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Billionaire Philip Falcones LightSquared Inc. mobile-phone venture is considering a deal with AT&T Inc. to buy network capacity from the carrier, two people with knowledge of the talks said.

Mobile phones may cause brain cancer in humans, a World Health Organization agency said, citing a review of studies

Microsoft asked chipmakers that want to use the next version of Windows for tablets to work with no more than one computer manufacturer, three people with knowledge of the plan said

Yahoo! Inc., owner of the largest U.S. Web portal, reached an agreement with Chinas Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. over online-payment business Alipay, Reuters reported, citing people close to the matter.

Hynix Semiconductor Inc. may miss analysts forecasts for second-half operating profit as demand for memory chips slows, Park Seong Ae, a Seoul-based spokeswoman for the company said by telephone today, confirming an earlier Wall Street Journal report.

Intel Corp., the worlds largest chipmaker, is promoting a new type of thinner laptop called an ultrabook, seeking to help the personal-computer industry fend off a challenge from Apple Inc.s iPad and other tablets.

Steve Jobs will address an annual conference to unveil a service that lets users store content online and tout a new version of the iPad's software

The company's plan for "digital lockers" is winning over the major music labels

Yaron Samid's BillGuard has developed a system that uses technology and crowdsourcing to alert consumers about suspicious credit-card charges

Demand increases for memory chips and iPad screens, and its computer business is on a roll. Reconstruction spending could provide a further boost