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Apple, Samsung Are Top Semiconductor Customers in 2011: Gartner

Apple became the biggest customer of semiconductor chip vendors in 2011, climbing two places in the ranking. - Leading electronic equipment manufacturers remained the center of the semiconductor world in 2011, accounting for $105.6 billion of semiconductors on a design total available market basis 35 percent of semiconductor vendors' worldwide chip revenue, according to IT research firm Gartner. This represe...

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Bypassing the big guys to get broadband

For Fauquier residents overlooked by telecom companies, a local man has come up with a way to bring broadband to his neighbors.

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Rounding up CES 2012 on PCWorld Podcast #130

After an extended break, the PCWorld Podcast is back, wrapping up the products and trends we saw at last week's big CES show.

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Microsoft Kinect Motion-Sensing Technology Coming to Laptops, Sources Say

If Kinect capability does arrive in laptops, you may soon be able to control programs with the wave of your hand.

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Nvidia warns on Q4 Profits Thanks To HDD Shortage

If you've paid attention to quarterly earnings reports from the major computer OEMs, you've likely noticed that the hard drive shortage this fall had an impact, but not a disastrous one. Companies like Intel reported that manufacturer inventories were substantially affected as company's held off on restocking to see what prices would do, but...

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Obama touts plan to get wireless Internet to 98 percent of U.S.

President Obama unveiled an ambitious blueprint to use $18 billion in federal funds to get 98 percent of the nation connected to the Internet on smartphones and tablet computers in five years.

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How Do I Pair My Phone to a Bluetooth Device?

Bluetooth technology allows for hands-free mobile phone use, as well as for listening to music and audio files stored on your Android phone (not to mention a proliferation of Borg sightings). Pairing your smartphone with a Bluetooth headset or other device increases your phone's usability.

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Symantec Doing Damage Control After Hackers Threaten to Release Source Code

Earlier this month, Symantec essentially shrugged after hacker group Lords of Dharmaraja swiped source code to some Symantec products from Indian military servers and threatened to release it. Now, it appears to have been a lot of false bravado on Symantec’s part. Symantec has publicly acknowledged the breach(es), the extent of the damage,...

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Personal Tech Live with Rob Pegoraro

Rob Pegoraro answers your questions on recent gadget reviews, technology news and provides personal tech buying and fixing advice.

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Sony Announces Next-generation Image Sensors for Smartphones, Digital Cameras

Sony said Monday it has developed new technology for the tiny imaging chips that power cameras in portable devices, which will allow for clearer photographs...

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