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Microsoft wants a do-over — or three

Redmond backtracks on Windows 7, rolls out more predictably botched patches, and hints at a possible return of the Windows Start button

Manage app logons and authorizations via the cloud

Both startups and traditional vendors offer access management as a service

Apps are Apple’s Achilles’ heel

Apple's failure to properly target its apps is a major liability in the new platform war

US mobile carriers agree to offer phone unlocking and notify subscribers

The top five operators agreed to voluntary commitments to be carried out within a year

Mozilla advises webmasters to implement X-Frame-Options security header

The header can easily solve many security problems, a Mozilla security engineer said

Dell and Red Hat team to sell enterprise OpenStack

Dell will sell a hardware system that runs Red Hat's OpenStack implemention

Google cookies are pretty mundane. So why do spy agencies want them?

Google cookies used by the NSA aren't much different from typical Web cookies, but when paired with other info, they can help home in on a particular user

Mulally dims at MICROSOFT — GATES stepping down? — YAHOO’s catastrophic crash — NSA calls help desk — APPLE car — KLEINER’s mortal struggle

4 ideas to steal from IT upstarts

When startups grow up, their IT must mature as well. Here's how four hot companies are choosing tech that's serious but not stodgy

Microsoft launches network of Azure providers

Microsoft's Cloud OS Network extends the Windows Azure IaaS across the globe