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Article | 16/02/2009 Qualcomm, HP among new Symbian partners

Hewlett-Packard, News Corp.'s MySpace.com division, Bank of America and even Nokia rival Qualcomm have joined the foundation that was formed last year...

Article | 16/02/2009 Google opens Android store to paid apps

Developers of Android applications finally will be able to charge consumers for them, ending a few months of free Android downloads and potentially ma...

Article | 13/02/2009 Microsoft plans to open its own retail stores, hires Dreamworks exec

Microsoft plans to open its own retail stores to "transform the PC and Microsoft buying experience," the company said Wednesday as it hired an executi...

Article | 12/02/2009 RIM says BlackBerry subscriptions soaring

Research In Motion raised its forecast for subscriber additions in the current quarter but warned its profit will come in near the bottom of its previ...

Article | 31/01/2009 Yahoo's Briefcase to close March 30

Yahoo's Briefcase online storage service, which soldiered on for almost 10 years with a distinctly Web 1.0 capacity of 30MB, is finally being shut dow...

Article | 30/01/2009 Qualcomm posts lower profit, cuts revenue forecast

Qualcomm lowered its revenue estimate and declined to update its earnings forecast as it reported flat revenue and a steep decline in profit for its f...

Article | 21/01/2009 AMD sells handheld chip unit to Qualcomm

Qualcomm has acquired Advanced Micro Devices' handheld chip division for about US$65 million, looking to bring greater multimedia capabilities to hand...

Article | 15/01/2009 SanDisk, LG show MicroSD locked to carrier

SanDisk and LG Electronics on Wednesday demonstrated a specialized MicroSD card that mobile operators could load with content and bundle with a handse...

Article | 15/01/2009 Motorola announces 4,000 more layoffs

Motorola plans to lay off another 4,000 employees, mostly from its Mobile Device business, and to report revenue for the fourth quarter of 2008 that w...

Article | 14/01/2009 Bartz wants 'breathing room' for Yahoo

Yahoo has been pushed around by outsiders and needs to chart its own course, incoming CEO Carol Bartz said Tuesday, though she hasn't yet determined w...

Article | 8/01/2009 Clearwire woes hit big backers

Financial charges taken by both Intel and Time Warner Cable on Wednesday put the spotlight on the tough prospects for Clearwire, the company that aims...

Article | 31/12/2008 Jobs health rumor hits Apple stock

Apple's stock fell abruptly on Tuesday, but later recovered some ground, after an online report said CEO Steve Jobs bowed out of next week's Macworld ...

Article | 19/12/2008 IBM nanotechnology might improve cell phones

Nanotechnology may someday expand your cell phone's range while improving its battery life if a prototype transistor from IBM gets to market.

Article | 15/12/2008 New G.hn ITU standard for home networks

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has approved a standard for high-speed networking over multiple types of in-home wiring.

Article | 10/12/2008 Cisco plans TelePresence translation next year

Cisco will add real-time translation to its TelePresence high-definition conference technology next year, enabling people in several different countri...