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New BlackBerry 7 models to have 'mobile wallet' features
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Better government through telework: Agencies count the advantages
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Apple speaks, says it doesn't track iPhone locations
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State employees' social networking site just around the Corridor
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Army takes the point for DOD wireless services
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New app offers PTSD sufferers support
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Army picks Android OS for soldiers' smart phones
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How 3 agencies are managing the move to mobile devices
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Microsoft clears way for non-windows adaptation of PowerShell
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Federal IT spending to increase 5 percent, analyst says
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Supreme Court hears Microsoft's argument for patent reform
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Why software licensing could become more affordable, easier to understand
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