Some of the key technology news stories and headlines, from around the world, for 17th January 2010.

The headlines in technology news today are gathered from internet based news sources including BBC Technology News, CNN Technology, Sky News, Computing, Computer Weekly, BBC dot.life, IT Pro, Register, Wired, CNET News, Silicon.com, Engadget, Financial Times, Telegraph and Guardian.

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• BBC Technology News: Germany issues Explorer warning
• CNN Tech:  Techies unite to brainstorm help for Haiti
• Sky News: Downloads Sound Death Knell For Record Shops
• Telegraph: Britain ranked 26th in global broadband race
• Financial Times: Largest US mobile carriers slash rates
• Guardian: Chinese hackers used Microsoft browser to launch Google strike
• Computing: Conservatives to put cyber threat in the mainstream
• Computer Weekly:  3G mobile phone code cracked
• BBC dot.life: The 3G traffic jam – where next?
• IT Pro: Intel’s income spikes 875 per cent
• Wired: Googlephone No Match for Kafkaesque Carriers
• Engadget:  Early Windows Mobile 7 build gets handled, incompatible with previous WinMo apps?
• The Register: Why embedded OS’s are like mammals
• Silicon.com: £500k data loss fine could hit from April
• CNET News: Apple seeks ban on U.S. Nokia imports
• BusinessWeek: Apple vs. Google

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