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Cisco takes aim at security services with new division

New Services Security Practice group will promote Cisco security products but also offer new managed security services

New ‘Haswell’ Chromebooks expected this week at IDF

Some of the new models of Google's thin and light laptops will use Intel's fourth-generation power-efficient Core processors

Microsoft sticks to guns, will unveil refreshed Surface tablets on Sept. 23

On-sale date likely remains Oct. 18, when Windows 8.1 update reaches retail

In reversal, Microsoft gives snarling developers Win 8.1 RTM to chew on

MSDN and TechNet subscribers were enraged when Microsoft denied them access to the latest Win 8.1 pre-release build

The problem with smart watches: They’re watches

Sadly, the focus on technology means that today's wearables aren't solving problems that people actually have

Review: Ubuntu comes out ahead among 5 Linux enterprise servers

Five Linux-based servers feature easy install, solid management tools, and cloud integration

All you need to know about the new iPhone

The iPhone 5s packs a lot more power in a very familiar package, while the iPhone 5c is all about the colored cases

No one said it would be easy to disrupt Amazon

But one e-book device maker dares to stand up to the Goliath that buried Barnes & Noble, ate up the Washington Post

Lawyer: Verizon should be able to block websites

Congress didn't authorize the FCC to pass net neutrality rules, Verizon's lawyer tells an appeals court