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Nokia and HTC bury hatchet in patent disputes

The two have been battling since 2012, and several HTC phones have been banned from sale in Europe

Did you hear the one about the tech-savvy senator?

Trick question: They don't exist! Yet they still try to enact stupid laws governing technology they don't understand

Where PCI compliance fails: Security testing, network monitoring

Verizon report shows better, if incomplete, PCI compliance, but also raises long-standing questions about the standard

Mozilla ships Metro Firefox beta for Windows 8

Mozilla is on track to deliver the final of 'Firefox for Windows 8 Touch' two years after development started

IBM ponders further makeover — GOOGLE’s pride doodle — TWITTER mum on its ‘dark pool’ — SILICON VALLEY arrogance — BITCOIN tumbles

Twitter’s slipping user growth spooks investors

Despite strong Q4 sales increase, stock plunges after Twitter acknowledges sliding user growth and engagement numbers

Vidyo, Google to let Hangout users hang out with other video callers

VidyoH2O will bridge the Google+ meeting feature with legacy videoconferencing hardware and PBX systems

HCM software is ‘all about the people,’ Larry Ellison says

Oracle is in fierce competition with the likes of SAP and Workday in the human capital management market

The future of Dynamics in a Nadella-led Microsoft

More acquisitions, an increased cloud push and better connections to the rest of Microsoft's products may be on tap

California bill proposes mandatory kill-switch on phones and tablets

The bill comes in answer to rising smartphone and tablet theft across the U.S. and could usher in the technology on phones sold nationwide