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Sun May 30, 2010 6:02 pm | By Allen Tsai
The Justice Department is extending its probe of Apple's tactics beyond the music industry to other media outlets including Hollywood, underscoring the increased scrutiny of tech companies under the Obama administration.
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Sun May 30, 2010 2:05 am | By Allen Tsai
A British scientist has become the first man in the world to become infected with a computer virus, highlighting the growing concerns researchers have about the security risks of Web-connected medical devices.
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Sat May 29, 2010 11:27 pm | By Allen Tsai
Internet calling service Skype has released an upgraded application for the iPhone that lets customers make calls over AT&T's 3G network.
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Fri May 28, 2010 9:03 am | By Allen Tsai
Symantec, best known for its Norton antivirus software for personal computers, today unveiled a new family of products aimed at protecting smartphones, highlighting the growing importance of securing data on an ever-increasing number of mobile devices.
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Thu May 27, 2010 8:05 pm | By Allen Tsai
Motorola said it plans to launch two new Android-based smartphones for Verizon in July and release a new version of its MotoBlur user interface later this year, in an attempt to distinguish its brand and turn around its struggling business.
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Thu May 27, 2010 6:45 pm | By Allen Tsai
Finnish phone maker Nokia and browser firm Opera said that they would support the Adobe's Flash software in its bitter fight with Apple, escalating a heated battle between the two Silicon Valley giants.
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Thu May 27, 2010 6:20 am | By Allen Tsai
Palm announced that Matias Duarte, the head of its WebOS team, will not be working for Hewlett-Packard, which acquired the struggling handset maker last month, and instead join rival Google to help develop its Android operating system.
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Wed May 26, 2010 11:17 pm | By Allen Tsai
Apple today shot past Microsoft to become the world's largest tech company by market value, signaling the end of an era of desktop computers and the beginning of mobile devices.
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Wed May 26, 2010 7:49 pm | By Allen Tsai
The Federal Communications Commission said that one in six, or roughly 30 million Americans, have been hit with surprise fees and charges in their wireless bills, which the agency suggests is a sign that greater transparency is needed by carriers.
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Wed May 26, 2010 6:48 pm | By Allen Tsai
U.S. lawmakers today introduced a new bill that would allow law enforcement officials to identify users of prepaid phones, moving to close a loophole that has given terror suspects and criminals a way to avoid detection.
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Wed May 26, 2010 5:47 pm | By Allen Tsai
T-Mobile said it will sell the Garminfone, a Google Android-based phone with Garmin's proprietary global-positioning navigation software, starting June 9 for $200.
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Wed May 26, 2010 8:14 am | By Allen Tsai
T-Mobile today announced that its chief executive, Robert Dotson, will resign next year, as the beleaguered wireless carrier struggles with falling customer numbers and increasing competition from larger rivals.
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Wed May 26, 2010 4:49 am | By Allen Tsai
Symbian 3 software is nearly ready for launch with the first smartphone running the mobile operating system set to be unveiled by an "Asian vendor" soon, ahead of Nokia's release, said Lee Williams, executive director of the Symbian Foundation.
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Wed May 26, 2010 4:08 am | By Allen Tsai
Federal regulators are making preliminary inquiries into Apple's practices in the music business, stemming from complaints the agency has received about alleged anti-competitive pricing policies and strong-arm tactics from the iPhone and iPad maker.
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Wed May 26, 2010 3:04 am | By Allen Tsai
Apple said it will investigate the recent string of suicides at Foxconn, the contract company that makes its iPhone and iPad devices in southern China, after the ninth employee leapt to his death this year.
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Tue May 25, 2010 6:57 pm | By Allen Tsai
Verizon is racing to ship out its newest flagship phone, the HTC Droid Incredible, amid back-order pile ups due to component shortages, before rival Apple unveils its new iPhone in the coming weeks.
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Tue May 25, 2010 5:47 pm | By Allen Tsai
InterContinental Hotels Group, which counts Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza among its brands, will begin testing new technology next month that allows guests use a smartphones to unlock their hotel-room door, bypassing the front desk check-in entirely.
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Tue May 25, 2010 7:32 am | By Allen Tsai
AT&T plans to sell the Samsung Rugby 2, a rugged push-to-talk clamshell made to stand up to the harshest of elements, starting on June 6 for $130 with a two-year contract.
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Tue May 25, 2010 5:00 am | By Allen Tsai
AT&T today said it will offer a free outdoor hot spot service in New York City's Times Square, allowing its customers to connect to the Internet using Wi-Fi and easing the load of data traffic from iPhones on its cellular network.
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Mon May 24, 2010 8:51 pm | By Allen Tsai
AT&T has agreed to unlock all of its phones, except the iPhone, to allow customers to switch to rival carriers, as part of a settlement agreement from a class-action lawsuit.
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