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Qualcomm said it will showcase some of the latest innovations and ideas that are enabling access, control and interaction with the digital world during the GSMA Mobile World Congress 2011 during Feb. 14 to 17 in Barcelona.

Strengthening cybersecurity is the goal of legislation being introduced in Congress after reports of hack attacks on computer networks at Nasdaq OMX Group and at oil and gas companies.

British cell phone maker INQ Mobile Ltd. has rolled out two new Androids - INQ Cloud Touch and INQ Cloud Q - for social networking.

The Federal Reserve may give U.S. banks insight into whether it will scale back its proposed crackdown on debit card processing fees, when a top official testifies before a congressional panel next week.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Wednesday strongly pitched increased bipartisan cooperation among lawmakers as vital for building business and market confidence in the economy's growth.

Toyota vehicles didn't have any electronic flaws that were earlier blamed to have caused sudden acceleration in its vehicles, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Three critics of the Federal Reserve are set to testify before Congress on Wednesday in a hearing chaired by Rep. Ron Paul, R-TX, that will focus on the effect of the Federal Reserve's policies on job creation and the unemployment rate.

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The unveiling is expected at this year's Mobile World Congress, scheduled for February 14-17 in Barcelona, Spain.

The Department of Justice was reprimanded today by the U.S. Congress for suggesting the necessity of the Internet Data Retention legislation, which if passed would require Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to preserve records of user activity longer, but failing to provide more details on how it could aid in criminal investigations.

American Small Business League (ASBL) said President Obama relied on the same tired rhetoric, while continuing to ignore billions of dollars in job killing abuse in small business contracting programs.

Chinese President Hu Jintao got an earful of U.S. lawmakers criticism on North Korea and human rights on Thursday, but tried to assure the United States that China's military and trade policies were not a threat.

China is committed to reforming its exchange rate policy, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, after senior U.S. senators pressed for Congress to get tough with China over manipulating its currency.

The embattled Congress-led coalition government failed to announce major policy decisions on Thursday to tackle soaring food prices after days of wrangling, taking only minor measures seen as unlikely to make a major impact.

The 2008 and 2009 bailout of the U.S. auto industry would not have taken place if Congress had been more specific in how then President George W. Bush could spend the money it gave him, a lawmaker tasked with government oversight said on Sunday.

Predictions are, by their nature, uncertain. Politics is, as history teaches, full of surprises. So predictions about politics have to be taken with a good amount of salt.

The US Congress has banned ''silent'' vehicles to improve safety for pedestrians, cyclists and other road users.

The U.S. Senate on Saturday voted to repeal of the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' law, in a move that would pave the way for gays to serve openly in the military.

Congress passed a compromise deal late Thursday to keep alive Bush era tax cuts for all Americans and continue to provide unemployment benefits for millions of workers, with President Barack Obama set to sign the bill into law.

The U.S. Congress gave final approval late on Thursday to the deal President Barack Obama and Republicans made to extend expiring tax cuts -- a high-stakes gamble to create jobs at a cost of deepening the U.S. debt.

The House of Representatives has postponed deciding on an extension of the Bush-era tax cuts.