Virgin Mobile to buy Helio for $39M

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(AP) -- Virgin Mobile USA Inc. is buying Helio LLC, a struggling cell phone carrier that was founded to bring the advanced features of South Korean phones to the U.S. market.


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Does the next president have to be tech-savvy?

Sep 06, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama promises to appoint the nation's first chief technology officer if elected.

Tech firms fare better than most in jobs slump

Sep 05, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet
(AP) -- Technology appears to be one of the least hard-hit sectors in an economy beset by unemployment at a five-year high. The Labor Department reported Friday that companies slashed their payrolls by 84,000 jobs last month, ...

Solar energy can meet all the world's energy demands: expert

Sep 05, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet
The world must speed up the deployment of solar power as it has the potential to meet all the world's energy needs, the chairman of an industry gathering which wrapped up Friday in Spain said.

Microsoft deploying in-store customer-service reps

Sep 05, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet
(AP) -- As part of its new $300 million marketing campaign and image makeover, Microsoft Corp. plans to deploy its own customer-service representatives at retailers like Best Buy and Circuit City to help people with their ...

Comcast's new bandwidth limit irks some users

Sep 05, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet
Comcast's plan to place a cap on consumer Internet use worries some customers who have come to take unfettered Web surfing for granted, even though most users aren't affected by the move.
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