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EU to reject Google’s latest efforts to avoid an antitrust fine

Google's proposal to settle an EU antitrust case is not good enough and there is little time left, says the European Commission

Former Microsoft asset manager charged with insider trading

Tipped off partner before 2013's earnings reports, 2102's announcement of Barnes and Noble deal

Proposed California law would mandate smartphone kill switch

The bill, if passed, could effectively mean kill switches on phones sold across the U.S.

First Look: Gigabit Wi-Fi adapters

Low-cost 802.11ac USB adapters deliver an early taste of super-fast Wi-Fi

Intel eyes cloud servers with Broadwell server system-on-chip

The Broadwell-DE chip will be put directly on server motherboard and has some advantages and tradeoffs

Older Mac webcams can spy without activating warning light

Researchers from Johns Hopkins University created an application that can disable the LED on first-generation iSight cameras while in use

Apple’s dark tower Mac Pro ship date quickly slips to February 2014

Delay smacks of the iMac fiasco of 2012 when customers had to wait months for machines

Acer looks to cloud to revive business

Acer is focusing more on software and services with 'Build Your Own Cloud' products to revive its struggling PC business

OBAMA panel yanks NSA leash — Your MacBook’s CAMERA says ‘Hi’ — TARGET skunked by huge skim scam — LYFT growing faster than Uber

Microsoft warns customers to update to Windows 8.1 final or face ruin

June's Windows 8.1 Preview and Windows RT 8.1 Preview will die on Jan. 15, 2014