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Google Shared Spaces Leverages Google Wave Gadgets
Google made good on reheating leftover scraps from its failed Google Wave experiment by launching Shared Spaces with gadgets from the defunct real-time collaboration...
Sprint 4G WiMax Now Covering Denver, Bridgeport, Conn.
In time for holiday 4G smartphone giving, Denver and Bridgeport, Conn., are the newest cities to be blanketed by Sprint's 4G network. Based on...
Verizon Tweet Suggests Android, 4G LTE are a Sweet Combo
Are Google's Android and Verizon Wireless' LTE (long-term evolution, its chosen flavor of 4G) network a winning combination? In a Tweet, the carrier compared...
Evolving Standards for Security and Compliance
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Windows Phone 7 Ships 1.5 Million Units, but Customer Sales Unclear
Microsoft is claiming sales of 1.5 million Windows Phone 7 smartphones in the platform's first six weeks of release, reversing the company's previous reluctance...
Google Dings Carriers, Phone Makers over Android Lockdowns
Google's Android team prefers that carriers and handset makers provide unlocking mechanisms for Android smartphones so application developers can tweak the operating system without...
HP’s PalmPad Tablet Coming to CES: Report
Hewlett-Packard plans to unveil a tablet running a new version of Palm's WebOS operating system at January's Consumer Electronics Show, according to a new...
FCC Approves Net Neutrality Rules Despite Overall Dissatisfaction
As expected, the Federal Communications Commission adopted the net neutrality regulations in a 3-2 vote at its meeting on Dec. 21. However, it's clear...
Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Shipments Fail to Impress: 10 Reasons Why
Microsoft mobile device partners shipped 1.5 million Windows Phone 7 units to carriers during the first six weeks of its availability, according to Microsoft...
Cyber-Criminals, Not WikiLeaks Supporters, Hit Spamhaus with DDoS Attack
A distributed denial-of-service attack against anti-spam group Spamhaus has provided evidence that cyber-criminals have found a new target: WikiLeaks supporters. The cyber-criminals have combined...