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Poll: What's keeping you tied to your BlackBerry? While Android and iPhone are hogging most of the smartphones headlines, BlackBerry still has its loyal adherents. If you're a BlackBerry user, what's the number one factor keeping on BlackBerry? Read more Resource of the day Remote support for PCs, Macs and Smartphones You need the ability to support users on today's most popular platforms -- including iPhones and iPads. LogMeIn Rescue can help. Test drive LogMeIn Rescue for free and start providing complete on-demand remote support to customers and colleagues. More from TechRepublic   Smartphones with the lowest and the highest radiation levels Find out which smartphones are the best and the worst in terms of radiation output. Scott Lowe also shares tips on how to protect yourself from the potentially harmful rays of radiation emanating from your phone. Read more 10 things to love about Ubuntu 11.04 Jack Wallen has done a complete turnaround on his views of Ubuntu 11.04. 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Read more PC chip sales gain in Q1; Intel dominates, AMD holds ground PC semiconductor shipments were up 7.4 percent in the fourth quarter as manufacturers stocked up on Intel's Sandy Bridge and AMD's Fusion lines. Intel's market share overall checked in at 80.8... Read more Manufacturing and Detroit spur software job growth Software hiring is being fanned by an unlikely sector -- manufacturing. A rebound in manufacturing is spurring IT hiring. Read more Why malware for Macs is on its way This isn't about Mac-versus-Windows. It's about engineering and (shady) economics. I see convincing evidence that the tipping point is here, or will be soon. Read on and make up your own mind. Read more Google Nexus S 4G available from Best Buy May 8 Best Buy and BestBuy.com, along with Sprint, to offer the Google Nexus S 4G starting May 8. Read more Thin, flexible smartphone bends the rules of input A "flexible iPhone" prototype does everything a smartphone does, such as store books, play music or make phone calls. Read more Here's something Apple should spend some of that $65.8 billion cash reserve on Apple is facing a problem. A large proportion of users believe that Mac is invulnerable to malware and that security software is unnecessary, despite Apple making it clear that it supports neither... Read more Stars Wars: The Complete Saga on Blu-ray this September LucasFilms' "May the 4th be with you" countdown clock reveals the Blu-ray release date for North America. Read more Rumor: 10-inch BlackBerry PlayBook landing this Fall Less than a month after the release of RIM's PlayBook, rumors have emerged that the company is already working on a larger version of the tablet. 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