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It’s spooks vs. geeks in LinkedIn, Slashdot hacks

Alongside world leaders, diplomats, and investigative journalists, everyday engineers join list of targets for cyber spies

Google extends App Engine for mobile app back end

Google offers to host the infrastructure for Android and iOS mobile apps, freeing developers to spend more time creating

CSC expands cloud management capabilities with ServiceMesh acquisition

Purchase of startup gives CSC customers ability to orchestrate applications across private, public, hybrid cloud environments

What’s Microsoft’s Office Web Apps strategy?

Last week's addition of real-time collaborative editing counters Google, but positioning of the browser-based Office remains unclear

Surprise! Java is fastest for server-side Web apps

In benchmarks, Java-based frameworks enjoy big performance lead over rivals, but other factors entice developers as well

Big, CURVEY Apples in store — Brits SPOOF, nobody laughs — Political campaigns may accept BITCOIN — SAMSUNG poaches Apple IoT exec — PITTMAN rolling up the Dudedom

Foxconn mulls building more electronics in Arizona

Foxconn could set up factories in Arizona to manufacture TVs, display panels, and product casings

Former Apple Siri engineer now building connected device platform at Samsung

Samsung's SAMI project aims to build more useful services by linking all kinds of devices in an Internet of things

Does Stephen Elop really want to kill Bing and Xbox?

Sources say CEO candidate would consider selling or shutting down major businesses at Microsoft, but report misses important points

18 must-have Android productivity apps

From basic business tasks to advanced automation, these 18 apps will make your Android device more useful than ever