CEO Ballmer calls tablet development "job-one urgency" and prefers Windows 7 to mobile phone operating system.



Microsoft - Steve Ballmer - tablet - Windows 7 - Apple

Foxconn factory in India resumes work after clearance by local authorities



Foxconn - India - Asia - Apple - Business and Economy

A social engineering contest run at Decon has caught the attention of the FBI and the FS-ISAC.



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Alcatel-Lucent's Q2 revenue fell 2.4 percent year on year, dragged down by slow sales in fixed-line network equipment and terrestrial optical networks



Alcatel-Lucent - Business - Telecommunication - French language - AT&T

Qualcomm announces Indian partners for its Indian LTE joint venture



3GPP Long Term Evolution - Business - India - Financial services - Venture Capital

A security expert found a way to hack into Black Hat's video stream this year.



Black Hat - Hack - Video - Security - Las Vegas Nevada

Samsung Electronics reported a record operating profit in the second quarter driven by strong sales of memory chips and LCDs, it said Friday.



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It's official: Sprint will begin rolling out the Android 2.2 upgrade to EVO users on Tuesday, August 3.



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Google's search engine in China may have been blocked briefly overnight Thursday, the company said.



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Wireless devices will allow doctors to provide their patients with more medical information, said a speaker at a mobile health conference.



Smartphone - Mobile Computing - Services - Telecommunications - Wireless Data

With Apple's recent update of the iMac line, all new models now feature discrete graphic subsystems and Intel Core i3 and Core i5 processors. The two systems in...



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A court-appointed special master has rejected class-action status in an antitrust lawsuit against Intel.



Class action - Lawsuit - Intel - Litigation - Law

CodeWeavers, makers of utilities that bridge the software chasm between Windows and the Mac, has released major updates for two of its flagship products:...



CrossOver - CodeWeavers - Microsoft Windows - Games - Video Games

Amazon has announced a new Kindle with dramatic improvements over its predecessors.



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Samsung unveiled two new products for its fall camera and camcorder lineup: a Wi-Fi-enabled point-and-shoot camera, and a new HD pocket camcorder that boasts a swiveling lens.



Camcorder - Samsung Group - Point-and-shoot camera - Wi-Fi - Camera

If you've ever had to navigate through an expansive museum like the Louvre or the Air & Space Museum, you've probably experienced at least one moment of...



Museum - Louvre - Natural History - iPhone 3G - New York

The Dell SEC case serves as a cautionary tale in an earnings season where good results are expected.



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Nearly a dozen iPads have been put to work on rooftops and in basements at dirty construction sites, from San Francisco to Las Vegas.



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Microsoft's CEO told analysts that the company is aggressively pursuing slates, although he gave few details.



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