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Sony sheds Vaio PC business

Sony, which forecast a $1.1 billion loss for its fiscal year, will continue to produce tablet computers as part of its renewed focus on mobile devices

Movirtu turns your tablet or laptop into a virtual smartphone

CloudPhone lets users keep their mobile phone numbers to receive and make calls over Wi-Fi networks

Big carriers go political to kill local broadband

Major telcos are afraid that locally owned FTTH deployments will cut into their fat profits, so they seek to cripple competitors

Wozniak to Apple: Consider building an Android phone

Apple's co-founder laments BlackBerry's fall and has harsh words for Microsoft and the NSA

Android will power the Internet of things

Java has been pushed as the on-ramp to the Internet of things, but Android will make IoT into more than just a buzzword for most people

Microsoft is saved! But the CEO sweepstakes rage on

Microsoft has nabbed Satya Nadella, but Amazon, Apple, Uber, and others can still get in on prime C-suite talent

Dell ARMs itself with new proof-of-concept 64-bit ‘microserver’

Dell offers prototype ARM-based 64-bit server for private testing to 'select customers,' but actual data center use is still a long way off

Microsoft’s new CEO and his first-100-days plan

Corporate strategy experts spell out what Satya Nadella should do to kick off his tenure, and kick Microsoft into gear

Apple faces $2.1 billion patent damages claim in Germany

IPCom alleges that Apple infringed on its patent relating to the control of access to 3G mobile networks

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