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Carriers say they support mobile kill switch effort

However, the executives stop short of endorsing a Senate bill requiring them to install kill switches on mobile devices

Windows 8: Learn to love it

If you're having a rough time with your Windows 8 computer, several options are available to smooth out the bumps

Microsoft’s aha: UI engineer Julie Larson-Green should engineer UIs

Microsoft announced a new role for its current hardware honcho yesterday. Here's the bigger view of Larson-Green's moves

Mobile’s next great leap will happen in the cloud

With WhatsApp, Facebook looks to become the first global telco

The WhatsApp acquisition could help Facebook leapfrog Google and Microsoft, take pole position in voice revolution

U.S. carriers said to have rejected ‘kill switch’ technology last year

Phone companies weren't interested in installing a kill switch system

Oracle buys BlueKai, gains massive consumer data mart

BlueKai's mobile data management capabilities for aggregating data on consumers are its 'crown jewel,' analyst says

Microsoft tries to jumpstart cheap Windows devices with license price cut

The 70% price cut on Windows 8.1 to OEMs building sub-$250 tablets and notebooks is another signal Microsoft faces unprecedented competition

HP ships first 64-bit Windows 8.1 tablets with Intel Atom

HP's ElitePad 1000 G2 will ship worldwide in March for $739.99

How to build the perfect smartwatch

Most of the features of the perfect smartwatch exist today, but not all in the same product