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HTC Holiday heading to AT&T has all the specifications to give very stiff competition to Samsung Galaxy S2 and Motorola Droid Bionic, the two super phones expected to reign supreme.

The new video stream options have been introduced specially for 3G and 4G users who may have a clash with their broadband data plans.

The smartphone competition for Apple iPhone 5 is getting thicker by the day as T-Mobile announced the launch of its latest 4G phone, the myTouch 4G Slide, which is an HTC product.

A Belgian draft Horse named Fred has been hired to attach a fiber optic cable to a utility pole in East Burke, Vermont.

Consumer Watchdog on Friday said the White House's close relationship with the Google is inappropriate, as the Internet search company is currently under review by Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice, a report said on Friday.

Australia's problems with high-speed Internet can be summed up in one word: Margaret.

Australia's plan to build a $38 billion national broadband network cleared a major hurdle on Thursday with a deal to pay top telecoms firm Telstra A$11 billion ($11.6 billion) for using its infrastructure.

Verizon Wireless plans next month to move to usage-based wireless data pricing options instead of its flat-rate unlimited-use plans, increasing wireless bills for some customers.

LightSquared has proposed a comprehensive solution to prevent interference of GPS with different frequencies. Based on early tests, LightSquared confirmed that one of the company's 10MHz block spectrum interfered with GPS receivers.

Verizon is getting rid of unlimited data plans in favor of a usage based model.

Android Honeycomb can run any Android apps but apps for tablets can produce far better results as they take full advantage of the wide-screen aspect. Here is a list of the coolest top 10 Android Honeycomb tablet apps

Google’s cloud-based Chromebook comes with a lot of promises as it has started to ship, but the Chrome OS vision leaves a lot to be desired in reality.

With the announcement of the Chromebook from Google, tech analysts, investors and consumers are watching closely to see if Google is more than a two trick pony. Google isn’t the only company betting big on the cloud either - Apple, Microsoft and Amazon have all made big moves into the cloud.

Like many young people hungry for change in the Middle East, 21-year-old student Meran Mubarak is embracing social media as fast as telecommunications advances allow in his Iraqi Kurdistan homeland.

Apple Inc is recalling some of its iPad2 tablets that is designed to run on Verizon's network for connectivity issues.

Sprint Nextel plans to sell a high-speed wireless phone from Motorola Mobility , the Photon 4G, this summer, the U.S. mobile device maker's first to be based on the carrier's new WiMax technology.

Oppenheimer has upgraded telecom giant Verizon Communications to outperform from perform, saying that the company is poised to benefit from the cloud computing trend.

One of Toronto's newest neighborhoods will start life with some of the fastest Internet connections in the world as developers tempt bandwidth-hungry residents and business into the one-time industrial wasteland.

All eyes are on Apple Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco on Monday and whether Steve Jobs will unveil Apple iPhone 5. The endearing Android line-up has already caused apprehension in the iOS camp. Here is a quick glance at what is cooking in the Android camp:

Australia's state-owned National Broadband Network awarded a contract to Sweden's Ericsson worth up to A$1.1 billion ($1.2 billion), the latest in a string of contracts to build the A$35.9 billion network.

The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Netlist, Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Aeterna Zentaris, Affymax, Star Scientific, Medicines Co., and Canadian Solar. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Avago Technologies, RF Micro Devices, Transition Therapeutics, Avanir Pharmaceuticals, and Vodafone Group.