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Fewer US mobile users are paying a monthly bill

For the first time, postpaid subscriptions fell in the first quarter at the biggest U.S. carriers, Chetan Sharma Consulting said

Education group: Schools need 100 Mbps per 1,000 broadband users

Schools are moving to using the Internet as a teaching resource throughout the day, not just as an add-on, SETDA says

After attack causes delay, Voyager low-cost mobile service goes live

The company offers unlimited voice, text and data for $39 per month

Supreme Court lets stand $675,000 fine for music downloads

The case against a former graduate student will bounce back down to district court

Avaya lays out roadmap for unified software management

Avaya takes aim at collaboration software as it goes through exec changes and uncertainty around a potential initial public offering

Upcoming Salesforce.com release adds real-time chat capabilities

Salesforce.com also has plans to launch a new system-performance site called Known Issues

Nasdaq’s Facebook glitch came from race conditions

Nasdaq may pay out as much as $13 million due to a hard-to-find software bug

Medical firm avoids Exchange nightmare with outside help

Mediq faced challenge of unifying disparate mail systems, decided not to go cloud route

AMD aims for better graphics in casinos, hospitals with new chips

AMD introduces R-series chips for embedded devices

Alcatel-Lucent offers managed service to improve mobile network performance

The company will keep track of potential performance issues and help operators avoid them

Cross-browser worm spreads via Facebook, security experts warn

Malware writers use Crossrider browser extension development framework to build Facebook worm

Windows RT management could be a key to success for Windows 8 tablets

Large enterprises seek better ways to handle onslaught of BYOD

BYOD Is Driving IT ‘Crazy,’ Says Gartner

Big cable companies pooling Wi-Fi hotspot resources

Companies team to stay relevant in wireless

EU offers Google a chance to avoid fines over four antitrust concerns

Google has just a few weeks to suggest remedies to the European Commission's concerns

Yahoo agrees to sell back partial stake to Alibaba

The two companies have been in ongoing discussions for years now about Alibaba buying back its stake from Yahoo

Chrome streaks past Internet Explorer to become world’s top browser

Last week was the first time Google Chrome has passed Microsoft IE browser, says StatCounter

Windows 8 Update: Windows 8 wows AT&T Mobility

Also: Nvidia CEO says Windows RT is a brilliant move by Microsoft, Windows 8 safety measures let parents spy on kids' Internet use

IBM Retirement Plan Promises Jobs Through ’13

EU: Programming Languages Can’t Be Copyrighted

Top 7 dilemmas facing today’s developers

Microsoft dumps ‘Aero’ UI in Windows 8, ‘Metro-izes’ desktop

Won't reveal Windows 8's final desktop user interface until launch later this year

Microsoft’s Visual Studio 11 lineup adds Windows Phone, Azure tools

For the NFL, Big Is Better — Except in IT

Does standardized interoperability in data center fabrics matter?

Data center fabric alternatives are designed to extend or replace Spanning Tree in Ethernet networks

Microsoft’s social networking site So.cl now open to all users

So.cl is however still viewed as an experimental project targeted at students

How to avoid 5 common email management mistakes

Pakistan’s block on Twitter over blasphemous content reversed

Twitter said it had not made any deal with the government

China approves Google acquisition of Motorola Mobility

Deal expected to close early next week, company officials say

Apple files for preliminary injunction against Galaxy Tab 10.1

Motion is filed just before Apple and Samsung set to go into settlement talks

Inside Apple’s secret plan to kill the cash register

Apple has already built technology into iPhones and iPads to make retail stores work like the Apple store -- without cash registers

Facebook buys mobile e-commerce app Karma

The acquisition was announced just after the markets closed on Facebook's inaugural day as a public company

ITC bans import of infringing Motorola Android devices

The ITC found that some devices infringe on a Microsoft patent for 'generating meeting requests and group scheduling from a mobile device'

Cyber warfare in sights at government training conference

Social Networking Security in the Workplace

HP’s layoff plans and what they mean

While Apple hires, HP prepares to fire

15 Fun Facebook Facts and Stats on IPO Day

CIOs Don’t Need to Be Business Leaders

Twitter jumps on Do Not Track bandwagon

And debuts new tracking system, 'tailored suggestions,' at the same time

Facebook IPO stumbles out of the gate

Social network's stock price wavers in first hours of trading

Consumerization trend creates IT worries, worker benefits

Wichita Falls, Texas rolls out iPads as an extension of its content management system

iPhone 5 rumors for the week ending May 18

Zombies, that bigger screen, the anchor that is 4S … and more

Android in enterprises ‘severely limited’ by weak management support from Google

Mobile device management called fastest-growing enterprise mobile software, Gartner says

Cisco’s wireless unit shifts emphasis to “mobility”

Cisco asks: After you're connected, what happens next?

HP announces ‘world’s first’ portable multifunction printer

HP's new portable printer can also copy and scan, and starts at $399

We’re not waiting for Android 5 ‘Jelly Bean,’ developers say

Despite the rumors, developers are focused on making apps -- and money -- from today's Android

Will voluntary cyber threat sharing plan cast doubt over CISPA?

Administration may expand DIB CS/IA program to companies, but experts say some legislation is still necessary

With Verizon pushing more into data caps, Sprint touts unlimited option

Heavy data users may have a new favorite carrier

For Univ. of Kentucky, SAP’s HANA is ‘disruptive’

Here's what happened after the school adopted SAP's in-memory computing system

Technology Patent Wars Sign of Robust Innovation