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Linux group could hasten 64-bit Android for ARM mobile devices

The Linaro consortium is making contributions to the development of the Chrome browser for 64-bit Android

Microsoft: Use Laplink’s Windows XP migration tools, not ours

Laplink will provide free data migration tool to help users leave XP, a sign of how Microsoft is weaning itself off XP support

Second federal ‘kill switch’ bill introduced targeting smartphone theft

The bill in the House of Representatives follows similar proposals in the Senate and the California State Assembly

Microsoft announces extended Windows XP support in China — or has it?

Reports this morning that Microsoft will support Windows XP in China after April 8 have been disputed by Microsoft

Mirantis looks to open up OpenStack vendor certifications

But its new open-source certification compatibility initiative challenges a certification process put forward by Red Hat

IE11 still zaps Windows 7 gadgets

It's a common complaint about upgrading to IE11, but don't hold your breath on a fix from Microsoft

APPLE throws CarPlay into drive — Microsoft’s CORTANA takes on Siri — WINDOWS XP won’t die — COOK book, a mystery — ANDROID steals Apple tablet crown

Tami Reller and Tony Bates are out at Microsoft — stay tuned for more departures

Leaked news of Reller and Bates' imminent departures is only a start. Here's who's likely next as the executive exodus begins

Users refuse to chuck XP as Windows 8 uptake flattens

With just a month before retirement, XP's user share <i>again</i> goes up; Windows 8 goes nowhere

Stop DNS-based DDoS attacks, once and for all

Security expert Cricket Liu lays out the workings of a DNS-based DDoS attack -- and how to prevent one from hitting your company