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Botched Black Tuesday patch KB 2887069 freezes, fails to configure, triggers a BSoD, and/or zaps sound drivers

KB 2887069 patch went down the Automatic Update chute last week with an array of problems, but there are workarounds

Life’s too short for ‘fragile’ networks

The solutions to problematic networks are generally simple -- if you know where to look, or whom to ask

Good riddance! 25 percent of IaaS providers will be gone in a year

Some will shift into cloud specialties, some will be acquired, and some will die -- it's natural selection in action

Google buys maker of fascinating, creepy robots

Boston Dynamics is the eighth addition to Google's fast-growing robotics portfolio

Overheard words: Is mobile really all there is to Java anymore?

Report: Sprint looking at buying T-Mobile

The third-largest US mobile carrier might bid for its smaller rival next year, The Wall Street Journal says

Apple supplier Foxconn still struggles to limit working hours, labor group says

Foxconn had wanted to limit working hours at its factories to 49 hours per week

Google nixes app-security management console in Android

Google says App Ops, which allowed fine-grained changes to app permissions, was never meant to be part of Android 4.4.2

Greed isn’t good: 3 reasons not to bite on bitcoin

Bitcoin is blowing up, especially among the tech set, but the virtual currency's strong points are also its liabilities

Cisco cuts long-term revenue forecast

Customers are cautious and economies are uncertain, the company told analysts