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BlackBerry maker Research In Motion appears to have worked out a deal with the Indian government that will keep the smartphones operational in the world's second-most populous country.

In a major patent-infringement lawsuit, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen levels a broadside against Google and many other leading lights of Silicon Valley.

The chipmaker will consolidate its chip brands and discontinue using the ATI brand ahead the release of its upcoming Fusion line.

Search giant continues to extend social offerings with the purchase of startup app incubator Angstro, while another, much larger acquisition in the online travel sector has drawn more scrutiny from the Department of Justice.

Enterprise software vendor admits that it's operating in a precarious business environment amid an unsolicited bid from a hedge fund looking to take the company private.

Chip giant signals its ambitious designs on the mobile sector with the purchase of Infineon's Wireless Solutions division for $1.4 billion in an all-cash deal.

New report from Pew Internet Project finds that older Americans are gravitating to social sites like Facebook and LinkedIn at a staggering rate, much faster than the young.

Security research firm Prevx warns that a new iteration of a familiar rootkit, TDL3, is now in the wild and threatens to compromise 64-bit Windows systems.

Microsoft's new operating system may make an appealing case for IT buyers, particularly as more businesses enter a refresh cycle, but Gartner warns of the hidden costs of the transition.

The Government Accountability Office's latest report advises the FCC seek out more information, particularly about competition and pricing, to better serve wireless consumers.

Software giant continues drive into the cloud with the rollout of a spate of new features for the Web-based versions of its popular Office productivity suite.

Small and midsized businesses know the risks and ramifications of failing to secure their data networks, but for a variety of reasons most still aren't doing what it takes to lock them down.

Microsoft and Yahoo managed to eke out small gains in overall search traffic in July but the modest improvement belies bigger issues for both companies.

Industry observers weigh what Steve Jobs may have up his sleeve.

After mastering the art of rigging search engine results to spread malware when breaking news and celebrity gossip is trending hot, hackers have decided to just cut out the middleman.

For at least two years, excitement has surrounded the Btrfs Linux filesystem as a successor to current systems, but new improvements could take it over the top.

War of words escalates between Verizon and Free Press, as the telecom giant defends its net neutrality compromise with Google, which the outspoken advocacy group sees as a death knell for the open Internet.

After a summer of refinements, Microsoft says it is ready to take the wraps off of Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 1, offering updates to the Outlook Web App and a revamped management user interface.

Sparring continues between the two computing giants in the courtship of storage heavyweight 3PAR, with Dell matching HP's latest offer in a bidding war that could top $2 billion.

Why develop for Android, the battle over 3PAR heats up, the U.S.'s cybersecurity shortcomings, and more.