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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
With a download count larger than Windows 7 beta's, Microsoft's Windows 8 preview is being used by just a fourth as many people
Study finds biggest differences are in video and battery performance, mostly due to device
Key areas include asset management, security monitoring, cloud service brokering and service stacks
Dense servers with ARM processors could be an alternative to x86-based technology
What will be hot in the Big Data, analytics world in 2011?
A hung jury did not come to a decision last week in the Microsoft-Novell antitrust lawsuit
The deal recently got approval from China, Australia, and the European Commission
Dell's Streak Pro uses Baidu's mobile platform which is localized for Chinese users
The 2011 Women of Influence Awards, co-presented by Alta Associates and CSO Magazine, recognize outstanding women in infosec careers
The U.S. International Trade Commission will block some products in the patent fight starting next April
It ends its quest after strong government resistance, will pay T-Mobile a $4 billion breakup fee, and sets a roaming arrangement instead
Juniper claims rivals used tech that Palo Alto's founders developed but that's patented by Juniper
Workers are willing to pay some or even all of the costs for tablets, smartphones
MacBook Air's near-monopoly will end in 2012 after Windows PC makers unveil dozens of thin-and-light notebooks at CES
US corporations, nonprofits decry costs, but experts see January start proceeding
ZDI's six-month disclosure deadline results in 21 'zero-day' advisories for those firms' software
Collaborative expects to begin licensing new security technology early next year
Eric Schmidt tells Italian paper of coming tablet 'of the highest quality'
Verizon's blocking of Google Wallet violates FCC conditions on 700MHz spectrum, van Schewick says
The company is targetting companies that launched on public clouds but are transitioning to private clouds
