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BlackBerry 10 Tests Announced For U.S. Immigration Authorities

RIM has announced that the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will test BlackBerry 10 phones and management software in 2013.

Microsoft Expands Production, Distribution of Surface RT

Microsoft will increase production of Surface RT and expand distribution to new retailers. Currently the device is available only in Microsoft...

Apple Maps "Potentially Life Threatening" Say Australian Police

Motorists in Australia have been mistakenly sent by Apple Maps into a remote and hot desert region with no food, water or cell phone reception.

"Something New" From Samsung - The World Awaits

A YouTube trailer from Samsung entitled "Get Ready" promises a significant announcement at CES in Las Vegas next month. What is it? A phone? A...

Nokia Denies Android Rumors

A Sunday rumor, based on a job posting, led to speculation that Nokia was working on an Android phone. Nokia denies the rumor. The company has...

SMS Text Messaging Has 20th Birthday Monday

Who invented texting? Who sent the first text and what did it say? Why 160 characters? These and more fun questions are answered on the occasion...

AT&T Reportedly Turns FaceTime On For Cellular

The carrier had blocked FaceTime over mobile data for users not on their Mobile Share plans, generating outrage among some users and activists. A...

More NY Subway Stations Will Get Wi-Fi, Cell Service

Transit Wireless is bringing Wi-Fi and cell service to the dark subways of New York City, keeping the city that never sleeps connected underground.

Google Maps For iOS 6 In Beta

After the disastrous debut of Apple Maps on the iPhone 5, demand is sure to be high for the return of a Google Maps app on iOS.

Verizon Wireless Waives Billing For Some Sandy Victims

Verizon says customers in parts of New York and New Jersey -- those affected by Hurricane Sandy -- won't be billed for domestic voice or text...

Bring Your Own Voting Machine

In an interesting twist on BYOD, a Microsoft Surface is being used as a voting machine as a test project in one precinct in Charlottesville,...

iPad 4 Teardown

The techies at iFixit have taken a new iPad 4 apart to show us what it's like. Expect the iPad Mini to look similar on the inside, but smaller.

Report: Microsoft Testing Own Smartphone Design

Microsoft is adopting more of Apple's business model, working with Asian component suppliers on a Windows Phone 8 smart phone of its own design,...

Report: iPad Mini To Close Tablet-Smart Phone Gap

Smart phones already have been widely adopted. Tablets are next and the iPad Mini will close that gap, according to the latest report by mobile...

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