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DRAM Prices Soar in Early Asia Trading
UPDATE: DRAM prices soared in early trading in Asia as traders returned to work following the Lunar New Year holiday.News
DRAM Prices Spike After Qimonda Bankruptcy
DRAM prices spiked last week over supply concerns after Qimonda filed for bankruptcy protection.News
How Secure Is Safari?
The newest Windows browser leads the pack in anti-phishing filtering and pop-up blocking, and works on a variety of platforms.News
Retailer to Ship Laptops With Intel’s Core I7 Chips
PC retailer Eurocom has said it will ship laptops with Intel's Nehalem-based Core i7 processor.News
Zumbafone: The Top-Secret Phone of the Future
Pssst.. Want to hear about a top-secret phone? Called the Zumbafone, this fully voice-controlled mobile phone snaps onto your ear and might have James Bond green with envy.News
Microsoft Patent Makes Smartphones More Like PCs
Patented Microsoft technology allows smartphones to connect to peripherals and networks the way PCs do.News
Apple’s IPhone Dominates Mobile-phone Gaming Downloads
Out of the top ten phones used for downloading games, four are iPhones.News
Dell to Make Google and Microsoft Phones — Really?
Computer behemoth Dell is rumored to be getting into the smartphone market with a devices that will support the Android and Windows Mobile OS.News
NTT DoCoMo to End 2G Cellular Service in 2012
NTT DoCoMo will switch off its second-generation cell phone network in just over three years, it said Friday.News
Nortel Quits WiMax Deal With Alvarion
Nortel Networks has pulled out of a deal to resell WiMax equipment from Alvarion and help fund development of Alvarion's WiMax…News
I-mate to Unveil ‘Revolutionary’ Windows Mobile Phone: Report
Microsoft will reportedly be releasing a "revolutionary" mobile device at Mobile World Congress next month in Barcelona.News
Apple’s App Store May Soon See $20 Games
Would you pay $20 for an iPhone game? Apple thinks you might and is planning a "premium" games section on its App Store.News
Nokia’s New Sleeper Cell Phones
Nokia is announcing several new phones, but the new models couldn't be any more boring.News
US House Passes $819 Billion Stimulus Package
The U.S. House of Representatives passes a $819 billion economic stimulus package.News
Google, Partners Release Net Neutrality Tools
Google and partners unveil a set of Internet performance measurement tools.News
Midweek Rumor: Google To Buy Skype
It's still strictly speculation, but Google could do more with Skype than eBay has produced.News
Is the Smartphone Market Too Congested for Acer?
Maker of the lauded Aspire netbook turns its attention to smartphones and plans a launch next month.News
T-Mobile Refreshes the BlackBerry Curve
The BlackBerry Curve 8900 is a stylish update of Research in Motion’s popular QWERTY-keyboard smart phone.News
Apple’s iPhone 2.2.1 Update not Feeling the Love
Apple updated the iPhone firmware to 2.2.1, which includes some minor improvements for playing back audio and viewing images.News
Verizon Reports Growth in Fios, Wireless
Verizon reports net income was down slightly in the fourth quarter of 2008.News
It’s Official: Blackberry Storm Is No iPhone Killer
Latest sales figures show that the touch-screen BlackBerry can't compete with the iPhone.News
*click!* New Bill Aims to Force Cell Camera Sounds, Protect Children
Won't somebody think of the children? Republican Representative Peter King certainly is. He's introduced a bill that would require all domestic mobile phones to emit an audible clicking noise when taking a picture. His reasoning? Preventing child exploitation.News
Despite Layoffs, Moto to Support Windows Mobile
Despite laying off Windows Mobile workers, Motorola still supports the platform.News
Mobile Phones Join the Rural Radio Mix
Analysis: Nonprofits find cell phones supplement radio as a way to mobilize rural communities worldwide.News
Sprint Nextel to Lay off About 8,000 Workers
Sprint Nextel announces plans to lay off 8,000 employees.News
Seeing Machine Helps Blind See Pictures
A seeing machine developed at MIT helps people with visual impairments see pictures.News
Samsung Plans New Netbook, Smart Phones
Samsung plans to follow-up its NC10 netbook in the coming quarter with a new computer in the fast-growing segment of the…News
WiMax Forum Looks Toward Roaming
The WiMax Forum kicked off an initiative to enable global roaming.News
Symbian Malware Takes Money From Phone
Kaspersky Lab warns that a new mobile-phone Trojan spotted in Indonesia uses SMS messages to steal money.News
Obama Plans to Keep His BlackBerry
The White House said that President Obama plans to continue to use his BlackBerry.News
Sectera Edge: A BlackBerry Secure Enough For Obama?
President Obama may be getting a super-secure version of the BlackBerry called Sectera Edge.News
Obama Gets His BlackBerry, but What About Facebook?
Reports say the president will be given access to a secured BlackBerry, but how he'll be able to use it remains to be seen.News
Nokia’s Sales, Profit and Market Share Drop
Nokia reported fourth-quarter sales down about 19 percent year on year. The company sold fewer phones than a year earlier, and…News
No iPhone Nano, No Apple Netbook – Deal With it!
Apple COO Tim Cook reiterated Steve Jobs' assertion no iPhone Nano or netbook is in the works.News
China Extends Porn Crackdown to Mobile Phones
China's government is extending an anti-pornography campaign to mobile phones.News
DTV Transition Gains Steam as Qualcomm Pushes Back
Opposition to a later deadline for the U.S. digital-TV transition is fading, though mobile technology company Qualcomm is…News
Apple Execs Stay Mum on Jobs’s Health
Apple executives shed little additional light on the medical condition that has sidelined CEO Steve Jobs.News
Android T-Mobile G2: Leaked Photos and Facts
Move over T-Mobile G1, there is a new phone coming to town – the "G2".News
Twitter Overtakes Digg in Popularity
Mighty Digg falls behind Twitter in Web page ranking measured by Hitwise.News
Photosynth Makes Browsing Inauguration Photos Fun
Cable news channel CNN teamed with Microsoft to create a unique way of viewing images from today's inauguration in Washington D.C.News
Inauguration Taxes Mobile Phone Networks
Mobile phone providers experience some congestion in Washington, D.C., during the Obama inauguration.News
FCC Questions Comcast’s Treatment of Competing VoIP
Two high-level FCC staffers question Comcast's treatment of competing VoIP services on its network.News
Intel Cuts Quad-core Chip Prices by 40 Percent
Intel on Monday slashed chip prices by up to 48 percent.News
Asian PC Shipments Drop for First Time in Decade, IDC Says
Asian PC shipments fall for first time in a decade, IDC says.News
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Steve Jobs and Apple: A Reality Check
Here's why you shouldn't be too freaked out over Steve Jobs's medical leave of absence.News
Bartz in at Yahoo, Apple’s Jobs out Until June
A roundup of the week's news finds shuffling of CEOs plus a continued drumbeat of bad news related to the economy.News
Sony Ericsson Posts Loss, Predicts Gloomy 2009
Sony Ericsson made a net loss of €187 million (US$247 million) in the fourth quarter, and sold 6.6 million fewer phones than a…News