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Qualcomm wants HP’s Palm patents for both protection and innovation

In grabbing Palm's patent lineup from HP, Qualcomm may be creating integrated package of components for licensing across mobile market

Mac flashback: Original InfoWorld review of the Macintosh II (6/8/1987)

This may not be a dream machine, but it's close. The Mac II should also open several new markets to the Macintosh world

APPLE bows, producing Phablet — MICROSOFT winning with enterprise — SAMSUNG hit high and low by iPhone, Lenovo — SNOWDEN argues for, um, rule of law — Pope: Internet God’s gift

Mac flashback: Original InfoWorld review of the Power Mac G5 and Mac OS X Panther (1/5/2004)

Beauty and the best: Panther/G5 combo is Apple's finest work yet. The Power Mac G5 desktop workstation presents the ideal balance of compatibility, usability, and value.

BlackBerry moves to block sales of Typo keyboard

Typo claims co-founder Ryan Seacrest designed the keyboard to replace his BlackBerry

CNN’s Twitter and Facebook accounts hacked

A group styled as the Syrian Electronic Army claimed credit

Microsoft: Let customers decide country where cloud data is stored

NSA snooping prompts a change in Microsoft's cloud storage policy as a way to avoid local laws that might compromise data privacy

Mac flashback: Bill Gates on the business impact of the Macintosh (3/2/1987)

Microsoft chairman praises Macintosh but never sees corporate buyers being a strong point for Apple

The numbers are in: iOS 7 does not crash more than iOS 6

Games and media apps are more susceptible to crashes than other app types, and Android edges iOS for app stability

The cloud is no cure-all for poor nations

The cloud may seem a cheap way to deploy tech, but it requires expensive infrastructure that developing countries don't have