
Microsoft's dual-screen e-reader fails to make rumored appearance at keynote
John Chambers uses the personal touch with his video promotions
The latest model of its Ophone contains new hardware and software
Samsung signed on with Google for e-books from the Internet company
The new site will offer copyrighted content, as rival Google's YouTube remains blocked in China
Qualcomm's FLO TV joined Valups in introducing an accessory for picking up digital broadcasts
Samsung also unveiled an app store for mobiles and HD TVs
AMD's new graphics processors could improve graphics and system performance on laptops
The technology will roll out at high end first but come standard with the Ford Focus from 2012
The Xbox news was the highlight of Steve Ballmer's keynote at the start of CES
Adobe plans to patch Reader vulnerability next week
Overdrive 3G/4G device connects WiFi products to Wimax at up to 6 Mbit/sec
Money will be offered to developers who have good ideas for applications using the government-collected data
A consumer group is targeting major PC makers with class action lawsuits
Hackers, botnets, viruses and controversial "privacy" settings dominate headlines in '09
In 2010, companies will set policies governing social networking use
Tweeting CIOs in the minority, but a few share their views on technology
A tax on Google -- and other ad networks -- would be used to pay artists losing out to online piracy
A lower price and hot software attracted consumers
Intel's latest Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 double the system and graphics performance of earlier chips
A German/British team will build 14 of the 22 satellites, and a French team will launch them
Helicopter makes full use of the iPhone's accelerometer
Without the SDK from Google, developers worry their apps won't work well on the new phone
BMC turns up the heat on application management competition in the cloud with Phurnace Software acquisition.
Lawyers hail policies as in line with Europe, though some ISPs are critical
The next-generation Tegra processor builds in more speed and better graphics performance
Update for users strips out patent-infringing technology
University research teams mix nanomaterials that give tumors a one-two punch in trials
Plastic Logic device is the size of a pad of paper
Just one bug fix in quiet Jan. 12 update, 'critical' for Windows 2000 only