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BlackBerry increases Android app support

Some Android apps will run directly on BlackBerry phones starting next year

Microsoft books ‘Pawn Stars’ to power reality-distortion field

Much like reality TV, Microsoft's anti-Chromebook ads overlook several facts about Google -- and Microsoft itself

Ex-Nokia engineers launch a Linux smartphone that runs Android apps

Jolla smartphone uses an OS based on the Nokia's former MeeGo project and will be sold in 135 countries

NSA records ‘radicalizers’ porn habits — U.S. 31st in Internet speed — BITCOIN Nears $1,000 — MICROSOFT mocks Chromebooks

IT buyers starting to look a lot like consumer shoppers

Like consumers, business decision makers turn to Web sources and social channels for purchasing decisions, says Avanade report

Enterasys buy puts Extreme in networking’s big leagues

Following acquisition, company goes up against likes of Juniper, Huawei, and Dell in competition for Ethernet switching

Google Chrome allows Web search via voice, no typing needed

Available for desktop and laptops, Google Voice Search Hotword can be downloaded from Chrome Web Store

The battle for user choice in Windows 8.1

Start menu 'solutions' have divided the Microsoft faithful in a battle that could be avoided if users are given a simple choice

Hybrid cloud wizards: CloudVelocity and Ravello Systems

CloudVelocity's One Hybrid Cloud and Ravello Systems' Cloud Application Hypervisor move clones of in-house servers into the cloud for development, testing, and disaster recovery

iOS 7 for developers: The InfoWorld special report

Apple's mobile OS offers all kinds of bells and whistles -- here's how to take advantage of them, courtesy of InfoWorld's experts