NewsFactor – The U.S. Department of Justice has begun a preliminary investigation of IBM’s mainframe business, which rivals say has been engaging in anticompetitive practices. The Computer & Communication Industry Association — which counts Microsoft, Google, Oracle and Red Hat among its members — said Thursday that its members have received DOJ requests for information.

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DOJ Probing IBM’s Mainframe Business Practices
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AFP – The Carphone Warehouse Group, the British mobile phone retailer and Internet provider, reported sales growth for its second quarter on Thursday.

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Carphone Warehouse reports sales growth
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Reuters – Dell Inc plans to launch a smartphone with Google’s Android mobile software on carrier AT&T’s network, a source said, marking the PC maker’s first foray into a cut-throat U.S. cellphone arena.

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Dell plans first U.S. smartphone with AT&T: source
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Reuters – Dell plans to launch a smartphone with Google’s Android mobile software on carrier AT&T’s network as soon as early 2010, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

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Dell plans first U.S. smartphone with AT&T: report
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NewsFactor – In a move to close a decade-long chapter of competition concerns, Microsoft on Wednesday agreed to provide a choice of browsers in the European Union. The software giant usually configures Internet Explorer as the default browser for its Windows operating system, but agreed to test-market measures to give consumers an option to download and install competing browsers like Google Chrome and Mozilla’s Firefox.

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Microsoft Will Give European Users a Choice of Browsers
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