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Microsoft sues Motorola over Android

Microsoft says Motorola smartphones violate nine Microsoft patents...but the real target is Android.
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T-Mobile snubs WiMax, sticks with LTE for 4G services

T-Mobile says it'll stick with its HSPA+ 3.5G network until 4G services based on LTE technology have matured - which probably means no WiMax.

Report: India has manual access to BlackBerry Messenger

A report says that Indian security agencies have manual access to messages sent via BlackBerry messenger, and expect automated access by the end of the year.
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Samsung drops Symbian

More bad news for Symbian: Samsung has announced it will drop support for the mobile operating system at the end of the year.
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Yahoo loses three top execs

Yahoo is losing execs in charge of its news and finance offerings, U.S. advertising, and mobile efforts.
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R2-D2 Droid 2 beeps and whirs to Verizon Wireless

Star Wars fans note: the Droid R2-D2 goes on sale today from Verizon Wireless.
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QNAP NMP-1000P wrangles network media and backup

QNAP's new NMP-1000P network media player brings all your digital media to the living room, but can also handle NAS and backup duties.
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LinkedIn Signal tunes into Twitter

LinkedIn's new Signal feature aims to help professionals comb through the noise of information by filtering for content relevant to their company or job.
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Beats by Dr. Dre unveils BeatBox, four new headphones

Monster's Beats by Dr. Dre portable audio line up has a new iPod-friendly BeatBox, along with signature headphones bearing the name LeBron James.
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Apple extends Nokia patent battle to the UK

Apple has broadened its patent battle with Nokia, launching a patent infringement case against the Finnish phone maker in the United Kingdom.
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Hulu Plus coming to Roku, TiVo Premiere

Hulu Plus is coming - eventually - to TiVo Premiere and Roku set-top boxes, letting subscribers tap into into deep TV episode archives via Hulu.
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Gateway NV59C66u notebook picks up WiMax

Gateway's new NV59C66u notebooks features integrated WiMax 4G connectivity, along with a 15.6-inch display and a $700 price tag.
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Kobo eReaders get Wi-Fi

The Kobo eReader now offers built-in Wi-Fi connectivity, along with improved battery life, a sharper display, and a lower price tag.
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Nintendo 3DS won’t reach U.S. until March

Nintendo's upcoming 3DS handheld gaming device - with no-glasses 3D - isn't going to be available in the U.S. until March 2011.
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Amazon brings Kindle to the Web

Amazon.com's beta "Kindle for the Web" lets users sample - and, of course, buy - Kindle titles right in a Web browser.
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Maingear Shift gaming PC gets high-end add-ons

Maingear's Shift desktop gaming rig is picking up power with new Super Stock Options configuration choices...including a 4.5 GHz Intel Core i7 Extreme.
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Sharp positions Galapagos Android tablets as e-readers

Sharp is getting into the Android tablet game...but positioning its devices as ereaders rather than as direct competitors to the Apple iPad.
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Feds seeking back doors to encrypted communications

Echoing some nations' crackdowns on BlackBerry service, the Obama administration is looking to require back doors to encrypted online communications.
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New Acer Aspire notebooks crank up graphics and multimedia

New Acer Aspire notebooks offer Blu-ray drives, Nvidia 3D technology...and gaming models with ATI graphics and 2 GB of video memory.
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Netflix streaming adds NBC Universal TV shows

Netflix streaming will offer prior-season NBC Universal cable and broadcast TV shows, along with current episodes of Saturday Night Live.
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Nokia mulling Windows Phone 7?

Nokia has brought in a Microsoft exec as CEO...could the company now be considering Windows Phone 7?
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FCC opens whitespace spectrum for mobile broadband

The FCC has approved using whitespace areas in television spectrum for mobile broadband...and the rules devices will have to follow are surprisingly complicated.
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EU broadband plan reserves radio spectrum, wants 30 Mbps by 2020

The European Commission's proposed broadband rules call for basic universal broadband by 2013 with 30 Mbps minimum by 2020, and sets aside radio spectrum for mobile.
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Nvidia bringing CUDA platform to x86 processors

Nvidia has announced plans to port its CUDA GPU programming platform to x86 processors, opening another competitive front with the likes of Intel and Microsoft.
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HP to build Paul McCartney a private cloud

An ex-Beatle is getting into cloud computing: HP is building a private cloud for Sir Paul's vast library of art, images, video, and songs.
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Toshiba Satellite notebooks get WiMax, Qosmio X500 gets graphics boost

Toshiba has taken the wraps off a selection of new laptops, adding adding 4G WiMax capability to a broad range of its Satellite notebooks (along with the Portege R705 and Best Buy-exclusive Satellite E205). Toshiba is also beefing up its high-end Qosmio X500 notebook with Nvidia GeForce GTX 460M graphics for improved content creation, entertainment, […]
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Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex portable drive packs 1.5 TB, USB 3.0

Seagate's new FreeAgent GoFlex portable external hard drives now offer capacities up to 1.5 TB - and a USB 3.0 interface.
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Apple buying face-recognition company Polar Rose?

Reports have Apple buying facial recognition firm Polar Rose, fueling speculations about the company's plans.
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Panasonic Lumix GH2 does HD video and interchangeable lenses

The new Panasonic Lumix GH2 captures 1080p video, 16 megapixel images...and can take 3D photographs with a new interchangeable lens.
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HP settles with Oracle over former CEO Hurd

Hewlett-Packard has settled its lawsuit over former CEO Mark Hurd joining Oracle - with Hurd giving up some of his HP stock options.
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AT&T TerreStar Genus satellite smartphone looks to the sky

The new TerreStar Genus smartphone runs Windows Mobile 6.5...can connect via satellite if AT&T's mobile network isn't available.
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iPhone 4 goes on sale in China September 25

Apple is launching the iPhone 4 in China on September 25...and launching two new Apple retail stores in Beijing and Shanghai.
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Toshiba debuts Cinema Series 3D and slim HDTVs

Toshiba's end-of-year lineup includes its first 3D HDTV along with new slim LED HDTVs ranging from 19 to 55 inches.
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Olive O3HD brings HD music servers under $1,000

Olive's new O3HD brings 24bit/192Khz high-definition music servers under $1,000 with no software installs - and they'll even convert your CDs.
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Halo Reach rakes in $200 million on its first day

Microsoft says Halo: Reach brought in $200 million on its first day of sales, making it bigger than any game - or movie - so far this year.
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Altec Lansing Octiv Duo: dual charging and playlist duels

Altec Lansing's Octiv Duo speaker system not only charges two iPhone/iPod devices: a Music Mix app pulls tunes from both devices for playlist one-upmanship.
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Harman announces Atom-based in-vehicle entertainment processor

Harman has announced it's worked with Intel to produce an Atom-based computing module specifically aimed at in-vehicle entertainment.
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Yahoo intends to keep Alibaba stake

Yahoo says it plans to keep its stake in Alibaba - and its toehold in the Chinese market - despite "constant" buyout offers and criticism.