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‘TheMoon’ worm infects Linksys routers

A self-replicating program infects Linksys routers by exploiting an authentication bypass vulnerability

Smartphone standoff: LG G Pro 2 vs. Samsung Galaxy Note 3

New optical imaging-stabilization technology may give LG's camera an edge in the market for smartphones with supersized screens

Many big name companies working on head-mounted gear, Glass display maker says

Himax already supplies the display for Google Glass and says it's working with other major IT and electronics brands as well

Rakuten to buy instant messaging app Viber for $900 million

Viber is e-commerce giant Rakuten's latest acquisition in its aim to be the world's No. 1 Internet services company

Meet AOSP, the other Android, while you still can

There's more to the Android ecosystem than the branded Android devices, though the future is iffy

Is Microsoft rethinking its decision to build Office for iPad?

Comments from the company's marketing chief suggest Microsoft may be having second thoughts

Federal smartphone kill-switch legislation proposed

The bill would mandate a kill switch and remote-wipe capabilities on cellphones

Famo.us: We’re building a better PhoneGap

Could a Famo.us partnership with Apache Cordova render PhoneGap obsolete?

If UK health service can get XP extended, why can’t we?

Britain's National Health Service is negotiating with Microsoft to extend XP support by at least a year. Can we get in on that?