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SAN DIEGO – The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission warned Wednesday of "a looming spectrum crisis" if the government fails to find ways to come up with more bandwidth for mobile devices. Full Story »
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. marketers and consumer advocates are preparing for battle over the rules governing online advertising tailored to individual browsing habits, often tracked and collected without notice or permission. Full Story »
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SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - An international trade group representing wireless device makers has announced it was backing a drive to standardize audio and USB plugs for laptops and other mobile gadgets. Full Story »
SAN FRANCISCO/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Dell Inc plans to launch a smartphone with Google's Android mobile software on carrier AT&T's network, a source said, marking the PC maker's first foray into a cut-throat U.S. cellphone arena. Full Story »
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SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - YouTube on Wednesday said it will be able to quickly track snippets from live television shows thanks to new partnerships with three broadcast video delivery specialty firms. Full Story »
Sony Computer Entertainment America and Amazon US are joining hands to sell codes redeemable for games and game-related content through Sony's US PlayStation Network. The deal allows customers to purchase "digital access codes" through Amazon's video game store, then redeem those codes while logged into the PlayStation 3 or PSP's PlayStation Store, thus unlocking the relevant piece of digital content for immediate download. Full Story »
A week after rolling out an overhaul to the desktop version of Bento, FileMaker also updated the mobile companion app to the personal database tool. The latest release of Bento for the iPhone—version 1.0.3—is now available from the App Store. Full Story »
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TOKYO (AFP) - A Japanese high court on Thursday acquitted the creator of a popular file-sharing software program of copyright violations, overturning an earlier conviction. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US Justice Department has opened an antitrust investigation into computer giant IBM over its mainframe computer business, a computer trade association has said. Full Story »
The head of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has stopped banking online after nearly falling for a phishing attempt. Full Story »
In a move to close a decade-long chapter of competition concerns, Microsoft on Wednesday agreed to provide a choice of browsers in the European Union. The software giant usually configures Internet Explorer as the default browser for its Windows operating system, but agreed to test-market measures to give consumers an option to download and install competing browsers like Google Chrome and Mozilla's Firefox. Full Story »
CTIA Conference, San Diego--AT&T Wireless CEO Ralph de la Vega bemoaned the disproportionate wireless bandwidth usage of iPhone users in a speech to wireless industry professionals here today, and hinted at an unpleasant way of dealing with the problem. Full Story »
NASA will throw a one-two punch at the big old moon Friday and the whole world will have ringside seats for the lunar dust-up. Full Story »
Now that's one big foot. Paleontologists in eastern France have reported the discovery of some of the largest dinosaur footprints ever documented, measuring about 1.4 meters to 1.5 meters (4.6 feet to 4.9 feet) in diameter. Full Story »
Asian stock markets were modestly higher as investors eyed earnings from major companies for clues about the health of the global economy. Full Story »
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