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When tech titans join forces: The verdict on 6 big mergers

Some things go together like peanut butter and jelly. Others are more like peanut butter and motor oil. The joining of tech titans is no different

Open source challenges a proprietary Internet of things

The only limit to the Internet of things isn't imagination or technology. It's interoperability. And the Linux Foundation thinks that's an issue it can help fix

Sprint accused of overcharging US for spying assistance

Sprint is being sued in a federal court for allegedly overcharging law enforcement agencies by over 50 percent

MICROSOFT’s C-suite shuffle — FACEBOOK’s drone-delivered Wi-Fi — Chicago taxis ditch CREDIT CARDS — DISH going Internet TV — TWITTER’s vintage log-cabin offices

Windows 8.1 ‘Spring Update’ hits RTM, should leak soon

Pirate site Wzor says Microsoft has signed off on the latest version of Windows; official distribution set for early April

Salesforce.com to add three data centers in Europe

Strong revenue growth in Europe has prompted the investment -- not NSA jitters, a spokesman says

Meetup site down after hacker sought to extort $300 from CEO

A series of DDoS attacks following an unmet extortion demand have crippled the site and its mobile apps

What Disney World teaches us about mobile payments

Even in a highly controlled environment, the popular notion struggles to work as needed

Microsoft: Misery sure loves this company

In the car, in the cloud, in the executive suite -- Microsoft can't seem to catch a break this week

Microsoft aims to make Office 365 ‘smarter’ via social, APIs, machine learning

Office 365 is getting a new app called Oslo to automate interactions between colleagues, and offering new tools for developers