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‘Loud and clear’ user requests prompt Microsoft to add IMAP to Outlook.com

Support for the email retrieval protocol is also being used by developers to link their apps with Outlook.com

Apple issues final non-security update for OS X Mountain Lion

Patches 30 vulnerabilities, also ships updates for Lion and aged Snow Leopard

Microsoft and Apple: Dueling disappointments

Apple’s new iPhones and Microsoft’s Windows 8.1 operating system vie for top billing this week -- but not in a good way

Open source influence for sale? In defense of sponsors

Communities have sponsors, patrons, advisory boards, even directorships, but they don't have the influence you may fear

Cisco shows how to manage 35,000 Macs

The iPhone and iPad have given the Mac new life in business -- but how to handle them puzzles many IT admins

Twitter files for IPO

The social network files with the SEC to go public.

New iPhones help lay groundwork for global LTE roaming

The iPhone 5s and 5c take a big step toward global LTE coverage with up to 13 LTE bands, but a handful more bands are still needed

Dell goes private as shareholders approve $24.9 billion deal

The deal approved by shareholders Thursday marks a grueling victory for founder Michael Dell

INTEL places chips on Google — ZUCKERBERG on NSA: ‘Government blew it’ — MAYER: ‘It’s treason’ to disobey NSA — JAVA barn door still open — CUBAN from heaven

Microsoft pulls botched KB 2871630, while many Office patch problems remain

Pulling the KB 2871630 patch took Microsoft more than 14 hours after the first warnings appeared, and admins are furious. What's Microsoft doing wrong?