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AIM chosen for iPhone chat application

AOL's AIM chat application is to be included as the instant messaging client of choice for Apple's iPhone.

GPS-enabled phone use to triple by 2013

The number of GPS-enabled handsets is set to more than triple during the next five years, analysts have predicted.

Word, PowerPoint blocked by Office 2003 update

The latest service pack for Microsoft Office 2003 has made a range of older files inaccessible, including Word documents, Excel spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations, it emerged this week.

HD Tick tries to make buying TV easier

A new certification program, which aims to simplify the purchase of an HDTV with a digital tuner, may actually complicate matters.

Apple, Amazon may hold future of DRM-free music

Sales of unprotected music at retailers could help determine whether record industry adopts open MP3s.

Centrino Duo: a Rosa by any other name

Intel has finally released the details of its much anticipated Santa Rosa chipset, but is it the messiah we had hoped for?

Yahoo Web-ifies its chat application

Yahoo is set to release late Wednesday a new Web-based version of its instant-messaging application that lets people use Yahoo Messenger on any browser and any Internet-connected computer rather than having to download it to a hard drive.

Nokia makes push for mobile TV, widget development

Nokia is teaming up with other handset makers on devices and promoting new applications for surfing the mobile Net.

Apple, EMI partner on DRM-free premium music

EMI Group will soon sell digital music with better sound quality and no digital rights management restrictions through Apple's iTunes Store.

Microsoft's rocky road to Mac Office 97

According to court documents, the founder of Microsoft's Macintosh Business Unit fought a hard battle to keep Mac Office 97 alive.

Apple, Cisco settle iPhone trademark lawsuit

Cisco Systems and Apple said on Wednesday they have settled the trademark-infringement lawsuit over the use of the iPhone name for Apple's new multimedia phone.

U.K. government rejects calls for DRM ban

Almost 1,500 sign anti-DRM petition, but U.K. officials say the technology, when certain safeguards are observed, still has value.

Music exec slams mobile entertainment experience

The mobile phone industry must improve the mobile music experience for consumers or risk losing out to new competitors like Apple, Warner Music Group's CEO warned Wednesday at the 3GSM World Congress.

Intel speeds up delivery of faster Wi-Fi

Intel has confirmed plans to ship its next-generation wireless chips ahead of its previous schedule for bringing 802.11n wireless to its Centrino program.

Visa launches mobile payments platform

Visa has launched a mobile platform that it says will "lay the foundation" for commercial deployment of contactless mobile payments and near-field communications (NFC) services around the world.

Intel's Viiv low on holiday shopping lists

Almost a year after Intel announced plans to make your PC look like a TV, the company is still searching for the play button.

A breakthrough move on Apple tunes

Monique Farantzos tells how she and DVD Jon have pulled down the wall around iTunes and the iPod.

Nokia launches Bluetooth's little brother

Wibree is being touted as similar to Bluetooth, but with its lower power consumption it's ideal for infrequent bursts of data

Intel advances Centrino with faster wireless

3G and 802.11n are on the roadmap for the next generation of Centrino, due next year.

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