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The unlocked UMTS phone will be sold mainly to developers but also in HP's small-business channel
Google's OS powers 44% of smartphones sold in U.S. last quarter; Apple's iOS far behind
The federal agency's decision to seek bids for a Microsoft-based cloud violates contracting law, the lawsuit says
Contrary to rumors, Microsoft's Silverlight development platform has a future, executive Bob Muglia wrote
Group calls version 7.0 of SWIFTNet the 'equivalent of an upgrade to global finance's OS'
Twitter says it's 'not happy' about a marketing site that looks like Twitter and promises free gifts
He tried to collect $100 vouchers using co-workers' Social Security numbers
China's emerging power in technology is playing out in different ways
Nearly one in four registered voters in Tuesday's elections will use electronic voting systems with no verifiable paper records
Intel's massive new chip assembly factory will create several thousand jobs
Samsung said prices of DRAM and LCD panels will keep falling in Q4, good news for PC buyers
3DiJoy Corp. is trying to bring console-free gaming to China via IPTV services
Sales of Bravia TVs, Vaio PCs, Cybershot cameras and the PlayStation 3 all rose during the quarter
Acer CEO says PC users will see more bang for their buck in Q4
The business is on track to achieve its first profit since 2006
1-in-5 enterprises will bust budget moving to Windows 7 because of IE6 compatibility problems, says Gartner
DoCoMo plans to offer 40 percent of Japan's population LTE coverage by March 2013
With WP7, Office Mobile 'impediments' stripped away, Microsoft says
ITU's decision to exclude current version of LTE from its 4G definition prompts inquiry
As one case is closed a new report shows that there is disparity between member states
Microsoft, SAP and a host of second-tier vendors underscore corporate software uptake
Georg Avanesov allegedly made the money by renting and selling parts of the Bredolab botnet for spam, Dutch prosecutors say
The service was to be discontinued Oct. 31 if RIM did not meet India’s interception demands
Researchers study challenges facing 'body-area networks'
Windows developers at PDC excited to build apps on Azure
The agency asks for information about competition for special access lines across the U.S.
Pair of leaks force NASA to push back Discovery launch until Tuesday, Nov. 2
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison is focusing the case on intellectual property, not the specter of third-party support
But smaller circuitry means greater data error rates
Biggest impact is when the tablet replaces paper or finds completely new uses
Some argue that paperless systems have been used in many previous elections without incident
48% of companies say they they'll run XP after Microsoft retires the OS in 2014
Here's our cheat sheet to the shenanigans around SAP and TomorrowNow
Features such as cameras, Flash support and USB ports are drawing user attention to Android tablets
MIPS wants its processor architectures to be used in fast-growing smartphone and tablet platforms
Startup ipTrust opens up an enormous database about botted IP addresses
Some customers had to wait before service was activated
Browser maker reacts fast to fix flaw in Firefox 3.5 and 3.6
A dozen-plus vendors, including Dell, Intel, Dell and EMC, hope group can boost throughput to 2GB/sec
Intel also unveiled the Open Data Center Alliance for open standards, new software, and better chips for the cloud
TSMC's capital spending in 2011 will be higher than this year's US$5.9 billion
Gives Mac users shorter grace period than people running Office on Windows, completely cripples suite if it's not activated in time