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Reid's debt plan could speed wireless auctions

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Efforts to give U.S. regulators the authority to auction off some television airwaves for mobile broadband use are getting a boost in a debt ceiling plan proposed by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
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New Macbook Air vs. Sony Vaio Z 2011

Sony and Apple have been longtime rivals in the premium consumer electronics world, with both manufacturers setting trends and making fashion statements while pushing the boundaries of technology.
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Netflix Added to Nintendo 3DS

Nintendo announced Thursday that those 3DS owners across the U.S. and Canada can download a free application allowing Netflix members with unlimited streaming plans to instantly watch TV episodes and movies streaming from Netflix.
HP TouchPad

HP TouchPad 4G With 1.5GHz Processor Coming to AT&T

Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) said it has planned a new tablet HP TouchPad 4G that will be available exclusively in the United States on AT&T. The current version of TouchPad is a Wi-Fi one and sold at $499.99 for a 16GB version and $599.99 for a 32GB version.
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Regulators combat unauthorized phone bill fees

Telephone companies would have to make third-party charges on landline phone bills clear and distinct to help people detect unauthorized fees under rules proposed on Tuesday by communications regulators.
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ISPs Agree to Act Against Online Pirates

Internet service providers (ISP) such as AT&T, Comcast and Verizon have reached a deal with the movie and music businesses to crack down on online copyright infringers.
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Verizon to eliminate unlimited data plans

Verizon Wireless, the biggest U.S. mobile provider, will stop offering customers unlimited data service plans on July 7, meaning higher prices for heavy users of services such as mobile Web surfing.
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Verizon to start limiting data use July 7

Verizon Wireless, the biggest U.S. mobile provider, will stop offering customers unlimited data services for a set fee on July 7, meaning higher prices for heavy users of services such as mobile Web surfing.
US President Obama speaks to the media alongside Google CEO Schmidt in Washington.

White House urged to maintain distance from Google

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.
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LightSquared offers solution to GPS interference issue

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.
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Top 10 coolest Android Honeycomb tablet apps

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

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