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Google: Friend or foe to telecom giants?

Vodafone throws a few jabs at Google and CEO Eric Schmidt calls carriers valued partners. Where does the truth lie

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Google: Friend or foe to telecom giants?

Redbox, Warner Bros. cut deal, end lawsuit

Redbox has removed one of big overhang on its business. The company settled a lawsuit with Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group over the DVD release window and cut a multiyear distribution deal

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The future of…thermostats

The household thermostat has always been difficult to program–wasting energy and driving up your utility bill. But ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das explains how new networking technologies will one day connect your thermostat and meter to your PC so you are better able to track, monitor, and analyze the energy usage in your home

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RIM’s free server tool a fine SMB play that could be better

Research in Motion unveiled its BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express, free server software that’s designed to appeal to small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs). It’s a nice move that could be better

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Yoono brings order to the chaos of social media

Yoono updates bring more flexibility and customization to the noise of social media – with more noise expected to arrive soon.

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Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 Series: Too little too late?

Microsoft has finally come up with an answer for its mobile phone operating system conundrum: Take the Zune software and extend it into something unique and fresh. The big question is whether Microsoft has solved the Windows Mobile puzzle too late.

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Can Staples be your IT department?

Staples launched a technology unit to deliver everything from data center hosting to printer management to network services.

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Smart Planet: Yahoo makes Web surfing easier for the disabled

Web surfing for the disabled can be a daunting experience, but Yahoo’s Alan Brightman, an expert in assistive technologies, is trying to make it more accessible.

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News to know: Windows Phone 7; MWC 2010; Intel, Nokia; Oracle

Microsoft, Intel and Nokia are among the headliners at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Adobe takes AIR mobile

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News to know: Windows Phone 7; MWC 2010; Intel, Nokia; Oracle

WiMax deployments ramp globally, but U.S. lags

WiMax appears to be a hit around the world—except for the U.S., according to deployment data released by the WiMax Forum Monday.

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WiMax deployments ramp globally, but U.S. lags

Adobe launches AIR for mobile; Eyes Android support in 2010

Adobe said its army of Flash developers on the desktop will now be able to launch mobile applications too. The company unveiled Adobe AIR for mobile devices and said it will support Google’s Android platform this year.

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TR Dojo: Cool, lesser-known Microsoft Word keyboard shortcuts

Bill Detwiler shares 10+ lesser-known Microsoft Word keyboards shortcuts that let you format text with ease.

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TR Dojo: Cool, lesser-known Microsoft Word keyboard shortcuts

Bill Detwiler shares 10+ lesser-known Microsoft Word keyboards shortcuts that let you format text with ease.

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TR Dojo: Cool, lesser-known Microsoft Word keyboard shortcuts

Juniper aims for larger piece of wireless network upgrade pie

Juniper Networks will roll out three products for mobile network providers to get a bigger slice of the 3G, 4G and LTE upgrade revenue pie.

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Juniper aims for larger piece of wireless network upgrade pie

Juniper Networks will roll out three products for mobile network providers to get a bigger slice of the 3G, 4G and LTE upgrade revenue pie.

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Macworld 2010: Controlling a telescope via iPhone

At Macworld 2010 in San Francisco, Tim DeBenedictis, product architect of Carina Software, unveils the company’s SkyVoyager iPhone app, which enables users to find stars, clusters, and galaxies in the night sky.

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Macworld 2010: Controlling a telescope via iPhone

Macworld 2010: Controlling a telescope via iPhone

At Macworld 2010 in San Francisco, Tim DeBenedictis, product architect of Carina Software, unveils the company’s SkyVoyager iPhone app, which enables users to find stars, clusters, and galaxies in the night sky.

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Macworld 2010: Controlling a telescope via iPhone

Macworld 2010: Quickoffice launches cloud services on iPhone

At Macworld 2010, Gregg Fiddes and David Halpin of Quickoffice demonstrate the company’s new mobile productivity application for Apple’s iPhone. Users are able to read and edit Microsoft Word and Excel documents and access cloud services like Dropbox, Google Docs, and Box.net.

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Macworld 2010: Quickoffice launches cloud services on iPhone

Motorola to split into two independent companies in 2011

Motorola said it will split into two separate companies in the first quarter of 2011, roughly a year from now.

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Motorola to split into two independent companies in 2011

Blizzard shuts down Feds due to telework cluelessness

The blizzard of 2010 has brought the Federal government to a halt as snow cripples Washington D.C.

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Blizzard shuts down Feds due to telework cluelessness