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European plans for new roaming legislation win few friends
LexisNexis says benchmark testing fund its HPCC Systems is much faster on less hardware than Hadoop
Service is incompatible with FBI's security requirements, city says
Days of tactical deployments of virtualization are done; be strategic
The carrier wants the FCC to say GPS devices have no right to use its spectrum
Will also end its 14-year run of keynotes with Ballmer's Jan. 9 turn
IPv4 address depletion, federal mandate to drive U.S. adoption of next-gen Internet protocol
This year's CES will be the last time Microsoft will have a keynote at the trade show
Facebook will likely be in compliance with the law if it makes some changes, Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner said Wednesday
Addresses complaints about touch response and parental controls
Verizon cable spectrum deals eyed by Justice Department
Update will adjust wireless signal strength indicator
Reports says Attackers had free rein, but there's no evidence of harm done, Chamber says
Also ships new Android edition designed for tablets
Attackers may have accessed data undetected for a year, says Wall Street Journal
The goal is to make 'the best free office suite ever'
Explosions and delays, the iPad mini, major redesigns
The test uses stickers to reach a larger audience
The company struggles to keep consumers interested in the OS, while ramping up the use of Windows Phone
Nine Technology will continue to operate as a separate entity
A look back at a short-lived mega-merger proposal
Mobile devices are growing as malware targets
Touch, waving, voice all to become more prevalent mobile user interfaces
The carrier wants confirmation that it can use its licensed frequencies regardless of GPS interference
An ITC administrative law judge found that Motorola Android products infringe a Microsoft patent
Still, sales of Oracle's specialized hardware-software appliances grew rapidly in the quarter, according to CEO Larry Ellison
Three-year pact keeps revenues flowing from the Google spigot
Some of the finer details still need to be ironed out
The House of Representatives is ready to leave Washington for the holidays
But ban of some HTC smartphones won't have any short-term impact, say experts
On top of $3 billion, T-Mobile will get a 7-year roaming deal with AT&T in the wake of the failed merger
iPad 2 giveaway a sure giveaway a scam was underway
Israeli prime minister congratulates Apple on its first Israeli acquisition
IBM says soon you won't need passwords; mind reading will be routine; the so-called digital divide will cease to exist and junk mail will become important
And SSD prices have dropped by 23% over the past year
With private equity fund KKR, Google has acquired 88MW of generating capacity around Sacramento, California
NSF-funded study delves into friendship formation
But Google maintains it might need to be delayed until July due to scheduling problems
EU groups criticize European Commission proposals to reduce copper access prices
