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HP shrinks full-size Haswell desktops with new mini PCs

HP crams a Haswell processor, storage, and memory into small desktops sizes such as thin clients

Stun-gun-equipped iPhone case looks to generate more than a buzz

Yellow Jacket provides self-defense for you and your iPhone alike

MICROSOFT dismantles Windows 8 — IoT standards reach square one — MAYER eyes Imgur — The ‘First Demo’ turns 45

Data-stealing malware pretends to be Microsoft IIS server module

Most antivirus products aren't detecting the malware, called 'ISN'

Rambus, Micron settle patent, antitrust disputes

Rambus will get $280 million from a broad cross-licensing agreement

Microsoft backtracks on when it will stop selling Windows 7

Microsoft says it made a mistake; Windows 7 final sales dates 'to be determined'

HP hits restart on ‘converged systems,’ takes aim at vBlock

The new systems aim to get customers up and running quickly with virtualized applications and big-data analytics

Cause for hope: Windows 8 gets the heave-ho in the next wave of updates

Windows might actually become relevant again if rumors about the next version(s) of Windows are to be believed

To rein in the NSA for good, here’s what’s needed

If tech companies want less government snooping, what laws would they be likely to want passed -- or passed up?

Mobile dev chops? Cloud infrastructure skills? You’re hired!

For 2014, IT hiring firms see a greater emphasis on cloud-related tech skills and more reliance on contractors