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BlackBerry maker RIM accused of infringing six NXP patents

RIM has been accused of infringing six patents owned by NXP as the recent woes of the BlackBerry maker continue.
HP reassures nervous 3Com customers

HP Monday said it has no plans to kill off any existing HP or 3Com networking products, but did not rule out such a move in the future.
Radio-over-fibre start-up promises to solve indoor wireless blues
Lenovo prepares to launch 3G laptops
Gartner slams security hype

Vendors sometimes exaggerate claims analyst.
Revealed: the Australian patent the Wi-Fi giants want to squash

Microsoft, Dell, HP, Apple, Netgear all unhappy.
PDAs make a surprise comeback

Conventional wisdom on PDA decline turns out to be wrong.
New smaller Wi-Fi chipset for mobiles

Third generation Texas product up to a quarter smaller than competitors.
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