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VMware refreshes Workstation 10 for Windows 8.1 and more

Desktop virtualization update soups up performance with added support for virtual machines and a new Virtual SATA disk, as well as faster startup times

Dell sticks with Windows 8 for business tablets

Dell plans to roll out more Windows 8 products later this year despite sluggish uptake of the operating system

Elop moves from long shot to shoo-in as next Microsoft CEO

Betting firms shorten odds on the former Nokia chief executive, make him the front-runner by far

Beware of backups that come back to bite you

The problem with packrat backups is that you never know when or where they're going to pop up

Codependent no more: OneNote for iPad liberated from desktop app

People can now create new notebooks and perform more tasks on OneNote's iPad version

Google previews Chrome app launcher for Macs

Will host first Chrome developers summit this November to push OS subversion strategy

NSA cracks Internet encryption — GOOGLE APPS go desktop — APPLE tests iPhablet — EBAY warming to Bitcoin — BURNING MAN jumps shark

Net neutrality faces uncertain court ruling in US

Monday's hearing is a major step in a long argument over FCC authority over net neutrality

Microsoft plans changes to Office 365 targeted at SharePoint Online users

Office 365 customers will be able to store larger and more diverse files on the suite's cloud collaboration server

Microsoft to patch dangerous Outlook hack-by-preview bug next week

Patch Tuesday has a slate of 14 updates, including critical fixes to IE, Windows, Office, and SharePoint