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Nexus One Maker Tells Apple ‘We Did Touchscreens First’
Responding to Apple's patent claim against the Nexus One, HTC says it made touchscreen phones five years before Apple did
Windows Phone 7 Series Will Not Have Cut And Paste
Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 Series will lack the ability to cut, copy and paste text, similar to Apple's iPhone upon that device’s release
Google Apps Tool Targets Exchange Users
Google releases tool to help Microsoft Exchange customers move their email, calendar and contact data to Google Apps
Cisco Touts Borderless Networks With Revamped Switches
Cisco unveiled a refreshed line of fixed Ethernet switches, new services and enhanced routers as part of its larger Borderless Networks strategy
Cost-Conscious SMBs Dependent On Wireless Technologies
A survey by AT&T finds nearly two-thirds (65 percent) of small businesses could not survive without wireless technology
Facebook: Does Social Beat Search?
If Facebook traffic really is going to be bigger than Google traffic, then a lot of people will have to change the way they operate on the web, says Peter Judge
ZoneFlex 7363 Review: A Cost-Effective WLAN
Ruckus' latest access point has a lower profile than previous models, and a lower price than its rivals... and delivers high performance
Dell Sues Asian Display Makers
Dell named Sharp, Hitachi, Toshiba, Seiko Epson and HannStar Display in a lawsuit filed in San Francisco on 12 March, alleging that the manufacturers were fixing display prices at Dell’s expense
Twitter @anywhere Follows Facebook Connect
Twitter today unveiled @anywhere, a service resembling Facebook Connect that will extend much of the functionality of its successful microblogging platform to third-party sites
Report: Nexus One Must Learn Lessons After 74 Days
Apple sold 1m iPhone handsets in its first 74 days on the market and 1.05 million Motorola Droids were sold in the US in the same time, but Google has failed to move even 200,000 Nexus Ones
Google’s Nexus One Trademark Claim Rejected
Could Google's Nexus One phone be renamed, because a telecoms company owns the trademark?
No Backwards-Compatibility For Windows Phone 7
Microsoft claims its Windows Phone 7 Series was developed under time pressure, curtailing its compatibility with Windows Mobile 6.x apps
MIX 2010: Microsoft Tells Windows Phone 7 Developer Story
Microsoft has unveiled the developer platform for its Windows Phone 7 Series, introducing an end-to-end development environment
Concerns Raised Over iPad Battery Replacement
Apple’s strategy for replacing faulty iPad batteries amounts to sending back a whole new, date-free device, at a cost of $105.95 to the user
Estimates Put iPad Pre-Orders At 120,000
Apple may have sold 120,000 iPads on its first day of preorders on 12 March, according to analyst estimates
Ruckus Cuts 802.11n Wi-Fi Cost
Ruckus Wireless is offering enterprise 802.11n Wi-Fi access points for around £400
Nexus One Rumours Suggest UK Delay
Google's Nexus One could be delayed in the UK, while its sister phone - the HTC Desire - might be saddled with the unpopular Vodafone 360 interface
Users Less Loyal To BlackBerry Than iPhone, Android
Big brand loyalty kudos go to Apple iPhone and Google Android OS smartphone users, says a new report, while BlackBerry users are a less content bunch
OLPC: Low-Cost Laptops Combat Afghan Indoctrination
One Laptop Per Child has delivered more than 3500 of its so-called $100 laptops to Afghanistan so far
Apple And Nokia Pushing For Legal Trials In 2012
Apple and Nokia have requested that the patent infringement cases each has filed against the other be held mid-2012, according to a report
Apple Considering iPhone Multitasking Says Report
Intelligent multitasking? The newest Apple iPhones, due out this summer, will add multitasking to their long feature lists, according to a report
Open Source Comms Not A Threat, Say UC Vendors
UC Expo: a panel of proprietary vendors all said that they could match the price of open source options such as Asterisk
Virgin Trials Ultrafast Broadband Over Telegraph Poles
Berkshire village gets fibre optic broadband in trials that could lead to one million extra homes accessing up to 100Mbps speeds
Digital Britain Minister Tweets Against Tory Tech Manifesto
Stephen Timms has attacked the Conservative Party's new proposal for the rollout of super-fast broadband via Twitter
Twitter Reveals Geolocation-Based Opt-in Credentials
Twitter has switched on its long awaited location-sharing feature and made the service opt-in, tagging users' tweets based on where they are tweeting from and pointing the way forward for privacy strategies
Microsoft Unified Comms Appliance Hits the UK
UC Expo: A single appliance designed to replace phones and other comms systems with Microsoft software has launched in the UK
Bookseller Jumps On iPad E-Reader Wagon
Barnes & Noble plans to release an e-reader application for Apple's upcoming iPad tablet PC, suggesting a strategy of porting its own e-reader brand onto as many screens as possible
Opera Mini 5 Beta Launched On Google Android
The Opera Mini 5 Beta for Google Android includes such features as Speed Dial, tabbed browsing and boosted speed
FTC Seeks Rival Input Over Google AdMob Bid
The FTC is looking for official declarations from Google rivals about Google's proposed purchase of mobile ad provider AdMob, which could signal the regulator may challenge the deal