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For about a year, the city of Philadelphia, Penn. has been plagued by random, violent flash mobs, with gangs of youth suddenly overrunning busy streets. With Mayor Nutter's new curfew plan, now in place, will the trend finally cease?

Google's $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility had wide-ranging impacts on Monday, notably on technology stocks. Motorola Mobility (NYSE:MMI), Nokia (NYSE:NOK), and Research in Motion (NYSE:RIMM) all saw big stock price jumps during Monday's trading.

Research in Motion launched a new, free online management system intended for small businesses on Monday.

Research in Motion's foray into the tablet space is getting more gloomy as Sprint closed the door to its 4G Playbook tablet.

Research in Motion was dealt another blow as Sprint announced that it won't be carrying the 4G enabled version of its Playbook tablet, dimming hopes that that iPad competitor will ever gain critical traction.

Sprint decided to pull out of providing 4G WiMax service on the Blackberry PlayBook tablet, leaving the tablet with no support from a U.S. carrier. "We apologize for any inconvenience but the BlackBerry 4G PlayBook Tablet that was announced in January for summer availability will no longer be coming to the Sprint network," Sprint said in a statement.

Sprint Nextel Corp has scrapped plans to sell a high-speed version of Research In Motion Ltd's PlayBook tablet because of slack demand, delivering another blow to BlackBerry phone maker.

Sprint changed its mind about providing 4G WiMax service on the Blackberry PlayBook tablet, even though it will still sell the wi-fi version. The wi-fi PlayBook version sells for $499.99 in stores and features a 7-inch touchscreen.

David Cameron is looking into the possibility of banning people from using social media if they are suspected of using them for plotting criminal activities.

It is usually said that all good things come in threes, except for when it comes to politicians and sex scandals in 2011.

British Prime Minister David Cameron is seeking U.S. law enforcement advice on solving the gang violence as the country deals with violent unrest in its cities.

Nokia is getting closer and closer to losing the top spot in terms of phones shipped globally as its share continues to sink.

Google's Android and Apple's iPhone are dominating global smartphone sales, and growing fast, according to a report.

UK Prime Minister David Cameron considers banning social media after London riots.

Britain is considering disrupting online social networking such as Blackberry Messenger and Twitter during civil unrest, Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday, a move widely condemned as repressive when used by other countries.

Prime Minister David Cameron said he is considering banning social media Web sites like Facebook and Twitter for those suspected of criminal conspiracies following the UK riots this week.

Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) is launching seven BlackBerry 7 handsets starting mid-late August, representing its largest product cycle historically, which is twice broader than last year's BlackBerry 6 product cycle, RBC Capital Markets said in a note to clients.

Amazon scored against Apple by launching its Kindle Cloud Reader, which is a Web-based app that helps it steer clear of restrictions Apple has placed in regard to its Appstore subscription rules.

BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) has been a primary tool of looters and rioters in the London Riots.

Barely hours after the Facebook Messenger app launched, hackers managed to find traces of a video chat feature that appears to be under construction.

Security software demand for mobile devices could skyrocket soon.