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Chrome OS and Android may be top desktop Linux distros in 2014

Today in Open Source: Will Chrome OS and Android dominate the 2014 Linux desktop? Plus: Red Flag Linux bites the dust, and an anatomy of a Linux system

Open source startups: Don’t try to be Red Hat

VCs are realizing the next billion-dollar software company won't make money from software, but from what open source enables it to deliver

One-third of Internet Explorer users at risk from active attacks

Microsoft confirms both IE9 and IE10 contain vulnerability, urges customers to upgrade to IE11 -- which leaves Vista users out in the cold

VIBER purchase = landline DOA — BITCOIN falls below $300 — VFW, Silk Road 2.0 HACKED — WINDOWS 8 tragedy — PANDO’s inconvenient truth

‘TheMoon’ worm infects Linksys routers

A self-replicating program infects Linksys routers by exploiting an authentication bypass vulnerability

Smartphone standoff: LG G Pro 2 vs. Samsung Galaxy Note 3

New optical imaging-stabilization technology may give LG's camera an edge in the market for smartphones with supersized screens

Many big name companies working on head-mounted gear, Glass display maker says

Himax already supplies the display for Google Glass and says it's working with other major IT and electronics brands as well

Rakuten to buy instant messaging app Viber for $900 million

Viber is e-commerce giant Rakuten's latest acquisition in its aim to be the world's No. 1 Internet services company

Meet AOSP, the other Android, while you still can

There's more to the Android ecosystem than the branded Android devices, though the future is iffy

Is Microsoft rethinking its decision to build Office for iPad?

Comments from the company's marketing chief suggest Microsoft may be having second thoughts