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Operators Get Creative Due to Spectrum Crunch
The spectrum shortage is forcing mobile operators to experiment more with pricing models, new technologies and partnerships, executives speaking at the Mobile Future Forward event in Seattle said Wednesday.
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Report: RBS WorldPay Hacker Gets Four Years' Probation
The mastermind behind one of the biggest hacking paydays in history has been sentenced to four years' probation and an US$8.9 million fine, according to published reports.
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Larry Ellison's Pay Package Worth $70 Million, Down 17% From '09
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison received compensation in fiscal 2010 valued at $70.1 million, compared to $84.5 million in 2009.
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After Google Incident, Wi-Fi Data Collection Goes on
Due to a reporting error the spelling and title of Skyhook Wireless Senior Vice President Mike Shean were incorrect in the story, "After Google incident, Wi-Fi data collection goes on." The story has been corrected in the wire and paragraphs 19, 20, and 21 have been corrected as follows:
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First Look: IOS 4.1
As it has in previous years, Apple has quickly followed up a major iOS release with a point-one release that promises not only to fix outstanding bugs, but also to bring new and wondrous features to the company's mobile operating system. And this time around, those enhancements are hardly inconsequential: among other things they include a brand new social network (Apple's second to debut in the last week), slick new camera functionality, and a handful of smaller tweaks that you might not have noticed.
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Apple Matches Mozilla, Patches DLL Hijacking Bug in Safari
Apple yesterday patched three vulnerabilities in Safari, including one in the Windows version that quashed a bug Microsoft said individual developers had to fix themselves.
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Netbooks Vs. IPads: Can They Coexist?
The term "disruptive," a common buzzword in tech journalism, is typically used to describe something that jars people out of existing ways of doing things, and provides them with both new ways to do the old things and new things to do. Weather-beaten as the expression might be, it fits when talking about two products that took personal computing by storm over the past couple of years: the iPad and the netbook.
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Oracle Board Against Sustainability Proposal
Oracle's board of directors has weighed in against a shareholder proposal calling for the creation of a board-level committee on sustainability, according to the proxy statement for the vendor's upcoming annual meeting.
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Citrix Strikes Surprise Blow Against VMware with Cisco Deal
Citrix just signed a deal to bundle its technology with Cisco's Unified Computing System (UCS,) landing a powerful punch to rival VMware. But virtualization king VMware has some new moves for the virtual desktop, as demonstrated at last week's VMworld conference.
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After Google Incident, Wi-Fi Data Collection Goes on
Four months ago, amidst a backlash from government regulators and privacy advocates, Google stopped collecting Wi-Fi data with its Street View cars. But that doesn't mean Google has stopped collecting wireless data altogether, and neither have other companies such as Apple.
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BlackBerry HS-700 Bluetooth Headset Hands-On Review
Al Sacco puts RIM's brand new BlackBerry HS-700 Bluetooth headset through the paces. The verdict: It's RIM's best headset to date, and the HS-700 could even give the leading headset-makers a run for their money...but it's a bit pricey and those voice-calling commands still need work.
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Google Speeds Up Search with Google Instant
Predictive search that narrows results as you type is expected to save two to five seconds per query, according to Google
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Google Instant Gives Users As-You-Type Search Results
Google today announced a new feature that will allow users to get search results as they type their queries.
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Apple Releases IOS 4.1 for IPhone, IPod Touch
Apple on Wednesday released iOS 4.1, the first major update to its mobile OS.
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Indian Trade Body Objects to Ohio Offshore Outsourcing Ban
India's National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom) on Wednesday described Ohio's ban on offshore outsourcing as discrimination against Indian outsourcers.
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