Leak: HTC's New Android Targets Global Business Travelers
An upcoming Android-powered phone from HTC and Verizon will support both CDMA and GSM, according to documents leaked in the past few days by the Federal Communications Commission.
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Why Android is stealing share from iOS
Hardly a week goes by without some fresh evidence of Android's growing success.
Firefox pushes ahead on Android with Fennec browser
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A guide to today's top 10 Linux distributions
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11 must-have Android apps for business
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Software patents hurt everyone, but especially SMBs
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How to choose a desktop Linux distribution
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What will Ubuntu 10.10 look like?
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Chrome patches show the power of open source--and Google
Google's patching of vulnerabilities in its open source Chrome Web browser last week wasn't so much notable in itself; Microsoft, to be sure, is forever issuing patches for the many bugs that afflict its products.
11 free Linux apps your business needs now
Despite the wealth of free applications out there, many small business owners continue to spend an inordinate amount of their all-too-scarce resources on software.
Why Linux is more secure than Windows
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Is Linux really harder to use?
Not surprisingly, the misperception that Linux is harder to use than other operating systems is also one that competing vendors routinely use to scare potential new users away from Linux.
On strengths of Linux, Android will win mobile contest
Mirror, mirror, on the wall, which mobile operating system is fairest of all? That's a common question, given the many contenders in the mobile arena--and the well-publicized glitches that have recently come up.
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CUSS CONTROL ACADEMY WHAT THE #%*$! When the company stock drops 20 points in an afternoon, a shoot! or a darn! doesn't convey quite the same anger and outrage as a good 'n' salty four-letter word. But before you shower your coworkers with enough profanity to make a longshoreman blush, Jim O'Connor, author of Cuss Control: The Complete Book on How to Curb Your Cursing (Three Rivers Press, 2000) and founder of the Cuss Control Academy, based in Northbrook, Illinois, suggests that you pause and consider the consequences of your potty mouth.