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Shares of Indian IT outsourcing company Satyam Computers plunged nearly 80 percent after its chairman admitted he had inflated the company's revenue by 33 percent and profits by 10 times.

B. Ramaling Raju, chairman of Satyam, handed in his resignation after admitting to the financial fraud and said the company's board of directors was not part of his deceit. Ram Mynamipati will take over as interim chief executive.

Raju said he had to come clean and tell the truth, which is what Satyam translates to in Sankrit.

Jennifer Wunder, an associate English professor at Georgia Gwinnett College in Lawrenceville, Ga., says she likes to keep her college-provided cell phone handy to send text messages and e-mails to students.

Wunder, 38, says her interaction with students is way up because she's reaching students on the same device they use.

"It's an incredible educational opportunity," she said.

On Jan. 7, she'll join about 75 fellow employees who will unplug their office phone and go wireless for good, said Lonnie Harvel, the school's chief information officer.

As more movies and TV shows become available via the Internet, making the "last connection" between online and high-definition TVs is the key remaining obstacle to transforming the Net into a full entertainment medium. On Monday, LG Electronics moved to bridge that connection with the announcement of HDTV sets that are broadband-enabled and contain Netflix streaming software.

Industry analysts say the technology sector needs to brace for a tough quarter and year. There's no longer any doubt about the U.S. being in a recession. The questions at this point are how deep it will be and how long it will last.

As consumers tighten their wallets, so will businesses tighten IT budgets. Computer sales are falling and sales of other products such as communications equipment and software are expected to slow, according to a report released Tuesday by Forrester Research.

This holiday season, mobile phone makers and carriers are pushing some shiny new toys: cellphones with touch-sensitive screens like the one on the Apple iPhone.

The companies are hoping to duplicate the blockbuster success of the iPhone with models that, in their glassy minimalism, end up looking a lot like it. These include the G1, powered by the Android software from Google; the Instinct and Omnia from Samsung; the LG Dare; and most recently the much-anticipated BlackBerry Storm from Research In Motion.

Getting the mobile channel to where enabling CRM through accessing applications or web sites a.k.a. mobile CRM is as seamless from desktops is akin to taking young children on a long ride who then inevitably ask: "are we there yet?" The answers will depend to some extent on the nature of the journey being taken. If the trip is for work, such for field sales staff and support reps, the destination is in sight.

With an unstable economy and the biggest holiday shopping season of the year upon us, many consumers are expected to stay at home, using their computers and wireless devices to do their holiday shopping. More people are expected to shop online this holiday season to do comparison shopping, take advantage of free shipping, and search for gifts using search engines instead of driving from store to store.

With the proliferation of the Internet, consumers have discovered the ease and fun of shopping online. No longer is it necessary to burn gas and precious time to find the latest fashions, food or device. Consumers only need a way to connect to the Web.

The Gap company's stores have hardly been the hottest spots at the mall in recent months -- or even years.

In a market where most retailers are posting single-digit monthly losses, its brands -- Gap, Old Navy and Banana Republic -- had a combined double-digit drop in September, and Old Navy's sales that month were down a startlingly bad 24 percent.

It hasn’t been easy to get self-described “independent thought leader” Charlene Li on the line lately. Now that her company Altimeter Group has opened its doors, she’s got a range of prospective clients asking her advice about using online and mobile technologies. She has a steady stream of speaking engagements about emerging tech trends with the Social Media Marketing Summit and the like.