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Leaked Windows 8.1 Build 9471 surprises, disappoints

Windows 8.1 X 64 Pro Build 9471 -- apparently leaked, but very close to final -- hit torrents and download sites worldwide late yesterday. Here's what I've found

Update: BlackBerry starts looking for buyer or partner as new OS struggles

A committee will explore strategic alternatives for the future of the company

IPHONE 5S & 5C RELEASE Rumor Outbreak — LEAKED Next Windows 8.1 Build ‘Privacy-leaching’ — BLACKBERRY Trading Halted — MSFT BUILDING Uncle Sam’s Cloud — GASSEE on Bezos, Washpost & Culture War — HOROWITZ on Why Founders Fail

Pirate Bay introduces Web browser to elude censorship

The PirateBrowser is only intended to circumvent censorship, not increase security, the company said

Bitcoin wallets on Android at risk of theft, developers say

Users have been advised to generate a new address with a repaired random number generator

Obama says spying hit U.S. reputation, and he plans a fix

Vint Cerf, who met with Obama this week, hopes transparency will help; the U.S. cloud computing industry stands to lose billions of dollars

VMware takes another whack at the cloud

Bill Fathers, senior VP for hybrid cloud, dishes on VMware's new partner strategy to deliver hybrid cloud computing to the enterprise

5 new vendors to watch at VMworld 2013

Virtualization and cloud newcomers show off application, networking, and storage releases in the Solutions Exchange

Build up your production system by first tearing it down

Beating preproduction gear to the ground is a great way to learn the system and excellent prep for future troubleshooting

High PC prices hindering industry recovery, analysts say

Customers are not willing to pay for high-priced ultrabooks with Windows 8