Handheld Video-Game Consoles Appear Recession Proof


Shipments are on track to increase this year by 4.9% from 2008, while revenue will rise 8.2%, according to an iSuppli report.


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FCC Tightens Consumer Protections For Number Portability, VoIP


Currently carriers have four business days to transfer consumers' existing phone numbers to new providers.


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Google's Cloud Evangelism Converts Enterprise Customers


International auto parts supplier Valeo has agreed to deploy Google Apps across its 30,000-member workforce.


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Microsoft Patches PowerPoint Flaws, But Not For Mac


One of the 14 Patch Tuesday bulletins is rated "critical" and the rest are rated "important." All of them could lead to remote code execution.


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AT&T, Verizon Complete $2.35 Billion Asset Swap


The transaction includes acquisition of spectrum, licenses, and properties that AT&T hopes will improve its 3G services.


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GE To Build Advanced Battery Plant In NY State


Sodium battery business is expected to bring 350 "green collar," clean technology jobs to upstate New York.


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Intel CEO Sees Better Than Expected PC Sales


Paul Otellini tells investors that in the second half of the year, the company is expecting the market to return to normalcy.


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Palm Pre Getting Optional Wireless Recharger


The Touchstone is a puck-sized device that users can place the Pre on top of for recharging; it's similar to that used in recharging electric toothbrushes.


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Google Morocco Not Hacked, Company Insists


Internet users trying to reach Google Morocco were, for a few hours, sent to a Web site unaffiliated with Google.


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Lenovo Planning Slimmer, Lighter Netbook


The mini-laptop is expected to be powered by an Intel Atom N270 processor and comes with 1 GB of memory and a 160-GB hard drive.


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Microsoft Aligning Windows 7, SQL Server, Office Optimization


The company will use virtualization and Intel processors to maximize its software platforms' efficiencies.


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Viral Art:  A Gallery Of Security Threats


Visually, online threats such as viruses, worms, and trojans  can be as beautiful as they are menacing to individual PC users, enterprises, and IT security professionals.


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Zetta Addresses Business' Storage Needs


Startup promises three-year TCO advantage of three to four times that of on-premises storage.


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Iron Mountain Moves Into Cloud Services


Its Virtual File Store emphasizes security, but its proposal lacks details.


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