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JetBrains builds on Google Android collaboration for new IntelliJ IDEA

IntelliJ IDEA 13 has improved supports for the Java Spring framework

BlackBerry upgrades BES to improve Android, iOS management

Version 10.2 of the management platform gives IT staff more flexibility when managing iOS and Android-based devices

GOOGLE expands Cloud, cuts price — APPLE buys Twitter fire hose — MICROSOFT’s grand cross-OS plan — SALESFORCE capitulates — U.S. students 36th in MATH

Microsoft’s Desktop Optimization Pack gets Win 8.1 management capabilities

The suite of IT management tools also gained the ability to virtualize Office 2013

D-Link issues fixes for firmware backdoor in routers

Firmware coding goof means an attacker could change a router's settings and steal information if remote management is enabled

Google Compute Engine goes live

The company has cut the prices, improved reliability, and expanded options for its GCE IaaS

Apple buys Topsy for at least $200 million, gaining deep access to Twitter

Topsy analyzes social data across the Web, including all of Twitter's stream

Look for the Windows 8 Grinch this holiday season

As PC sales head to Hades and Windows 8 adoption numbers totally discombobulate, brace for PC doom and gloom over the tide of Yule

PC shipments: Still nowhere but down

IDC revises its forecast; PC shipments worldwide to drop 10 percent in 2013, with business PCs losing only slightly less

Amazon’s world domination moves to air assault phase

Not content to rule on land, the predominant online retailer seeks to secure sky-high supremacy with delivery drones