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Lenovo to offer Internet anywhere with the T60


Some recently emerging companies are going after the “Internet anywhere” feature, in which a properly configured laptop could have Internet access just about anywhere you go, assuming the company you ...
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Panasonic Unveils $1,300 Blu-ray Player


Panasonic on Thursday announced plans to debut its first Blu-ray Disc player, along with a matching receiver and speaker system for home theater enthusiasts. But moving to the high-definition format won't come cheap; Panasonic's DMP-BD10 player will cost $1,300 USD.
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Concern as AT&T Alters Privacy Policy


In a change sure to anger some privacy advocates, AT&T has changed its privacy policy to allow the company to claim ownership of subscriber information. The change will also permit AT&T to hand over data to others if it sees fit, analysts say.
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Man arrested for abusing wireless Internet access


The law is starting to side with the uninformed more often in the wireless world, as evident by the reactions of people to war driving and getting wireless connections they shouldn't. Most recently, there's a story from ...
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Nokia Calls Off Sanyo CDMA Deal


Nokia abruptly called off its planned spinoff of its CDMA phone business with Japanese manufacturer Sanyo Thursday, while also announcing that it would all but exit from the CDMA market overall by April 2007.
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Novell axes CEO and CFO


As Novell continues to decline in growth and sees other companies taking over what used to be their bread and butter (such as Microsoft), they've been forced to make decisions on how to recover. Most recently, their long...
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Nokia to stop making CDMA phones


ESPOO, Finland (Reuters) - Nokia NOK1V.HE, the world's largest mobile phone maker, said it would stop making phones using the CDMA standard and had scrapped plans to produce them with Japan's Sanyo Electric Co. 6764.T.
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Shoptalk and sociology at Supernova 2006


Tech bigwigs in business, government and academia gather to discuss the future--and how to navigate it.
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Toshiba to Deliver HD DVD Recorder


Toshiba on July 14 will launch in Japan the world's first HD DVD recorder, following the debut of its HD DVD player in March. The device, the RD-A1, will include one terabyte of hard disk space and can store up to 130 hours of high-definition programming.
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IBM Looks to Secure Java Applications


IBM released software Thursday that it says will help fight security breaches in both big and small businesses. The set of tools would help developers build security into their application using open standards, and are offered at no charge.
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IBM Supercomputer Hits Record Speed


An IBM Blue Gene/L computer has achieved a new world record in computer performance. A system owned by the National Nuclear Security Administration recorded sustained performance of 207.3 teraflops, a record for floating-performance.
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Maxthon browser's features


From China, the browser has caught on in Europe, and now somewhat in the United States thanks to an appearance with Microsoft at the Consumer Electronics Show.
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Screenshots: Maxthon browser's features


From China, the browser has caught on in Europe, and now somewhat in the United States thanks to an appearance with Microsoft at the Consumer Electronics Show.
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AT&T revises privacy policy, says owns customer data


NEW YORK (Reuters) - AT&T Inc. T.N said on Wednesday it was revising its privacy policy, explaining to customers that it owns their phone records and can hand them over to law enforcers if necessary.
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