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US and Germany enter no-spying agreement in wake of NSA leaks

The EU and the US should also accelerate data protection agreement talks, German Chancellor Merkel says

Microsoft names Oct. 18 for Windows 8.1 launch

Microsoft hopes the free Windows 8.1 update will spark interest in the radically changed operating system after a slow first year

Censor-busting PirateBrowser works — within limits

Recently released Firefox-based browser is supposed to circumvent censorship and blockades, but performance is spotty

ICAHN LONG with big APPLE position — MSFT shareholder REVOLT over Surface RT ‘DISASTER’ — 40% of Americans FACEBOOK daily — gagged LAVABIT founder speaks — WILSON fears DROID could ‘run the table’ — OM MALIK, new American

Bitcoin wallets upgraded after Android cryptography problem

Symantec found that tens of thousands of other applications use the Android component and may be affected

China prepares stimulus program to possibly spark PC, handset sales

China is already the world's largest market for PCs and smartphones but still has ample room to grow its technology sector

Microsoft moves to block MD5 certificates and improve RDP authentication

Windows optional security updates restrict use of MD5-based certificates and improve Remote Desktop Protocol network-level authentication

Lawyers sue Microsoft over Surface RT ‘unmitigated disaster’

Lawsuit alleges that execs knew of the tablet's failure months before taking a massive write-off, deceiving investors

The futility of the single-device solution

Maybe one day a single device will adapt to different use cases, but until then, embrace the power of having multiple devices

How do you land an IT job? Show, don’t tell

Your skills, that is, and as a tech pro finds out, courage, gumption, and good friends help too