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The deal comes after rumors of a number of potential suitors for the handset maker
Unlimited use agreements have their benefits, but pitfalls await
While other wireless carriers oppose, WiMAX wholesaler takes more open approach
He allegedly posted usernames and passwords obtained by hacking a Texas Web-hosting site
The social-networking site met Wednesday with congressional staffers about information-sharing concerns
HP will pay $1.2B for Palm
Senator's criticism of Facebook privacy rules prompts face-to-face meeting
IT security pro James Arlen thinks the iPad's anti-Flash design will be the death of Adobe's troubled software
The NAS array can expand to more than 16 exabytes under a single domain name space
PayPal offered as payment option on one of Alibaba's e-commerce sites
AMD's new six-core chips are substantially less expensive than Intel's latest six-core chip
It hopes to breathe new life into its high-end Itanium servers by using a more standard blade design
The mobile operator expects to boost data revenue with the free applications
Immigration law could hurt Arizona's tech industry, keep top foreign students from schools there
The chip maker forecast second quarter sales will reach a historical high
President Ma Ying-jeou said Taiwan remains cautious in dealing with China
Limited warranties on 802.11n products also offered
The Finnish phone vendor hopes an improved user interface will change smartphone misfortunes
Carnegie Mellon researchers putting optical sensors to new use
They want Facebook to add better safeguards to user information
A new study found that Linux machines spam more than expected, but the results may be deceptive
HTC Dream and Magic devices no longer dominant among those using Google's Android mobile operating system
56% of Office attacks in second half of 2009 hit copies last updated in 2003
Mission delayed so scientists can upgrade particle detector for space station stay
Benefits of 3Com and internal IT projects can be mapped to enterprises, network chief says
Court order rejects all but one of Microsoft's motions to dismiss charges in Xbox case
Broadband providers engage in 'spectrum hogging,' a trade group executive says
Social network had requested a meeting before Sen. Schumer held news conference today
AT&T, Sprint see femtocell benefits but customers have yet to be convinced, Infonetics analyst says
Will also craft custom packages of products, services and support to appease enterprise customers
Marimuthu sentenced for hack, pump and dump scheme that struck brokerage firms
Google says it's happy with the product, but it has fallen short for some Apps administrators
Risk management goals need funding that the C-level money person can influence
Léo Apotheker is pushing hard for inter-company collaboration
McAfee tech support's response in wake of bad antivirus update left this customer upset
Terry Childs now faces a maximum of five years in prison
Extreme Networks rolling out 40G Ethernet uplinks for stackable switches; Avaya shows commitment to Nortel line; Brocade revs up application switching
