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Acer, the world’s No. 3 PC brand, said on Monday that it expected third-quarter revenue to be up about 5 percent due to a rebound in tech demand as the global economy shows more signs of recovery. Acer also said it expected PC shipments to climb in the fourth quarter from the preceding three months […]

Google said on Monday that Arthur Levinson had resigned from its board following increased regulatory scrutiny over his membership as a director of both the top Internet search company and Apple. The resignation by Levinson, the former chief executive of Genentech and a Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) board member since 2004, comes about two months after […]

Last year, we delivered a series of tutorials on hotspot safety, which included Hotspot Safety for Business Users, Wi-Fi Planet Guide to Hotspot Safety, and The Wi-Fi Planet Guide to Hotspot Safety for College Students. This year, Michael Horowitz offers further advice on how to remain secure when accessing the Internet from public Wi-Fi hotspots and […]

Dell plans to launch a smartphone with Google’s Android mobile software on carrier AT&T’s network, a source said, marking the PC maker’s first foray into a cut-throat U.S. cellphone arena. Dell will become the latest tech manufacturer to try and establish a footprint in a fast-growing market dominated by Apple and Research in Motion. Its […]

The European Commission said today that it would seek comments from consumers, software makers and computer manufacturers on remedies offered by Microsoft to tackle competition concerns over the company’s browser. Interested parties have until November 7 to comment on the proposed remedies offered by the U.S. software giant, the competition watchdog of the 27-country European […]

Amazon.com is introducing Kindle, its wireless electronic reader, for more than 100 countries, including China and most of Europe, intensifying a battle for the burgeoning digital book market. The move, announced on Tuesday, gives the world’s largest online retailer the widest global reach among its competitors, including chief rival Sony Corp. The Kindle will sell […]

Microsoft Corp said on Monday that passwords belonging to some users of its Hotmail email service were exposed on an Internet site, but had since been taken down. The company did not say how many users were affected, but some reports suggested that passwords to more than 10,000 accounts were exposed. “We are aware that […]

T-Mobile USA, which focuses now on cost-conscious consumers, said its new service combines BlackBerry phones from Research In Motion with Wi-Fi — a short-range radio technology — and would help companies save money both on cellphone calls and calls from desktop phones. Corporate BlackBerry users could get rid of their desktop phone as their BlackBerries […]

Vonage Holdings Corp plans to offer discounted international phone calls to iPhone and BlackBerry users, as the Internet telephony company aims to expand beyond the residential market. Consumers could save more than 50 percent for calls to dozens of countries if they download a free Vonage application to Apple iPhone and Research In Motion BlackBerry […]

Microsoft doesn’t expect to make acquisitions to help the company challenge Google’s dominance in the Internet search market, CEO Steve Ballmer said on Monday. “No, I wouldn’t expect it,” he said when asked whether acquisitions would be part of the strategy. Microsoft recently agreed a search partnership with Yahoo after a long and unsuccessful struggle […]

North America’s professional sports leagues are all a twitter over tweeting and have pushed through guidelines to ban player access to social networking sites during games. Following the lead of the NFL and NBA, the NHL said it was close to making recommendations that will prohibit players from using communication devices for social media activity […]

IBM is introducing an inexpensive Web-based corporate e-mail service that will compete with Google’s Google Apps, which has recently suffered several high-profile outages. Big Blue will likely try to capitalize on the damage that those outages have caused to Google Apps over the past year. Last month millions of business users could not access e-mail […]