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CHICAGO (Reuters) – Dropped calls may be annoying to a mobile phone user but network equipment makers and operators are eyeing a big payday from congested cellphone networks. Flashy smartphones like Apple Inc’s iPhone, which allow downloads of everything from games to stock prices, are straining mobile networks and pushing carriers to upgrade wired broadband […]

The DRAM industry posted its strongest sequential growth in five years during the second and third quarters of 2009, and that recovery is likely to continue through 2010, according to a report by iSuppli. Global DRAM revenue rose by 35 percent from the second quarter of 2009 to the third quarter, according to a preliminary […]

HELSINKI/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Top global cellphone maker Nokia Oyj on Thursday charged Apple Inc with infringing Nokia patents, accusing the iPhone maker of trying to hitch a “free-ride” on Nokia’s technology investments. Nokia dominates the global handset market but it has lost some ground to new smartphone entrants like Apple, which entered the market […]

If you do a lot of traveling, or otherwise need remote access to your files or media, you might consider Weezo. It’s an application that helps you host your files, media, and services over the Internet or just on your local LAN. All that’s needed on the client side is a Web browser. You can […]

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Ever forget your phone charger and no one around has the same kind of handset? Have a drawer full of useless old phone chargers at home? Breathe a sigh of relief. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations’ telecom arm, said on Thursday it had given its stamp of approval “to […]

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp launched Windows 7 on Thursday in its most important release for more than a decade, aiming to win back customers after the disappointing Vista and strengthen its grip on the PC market. The world’s largest software company, which powers more than 90 percent of personal computers, has received good […]

TORONTO (Reuters) – Research In Motion is rolling out an updated version of its top-end BlackBerry Bold smartphone, aimed at the company’s base of professional users as well as wealthier retail consumers. While the latest Bold is part of a series of new devices that Waterloo, Ontario-based RIM has planned in the next 12 months, […]

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Demand for computers from large companies is likely to pick up by as soon as mid-2010 as a result of Microsoft’s launch this week of its Windows 7 operating system, a senior Dell executive said on Wednesday. Dell was also looking to the services capability and virtualisation software sectors for future […]

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc’s profits and sales streaked past Wall Street forecasts as iPhone and Mac sales hit quarterly records, sending its shares rocketing to all-time highs on Monday. Sales of Mac computers — the largest single contributor to Apple’s revenue — jumped a better-than-foreseen 17 percent, but shipments of the closely watched […]

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc is once again expected to top Wall Street’s estimates when it unveils quarterly earnings today, but it may have to beat by a lot to drive an already lofty share price higher. The maker of the Mac, iPhone and iPod is on a roll: CEO Steve Jobs is back […]

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google Inc said more than 2 million businesses now use its online office software, and the Web search leader is going global on Monday with an advertising campaign to lure customers away from Microsoft Corp and IBM products. The campaign, which starts Monday in countries including France, Japan and Britain, represents […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Tens of millions of U.S. computers are loaded with scam security software that their owners may have paid for but which only makes the machines more vulnerable, according to a new Symantec report on cybercrime. Cyberthieves are increasingly planting fake security alerts that pop up when computer users access a legitimate website. […]