Startup Finds Ways to Cut Mobile Power in Half Without Losing Signal

By Andy Patrizio | 11/12/2012

The company founded by two MIT professors tackles a power consumption problem ignored for more than 30 years.

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NetZero 4G Data Share Program Gives Away Free 4G Data to Facebook Users

By Michael Wall | 10/9/2012

NetZero announced a Data Share program that will allow Facebook users to receive and share up to 1GB of free 4G data every month.

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Corel Rolls Out WordPerfect Office X6, a Microsoft Office Alternative

By Jacqueline Emigh | 4/26/2012

For PC users wanting alternatives to MS Office, Corel has unveiled a new edition of WordPerfect Office which adds an Android OS app, plus eBook publishing.

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IBM To Rival Google & Microsoft with Online Office Suite for Consumers & Businesses

By Jacqueline Emigh | 3/14/2012

After going live with SmartCloud for Social Business this month, IBM plans to add IBM Docs - another online service for consumers and businesses - later in 2012.

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RSA: Five Top Internet Security Threats in 2012

By Jacqueline Emigh | 3/6/2012

Attackers in 2012 will range from criminals to "hacktivists," governments, and employees. Here are five top security threats that emerged from the RSA Conference.

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RSA Show To Focus On Security Across PCs, Macs, Clouds & Mobile Devices

By Jacqueline Emigh | 2/27/2012

With new malware and other security hacks always emerging, this week's RSA Conference will focus on new ways to protect Web sites, PCs, Macs, and mobile devices.

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New ADA Group To Spark Innovation in Software Applications

By Jacqueline Emigh | 1/23/2012

Will a new group spur better software applications for end users? The ADA will promote innovation among developers, from music apps to PC business applications.

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CES 2012: Cool New Products for Storing Your Content Online or on Your PC

By Jacqueline Emigh | 1/8/2012

Would you like to manage content sitting on your PC, Facebook, and Google+ all in the same place? How about accessing "private" info stored on your PC from your smartphone? Cool new PC and cloud storage technologies will be out there at CES, and here in advance are some of them.

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25 Top Gadget Add-Ons for PCs, iPhones, iPads, and Android Devices

By Jacqueline Emigh | 12/13/2011

The Christmas countdown is on, but there's still time ahead for finding gadgets that will add more power, connectivity, storage, and/or fun new features to PCs and/ or mobile devices. We've chosen 25 gadget suggestions (including an overall winner).

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Top Software Picks: 22 Hot Apps for PCs, Phones, iPads, and Android Tablets

By Jacqueline Emigh | 11/28/2011

Here are our picks for seven top software apps in each of three device categories: PCs, smartphones, iPads and Android tablets. We've chosen an overall winner, too!

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Norton Launches NIS 2012 and NAV 2012 for PC Security and More

By Jacqueline Emigh | 9/7/2011

As a big piece of a larger set of Norton product announcements, Symantec on Wednesday launched Norton Internet Security (NIS) 2012, an update to its PC software with new mobile gadget protections.

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Is Google Peeping into Too Many Places?

By Jacqueline Emigh | 7/27/2011

Some people fret that Google is growing far too nosy, in light of the search engine maven's buyout of face recognition specialist PittPatt, its insistence on "real names" in Google Plus, and its disclosure of the locations of notebook PCs and cell phones worldwide in 'Street View'.

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