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First look: BlackBerry Bold 9700; Report says China ready for cyberwar; Droid phone briefly on Motorola site

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First look: RIM's BlackBerry Bold 9700

The Bold 9700 is a more compact version of the 9000 model, with some interesting additions, like support for VoIP over Wi-Fi, that may have special appeal for business users. Here's an overview of the 9700 specifications, with some comparisons with the previous model. Read full story

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Looking to gain the upper hand in any future cyber conflicts, China is probably spying on U.S. companies and government, according to a report commissioned by a Congressional advisory panel monitoring the security implications of trade with China.

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Windows 7 is finally here. The sun can shine and the birds can chirp. Ding dong, Windows Vista is dead! Perhaps that is a bit premature. Windows 7 hasn't been officially released for 24 hours yet, so its understandable if the jury is still deliberating. There are certainly those who think Windows 7 is nothing more than Windows Vista with an extra bell or whistle thrown in for eye candy.

Record complaints for telecommunications industry, again
Complaints from consumers and small businesses about phone and Internet providers rose 54 per cent in 2008-2009 over the previous 12 months, according to the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO). In the TIO's annual report, the Ombudsman, Deirdre O'Donnell, called for the industry to pick up its game as the level of complaints around customer service were still "unacceptably high".

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Five Big Hopes for Net Neutrality
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Is the federal stimulus creating tech jobs? The government isn't saying
One obvious follow-up question to the U.S. government's announcement this month that the federal stimulus has created or saved 30,000 jobs so far is this: How many were IT and engineering jobs? Unfortunately, there isn't an answer.

WiMax coming to Chicago next month
WiMax will finally go on sale next month in Chicago, a city that was to have been one of the first places where the high-speed wireless service was offered in the U.S.

Huawei still eyes developed markets from outside
Chinese networking giant Huawei Technologies has struggled to break into developed markets for communications equipment, despite long-standing fear among the vendor's Western rivals that it could overtake their business, according to analysts.

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  1. McCain introduces bill to block FCC's net neutrality rules
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  4. Torvalds offers a thumbs up to Windows 7
  5. Security hole turned 64,000 Time Warner cable modems into hacker prey
  6. Smartphones for the holidays
  7. AT&T weighs higher fees for data hogs
  8. 10 people you won't see at Microsoft's Windows 7 launch party
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  10. Microsoft, Dell, Spectrum Bridge launch first public white spaces network

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