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Article | 17/11/2009 MasterCard to authenticate online transactions by phone

In the face of mounting threats from hackers, MasterCard will use mobile phones to improve security for online transactions, the company said on Monda...

Article | 16/11/2009 Cisco ups offer for videoconferencing firm Tandberg to $US3.4B

Cisco has raised its bid for Norwegian video conferencing vendor Tandberg to 19 billion Norwegian Kroner (US$3.4 billion), up from $3.0 billion, but s...

Article | 16/11/2009 Google aims for faster Web downloads with SPDY protocol

Google is hoping to make Web pages download up to twice as quickly using SPDY, a new application-layer protocol it's experimenting with, the company s...

Article | 13/11/2009 Qualcomm shows Lenovo smartbook

Qualcomm put the spotlight on the smartbook concept at an analyst meeting in New York on Thursday, showing off a Lenovo-made device based on the Snapd...

Article | 11/11/2009 Vodafone, dependent on voice, set for more cost cuts

Despite increased profit in the first half of its fiscal year, Vodafone has decided to double its planned cost reductions, the operator said on Tuesda...

Article | 11/11/2009 Samsung to put third-party apps on cheap smartphones

Samsung is opening up its cheaper smartphones to third-party application developers with the launch of a new software platform it is calling Bada. The...

Article | 10/11/2009 Microprocessor sales reach record levels, says IDC

Intel's Atom processor, which is used in netbooks, helped PC microprocessor makers sell record numbers of chips during the third quarter, although the...

Article | 9/11/2009 Norwegian ISP doesn't have to block Pirate Bay, says court

Norwegian ISP Telenor doesn't have to block access to file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, according to a ruling from the district court for Asker and Bæ...

Article | 6/11/2009 Vasco uses iPhone, iPod Touch for authenticating users

Vasco Data Security said Thursday it is bringing its Digipass product, which is used for two-factor authentication, to the iPhone and iPod Touch.

Article | 4/11/2009 Sony Ericsson's first Android phone released

Sony Ericsson's first Android-based smartphone, the Xperia X10, comes with a unique user interface that's designed to improve handling and organizatio...

Article | 3/11/2009 Motorola Droid selling as Milestone outside the US

Motorola will sell an international version of its Android-based smartphone, dubbed the Milestone, in Germany, Italy and Argentina.

Article | 30/10/2009 Amazon simplifies payments with new PayPhrase system

Amazon Payments has introduced a new way to pay at Amazon.com and a number of other web retailers. The service is called PayPhrase and lets users ente...

Article | 30/10/2009 Pirate Bay founders threatened with fine if site stays open

File-sharing site The Pirate Bay should be closed, and if it isn't, two of the founders will each have to pay a fine of 500,000 Swedish kronor (US$71,...

Article | 29/10/2009 Improved user interface key issue for Symbian

Unlike the iPhone and products based on Google's Android OS, Symbian's user interface hasn't been developed for smartphones with touchscreens. But tha...

Article | 28/10/2009 WiMax roaming demonstrated for first time in Taiwan

Operators Clearwire International, Tatung InfoComm and VMAX have for the first time demonstrated mobile WiMax global roaming, the WiMax Forum said on ...