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Ubuntu 13.10: The good, the bad, and the ugly

The new Touch operating system for mobile devices is still a work in progress

TECH GIANTS unite against US gov’t — ADOBE struggles to keep up — Crimeware king PAUNCH revealed — Combing big data at the NYT

Apple, Google, Microsoft ask governments to reform surveillance practices

AOL, Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo, and LinkedIn are also among the tech companies wanting the U.S. to lead the reform of surveillance laws and practices

Yahoo buys concert live-streaming startup Evntlive

The Internet company could expand its entertainment offerings through the deal

Apple tracks shoppers in its stores with nationwide iBeacon rollout

With the new location service, shoppers with the Apple Store app installed could start receiving notifications as they walk past the latest iPhones

A clear-eyed guide to Android’s actual security risks

A knee-jerk no to Android in business is unnecessary, and an overly fearful security approach is actually risky

HealthCare.gov: The (infrastructure) fix is in

How do you solve a problem like HealthCare.gov? The HHS department's progress report offers maddening clues

Kudos to Microsoft for its takedown of NSA snooping

In outlining new encryption plans, Microsoft's general counsel implies the NSA's surveillance activities bear similarities to the most pernicious malware threats

Microsoft exec hints at separate Windows release trains for consumers, business

Resistance from enterprises, and Ballmer's departure, may be changing Microsoft's mind

Supreme Court to rule on software patents

SCOTUS steps in where the Federal circuit fears to tread and could make patent trolling a much less attractive action