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Coding conventions: 9 areas where developers actually agree

To code is to care -- about programming conventions that is

AMD optimizes Android for Windows PCs and tablets

AMD will sell a BlueStacks 'virtualized Android experience as a Windows app' on tablets and PCs containing its chips

Mobile’s next great leap will happen in the cloud

New iOS flaw allows malicious apps to record touch screen presses

Attack is the equivalent of keylogging, and the captured touch screen data could be used to reconstruct what users type

BlackBerry hopes new version of BES will help regain lost ground

BES 12 is the first that handles all three iterations of BlackBerry OS as well as Android and iOS devices, and also adds support for Windows Phone 8

Microsoft’s hardware chief to move aside, make room for Nokia’s Elop

Julie Larson-Green, who now runs Surface and Xbox, takes a lower-level job with the group responsible for Office

AT&T and IBM cement security partnership

In other news from the RSA Conference, Verizon says it's expanding its professional security services with its 'Cyber Intelligence Center' capability

With WhatsApp, Facebook looks to become the first global telco

The WhatsApp acquisition could help Facebook leapfrog Google and Microsoft, take pole position in voice revolution

Storage on a budget: GlusterFS shines in open source storage

But beware of trade-offs when it comes to documentation, management tools, and failover

Mobile’s next great leap will happen in the cloud

Smartphones and tablets are saturated with features, leaving less room for innovation on the device -- but more for innovation in the cloud