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Gartner: Despite hype, tablets will remain niche item
Julian Assange won't identify bank, though he said last year that WikiLeaks has obtained over 5GB of Bank of America data
Google could find cheaper alternatives to boost its presence in the online coupon market, according to analysts
Apple tablet owners more likely to love their gizmo, says U.S. consumer survey
Android market share has risen seven percentage points over past year
Splashtop builds a Chrome OS-like operating system that can work with Windows
U.S. authorities may quickly follow suit, analysts say
AT&T is 'pleased with customer response,' but offers buy-one-get-one-free deal
The agency releases proposed rules that would allow TV stations to give up spectrum for mobile broadband
The Linux Foundation's annual report on who writes the Linux kernel shows growing interest from the mobile handset industry
Online extortionists return in a pair of campaigns, say security pros
The drive offered a 66% speed boost in drive throughput
A Microsoft glitch reopens a debate
East coast cable Internet users hit by outage, Twitter suggests DNS problem
In 2010, China had so far more than 1,215 group buying sites launch on the Internet
You can also write notes on the 8-inch screen of the Eee Note with a stylus, all for around US$228
Online shoppers spend 9% more on Black Friday than in 2009, comScore reports
The companies, which could face cancellation of licenses, have up to 60 days to respond
Two U.S. agencies target websites trading in music, movies, sunglasses and other items
OMB calls on U.S. agency and department heads to evaluate procedures in place for protecting classified data
Cycle Computing wants to make its automated clustering technology viable in cloud computing services like Amazon EC2
ABI Research projects LTE, WiMAX will spread rapidly over next five years
iOS lets Web apps conceal URL in Safari, allowing identity thieves to dupe users, expert argues
Apple iPad and other tablets are already hitting global PC sales, says Gartner
The carrier is now foregoing marketing and retail sales in some markets
Hacker dubbed 'The Jester' claims responsibility for attacks, says F-Secure exec
The tech giants' investment in research ranges from basic science to more product-oriented innovation
The x86 server market grows, while the slump for Unix servers continues
Using ChevronWP7 is risky but might be attractive to some corporate WP7 users
Level 3 and other groups charge Comcast with violating net neutrality principles
On Saturday the cumulative number of kills in the game surpassed the planet's population
An unnamed source told the U.S. that China was behind the attacks, according to a cable leaked by WikiLeaks
But unpatched bug can't remotely hijack a PC on its own, Microsoft says
But the three, found guilty of being accessories to crimes against copyright law, have had their prison sentences cut
MacBook Air fuels highest-ever interest in Apple notebooks, says polling firm
At the suggestion of law enforcers, Nominet is investigating writing a clearer suspension policy
But some resellers beat Apple's sale prices
PC buyers are likely to see more RAM per box but may not see bargain prices
China now has 38.6 million 3G users, almost two years after the next generation service was launched in the country
Operator Orange is the big supporter, but other operators are joining in
