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Apple response on Norwegian iTunes case fails to impress

Apple has responded to the Norwegian Consumer Ombudsman’s plan to bring an iTunes case before the country’s Market Council, but Apple’s answer hasn’t impressed...

Microsoft: Moving to Windows 7 easy for device makers

Hardware and device makers that hadn’t developed drivers compatible with Windows Vista when it was released shouldn’t have the same problem with Windows 7,...

Microsoft launches BizSpark to boost Azure

Looking to boost Web-based ventures and its new Windows Azure cloud services platform, Microsoft on Wednesday is announcing Microsoft BizSpark, a program providing software...

Android apps market is a hit, Google says

The average user of the Android-based G1 phone has downloaded 14 applications, out of 200 now available on the Android Marketplace, a Google executive...

Analysts warn of phishing scams following bank collapse

Customers trying to claim deposits from a collapsed Icelandic bank could be at a higher risk over the next few weeks of falling victim...

Firefox plug-in takes address book up a notch

Sxip, which develops the free single sign-on plug-in for Firefox called Sxipper, is working to revolutionize the use of address books by helping Web...

AMD lays off 500 staff as financial troubles continue

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) plans to lay off 500 staff, the second round of job cuts to come from the company this year.

Techno-thriller author Michael Crichton dies at age 66

Popular author Michael Crichton has died at the age of 66 after a career writing science fiction and “techno-thriller” novels such as Jurassic Park...

FCC approves two major telecom mergers

The Federal Communications Commission approved two landmark telecom mergers this week, paving the way both for a nationwide WiMAX network and a new wireless...

A jailbreak for Google’s Android

Hackers have found a way to circumvent controls in the Google Android operating system used on T-Mobile’s G1 mobile phone, allowing them to get...

African telecom consumer advocacy groups form alliance

Telecommunications consumer advocacy groups in Africa have formed an alliance to be known as the Africa Network of Consumer Associations of Information and Communication...

LG Japan shows off phone design concept winners

Cell phones are all about keeping in touch, so it’s no surprise that the winners of LG Japan’s first Mobile Design Contest decided to...

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