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The mobile commerce revolution will be messy

It's a Wild West of competing apps and services for both payments and shopping tools

Mobile developers see big rise in demand for enterprise apps

Developer survey finds growing interest in iPhone and iPad over Android

Windows 8.1 ‘Blue’ preview: Well, it beats Windows 8

Microsoft's Windows 8.1 Preview does much to improve Metro, but little to make Windows 8 more attractive to either new or longtime Windows users

Android tip: ListView becomes black when scrolling

Foxconn eyes smart watches with wristband technology

Foxconn unveils a wristband that can monitor user's health and sync with smartphone, amid rumors that Apple is working on its own smart watch

Oracle, NetSuite team on cloud services for mid-size customers

Oracle earlier this week announced agreements with Microsoft and Salesforce.com

Researcher nets $20K for finding serious Facebook flaw

The problem, now fixed, could have allowed anyone to take over a person's account

Mobile developers see big rise in demand for enterprise apps

Survey also finds that developers are most interested in building iPhone and iPad apps than developing for fragmented Android

Microsoft broadens Bing beyond simple search

Following in Google's and Apple's footsteps, Bing is now central service for stitching together Internet-powered services with local apps

Facebook may have leaked data for users and nonusers alike

Security company Packet Storm criticizes Facebook for downplaying bug that allowed access to potentially sensitive information