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 Hot Off Wire: Twitter corrects flaw allowing users to fake followers; Sprint dumps Google Nexus phone; Dish faces loss of TiVo DVR

 Cisco shares jump after analysts project rosy earnings

Meanwhile, Polycom, a videoconferencing rival, names a former Cisco executive as its CEO. Cisco announces earnings Wednesday.

 Tired of cables? New Wi-Fi effort targets faster speeds

Wi-Fi Alliance, Wireless Gigabit Alliance partner in effort to boost wireless data speeds.

 Nonprofits plan to pursue more mobile fundraising

However, a new survey shows many nonprofits are stymied by marketing and promotion efforts.

 Palm gives HP an edge in smartphones, tablets

Analysis: Hewlett-Packard is taking the long-term view with its purchase of handset maker Palm, with plans for a strong mobile applications business as the fundamental motive. HP’s goal is to use the Palm WebOS, app store and platform development capabilities to turn Palm from a struggling phone maker into a multiplatform vendor of mobile capabilities.

Palm's Pre

 FCC vs. Internet providers: Plan imposes net regulation

After losing court case regarding “net neutrality,” the FCC's new approach would change the way it defines broadband. Republicans say plan "crosses a regulatory Rubicon." Phone, cable companies voice opposition.

 ‘Net neutrality’ – What does the term in broadband debate really mean?

The concept of preventing Internet service providers from blocking or hindering some data traffic is at core of FCC-industry debate.

 FCC broadband reclassification – An agency out of control

Opinion: Analysts at Competitive Enterprise Institute call FCC commissioner’s initiative an ‘unwarranted, unjustified power grab’ and something that will ‘distort’ the marketplace.

 Prosecutors oppose release of iPhone case affidavit

Judge is asked to unseal the document that led to a raid on the home of a blogger who wrote about the missing iPhone prototype that was left at a bar by an NCSU graduate.

 Hot Off Wire: Sprint overhauls Virgin Mobile; Nintendo profit drops; Activision has strong quarter

 Tekelec makes two deals, but stock plunges 20% in heavy trading

Shares tumble after a revenue and profit forecast that doesn’t meet analysts’ expectations. Tekelec did top Street expectations for quarterly profits. It also is acquiring two network software firms in deals worth some $165 million.

Tekelec's HQ

 Tekelec’s CEO on revenue: ‘Order outlook has come down’

In conference call with analysts, Frank Plastina discusses why Tekelec’s revenue forecasts slip below Street expectations. Tekelec’s shares gave up 20 percent of their value Thursday.

 News organizations want access to iPhone case affidavit

Judge is asked to unseal the document that led to a raid on the home of a blogger who wrote about the missing iPhone prototype that was left at a bar by an NCSU graduate.

 Earnings update: A grim quarter for Dex One, Aviat, Alcatel-Lucent

Income plunges at Cary-based Dex One; Aviat reports big drop in revenue; Alcatel-Lucent reports $665 million loss.

 Hot Off Wire: Skype plans group video chat; Ericsson sees big mobile broadband growth; Time Warner, Cox face fiber ad challenege

 International network security experts seek common ground

The idea behind the World Cybersecurity Summit in Dallas this week is to get government officials, industry executives and others talking, informally, about common challenges in dealing with hackers, cybercrime and other threats.

 Hot Off Wire: Cell phone sales surge; Amazon beefs up e-reader; HP names new PC strategy chief

Amazon is beefing up the Kindle.

 Revenues, profits fall for CommScope, but sales outlook improves

 In his own words: Sprint’s CEO touts ‘prepaid’ growth in wireless sector

Dan Hesse: “Prepaid in terms of its percentage of the overall wireless industry is going to grow, so our turnaround is really focused on prepaid becoming a more and more important part of the company and doing better in that market.”

 Android war: Microsoft signs deal with phone maker Apple is suing

Taiwan phone manufacturer HTC signs a licensing deal with Microsoft. Apple is suing HTC over patents, claiming infringement in hpones that utilize Google’s Android.

An HTC Android-equipped phone